Each nature raises a given stat by 10% and decreases the effectiveness of another by 10% (except for 5 natures that don't have any effect at all).īreeding Pokémon is the most essential part of building a good team, but it's also the most tedious, annoying, and time consuming. At Level 100, for every 4 EVs a Pokémon has in a certain stat, that Pokémon will gain 1 additional point in that stat.įinally, a Pokémon's nature affects the stat growth of two of the Pokémon's stats. Like IVs, Effort Values (EVs) are also hidden statistics that determine a Pokémon's stats, but EVs are completely controlled by the player and can be allocated in a variety of ways.Įach Pokémon you battle will give off a certain number of EVs for example, battling a Pidgey will get you 1 speed EV, and defeating a Mewtwo will get you 3 Special Attack EVs. IVs range from 0 to 31 and cannot be changed once the Pokémon hatches from an egg or is caught, however breeding Pokémon with high IVs and the use of the Destiny Knot, Pokémon can be bred to have higher IVs. When picking a Pokémon, it's important to tailor its role to its inherent potential you wouldn't want to give a Pokémon with a very low Attack value tons of attacking moves, nor would you want to make a Pokémon with very low natural defenses one of your defensive core.Ī Pokémon's Individual values (or IVs) are like it's genes they are inborn values that determine how high any Pokémon's six different states will develop. There are a lot of components that go into making a Pokémon's stats, but the most essentials ones are its Base stats, IVs, EVs, and it's nature.īasestats (now officially referred to as 'species strengths') are the inherent and unchangeable that define a Pokemon species' potential. The higher the base stat, the higher the end value is. This collection of knowledge isn't meant to be exhaustive or comprehensive, but hopefully it will give a few of you a good place to start. This piece is for the Pokémon fan whose always wanted to take his battling to the next level, but never knew where to start.

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