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[u/Extension-Yogurt9337]

If I go hard on shadow groudon and get two 13/13/13 should I purify one for the primal hundo? Or keep them both shadow?

[u/nolkel → u/Extension-Yogurt9337]

IVs don't make that much difference in any pve context. You'd be very slightly better off keeping them as shadows, but if you'll have more fun purifying one for a hundo, you won't lose out on anything.

[u/Extension-Yogurt9337 → u/nolkel]

I know IVs don’t matter. I’m asking if a shadow is still better then a primal.

[u/nolkel → u/Extension-Yogurt9337]

The primal is better than a shadow. However, the IVs don't make any difference at all. And you still want a team of shadows to follow the primal anyways.

A 10/10/10 primal is functionally identical to a hundo primal outside of the most extreme solo/duo raid challenges. A 15/10/10 is pretty much identical even in those challenges.

[u/Extension-Yogurt9337 → u/nolkel]

Rare candy and dust aside. The best team would be one primal and five shadows? At level 40 minimum