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This calculator will tell you if evolving in Pokémon GO is worth it

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Pokemon Go CP calculator makes evolutions easy

Pokémon GO might be the easiest, most accessible Pokémon game out there for filthy casuals like me, but it’s got a lot of hidden depth to it. In the pursuit to be the very best, you often have to think a little harder about certain aspect. When to evolve, who to evolve and just how many to stack up often come into play if you’re looking to maximise those precious candies (required to grow your Pokémon collection), and it can be a headache to figure out which ones to hit “Evolve” on.

No more though, thanks to a handy online calculator that is more of less able to do the math for you. PogoToolKit will let you choose your Pokémon from a drop down list, punch in their CP (or combat power) and quickly figure out how strong an evolution of said Pokémon could turn out to be. It works with ranges since the exact figure has a bit of randomisation thrown in, but it’s generally small enough to get a good idea.

I quickly gave it a shot with some of my own Pokémon waiting in the wings to evolve (I was stacking them for use with a Lucky Egg, so don’t say I don’t love you), and the results were pretty much spot on. Using a Zubat with a CP of 256, PogoToolKit calculated that my Golbat would be anything between 665-939 CP. The result?

PogoToolKit Evolution 2

So it worked there, but what about my Pidgey? With a starting CP of 242 I was promised a Pidgeotto of around 413-471. The result was just as accurate.

PogoToolKit Evolution 1

It must be noted that the website currently only deals with first-stage Pokémon primarily, and gives estimates for third-stage Pokémon evolutions based on the base starting point. Put simply, the calculator is assuming you save up enough candies to do all required evolutions at once, taking a Pidgey to Pidgeotto and straight to Pidgeot as an example. It’s likely more functionality will be added in the near future though.

But with this and PokeVision around, understanding exactly how to tackle Pokémon GO is becoming a little more manageable. Which will only help when Niantic releases more features.

Last Updated: July 29, 2016

11 Comments

  1. So… Pokemon Go is supposed to be released today, unless it got pushed back and I am not aware?

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    • Matthew Holliday

      July 29, 2016 at 11:36

      Unless there was something more formal that I missed, it was just people making the assumption that the release of the gear would mean the release of the game.

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    • Alessandro Barbosa

      July 29, 2016 at 12:11

      There hasn’t been any confirmation, although many sites assumed the date because of the Plus release date

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  2. hairyknees

    July 29, 2016 at 09:51

    Wow a Zubat evolution? AND a Pidgey? You must’ve spend SO much time grinding those!!!! Thanks for the HUGE sacrifice! <3

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 29, 2016 at 10:00

      Those are SO rare, I wonder how long it took him to get those!?

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      • hairyknees

        July 29, 2016 at 10:11

        SO SO RARE! xD

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    • Alessandro Barbosa

      July 29, 2016 at 12:12

      ….I’ll cut your hair

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  3. DrKiller

    July 29, 2016 at 09:56

    oh so this is why the website was broken yesterday!

    The extra addition is awesome!

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  4. Pieter Kruger

    July 29, 2016 at 10:02

    LOL!

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 29, 2016 at 10:41

      Didn’t have one to begin with.

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  5. Matthew Holliday

    July 29, 2016 at 11:38

    dont see the point in using a calculator.
    evolutions are balanced, to an extent, look at the CP bar, if its nearly full, its as good as its going to get for your level.
    If the CP is nearly full, its probably worth evolving it.

    Although, whether or not its worth it is dependant on your level.

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