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Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh

...there's a lot more technical stuff here than I thought. I just use the trainer "appraise" features (Instinct) and "can battle with the best of them" I assume is the highest praise, but often I'll have one that's "really strong" or even "okay" but will reference one or more specific stats as being of note.

My original bulbasaur I've still got is "battle with the best of them" with all three stats as "great." He's still only cp 10 though and I keep wondering if it's feasible to level him up higher or if he's set at my trainer level 1 self.

Whoa, a perfect Bulbasaur. It would totally be worth it if you can come up with the candies for it. It'd be a LOT of work, but it would kick serious bulb. It's not capped at your level when you caught it; the cap raises when you level up.