What does the star mean next to Pokémon go?
The new appraisal stars represent the overall IV score of your Pokemon, ranging from 0% to 100%. You can have 0, 1, 2 and 3 stars, with a special red background that appears for Pokemon that are 100% (perfect IVs).
What does a red star mean Pokémon?
It means it’s shiny and has a different colour. It has a 1 in 8196 chance of happening with any pokemon.
What does a blue star in Pokémon go mean?
Purified Pokémon will have a blue star next to them in your Pokémon storage. Due to the Candy cost, it’s worth catching non-Shadow Pokémon as you play, so that you will be able to quickly purify Shadow Pokémon after you catch them.
What does 3 stars by a Pokémon mean?
If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs. Two stars means 66-80% IVs and one star means 50-65% IVs.
Should you purify Shadow Pokémon?
When is purifying a Shadow Pokemon worth it? Many players often reiterate the line that purifying a Pokemon isn’t worth it in almost any situation, but there are certainly situations where a purified Pokemon is more useful, even if it loses the 20% damage buff that comes with being a Shadow Pokemon.
Are purified Pokémon stronger?
Purified Pokémon cost less candy to evolve and less dust to power up. They also know Return, a normal-type attack. While Return is OK on a normal-type Pokémon, it’s not super great on anything else and can be replaced. Purified Pokémon also get IV boosts when powered up.