If I evolve a Pokemon at the same time the pre-evo it's currently in learns a move, can it still learn the move?

Question

I have a certain Pokemon of mine that evolves at level 32, but learns a new move at level 40. Can I teach it the new move and evolve it at level 40 simultaneously?

Comments

I think it would learn the move, then evolve after the battle.

Answer 1

This should work. It also works vice versa, as if you evolve a Pokemon, and that newly-evolved-pokemon learns something on the level you evolved it it will learn the move. It works the other way, because, as Giru-Ruku said, move learning, along with stat increasing, happens before the battle technically ends, whereas evolution always happens afterward. Move learning happens first.

Source: Experience and Comments

Comments

I think when a Pokemon levels up, it always looks for moves that it can learn before trying to evolve. After it evolves, it does another search for moves that it can learn.

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So you agree, that it should be possible?

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Okay, thank you guys. Just wanted to be sure, cuz I'm getting a little too close to my current leveling goal right now, and the move is learned right before it.

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Oh and Mimikyu, you misspelled experience and vice versa doesn’t have to be capitalized. A bit nitpicky, but since I’m commenting already might as well

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Fixed it.