A Guide to 1000 CP – Pokemon Go

 So we’ve been playing Pokemon Go since it dropped and we just reached  over 1000 CP on our Jolteon at level 16. To celebrate, here’s a quick  guide to (what we believe) is the most efficient way to reach this 1000  CP. 

 General Gameplay in Pokemon Go

• Don’t focus entirely on trying to find rare spawns. This ties into  the above situation. It’s cool to get a Snorlax or Charizard, don’t get  us wrong. But playing with the specific goal of finding one of these  Pokemon will lead to extreme depression.
• Catch every Pokemon you run into. This seems like a no-brainer, but  after talking to some people at work today we found that ignoring common  spawns seems to be fairly prevalent. Even if you’re not interested in  the candy for that specific type, the experience and stardust are always  worthwhile.
• Keep an eye on the nearby bar and learn to efficiently track Pokemon.
• When you do find a gym occupied by an opposing team, consider  weaknesses and strengths. It’s probably not a good idea to take on a  Vaporeon with your Magmar.
• Visit any and all PokeStops that you can. Not only do they keep you  stocked on PokeBalls, potions, eggs and other sick gear, they give a  moderate EXP bump every time.
• Once you’ve reached level 5, choose your team and scope out the gyms  in your area. If it’s vacant, throw a Pokemon in there. Make sure it’s  one that you won’t miss, because you’ll need your strongest for taking  over new gyms!
• The bars below your PokeMon’s health are used to power up your  secondary attack (triggered by holding down on your PokeMon rather than  just tapping). If only one large bar is present, it must be filled  entirely before the second attack can be used. If two or more bars are  present, only one needs to be full, however more full bars appear to  equal more damage.
• If you find a gym occupied by your current team, spend a moment to  train there and boost the prestige level of that gym. Once the prestige  level reaches certain checkpoints, it’ll allow extra Pokemon to be  stationed there. Throw yours in if there’s room! The more PokeMon at a  gym, the harder it will be for other teams to take over.
• Consider the best play style for your area and create a bit of a  game plan. Pick a walk (with or without driving involved) that you  enjoy. Figure out the best path to take, allowing you to visit the most  PokeStops and gyms. These should be like markers. However, don’t be  afraid to stray from your path if the nearby bar indicates a payoff if  you deviate.Expand your inventory! Trust us, you’ll need it.  We currently have 500 slots and still frequently reach capacity. Extra  inventory space can be bought from the store. You can spend money to do  this, but there is another way! Every 21 hours, you can head to the  store page and tap the shield in the top right corner. Doing this will  award you 10 coins and 500 dust for each gym you currently occupy (up to  10 gyms, that’s 100 gold and 5000 dust every 21 hours!). We recommend  doing this at whatever point in each day that you control the most gyms,  typically after you’ve gone on a bit of a spree.

Powerup & Evolve

So you’ve got a sweet stack of 20 Weedles and wanna step your game up? Let’s do it! First, pick the Weedle (or whatever PokeMon, we’re just using this as  an example) with the highest CP. This will be the one you level up.  Next, trade off all the other Weedles you have. Each trade off (like  releasing a PokeMon) will award one candy of that type. Power up your  main Weedle until you have the amount of candy required for evolution  remaining. You’ll see the “arc” shape at the top of that PokeMon’s  profile fill up as you do so. Once it’s at the desired CP, hit the  evolve button and enjoy! 

Evolving PokeMon will grant you experience! Use this to your  advantage. If you have a ton of Dodrio sitting around, transfer a bunch  and then evolve the ones remaining for a nice boost. 

Powerup & Evolution Mechanics in Pokemon Go

It seems that each evolution has a different “maximum” CP, based on  that PokeMon, its evolutionary stage and your trainer level. When you  evolve, this ceiling rises, but the bar stays in the same place. For example, let’s say your Weedle’s current maximum CP is 100 and  its CP is at 50 right now. This means the arc bar is 50% full. You now  evolve it to Kakuna, which has a maximum of 1000. Because the bar was  half full before, it now jumps up to 500CP (50% of 1000). 

 There may be other nuances to this, but that’s our impression of the  system so far. We currently have many PokeMon between 500-1000CP, and  this theory has applied to all of them. If we’re wrong or you can add  clarity, please let us know! 

It does not appear to make a difference whether or not you power up  before or after evolving. The further through the CP arc you get, the  more expensive these upgrades become, however they do not seem to focus  on the specific number. If you have experience and evidence otherwise,  please let us know! 

by JHON @mobilesector.net