prestige question
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To consider powering up a pokemon from this low a level, it needs to have exceptional IVs and and a great moveset.
Before Gen2 update, Bullet Punch was at least the better defensive quickmove, but Bullet Punch was nerfed and Machamp got a better fighting move. Now Machamp with Bullet Punch is probably not worth investing any stardust in.
Agreed it's not good to power this one up...but I'd say being at 1300CP (or even 1400) is better than 1500...
I would personally choose 1300CP since all my Tangela's are around 1200-1250 or so...
I have a 300CP Machamp with C/CC (95%) so I may eventually power that up to around 1300CP to prestige...It's normally "BAD" to power up prestigers, but I have enough dust for now and don't have a great fighting prestiger...
Could eventually max this one out too...
I evolved since I have enough Stardust (close to a million) and very very high IVs (91%+), even from eggs has been hard to get for me...I did evolve 2 hatches, but I like to get 1000 prestige so 1600+ CP is a bit too high for me.
So far, I've evolved 6 Machamps and still didn't get C/DP.
If the 300CP Machamp got C/DP, I would have maxed it...Possibly over level 30 even.
I only thought of prestige levels since it can get an immediate use and I still have close to 200 Machop candies currently (never evolved one in Gen1 and had a nest)...It also has a still useful move C/CC and taking it to slightly below 1300CP would be 30 candies or so (stardust isn't a concern for me currently).
I already have a level 25 and level 30 C/CC Machamp so I didn't want to max this to 30...
Have you tried prestiging with machoke? I evolved several Machops up for that purpose, so have several Low Kick/Cross Chop and Karate Chop/CC, high IV Level 20 egg hatches that are around 1050-1060 CP. For the low price of 25 candy you can have several potential prestigers, and if the Machoke comes up with Brick Break then can further evolve that one (although candy is so rare for me it will be a while..)
I also have a wild catch Level 23 (3500 candy) Machoke that is just above 1200 CP. Good for the occasional entry level 2K Ursa or lower-level Snorlax that ppl throw in gyms around here.