History PokemonGo / TropesAC

** Due to the way attack and defense were originally calculated, the game used to heavily favor Pokémon which are relatively even in both physical and special attack while giving little-to-no weight to speed. This made dedicated special attackers and FragileSpeedster Pokémon sub-par at best. This spawns a new problem, however; it makes Pokémon with [[StoneWall high defense and low attack]] have much lower CP that one with high attack and moderate defense or {{Glass Cannon}}s.

** All Pokémon have a maximum potential CP value, which varies depending on the Pokémon. Unevolved or common Pokémon have low maximum CP, while evolved or rare Pokémon have higher potential. For example, a basic Pidgey maxes out at 769, while the final evolution Pidgeot can reach 2407, which is average as far as evolved Pokémon go. Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon top the chart at 6672, while Legendaries typically range between 2570 (Deoxys-Defense) and 4913 (Regigigas). The weakest are Magikarp and Feebas, who max out at a puny 310 CP (but evolve into the mighty Gyarados and Milotic at 3834 and 3398 respectively). [[http://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/pokemon-list A full list can be seen here.]] In order to reach the listed maximum possible CP for any given species, the Pokémon need to have perfect IVs and powered up to level 50. Likewise, the lowest CP value each Pokémon can have is 10. In gyms, the lowest possible CP value is 2, allowing a CP 10 Pokémon to bottom out in motivation.

** All Pokémon have a maximum potential CP value, which varies depending on the Pokémon. Unevolved or common Pokémon have low maximum CP, while evolved or rare Pokémon have higher potential. For example, a basic Pidgey maxes out at 580, while the final evolution Pidgeot can reach 1994, which is average as far as evolved Pokémon go. Slaking tops the chart at 4548, while legendaries typically range between 3300 and 4000. The weakest are Magikarp and Feebas, who max out at a puny 220 CP (but evolve into the mighty Gyarados and Milotic at 3281 and 2967 respectively). [[http://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/pokemon-list A full list can be seen here.]] However, while these values represent the maximum, the player can only reach a percentage of that maximum based on their current level, and the Pokémon's [=IVs=] determine whether it can reach that maximum or end up slightly below it. Likewise, the lowest CP value each Pokémon can have is 10. In gyms, the lowest possible CP value is 2, allowing a CP 10 Pokémon to bottom out in motivation.

** Players can participate in, at most, 5 remote Raids per day.

*** Prior to November 30, 2020 "GO Beyond" update, the Pokémon level cap was 40.

** Players can participate at most 5 remote Raids per day.

** Players have a limit of 10 berries per 30 minutes that they can feed to Pokémon in allied gyms, as well as a total of 100 beries across all Pokémon per 30 minutes. Any attempt to go beyond that will give a message that the Pokémon in question is full and not interested in eating further.