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Pokémon Evolution Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/16/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


You may be able to get some "Poke" at the listing coordinates (though I have never tried it), and you may also find some Pokémon around there, but the cache is not there.

In order to "evolve" a Pokémon, you need to collect a certain number of "candy" for that type of Pokémon. For example, to evolve a Pidgey, you need 12 Pidgey candy, but to evolve a Spearow you need 50 Spearow candy.

Your task is simple: Given the following collection of Pokémon and candy, figure out the maximum number of evolutions that can be accomplished. Just a matter of division, you ask? Well, sort of, but there are some interesting nuances that you will have to find out about.

Pokémon available (you may use these in any way you see fit):

Abra: 10
Arcanine: 1
Butterfree: 3
Caterpie: 23
Eevee: 7
Exeggcute: 1
Geodude: 16
Gloom: 3
Growlithe: 2
Magikarp: 12
Metapod: 4
Muk: 1
Onix: 3
Pidgey: 42
Spearow: 5
Tauros: 1
Vaporeon: 1
Weedle: 20


And here is some candy to use:

180 Spearow candy
204 Eevee candy
216 Caterpie candy
170 Weedle candy
125 Tauros candy
600 Magikarp candy
200 Oddish candy
97 Growlithe candy
25 Exeggcute candy
480 Pidgey candy
300 Geodude candy



You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)