I've already absorbed as much PM related tidbits people have pieced together, at least as much as I could find. Closest I've seen is instructions to evolve a GH-440 by leveling 20 Def and then continue to 80 with either Pow or Def. So by that it would mean doing 80 Defense would end up with a GH-440, but would that change if I did 50 Def and tacked on the 30 Mind at the end prior to Lv80.

Would be nice to be able to level the defense first, because it will have those extra stages of evolution that would help improve my synthing odds earlier in the game. But if I must do 30 Mind first, and I didnt do that, I'd have to start all over