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What is Pokémon 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.
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What are the 4 IVs Pokemon?

In Generation I and II, only four IVs are stored for each individual Pokémon: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. Each of these is used to determine their associated stat, with the HP IV determined from the IVs stored for the other four. IVs range from 0-15 (in binary 0000-1111).
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Are high IV Pokemon better?

The higher the IV stat, the better the Pokémon's Attack, Defence or HP will be. If a stat has an IV ranking of 15 - the maximum possible stat - then the bar will be coloured red.
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What is a 100 IV Pokemon?

A score of 100 means that your Pokémon has a maximum score of 15 for each of its IVs.
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What is Pokemon EV and IV?

Individual Values (IVs) and Effort Values (EVs) are just two of these hidden gameplay mechanics that, when used correctly, can strengthen your Pokémon to ungodly levels and make them competitively viable if done right.
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Pokémon IVs Explained

Is EV better than IV?

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.
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How rare is a 1% IV Pokémon?

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.
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How rare is a 0% IV Pokémon GO?

However 0% pokemon are even rarer than 100% pokemon, since the former can never come from raids, eggs, research tasks or trades. I have a 0% Houndour and Sandshrew. I wish i'd thought of collecting them at an earlier date, i've probably binned one or two 0% pidgeys without knowing.
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Is CP or IV more important?

IV vs CP — differences

IVs show a Pokemon's potential within their own species. 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.
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Do IVs really matter in Pokemon?

Not only do IVs determine the HP, Special Attack, Attack, Special Defense, Defense, and Speed of a Pokemon, but they also can be hereditary in the realm of Pokemon breeding.
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How do I know if my Pokemon IV is good?

If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs. Two stars means 66-80% IVs and one star means 50-65% IVs.
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How do I know if my Pokemon has good 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.
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How can I increase my IVs?

To improve IVs, you can buy Bottle Caps from Delibird Presents stores for $20,000 each in the “General Goods” item section. You can start buying Bottle Caps once you beat at least six gyms.
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Can you change a Pokémon's IVs?

First off, IVs (or Individual Values) are stats that the Pokémon are “born” with. They cannot be changed, with the exception of Hyper Training. A Pokémon has anywhere from 0-31 IVs per stat.
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How many IVs can one Pokémon have?

IVs: Pokémon must hatch with them already at max (31 IVs) in the required stats. Usually that would mean all of them; although there are some cases when we could leave out one of them, for example the Special Attack on a physical user.
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Who is the rarest Pokémon GO?

Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie are the rarest Pokemon in Pokemon Go because they're region exclusive. The three Legendary Pokemon spawn in the wild but only in the following regions: Azelf – North America, South America, and Greenland.
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What is the rarest Pokémon GO to get?

At the time of writing, Salandit and Salazzle are two of the rarest Pokémon in the game. If you want to add their entries to your Pokédex, your quest begins by hatching a Salandit from a 12km egg - the only way to currently obtain one.
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What is the rarest single Pokemon card?

Illustrator Pikachu (Most Expensive Pokemon card)

Even outside of a Gem Mint score, Illustrator Pikachu is the rarest card in existence, with only 39 being distributed following a series of contests in the last 1990s.
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How rare are shiny Pokemon?

How to find Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. According to one of the game's Biology lessons, shiny odds are 1 in 4,000. In other games they've been 1 in 4069, so it's likely that this is a simplification, but either way, it's very possible to go through the entire game without seeing any.
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How to get 5 perfect IVs?

Once you grab your good IV Pokémon from a raid or get a Ditto with good IVs, the goal is to make a Pokémon with at least five perfect IVs. To get a parent Pokémon to pass down IVs, give it a Destiny Knot to hold. This passes down five of their IVs to their child, randomly.
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What IV range is pretty good?

Pretty Good: 11 - 20. Very Good: 21 - 29.
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How many IVs are perfect?

A perfect IV Pokemon is a Pokemon with some its IVs (usually 4-5 of them) at the maximum value of 31. This can be extended to the right Nature, too. To see your Pokemon's IVs you need an NPC called the IV Judge (or Stats Judge), which is located at the Battle Tree.
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