Pokemon-go – How does evolving relate to CP

When you evolve a Pokemon, its CP circle stays as full as it did before.

As a result, it really doesn't matter in which order you boost a Pokemon. However, you should keep a few points in mind:

• Powerups cost more Candies the more CP a Pokemon has (based on a Pokemon's level).
• Powerups cost more Stardust the more CP a Pokemon has (again, based on level).

Cost will increase every second powerup.

Therefore, it makes sense to power up a Pokemon until it is near the upper end of your CP ring. As the ring stays in the same place, it will give you a rather decent CP per Candy ratio.

For example, if a Pokemon's max CP was 515 and it is currently at 425, it would make sense to power it up to 500 or more. At that point, you should evolve it, provided you have the candies.

Overall, you'll still be using fewer candies because you're doing most of your evolution on the lower side of the scale, and using the Evolution mechanic to sharply spike the Pokemon's CP.

Two things to have in mind :

• You can power-up your pokemon to increase CP. In this case, moves will be more important. The 48 CP Pidgeotto will just need to power-up a little more.
• With evolution, pokémon can (will) change their moves. So, if you want to evolve your Pidgeotto, their current moves don't matter. Evolve the 110 CP Pidgeotto; if you don't like its moves or think you can get better, evolve the second one.

Remember : Look for moves if the pokemon can't evolve any more, then CP. And the more CP, the better!