Talk:Clash!! Pirate Empress Hancock/@comment-83.211.178.26-20170407133857/@comment-30827145-20170407163147

For the special level, it depends. If the special is the same (which is the case for RR), the level stays the same. If it is a different special (like story straw hats), the special is reset to level 1. Usually, units that change special are mostly the story strawhats (cannot think of anyone else). Note that this statement is not true for 5+ strawhats who use the same books as 5 and who keep same level when evolved.

Concerning sockets, they stay in every case. However, many units have more sockets when evolved. That's why it is better to wait for the evolution before feeding socket fowders. Note that some units have the same socket number when evolved or not. To know, you can go to the evolve screen, choose the unit and look how many sockets the evolved version have.