iv 75+-, worth to power up?
I'm keeping 400+ candies for evolving magikarp, but my best one only have 76 iv.. should I wait a better one?
Btw, a 78 iv Snorlax (lvl 20 z/bs) and a 70 laplas (I/b)worth to power up?
I'm hesitate the iv. Thanks guys.
Answers
I wouldn't power up anything under 80 at the minimum, preferably 85-87+ depending on the Pokemon/moveset/rarity/etc.
While some may be debatable, I especially wouldn't power up a 76 IV Gyarados, given the fact that karp is a common 2km egg hatch, and you have to catch 100 of them for 1 evo. Odds are you'll catch or hatch a better one right after you pull the trigger. Aim for 90+ for him. It's just a numbers game
However, Snorlax/Lapras can be the exception, given their extreme rarity (could go 6 months without seeing another)
If they would help you out, and you're just sitting on the candy letting it waste away, go for it. YOLO. But Snorlax has a defensive moveset so make sure you're got the candies to take him to lvl 30 so he can actually hang as a defender. Lapras, given CP nerf, is primarily offensive now. I wouldn't hesitate to power him up if you need help w/ Dragonites.
I'm not saying it is, but Lapras is only a niche attacker, that can be substituted equally by a Cloyster anyway, so it would be a waste of the superrare candy to power up a Lapras only for offensive use. You should focus on a defender, while a side effect of having double Ice moves is the ability to still be able to hard counter D'nites.
Snorlax is a no-brainer with these IV and that moveset.
Lapras is a no from my side, unless it has 15-15-3, since HP is the least important stat with the high base and you want the highest possible attack IV. I hatched a 76% Is/Ib one about a month ago and didnt power it up yet. Lapras low max CP require a high trainer level to make up for mediocre IV. So you should be at least 35 or 36 I would say, it depends on your area though. But with less than ~2650 CP (that equals a Lvl 30, ~80% Vaporeon), it would be really hard to find a spot in the gyms in my neighbourhood.
I had a level 30, 75% IV Magikarp (with perfect attack stat) and I decided to evolve it - I got a bite/dragon pulse Gyarados. I don't have any regrets at all. After all, it took 6 months to get enough candies (including over 100 km of walking); I see maybe 1 Magikarp a week. Who knows how long I'd need to wait to get a better karp? And besides, even with those "low" IVs, my Gyarados still sits above all of the Snorlaxes and Vaporeons in gyms.