When is it usually good to evolve a pokemon that evolves from a stone?

BonzaiMudkip

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    Like the title says, when is it usually good to evolve a pokemon that evolves from a stone?

    I know the best way to evolve it is usually once it learns all it can as its base or second form, but sometimes its hard to continue on as that form (mainly pikachu cause of its bad defense).

    Anywho, what do you guys think?
     
    I don't evolve my evolutionary stone-based Pokemon unless I make it learn the moves I want.
     
    It kinda... depends on the Pokemon. Some stone-evolution 'Mons don't learn any moves after evolving, so you'd definitely want to keep them in their base forms until you're sure you don't need any more moves. Eevee learns several unique moves while unevolved, but the longer you keep it unevolved the more evolution-specific moves it's missing out on. If you don't have decent TMs or a stock of Heart Scales, you could be stuck with a Lv 50 Jolteon that doesn't know any Electric-Type moves. I myself try to evolve Eevee as soon as possible in-game. Baby Pokemon like Pichu generally only learn a few moves their later evolutions wouldn't have access to; you'll probably be fine evolving it early.

    In any case you should probably check up on its moveset with Serebii or something, just to be sure.
     
    I evolve them as soon as their usefulness in their prior form is over. Meaning, once they learn all the moves I want them to learn (that they don't get in their evolved form) or when their weaker stats begins to prove a liability, or when the evolved form gets a move I want, then I evolve it.
     
    I think the best time is depending on the stance a Trainer takes thereself.

    If you are more likely to be strategic and therefore, more competent on building a strong
    defense, you should probably evolve it as soon as possible and beef it up further with some nice vitamins.

    If you like offensive, Ever Stone the Pokemon until it has learned all of its strongest moves that may not be available at the next evolution.
    Any moves you missed by not evolving earlier can then be gained through Move Tutoring.

    It all depends on what you want, really.
     
    I usually evolve them after they've learned all the moves I want them to learn from leveling up. But with Eevee, I usually evolve them ASAP since obviously Eevee isn't going to learn a Vaporeon moveset.
     
    I had the same question while raising my Growlithe. There were plenty of moves I wanted him to learn that he would miss out on if I evolved him too soon, but I knew his stats wouldn't be high enough to be of any real use until he became Arcanine.
    I usually wait until they learn a decent amount of moves before I let them evolve. I compensate the rest with TMs.
     
    Once it has all the moves I'd want it to learn, that's when I typically evolve it. But I have been known to jump the gun - trading my Pikachu from Yellow to my friend with Red, who evolved into a Raichu via Thunderstone, then traded it back.
     
    Basically after it learns all the good moves that it can learn. (if that made any sense) Like learning Flamethrower for Vulpix.
     
    When it gets all the good moves, usually (like Belly Drum for Poliwhirl, Flare Blitz for Growlithe etc.).

    However, if its' causing me too many problems remaining un-evolved (i.e. I was forced to evolve my Poliwrath in Blackthorn City one time on SoulSilver, as whilst Poliwhirl could get a free switch-in on Kingdra's Hydro Pump, and a Focus Punch would KO it, Poliwhirl didn't have enough health left to set up a Sub after one hit from a dragon-type move, whereas Poliwrath did, as well as getting STAB on Focus Punch).

    Sometimes I don't bother evolving them as well, when they're useful in their current form (like Poliwhirl, which is much faster than both of its evolutions, and gains some ground-type moves to hit those electric-types with, or Pikachu, which levels up faster than Raichu - after all, neither of them have much bulk).
     
    See, I'd wait until the Pokémon has learned all of it's good moves before using the stone, because first and second evolution Pokémon train faster than the final evolution stage Pokémon. I don't really use a lot of stone-evolving Pokémon, so I couldn't say either or. I would still suggest you evolve it to a comfortable level and use the stone. Then again, you might have to face the terrible catch-up EXP associated with high-level second and first evolution Pokémon, so it's really your call.​
     
    SO basically like all the posters above me have said, teach it the moves you want it too learn, then evolve it. Also, if you are EV training it, I would recommend Eving first, then evoloving it.
     
    Depends on whether I'm going to use it or not. When I'm going to evolve it and toss it into the PC forever, I'm going to evolve it right after I caught it. However, for those that I'm actually going to use on a team, I typically plot out a moveset (like the rest of you), and evolve it when the time is right. Usually that is when it learns the last move that I need for it's moveset.
     
    Phantasmagoria said:
    Depends on whether I'm going to use it or not. When I'm going to evolve it and toss it into the PC forever, I'm going to evolve it right after I caught it. However, for those that I'm actually going to use on a team, I typically plot out a moveset (like the rest of you), and evolve it when the time is right. Usually that is when it learns the last move that I need for it's moveset.
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    I usually treat every Pokemon I'm raising as though it's going to be in my team forever, regardless of whether or not it actually is. So I level them all up to the last move that I care about, then evolve them.
     
    Basically until it learns better moves. But Skitty is a different story. I felt that it wasnt right for it to evolve until it reached level 35. That is just how I am :P
     
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