Hey man i also read your post, and i was like you, in the first and second generation i used to level up my pokemons but i wasn't aware of EV or IVs, and now i try to raise my pokemon with EV and i'm aware of the natures too, so i'm always trying to power up my team. Well anyway i just came to say hi and i hope that we can be friends, and sorry for the bad english (my language is spanish).