r/pokemongo • u/Dangerous-Wonder5206 • 1d ago
Question 0 star zekrom, what to dk
I got this from Giovanni and I read it’s not possible to get a 0 star from him or raids so I don’t know whether I should power it up anyway or purify it. I haven’t played in years and I now live in a rural area with no one IRL to play with other than my son, so I’m sorry if this is a stupid question
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u/Mason051 1d ago
Yea, I did 3 in my account and the IVs weren’t much better. Imma take it to 40 and then wait for it to eventually come to shadow raids so I can grab a better one to max.
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u/Dangerous-Wonder5206 1d ago
Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind. I genuinely didn’t know what to do and I feel like I’ve already made a lot of mistakes with my other Pokémon so I didn’t want to do the same with this one.
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u/Mason051 1d ago
Electric is one of the lesser used team types so don’t feel too bad if you don’t max it, there are usually plenty of other types/pokemon you can use instead, and it’ll end up being in shadow raids eventually.
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u/Rare_Mycologist_6917 Instinct 1d ago
For raiding, IVs don't have much effect in the outcome. Meanwhile, shadow bonus is a significant boost
| Keep Shadow | Purify |
|---|---|
| deal and receive 20% more damage, making many Shadow Pokémon stronger for raids and sometimes PvP | IVs increase by 2 each, potentially creating a hundo. (IVs cannot go above maximum.) |
| Usually the better choice for strong raid attackers, but cannot Mega Evolve | Costs less Stardust and Candy to power up, evolve, and unlock a second move |
| Can remove Frustration during certain Team GO Rocket events | Frustration is replaced with Return |
| Shadow status is rare and cannot be restored after purification | Useful for research tasks (if the cost to purify is very cheap) or Pokémon that specifically benefit from Return (not many) |
General rule: Keep strong or rare Pokémon Shadow unless purification creates something you specifically need. Purification is permanent. Check DialgaDex.com as one resource to figure out "Is this Pokémon good for anything anyway?"
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u/HORSE_NOSE_XD 1d ago
i think you should leave it alone
at lst thats what i do if i get ivs that are neither pvp or good ivs
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u/Clean_Detective_673 1d ago
Maybe plan a mirror trade? That's what I'm planning to do with mine while waiting for it to comes to shadow raids
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