Quote Originally Posted by EraGam View Post
I just realized, what is the point of evolving a pokemon, it's not like it gets any boosts, it would be great if they could maybe get more HP etc.
I actually kinda agree with this.
Right now, apart from certain move tutors, evolution serves little purpose other than to suck up points.
And considering that ASB functions like an RPG, one could easily imagine, or privately edit and preview, a match to have their pokemon fully evolved.
As for moves? Buneary into Lopunny only learns Mirror Coat. A good move, but that's it, nothing else.
Timburr literally gets nothing when he evolves that would apply here.
There are a few others, but I can't really think of them.
The only times this is good is when there is a type change, like in the examples of Surskit and Charmander, and sometimes that can be a hindrance (Charizard has 4x weakness to rock, whereas Charmander only has 2x). Those that actually grab a large amount of moves aren't really all that common.
I suppose there are a few pokemon that gain weight upon evolution, being potentially useful (munchlax into snorlax).
Evolutionary abilities tend to stay the same, so you could potentially evolve to change ability, but that'd be 4-5 points and experience for that. Not to mention, with this new idea of ability tutoring, that makes that feature of evolution pointless, as it could potentially cost less points and not require experience to change the ability.
I don't really think evolutions should be god-like, but right now, all the benefits for evolutions require a lot of work and point spending for little reward.