Got my first ever shiny last month, should I evolve it or keep it as a squirtle for nostalgia value?
Got my first ever shiny last month, should I evolve it or keep it as a squirtle for nostalgia value?
by Davido31485
39 Comments
rojatnav
howwwww did you catch this?
No_Researcher519
Evolve it into a Giga Chad
GarmeerGirl
Was it an event I missed with sunglasses?!?! Cool!!
InfiniteLeo96
I evolved all the way. His name is Eddy.
hophton
Know that mega evolving all the way he does not keep the sunglasses.
DoubtingDee21
I don’t like evolving my shinies until I get another one…but I also get laughed at sometimes for wanting a complete set 🤷♀️
Really cool shiny though!
randomlygenerated678
I’m so jealous
xHeWhoRemains
Personally I never evolved the one I have
darthphibot
Make it a best buddy. I did that to mine and it looks like I have a little biker cop walking around with me
Druff_25
Evolve it I did to mine and he is awesome
MrAlmondCranCrunch
I got the shiny one with glasses
As well, it was for an ed Sheeran event so I called my blastoise Edsheeren lol . Now he sits in the same gym I always take over by the river
Renalla_sighed
Personally, I’d change his name from chad to CHUD
Resident-Scallion949
Only you can answer this. Cool thing about POGO is that there is no right way to play. You need to decide if you want to catch them all, or catch and evolve.
Personally, wife and I both just went thru and evolved any shinies we didn’t have an evolution of already. Earned about 300k XP for Spotlight bonus, and put a dent in our Shiny Pokedex.
marasydnyjade
Haha. My Squirtle Squad has it’s own tag. I will never get rid of those guys.
Mindless_Wrap1758
I’d use it for whenever the next little cup is
_Expeon
My Blastoise with sunglasses is named Spray Charles
mewtwomando
Thats a really really good shiny, IV wise.
You could use it in the Little League !
Personal-Matter1118
Shiny Blastoise is purple. I have a shadow shiny I evolved into blastoise.
soupsporker
Whatever you want! Congrats on this beauty!
boitrubl
It still bothers me that instead of the Squirtle Squad we got the Blind Bois.
Wdym last month?! Were they actually around recently and I DIDN’T see them?!
kushupzz
I would leave it as is or at best evolve it to wartortle for that episode where they all have sunglasses lol
CloneMaster7
Bro it’s a three star shiny why do you need more reason to evolve it?
Why_Is_Toby_In_Jail
Don’t evolve him! He’s so cute
radracer82
I’d evolve it and make it my mega blastoise. while the glasses fall of while he is mega evolved, he’s still gonna look sick as a shiny. and the glasses come back when the mega evolution is over
Raging_Kohner
Blastoise
Employer_Substantial
chad was a good name
kalwidy
HOW DID YOU GET IT
geomax212
Id evolve it just to use as my main raid mon , just for the flex
FeralPsychopath
Glad you tagged it shiny cause it’s in the Gengar and Blissey club.
missmiia212
Name fits.
Ahmdo10
I can hear the song play as soon as I scrolled down.

Magik_explosion
I love him
lilycrux
I traded my only shiny sunglasses squirtle with my mom! She adores him and told me to not give him to her, but he was a 2* when I had him and went up to 3* after we traded!
Vader46
I’m sure this will get buried on the sea of comments, but personally, I know PoGo is a waiting game. All of the starters have a limed available move, and for water, they learn hydro cannon. The only way to get it for free is to evolve it during a special event. I know Hydro Cannon is an amazing move, and you would probably want it on a 3* mega blastoise.
If you really want it now, you can use an Elite charged TM to get hydro cannon, but those are pretty rare and not handed out often. A regular charged TM will never teach hydro cannon even if you try it during one of the previously mentioned events.
However, like some other people have said this is your game and your squirtle, so you can do whatever makes you happy. I know I care about limited moves, so I try to hold out for them for my pokemon with good stats.
39 Comments
howwwww did you catch this?
Evolve it into a Giga Chad
Was it an event I missed with sunglasses?!?! Cool!!
I evolved all the way. His name is Eddy.
Know that mega evolving all the way he does not keep the sunglasses.
I don’t like evolving my shinies until I get another one…but I also get laughed at sometimes for wanting a complete set 🤷♀️
Really cool shiny though!
I’m so jealous
Personally I never evolved the one I have
Make it a best buddy. I did that to mine and it looks like I have a little biker cop walking around with me
Evolve it I did to mine and he is awesome
I got the shiny one with glasses
As well, it was for an ed Sheeran event so I called my blastoise Edsheeren lol . Now he sits in the same gym I always take over by the river
Personally, I’d change his name from chad to CHUD
Only you can answer this. Cool thing about POGO is that there is no right way to play. You need to decide if you want to catch them all, or catch and evolve.
Personally, wife and I both just went thru and evolved any shinies we didn’t have an evolution of already. Earned about 300k XP for Spotlight bonus, and put a dent in our Shiny Pokedex.
Haha. My Squirtle Squad has it’s own tag. I will never get rid of those guys.
I’d use it for whenever the next little cup is
My Blastoise with sunglasses is named Spray Charles
Thats a really really good shiny, IV wise.
You could use it in the Little League !
Shiny Blastoise is purple. I have a shadow shiny I evolved into blastoise.
Whatever you want! Congrats on this beauty!
It still bothers me that instead of the Squirtle Squad we got the Blind Bois.
Keep it like that for sure
Nah. Keep it but wait for better ones.
[I’ve been meaning to level up this guy](https://i.imgur.com/2tpcY5l.jpg)
Wdym last month?! Were they actually around recently and I DIDN’T see them?!
I would leave it as is or at best evolve it to wartortle for that episode where they all have sunglasses lol
Bro it’s a three star shiny why do you need more reason to evolve it?
Don’t evolve him! He’s so cute
I’d evolve it and make it my mega blastoise. while the glasses fall of while he is mega evolved, he’s still gonna look sick as a shiny. and the glasses come back when the mega evolution is over
Blastoise
chad was a good name
HOW DID YOU GET IT
Id evolve it just to use as my main raid mon , just for the flex
Glad you tagged it shiny cause it’s in the Gengar and Blissey club.
Name fits.
I can hear the song play as soon as I scrolled down.

I love him
I traded my only shiny sunglasses squirtle with my mom! She adores him and told me to not give him to her, but he was a 2* when I had him and went up to 3* after we traded!
I’m sure this will get buried on the sea of comments, but personally, I know PoGo is a waiting game. All of the starters have a limed available move, and for water, they learn hydro cannon. The only way to get it for free is to evolve it during a special event. I know Hydro Cannon is an amazing move, and you would probably want it on a 3* mega blastoise.
If you really want it now, you can use an Elite charged TM to get hydro cannon, but those are pretty rare and not handed out often. A regular charged TM will never teach hydro cannon even if you try it during one of the previously mentioned events.
However, like some other people have said this is your game and your squirtle, so you can do whatever makes you happy. I know I care about limited moves, so I try to hold out for them for my pokemon with good stats.
I need this.