Using Flawless stones on the "old pets"?

[Teigan]

So, alot of the "old pets" (read: non-wild, vendor, quest, etc pets) come in only uncommon. Alot of them come only in one breed too, which seems to be a 3/13 way too often. But, 2 of the 4 stones I've gotten, I've used to upgrade "old" pets. Is this a waste of stones, in your guys opinion, or not? I used one on my Oracle Hatchling and Wolvar Pup (both of which only come in 3/13, sadly).

[Kurasu]

For me, there's no way that a stone is a waste on something you can't get rare any other way. In fact, this to me is the best chance to use it. You can always catch a rare wild creature (given time and patience). You'll never be able to catch a rare Oracle hatchling or Wolvar pup.

[GormanGhaste]

I agree, most of my stones will be going to non-wild pets. At this point, I'm not picky about breeds. And honestly, if having to have the exact right breed becomes mandatory, pet battles will stop being fun for me.

[Kalliope]

100% agreed that it's not a waste; I've spent most of my upgrade stones on non-wild pets so far.

[peanutbuttercup]

I agree with everyone above. The only stone I've used on a wild tamed pet was on a poor quality Minfernal, due to how bad the spawn rates are and the fact that I was wanting to use it in combat. Otherwise I have only considered non-wild pets for upgrades, because there's no other way to improve their stats.

[Kurasu]

I used two stones on catchables: Wanderer's Hatchling, and Minfernal, for the same reason: spawn rate and heavy camping. Other than that, every one of my rare 'capturable' pets was gotten the straight up way: capturing them.

I also had the advantage of spending two entire weeks doing pet stuff before I ever started leveling, though, so nowadays it may be a *lot* harder. But still possible.