What is the point of the Evolution Cancel techique in Pokemon?
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There are some Pokemon that might be better off unevolved. Take Vigoroth for instance.
Also there are cases like Slowpoke, if you want to get a Slowking, you can't let it evolve into Slowbro.
Also there are cases like Slowpoke, if you want to get a Slowking, you can't let it evolve into Slowbro.
Learning moves earlier and such is nice when you're actually playing through the game. When you're building teams after you've finished it's sometimes the only way to get certain moves you want, like baton pass on eevee. In fact, eevee is a great example because you could accidentally evolve it into either of the two disposition evolutions by mistake when you intended to go for the other disposition evolution or one of the stone evolutions.
And then there's the point others mentioned about just wanting to keep a pokemon you like (understandable given how awful some of the evolutions of many of the cutest mons look).
And then there's the point others mentioned about just wanting to keep a pokemon you like (understandable given how awful some of the evolutions of many of the cutest mons look).
Observe my syntax, it flows as it prospers.Gxas said:
I'm being facetious of course.
I never got into serious business Pokémon. From Blue onwards I was purely a "LET'S JUST DO WHATEVER, K?" sort of trainer. Each to their own.
Most pokemon learn their moves faster as their most basic forms, rather than as their later forms. I don't have the energy to find an example, but sometimes they can learn moves let's say 2 levels faster, and if it has a 3rd form, it can maybe learn moves 4 levels faster. Then after you learn the move you want early, you start evolving. That being said, I don't have an example but I'm sure you could find many on pokemon wiki's.Varanfan9 said:
Charmander could get flamethrower much, much sooner than charmaeleon, that's what I remember using it on.
Basically what has already been stated is what I used it for.
To buff certain stats that would be lower if you evolve right off the bat and to learn certain moves sooner or that wouldn't be learned at all.
To buff certain stats that would be lower if you evolve right off the bat and to learn certain moves sooner or that wouldn't be learned at all.
For one, maybe somebody might not want their pokemon to evolve yet. If you're wondering why people want that in the first place, do you really not know?
Unevolved pokemon learn moves faster for one. Second, some pokemon can't evolve into certain other pokemon after evolving. Suppose you want to get a Gallade, but want Kirlia to learn a move Gallade can't without TMs before evolving, that is learned after the level 30 mark (When Kirlia evolves naturally into Gardevoir) then you can either use an everstone, or if you have none, the evolution cancel technique until you learn said move and then evolve it. Just one example.
Another would be if you just want to keep your pokemon in the state it is, for looks/cuteness/other. Some evolutions make your pokemon ugly. This is not a good reason, but some people like it that way.
Unevolved pokemon learn moves faster for one. Second, some pokemon can't evolve into certain other pokemon after evolving. Suppose you want to get a Gallade, but want Kirlia to learn a move Gallade can't without TMs before evolving, that is learned after the level 30 mark (When Kirlia evolves naturally into Gardevoir) then you can either use an everstone, or if you have none, the evolution cancel technique until you learn said move and then evolve it. Just one example.
Another would be if you just want to keep your pokemon in the state it is, for looks/cuteness/other. Some evolutions make your pokemon ugly. This is not a good reason, but some people like it that way.
Some people just really like the pokemon in their unevolved states. I know I did when I first played Yellow I had all the basics: Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur at a stupidly high level maybe even a 100 and never evolved them just because I thought they looked nicer unevolved.
Of course I've grown up a little bit now and would evolve any pokemon if I still played but at the time it was really nice to be given the option.
Of course I've grown up a little bit now and would evolve any pokemon if I still played but at the time it was really nice to be given the option.
Another reason is that occasionally, the final evolved form has some disadvantage over the lower ones - Charizard would be an example. The Flying Type it gains on evolving suddenly makes it weak against lightning and rock, and it looses its resistance to ice. Also, while in most cases, leaving a level 100 pokemon in a lower evolution seriously cripples its effectiveness, due to the inferior stats it will have, the ridiculously powerful Chansey is actually MORE overpowered if you don't evolve it into Blissey, just in terms of base stats and what it's used for in tournament play.