>>41500472My guess is that it is supposed to be a fakeout since it evolves again in just 5 levels. Basically you grind it up and once you finally hit 50 you go "OH SHIT, THIS LONG, I BET IT WON'T EVOLVE AGAIN UNTIL 70/80!" and then you barely get to use the mid-stage at all.
Honestly it isn't even near the "worst" evolution in the series considering the SM Location evos where fucking Route 1 Pokémon can't evolve until like the final trial and the league. fuck even i SwSh i'd say Obstagon can have it worse because the PLOT DECIDES TIME thing, my Linoone didn't evolve until after the Oleana fight. I had it in the party and actively used it the whole game.
There is also the fact with Dreepy (and most SwSh mons in general) that level scaling means that by the time you probably catch it it is likely in a 45-60-ish level range since i think you need the Bike to get to the Den, at that point you also have access to M and L Exp Candies which means you can grind up any bred one rather easily.
Basically, you only get "fucked over" if you either coasted on someone elses raid, got a egg from someone or Wonder-Traded at the start of the game.
