Only catch first evolution

[piicreator]

I like to only catch first evolution pokemon so i can level them up rather then just catching a pre evolved pokemon, does anyone else like to do this?

 

[Kelp]

I tend to do this too. It's good for Ev's, I think?

Especially during the main run. It's unrealistic in my opinion, catching evolved forms. =/

 

[PlatinumDude]

In most cases, this is a good idea because the evolved forms of those Pokemon learn moves much more slowly than their pre-evolved forms; in Emerald I had to stop my Bagon from evolving until level 46 just to teach it Dragon Claw.

 

[pleryt16]

I do this, it gains you more freindship with your pokemon too. So hatching a Happiny will help you get high friendship, and it will evolve into Blissey easily. It also get you to test them out. Usually, I test them out before I put them on my team permanently.

 

[Sydian]

I like doing this too. I want to play more when I'm working on evolving something.

 

[Christopher]

^ agreed I tend to do it for Motivation, moves etc.... I do however like that you can catch a pre-evolved Steelix in D/P/Pt-HG/SS as I do not have ready access to another DS plus you don't get the metal coat until you beat the E4 or catch/thief a lot of magnemite

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

I do this for Pokemon I intend on raising up for battling purposes and for my main play-through team, for the above stated reasons. However, if it's just for the Pokedex, I'll catch anything that's not currently in it, evolved or not.

 

[Kikaito plush]

Only time I'd catch a evolved pokemon is if it's shiny.

 

[Haberdasher]

I only catch evolved Pokemon for the PokeDex, when I know I'm not going to use them. For Pokemon I might end up using on my team, I never catch the evolved forms.

 

[Dooonerz]

Yeah I tend to do this, I like watching it evolve and stufff. <33

 

[Aquacorde]

I like working to evolve them, especially when I can sit them on experience share and let another Pokemon do all the work. That way I trick myself into thinking I'm not grinding. I can't stand grinding.

 

[alisaie]

For Pokedex reasons, I pretty much catch whatever Pokemon I see out there, in order to avoid leveling work (unless the Pokemon is rare and it would just be easier to evolve it myself). If I were to actually use the Pokemon on my team or something though, I would definitely just get the first evolution.

 

[Elder Trainer]

I do this for Pokemon I intend on raising up for battling purposes and for my main play-through team, for the above stated reasons. However, if it's just for the Pokedex, I'll catch anything that's not currently in it, evolved or not.

This.

It's better to catch a pre-evolved Pokemon you plan to raise....but if it's for the Pokedex, any form is good.

 

[Timbjerr]

Even though it doesn't really make any statistical difference at all, I do this too. It's probably more to do with my wanting to have a certain pokemon as soon as I can. XD

 

[mervyn797]

Yup, me too. I never catch evolved forms of Pokemon. It's a nice challenge to raise your Pokemon and witness their evolution then. XD;

 

[mal'akh]

Depends on the Pokemon. Ralts, yes, Diglett, no.

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

I do this the majority or the time, sometimes i don't like catching a gyarados instead of a magikarp.

 

[sfalpharyu]

I catch evolved pokemon if i dont plan on using them. Most the time I catch pre evolved if I plan on using them on a team.

 

[Amore]

It varies....I always catch myself a Dratini, not a Dragonair, as it's part of the challenge of Dragonite....the same with Magikarp, as I kinda like it for its uselessness.

However, I find Hoothoot to be incredibly ugly, hard to use, and a general fail, so I'll headbutt trees until I find a Noctowl that's below lv.10. The same with Pidgeotto, although that's more because Pidgey doesn't have the abilities to use its' flying-type-less movepool.

 

[Butterfree-Charizard]

Yeah the only time I don't is for flying types. I'd prefer to pick up the second evolution of the common bird in each game because they don't really help much early, and it makes it a bother to level them.