This month’s Trainer Tuesday is going to be a little less Orlando specific and more general for Pokémon players everywhere. I’ve already wrote about how I taught my Mom to play and this led to her saving $110 on a Knoxville Zoo membership. A year later, she’s got the hang of it but she still has questions. Recently she asked me for a list of the common Pokémon that she should catch more often because they evolve quickly. While most Pokémon Go players have this down, I’m incredibly proud she figured out there are some that are better than others. My mother is about as far from a video gamer as you can get, and it took her a bit to get the “Evolve, then transfer” concept, but she’s doing pretty darn great.
The easiest Pokémon to evolve, meaning the ones who require the lowest amount of candy, are Pidgey, Weedle and Caterpie at 12 Candy each for their first evolution. There’s no point evolving them into their second. Instead transfer them and use the bonus candy to evolve another one. Just behind them are the Pokémon that require 25 Candy, and that thankfully is much longer list. [lgc_column grid=”50″ tablet_grid=”50″ mobile_grid=”100″ last=”false”]
- Abra
- Bellsprout*
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Chikorita
- Cleffa
- Cyndaquil
- Dratini
- Eevee*
- Elekid
- Gastly
- Geodude
- Hoppip
- Igglybuff[/lgc_column]
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- Larvitar
- Machop
- Magby
- Mareep
- Nidoran Female
- Nidoran Male
- Oddish
- Pichu
- Poliwag
- Rattata*
- Senret*
- Smoochum
- Squirtle
- Totodile[/lgc_column]
The ones I see most often in Orlando have an *.
Just as important as Pokémon you can evolve is a list of Pokémon you cannot. Once you catch one of these, unless you’re trying to power it up for battle or just want the Experience Points for the catch, you can stop wasting your Pokéballs.
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- Aerodactyl
- Aipom
- Corsola
- Dunsparce
- Electabuzz
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Hitmonchan
- Hitmonlee
- Jynx
- Kangaskhan
- Lapras
- Lickitung
- Mantine
- Miltank[/lgc_column]
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- Misdreavus
- Mime
- Murkrow
- Pinsir
- Qwilfish
- Shuckle
- Skarmory
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snorlax
- Stantler
- Sudowoodo
- Tangela
- Tauros
- Unown
- Wobbuffet [/lgc_column]
Now to round out this Trainer Tuesday of lists, I’m going to tell you my top five favorite places for Pokémon Go in Orlando.
#5 Disney’s Animal Kingdom – There are so many trails for walking here, and creatures both real and digital hiding around every bend. Plus this park has more shade than the other Disney Parks.
#4 Epcot – World Showcase alone is a mile around and there are Pokéstops everywhere! This is a good park for raiding because there’s usually an abundance of people playing while they drink and eat.
#3 Busch Gardens – Technically not in Orlando, but has all the same perks as Animal Kingdom with more roller coasters. The train moves a slow enough pace your phone will register it as you walking!
#2 SeaWorld – SeaWorld is great for Pokémon! Most of the show stadiums have Pokéstops you can lure up while you’re waiting for the show to start.
#1 Disney Springs – I already did a full feature on Disney Springs but it is my absolute favorite place for Pokémon because it has all the advantages of a theme park without the annoyances of bag check and parking.
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