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LvL Attacker Past 30?

I know a lot of people dont recommend lvling attackers past 30, unless you have a lot of resources.

So, I have a 100% Jolteon with TS/TB. Ive already lvled it to 34.5, but debating if its worth going further. Eevee candies arent a problem, close to 1k and stardust is at about 900k. My only concern is stardust. I have a lot of other mons I would power up, but Im a bit conservative with my dust.

Asked by RubNPokeballs6 years 11 months ago
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by flash 6 years 11 months ago

Why not have a super jolteon.

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Mostly only for the Floor()+1 bonus, no need if you can't make one.

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What defence IV for Gyarados would you base it on, if you aimed for the Floor() increase?

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Everything may be reworked and changed before Gen3...but my point is that you need to know the exact defence stat of a mon you want to battle to take advantage of the 'floor+1' phenomena.
There is no specific level for any specific mon that will permanently trigger the increase in damage done by flooring against everything.

Some people appear to think that by getting to a specific level with an attacker it will trigger the increase in damage for every mon they face...when in fact it is dependant on the defence level of the mon you are attacking, as much as your own attackers attack stat.

TL/DR Floor damage increase for an attacker is not consistent against all opponents.

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True; I base my decisions of this kind vs. Lvl 36. If no change I test also vs. Lvl 32.
But also added HP worth a lot for glass cannons :).

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Resist the temptation, your Jolteon kicks major ass as is.
Power ups at that level really can drain the stardust very fast. And it may not make a difference in battle.

It would be great if, like maxcp calculations, there was an attack calculator, so we'd know what the power up bumps were.

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You already have a Gyarados killer, I would suggest investing the resources elsewhere.

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it's a wonderful 100% Jolteon
I would max him/her
I did it with my two top 100% guys Vaporeon and Golem

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Depending on your level, I would say max it out once you get to level 38 or power it up one more time just so it's at level 35. Either way if you don't decide to max it out it still will get the job done the way it is.

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by Simon 6 years 11 months ago

As someone who has actually continued to power up and max out all of my attacking team to level 36.5 (I am only a level 35), including a 95.5% IV TS/TB Jolteon, I say it is worthwhile to level past 30 and the difference as one levels higher up is noticeable. And I will continue leveling them up as I level up. Stardust is meant to be used, not stored. I'm pretty sure most of the people who advise against leveling past 30 have never done so and are speaking purely from theory without experience to corroborate their views as to how effective such leveling is or is not.

Obviously, if you can't afford the dust or candy, that is a different story.

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by Jayem 6 years 11 months ago

Go for it, is 100% that deserve it, i power up to max every single 95% iv worth pokemon with good moveset

People dont know that levels matter too, is not only about the CP numbers

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by YodaJi 6 years 11 months ago

Personally, I like maxing out my very favorite mons just because it's fun. That includes a couple of 100%er with great move sets. If you like this Jolteon and use it a lot I would have fun with it an power it as far as you like. Stardust is an infinite resource, as long as you keep playing you get more.

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It's clear from your post that you actually really want to do it. So do it!

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I'm one who tends to use his stardust. I usually stack rank the mons I want to power up and go from there. It isn't hard to grind out 100k dust in a week so who cares if you blow it now. Worst case, you need to wait another week to power someone else.

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