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So Ice Shard isn't that neaded?
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It should only ever be Ice Shard or Ice punch, both leaves steels laughing in your face. Brick break for the last slot.
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Is Pursuit a must on Weavile?
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Is day care rearing hindering to a Pokemon's stats in any way?
I realise the move teaching thing is a pain in the arse, but any other disadvantages...? |
Outside of having new moves overwritten? No, there aren't any real downsides. Pokemon in the day care don't gain EVs, but that's not really a 'down' side, per se. :|
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Two Questions. How long does it take for a thread to be approved. && If not approved, do I get told its not approved? |
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It's been nearly a day and it still hasn't gotten approved >_> |
Well it depends when a Mod is online so it can vary greatly!
And if your thread is not approved, I do not believe you get any warning. I think that if it has been a week, make a new thread and hope it gets approved. |
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Same here. I followed the proper format. The only thing I'm unsure of is that I added alternative pokemon. =[ |
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and/ heres my question which chansey should i keep? all calm.. 19/29/9/29/31/19 31/9/9/28/29/18 <--this one is currently breeding my next generation 19/29/29/31/28/18 19/29/9/29/29/19 |
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If it follows the correct format, you should be ok, otherwise, PM a responsible member (you don't have to nag a mod) to show them the RMT if you suspect an issue. |
I have a quick question to ask here
I currently run a SandStorm team on Shoddy. So will all of my pokes get the 50% increase on Sp.Def(them being Ttar, Cradily, Garchomp, Skarmory, bronzong, and Foretress) So if my Bronzong had 300 Sp.Def, will it get boosted to 450 Sp.Def? |
Only pokemon with a Rock typing get the boost. So Tyranitar and Cradily would receive the boost, but the others won't.
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I'm starting a new game on my Ruby and was wondering if I could get some help on building an ALL WATER team. I know it's not good to have only one type but I'm doing this for fun! =3
I was thinking maybe: Pelipper: Ice Beam Wing Attack Steel Wing Shock Wave Wiscash: Amnesia Waterfall Fissure Toxic Lanturn: Charge Thunderbolt Dive Ice Beam I can't decide on my final 3 pokemon. I chose not to go with Swampert. So I'm thinking maybe Seaking. I also want at least 2 normal types. Not including Slaking. If anyone knows how to make this team better *with moves or different pokemon* Please lend any advice you may have! |
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O.K. Thanks, I always thought it was rock, steel, and ground. But turns out it's only rock. |
What should I do about my Gengar?
Ok my Gengar has this moveset.
Shadow Ball Dark Pulse Rest Sleep Talk I thought it was a pretty good moveset when I 2HKO'd three of my friends pokemon before being taken down. But when I played WiFi, my Gengar was slower then everything and occassionally got 1hko'D. This means that Rest has become somewhat, useless to me. Do you think I should keep Rest and Sleep Talk, or replace them with something else. Please don't say subsitute because, I really don't see the point of stalling your opponent. Now the second problem is whether or not I should have Shadow Ball or Shadow Claw. They both have 100 Acc. Shadow Ball does 80 Dmg and Shadow Claw deals 70 Dmg. The reason I am debating this is because Shadow Claw is a faster move than Shadow Ball and it has a high critical-hit ratio. Your thoughts? |
Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball have the same speed priority, the reason you probably think it is faster is because a faster pokemon used Shadow Claw.
Also Gengar should never carry Shadow Claw over Shadow Ball, as it's attack is inferior, and as such, Shadow Claw is a physical move (working off attack stat) and Shadow Ball is a special move (working off special stat) As for WiFi, Gengar normally dies in one hit, so Rest + Sleep Talk isn't a good idea to begin with, and you were probably horribly outspeed due to the fact that you probably haven't EV trained your Gengar. As such, check http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=123757 for all information on EVs and IVs and such to make your pokemon better Anyway a good Gengar moveset is this [email protected] Lens/Life Orb Timid Nature EVs: 252 Spd, 252 Sp Atk, 6 HP -Shadow Ball -Thunderbolt/Energy Ball -Hypnosis -Focus Blast Covers alot of ground, one of the standard Gengar sets, or if you prefer pure power [email protected] Specs Timid Nature EVs: 252 Spd, 252 Sp Atk, 6 HP -Shadow Ball -Thunderbolt -Energy Ball -Focus Blast/Hidden Power (Fight) Choice Specs gives his special attack a 1.5x boost, but limits you to one attack before switching out P. S. Saying you don't like stalling an opponent, yet using a Sleep Talker is a bit ironic |
What he said. it's also good to check his stats, moves and experiment w/ whats he's got. who knows you might get a gengar you like.
