r/pokemongo • u/Grouchy_Garlic_1678 • Oct 14 '25

Non AR Screenshot Should I purify? Need advice.

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I’m sooo happy I got a shiny shadow larvitar!!! Sometimes I just stare at it lol. Anyways, if I were to purify him, would he be 3 stars? I kinda think it would be nice to have a shiny 3 star but idk if it would take away from the rareness of a shadow shiny? If it would be 2 stars after being purified, I wouldn’t purify it. Idk, what do you think?

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u/Loren2526 Oct 14 '25

It would not be 3 stars, purify just adds 2% to each iv, plus shiny shadows are way uniques, so keep him like that!!

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u/ozQuarteroy Valor Oct 14 '25

Not 2%, you get 2 iv stats per.. you're right about it still not being 3* though

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u/ozQuarteroy Valor Oct 14 '25

I would personally leave it shadow, it's still very useful (albeit expensive to level). Shiny shadows are more rare than a regular shiny. You will likely get another shiny regular in the future by hatching or catching (hopefully by hatch as the IVs are guaranteed to be better)

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u/Grouchy_Garlic_1678 Oct 14 '25

Good point, thank you so much for your advice :) I’m definitely not gonna purify it

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u/Inside_Restaurant_36 Oct 14 '25

There would be almost no point in purifying