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Will there ever be a point (aside from the inability to mega-evolve shadow Pokémon) to purifying Pokémon for players with tons of stardust? Does it really not bother anyone at Niantic or TPC that 25% of the Pokémon used in competitive GBL have been abused and have gone untreated? You'd think it would send a bad message that shadow Pokémon are almost completely superior to normal/purified Pokémon.