In a franchise now defined by regional variants and the newer concept of convergent evolution, there's more potential than ever before for lackluster or forgotten Pokemon to find the spotlight ...

Be recycling your duplicates. Pokémon like Rattata and Pidgey and Weedle — Pokémon that you run into frequently, that cost very few candy to evolve. Evolving Pokémon gives you a fat payout of ...

That's one angry Rattata! As well as looking different ... you'll discover that there is a new option available above 'Power Up' and 'Evolve' (if this Pokémon can evolve) - Purify.