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I really do not see how Sleep Talk and Substitute can be put in the same category. I use Sleep Talk as a combo with Rest so I am not completely open while I am asleep. I use it to KO my opponents rather than just piss them off.
But are you sure I should get rid of Dark Pulse? It is good when fighting Ghost or Psychic types. Btw, can anybody spare me a Heart Scale so I can relearn Hypnosis? EDIT: It is midnight here and I am extremely damn tired. I probably won't post back here again so just PM me if you can spare me a Heart Scale. Thanks for all of your help. Goodnight! - Matt |
My Gengar:
@Choice Specs Timid nature 6 EV HP/252 Spe/252 SpA ~Psychic ~Thunderbolt ~Shadow Ball ~Focus Blast It's "only" at Lv 80 now, but it's done with EVs a long time ago. It's SpA and Spe just keep rising insanely. |
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Dark Pulse is stupid on a pokemon that can learn a STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) Shadow Ball as they cover the same thing, Psychic and Ghost types, the only real difference is one hits harder on fighting types and one is resisted by normal types. |
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You also need to EV train because Gengar is not easily outsped.
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The Combo that may create 2 new ubers in a double battle
OK, here it is, the combo that may make Slaking and Regigigas uber in a battle if you use it.
You Need: Pokemon with gastro acid (Shuckle,Cradily...) Slaking/Regigigas A double battle Send out your GA pokemon and Gigas/Slaking Use gastro acid on your Slaking or Regigigas, which will remove Truant/Slow Start and viola! 2 new ubers, only in a 2v2 battle, however. |
That sounds like a pretty good technique. Im going to use that in the battle tower.
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This is a basic strategy for double battles involving Regigigas and Slaking.
*moves to S&M and merges with the Q&A thread* |
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Works with Slaking though, but there are more effective ways to do that, like Skill Swap Slowking + Swagger [since Slaking now has Own Tempo, he doesn't get confused but gets +2 Atk], then you can Skill Swap Truant to one of your opponent's Pokémon. It's fine stategy and all, but by no means makes Slaking uber. |
Got a couple simple questions. One shuld I teach my Porygon 2 Thunderbolt or Discharge? Two I have a decent Porygon bred with Trace is that a good ability or should I rebreed?
Here's the Porygon's IV's if that would help... Modest Trace HP: 31 Atk: 17 Def: 29 SpA: 31 SpD 28 Spe: 19 Oh anouther question is that a good breed? Should I use it or breed some more? Also if I do keep it what should I EV him in? |
That Porygon looks good. I would stick with Thunderbolt, though, as the raw power is generally better than the paralysis chance of Discharge. And yes, Trace is good- it's one of the main reasons to use Porygon2 in the first place.
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How do I know the pokemons IVs (not EVs)?
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IV calculators. For newborns, use Metalkid's IV Calculator- I just hope you haven't used up all of your Rare Candies. Outside of that, you can use Serebii's IV Calculator for quick calculations.
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Two questions: Should I use Ice Punch or Thunder Punch on an Agility-Gross, and does it mean anything specific when the Emerald IV guy says your Pkmn has wonderfully outstanding potential?
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Standard Agiligross runs thunderpunch, and not sure on the second part.
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It means that the Gross has at least one really good IV (possibly a 31). I'm assuming you already know his IVs, though. :/
Thunderpunch hits Steels like Skarmory or Bronzong, as well as Gyarados. Ice Punch hits Dragons like Garchomp, and also Dugtrio. Basically, I have no idea. :/ |
He told me that the Beldum had 31s in both specials so I cloned and migrated all of the Beldums I bred so I could do an IV battle to figure out the rest.
