do you always let your pokemon evolve?

[ChibiVampire]

Technically you get shedinja at the same time as ninjask so you could say that they are both the final evolution of nincada

Darn it! You got me there... >.>!

[Jerry]

I tend to like the 2nd form appearance of most Pokémon that have 3 stages. Like Bayleef, Haunter, these two are the only ones I'm thinking of right now cause I'm lazy, and I usually don't evolve them until like lvl. 50-60.

Me do too! Some pokemon just sometimes get a drop in appearance appeal when they get to their last evolution...

[Adiatma]

Yes, of course. as soon as possible.

[ketchum, ash]

i dont let my pikachu evolve because i want my pikachu to be as strong as ashes lol

[Runeheart]

Yes and no for me, I try to get at least one of every pokemon.
Thus meaning a Squirtle, Wartortle and a Blastoise ect.
So I do evolve to the highest but also keep the first form

[boyben10]

I usually evolve my pokemon, except when they learn a good move (such as shadow ball, on my HeartGold gastly) and sometimes, i decide i like them a lot in the form they were in while i was training them for the move that I just give them an everstone to hold so they stop trying to evolve and I leave them that way, even though they are weak in their baby forms, even though sometimes baby pokemon can work out fine, such as a combination of the moves Hypnosis, belly drum, wake up slap, and waterfall on a Lv. 53 poliwag I have on my Japanese soulsilver game.

[shadowbattlex]

not always, sometimes i give them a stone that keeps them in their current state. ex: if i get a treko i will get it to evolve to grovile but then stop there because i dont like its 3rd form.

[ninja neb]

It depends on the pokemon with me. If one of my favourites is a basic form or stage 2 form, then i only let them evolve to the form i like, or not at all.

[Oboko Luckstone]

It depends on the Pokemon itself. Like my Magby, for example. I think that little guy's just too adorable to change. Same thing with my Eevee. Not only are they adorable, they both hold a special meaning to me. Altering their form kind of changes the meaning behind them for me.

[TheGr8]

Mine usually depends on if the pokemon will learn a certain move quicker as everyone else said or it will depend if I like the EVO better than the first form pokemon. IE: Growlithe --> Arcanine simply because Arcanine is my favorite pokemon. Although you need a stone, its still a choice of the matter to evolve it or not. I actually wait till Growlithe is around lvl 50 to evolve into Arcanine.

[sliux109]

i do it always exceppt for:

i dont know the time and i try to evolve to umbreon but i get espeon
evolve to shedninja sometimes because even though it has wonderguard, it has only 1 hp
i want to wait so that is can get a certain move earlier
i know that soon the new generation will come out with a different evolution and i wait for it and trade to that game and evolve there
im going to trade pokemon and prev evolution's base happiness is higher than nest evolvution

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Sometimes it's just strategic to not evolve right away, which is common knowledge. Back when I had Fire Red, I stopped a Snorunt from evolving in Glalie once just because Snorunt would learn Blizzard the very next level, while it would take Glalie a good deal more.

Then there's just the cuteness factor of those 1st stage evolutionary lines. Togepi for instance; I just can't stand to let that little guy evolve. I always slapped an Ever Stone on it first time I got so that when happiness finally got to that point, it just wouldn't evolve. Same thing with most of the baby Pokemon too. Pikachu is the same way, even though Raichu is much better. Guess I just got to used to not being able to evolve him in Yellow, so now I can't bear to evolve it anyway. Thank god for the Light Ball though; makes having a Pikachu soooooo much better.

[TheGr8]

Sometimes it's just strategic to not evolve right away, which is common knowledge. Back when I had Fire Red, I stopped a Snorunt from evolving in Glalie once just because Snorunt would learn Blizzard the very next level, while it would take Glalie a good deal more.

Then there's just the cuteness factor of those 1st stage evolutionary lines. Togepi for instance; I just can't stand to let that little guy evolve. I always slapped an Ever Stone on it first time I got so that when happiness finally got to that point, it just wouldn't evolve. Same thing with most of the baby Pokemon too. Pikachu is the same way, even though Raichu is much better. Guess I just got to used to not being able to evolve him in Yellow, so now I can't bear to evolve it anyway. Thank god for the Light Ball though; makes having a Pikachu soooooo much better.

It is all in preference and what the trainer wants to do. I did the same thing with my Snorunt too lol

[Monzta]

I let it evolve if the pokemon that it's going to evolve into looks awesome.

[LeoReborn]

I tend to like the 2nd form appearance of most Pokémon that have 3 stages. Like Bayleef, Haunter, these two are the only ones I'm thinking of right now cause I'm lazy, and I usually don't evolve them until like lvl. 50-60.

Me do too! Some pokemon just sometimes get a drop in appearance appeal when they get to their last evolution...

Best example of that is Mudkip. (How convinent....)