"When taking the risk pays off..."

#PokemonGO: So a couple months back, I caught an Ampharos (named her Marie) with 364 CP, 82% IVs, and had Volt Switch - Zap Cannon. Up until then I had two Ampharos, both with Focus Blast, so you can imagine my excitement at having an Ampharos with Zap Cannon. I then made it a goal to walk with/collect candies for Marie until I had enough to power her up to at least 2400 and make her a decent defender, because of the gym rework (also bc Ampharos is just dope af).Fast forward to two weeks ago, I'm going around catching as many Mareep, Flaaffy, and the occasional Ampharos as I can. At this point, Marie was 1006 CP, and I had saved up enough stardust and candies to power her up to a decent CP. This past Thursday, however, I came across a Mareep that was nearly maxed (744 CP) and had amazing IVs (93%). I was a bit torn; should I evolve this Mareep in hopes that I get a beastly Ampharos with Volt Switch - Zap Cannon, or should I play it safe and stick with powering up Marie?I went home, asked my friends and members in the Pokemon Go! Michigan FB group whether or not I should evolve the 93% Mareep, and a majority of them said to take the risk. Hesitantly, I went for it. And... http://ift.tt/2r69V9r via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2sfhTRQ