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Why wouldn't you just use cloned Rare Candies with Metalkid's IV Calculator?
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Cause when you have 6 Beldums to get from Lvl.5 to 100 it just becomes an enormous pain.
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Then have an IV battle and bump all 6 pokes to level 100- Smple.
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Who's the Emerald IV guy?
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You can usually get almost exact IVs for a Pokemon by level 15 with Metalkid's IV Calculator and Rare Candies. |
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But I'm genuinely (excuse my spelling, I sux az well) want to know, you won'y be dissapointed using Metakid's? |
Your spelling really is terrible. What are you asking, again?
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Does anyone know what activates Assurance?
I mean is it only double power when something switches in and takes entry hazard damage, or does damage from toxic/burn also count |
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I was asking, can Metakid's calc really be trusted, if it doesn't give 100% results. |
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Entry Hazard damage. Your other Pokemon attacking the Pokemon and your Assurance Pokemon (which would have to be slower) then attacking the same Pokemon in a double battle. |
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I know this is a dumb question, but what do you think would be a good nature for Lugia? I want to know before I catch one...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. ^_^ |
It's generally used as a physical wall with Special attacks, so Bold.
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Quick question. I've recently obtained an elusive event Leech Seed Oddish. I've got the moveset, however, there is one move I'd like to think about, Energy Ball or Sludge Bomb. both have pretty iffy coverage, but that doesn't matter, he's meant for defense, with Leech Seed causing pain. So, I am wondering this because of what it hits.
Sludge Bomb hits Celebii, who just annoys me to no end. Always did. Energy Ball kills Swampert in one blow. Now, look at my team. Leafeon Gyarados (Bulky) Grumpig Raichu Lucario (SD) Vileplume Who should I be more concerned with? I mean, for Swampert beating, I have Gyarados, who forces a switch. Leafeon is my premier counter, but I must watch out for that Ice Beam, which doesn't bother Plume as much. Raichu *used* to revenge kill (& bait out Swampert), to kill with a Grass Knot, but no moar. At that note, Raichu now runs HP ICE, scaring away SubSeed Celebii.With Sludge Bomb, Plume can hit Celebii for more damage. I feel priority should be given to Celebii more, because Swampert isnt any real trouble here, amirite? However, my opionion is bias because I hate the frackin Battle Tower, and want a reason not to go there. So, which is it? Sludge Bomb or Energy Ball? I don't care for any other advice on my team, only that. |
You should know that Plume only needs Absorb to OHKO everything in the game right?
But on real terms, I think Sludge Bomb will do you more good here. Leafeon can deal with Bulky waters, and Sludge Bomb will assist in destroying those Grass types that ruin your seeding strategy. |
Just drop vileplume, vileplume sucks
-shot'd- ;) But in all seriousness, I agree with Abyay, with the rest of the team covering it you only really have other grass types to worry about. |
Well, Petal Dance is always an option, OHKO'ing both Celebii & Deoxys Defense Form, but it is baned on standard play. Look on Smogon.
Figured that. If anything, it's a stronger STAB. |
Yeah, they decided that since in the Pokemon Trading Card game that Petal Dance was capable of literally OHKOing EVERYTHING with its potential 120 power Petal Dance, they banned it from cartridge games due to the same risk.
Yeah, stick with Sludge Bomb. You'll deal some good damage across the board, Steels don't have much to stop Sludge Bomb Vileplume (Leech seed), and nearly everything else risks Poisoning. Tentacruel messes with ya, but that's about it. Sludge Nuke is enough anyway *shot* |
Plus, I can poison Blissey if lucky, doing even moar damage.His set, by the way, is
[email protected] Sludge Calm Leech Seed Sludge Bomb Sleep Powder Aromatherapy EV:244 HP, 58 Def, 60 Sp.Atk, 148 Sp.Def Wonderful. I don't care for Subseeding, as he is meant to really use Aromatherapy. & I'm afraid to lose Sleep Powder for Stun Spore, as I cannot get it back =/ |
Please nobody hate me for this, but just to make EV and IV training shorter and easier, I like to use Action Replay (that's all I use it for).
