What does EV stand for Pokémon?

EV and IVs stand for Effort Values and Individual Values. These hidden numbers determine the final state of a Pokémon's six stats, and understanding how they work and how to influence them can give you an upper hand in competitive battling.

What is a good EV for Pokémon?

(There are other EV spreads that are used for specific builds and Pokémon, but running 252/252/4 is the most common.) Essentially, you can significantly boost your Pokémon's stats by having it battle specific Pokémon until its EVs are maxed.

What is better EV or IV in Pokémon?

IVs, or Individual Values, help determines a Pokémon's stats. A Pokémon with high attack IVs will end up doing more damage than a Pokémon with lower attack IVs, even if they're the same level. EVs, or Effort Values, are bonus stats that your Pokémon will gain from defeating specific types of Pokémon.

What is the highest EV for Pokémon?

Make note: Pokemon cannot gain unlimited Effort Value points to max out all of their stats. Pokemon can only gain a total of 510 EVs spread throughout all six stats, and only a max of 252 EVs can make it onto one stat.

Is EV or IV Pokémon more important?

In this way, EVs are more important for individual stats, and even more important since the stats you'll investment them in are the ones most important to your Pokemon. However, IVs offer more widespread coverage that is, in total, more beneficial to your Pokemon as far as the numbers are concerned.

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Why would you want a 0 IV Pokémon?

What Pokémon do I want to catch at 0 Attack IVs? In general, having 0 Attack IVs on a Special Attacking Pokémon is a luxury, not a necessity-- it matters in very few scenarios. Those scenarios are 1) if your opponent has the move Foul Play, or 2) if your Pokémon might get confused and hit itself in confusion.

Are high IV Pokémon stronger?

IV vs CP — differences

A perfect IV Pokemon, when fully levelled up, will be as powerful as that particular species can be. On the other hand, a high CP will show power in terms of an absolute score but might be on the lower end of the potential spectrum. When battling, high CP Pokemon should be utilized.

Can a Pokémon have all max EVs?

As of Sun and Moon, you can put a maximum of 252 EVs into a given stat, and a Pokémon can have a maximum of 510 EVs in total. Generally, in competitive play, trainers will put 252 EVs into two key stats, and the remaining handful into a third.

What Pokémon gives 1 speed EV?

The waters below are filled with Buizel, Wingull, Magikarp, and Arrokuda. Each of these Pokemon yield one Speed EV, which is bumped up to nine per knockout with the Power Anklet.

How do you get perfect EV in Pokémon?

Get Pokemon With Good Stats (Immediately)

If you want a perfect Pokemon with the best IVs, you'll want to breed a Pokemon, most likely two Pokemon that had Brilliant Auras. You'll also want a Pokemon with the right Nature, as this affects the Pokemon's potential in two different stats.

How do you know if a Pokémon has perfect IVs?

As soon as you regain control of your character after defeating the Champion, head to any Pokemon Center, and the Pokemon Center staff will add the judge function to your PokeDex. Once they've done this, simply go to any Pokemon of yours in your box, press the + button twice and you'll see the IVs for your Pokemon.

Do EVs really matter in Pokémon?

The answer is actually quite simple: trained Pokemon have Effort Values, while wild Pokemon do not. Every time your Pokemon defeat another Pokemon in battle, they gain EVs, which contribute to a Pokemon's overall stats. Essentially, the more EVs a Pokemon has in a certain stat, the higher that stat will be.

Should I invest in HP or defense Pokémon?

Defense reduces damage from each attack your Pokémon receives, while Higher HP Pokémon will require more hits to take down. Defense is preferable if your taking multiple small hits; having more HP is better if your taking big hits. Ideally, you'd want a bit of both to be a solid tank.

What Pokémon gives the most HP EVs?

Can you reset EVs?

In order to reset the EVs of a specific Pokemon, you have to feed it different types of berries based on what stat EVs it already has. Because you need to separately look for all of these different types of berries, the process itself can be pretty time consuming.

Can a level 100 Pokemon EV train?

A Pokemon EV trained at level 1 will have identical stats once it reaches level 100 to the same Pokemon trained for the same EVs at level 100.

When should I start EV training?

Start EV training from birth.

EV training begins at birth. If you want perfect control over your Pokémon's EVs, you'll want to start from the minute they're born, when their EVs are still a blank slate. Breed Pokémon in order to get eggs in your desired species that you can raise and train to be the best!

What is the difference between EV and IV?

IVs (Individual Values) - the hidden numbers which dictate why one Pokémon has better or worse stats than another of the same species. So why one Alakazam, for example, could be faster than another. EVs (Effort Values) - another hidden number which dictate's a Pokémon's final stats.

How many IVs can a Pokémon have?

IVs: Pokémon must hatch with them already at max (31 IVs) in the required stats.

Should you purify Shadow Pokémon?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve their appraisal and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required for them to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack. When Purified, a Shadow Pokémon will forget Frustration and learn Return, a Charged Attack that's exclusive to Purified Pokémon.

Which Pokémon's should I evolve?

It pays to keep and evolve only the best Pokémon you find. In general, you want higher CP Pokémon to evolve over lower CP Pokémon, but just because a Pokémon has a high CP doesn't mean it's actually very good.

How rare is a 1 IV Pokemon?

Perfect IV odds in the wild? There's a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% portability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch. There is also a Weather Boosted wild catch though, which gives you a significant odds boost. Instead of the 1 in 4,096 chance, a Weather Boosted catch increases your odds to a 1 in 1,728 chance.

Where are the rarest Pokemon in Pokémon GO?

The Lake Guardians - Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf

This is due to two very important factors - they're very rare spawn rate and that all three are regionally exclusive Pokémon. The Lake Guardians can be found in the following regions: Uxie - Asia and Pacific regions. Mesprit - Europe, Middle East, Africa and India.