What advantage do I get by evolving my Pokemon?

Question

I know that if I postpone my Pokemon's evolution, I can learn certain moves earlier. For example, Mareep learns Thunder at level 55 while its fully evolved form, Ampharos, only gets it at level 79).

Obviously, Pokemon who change types by evolving get the benefits of their new type, but for everything else, why should I evolve early as opposed to waiting for good attacks?

Answer

The advantage gained is improved stats. An evolved form of a Pokemon stats are much better then it's earlier forms. However, when you evolve your Pokemon their stats are calculated from level 1, meaning whether you evolve your pokemon at level 1, or level 100, it will have the same stats at level 100. For your average Pokemon, this is the only reason you want to evolve them, since an evolved Pokemon also requires more experience to level.

So holding off on evolving pokemon definitely has its benefits, but due to their decreased stats you are likely to experience increased difficulty if you do.

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