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Sheep October 26th, 2016 8:09 PM

Sometimes, but only post game usually. Story-wise I know the Pokémon team I use will be boxed in favor of others that will be bred with better IVs/EV trained and the like so it doesn't bother me as much.. but there are some Pokémon whose early forms I just adore too much. In those cases, I'll breed them with good IVs/natures and EV train them properly without ever evolving.

Palmer-Granate November 14th, 2016 4:15 PM

There are two situations that come to mind. I either wait until I obtain all moves that I feel adaquate for Evolution Stone types and when I want to get Flamethrower for Torchic, or Pay Day for Persian in Alpha Sapphire.

jfuze174 November 16th, 2016 8:14 PM

I actually was a huge fan of treecko when I was a kid so my first runthrough on sapphire I kept my treecko a treecko even now I have a shiny treecko level 100

Count November 19th, 2016 1:49 AM

Oh I do this a lot. I sometimes just strongly prefer the unevolved version. To list a few I've kept unevolved:

- Sentret
- Azurill
- Aipom
- Fletchinder
- Joltik
- Dragonair
- Grovyle
- Igglybuff

I plan to keep my Morelull unevolved, too. I checked its stats and it's not even that bad (not like Sentret, Azurill or Igglybuff who have given me serious trouble {XD}).

moon November 19th, 2016 2:13 AM

It might be fun to do an NFE challenge at some point o: I pretty much ALWAYS evolve my pokemon because the game is easier that way.

Khoshi November 19th, 2016 2:50 AM

I'm usually forced to hold off on evolving Pokemon if they evolve via a stone and become unable to learn moves through level up (like in Pokemon Gold, my Growlithe had bad moves until the 40s, where it learns Flamethrower), but never evolving something during the entire game? I've never been there, unfortunately. Never had the urge to - I have the mindset of everything being stronger as soon as they evolve, and that keeping it unevolved is making it intentionally weaker. :(

Caliber70 November 19th, 2016 3:18 AM

chimchar learns nasty plot, enough said.

tremble in fear against a infernape with Special Attack nature and nasty plot, sunny day, flamethrower, and solar beam.

AleXShi1 November 19th, 2016 2:02 PM

The only time i did it was to keep my beautiful shiny eevee forever since i already have a shiny glaceon, sylveon and umbreon

Aura- November 19th, 2016 7:41 PM

I once did a play-through without evolving my starter, which was Squirtle at the time, and managed to level it up to 100 and eventually beating the Pokémon League. Good old times!

Thunderflare November 19th, 2016 8:34 PM

I'm debating whether or not I should evolve Crabrawler.

Aisu November 19th, 2016 11:16 PM

Sometimes, if I like the pre-evolved design or move pool.


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