This question shows that increasing your trainer level allows you to train a Pokemon's CP further.
Does this mean that if I catch a Pokemon at level 1 and keep increasing it via stardust and candy every time I level up, it will have the same potential as a Pokemon I caught at level 30?
Or should I just transfer my early level Pokemon to be turned in to candies, so they can be fed to Pokemon I catch at a later level. Or perhaps somewhere in between that they'll be good for a few more levels and then taper off?
Best Answer
I believe it does. What changes when you progress up the Levels is the Max CP a pokemon can have. If you're feeling sentimental towards your starter you can upgrade him over and over again, with candy and stardust and will eventually be as strong as a wild of the same starter type you find at Level 30 (current Wild max CP cap).
But if you don't hold any special feelings towards a said Pokemon always transfer the lower CP Pokemon and keep just 1 or 2 with the highest to evolve later on.