Anyways, I was looking for an Impish Torterra to catch so I can breed it with my female Swampert around the resort area right before that Sandstorm place and I ran into 2 consecutive (I couldn't believe it) Torterras with Pokerus. Now I got the gist of how it works from serebii, but I was wondering if somebody could explain to me exactly how it works, and if it focuses on training all stats with double EVs or just specific ones that you trained. And also, is it more effective than the power items that you receive at the battle area (Power Bracer, Anklet etc.?) |
So, now that I finally got Seismic Toss Aromatherapy Blissey, I was considering which physical wall I should use...
1) Is Weezing any good anymore? I know that a lot of the ADV=>DP changes weren't very kind (if not outright brutal) to him, and he's gotten bumped to UU now. But how effective do you guys think he is? 2) My other candidates are... -Skarmory -Gliscor (#1 choice atm) -Hippowdon (Sand Stream doesn't really appeal to me though, as my team isn't using much steels, rocks, or grounds) -Slowbro (don't feel like breeding for HP Electric) So which one should I use? =/ |
SkarmBliss is no longer a viable walling combo- the recent introduction of mixape really hurt and it's just metagame weakin general. Blissey and Gliscor make a great combo, as Gliscor resists fight attack- the main threat to blissey- and Bliss can absorb ice attacks aimed at Gliss. I would recommend Gliscor, although forretress is worth considering.
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Mmkay. So I'll go with my Gliscor (thank god I already have THAT). Thanks.
Another one... U-Turn or Grass Knot on LO Azelf? |
Fabian, that depends on what your team needs. Grass Knot is for Tyranitar, because otherwise it would stop you cold. If you don't feel like you need to take out Tyranitar instantly and that your team can handle it well, then U-Turn is the superior choice.
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[email protected] (but Black Sludge is always usable) Calm Leech Seed Energy Ball Sludge Bomb Aromatherapy 252HP/180def/78sp.def More defensive and still decent at attacking. I don't have Sleep Powder because I'd rather status things with Paralysis or something, which I might throw Stun Spore in to do just that. |
I might remove all EV's out of sp.atk & put it all in defence.
Black Sludge are for Trickers. I use Sleep Powder because, as I said, I phear losing it. |
I had a question about Shoddy which I suppose belongs in here..
Can you do double battles on Shoddy? I'n not interested in doing it, I just have no clue whether it is possible or not.. |
No Kuggles, it's not possible to do doubles on Shoddy. Not yet, at least.
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yeah.it'd be cool,but i woudn't be bale to go on shoddy if that happens,becasue everyone would jsut tihnk i'm rubbish.Although if there was someoen who coudl use garchomp well,then my team woudlo work with that
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What nature should my Shuckle be and this may be the shuckle (I KNOW IT FAILS but its the ONLY pokemon I ever fully ev'd). Its only at lv.30 so i can fix it up:
OMG [email protected] Berry Naive (Need to figure out good nature) Nature Gluttony 252Def/252SpDef/6HP This is what its moveset's gonna be: -Protect -Toxic -Power Trick -Earthquake/Stone Edge How is it? Its bad isn't it. |
Bleh, that set isn't too good, and I know I'm being blunt, but it's true.
[email protected] Impish, Sturdy 252HP/96def/160sp.def Body Slam/Knock Off Stealth Rock/Toxic Encore Rest Shuckle doesn't have attacking power, but the moves listed will allow it to annoy the heck out of some things with 30% paralysis rate, knocking off items, and encoring setup moves. Toxic is because Shuckle literally can't do much damage. If you want to try this next set, be wary of the notes. [email protected] Orb/Leftovers Impish 252HP/252Def/4sp.def Power Trick Stone Edge Earthquake Gyro Ball/Substitute/Rest Make sure you destroy all physical threats before attempting this set. The objective is to Power Trick to give Shuckle enormous amounts of attack, and then bash the heck out anything. The last slot is up in the air: Gyro Ball pairs with its awful speed (Use Relaxed and 0 speed IVs with Gyro Ball to reach a whopping...13 speed, making Gyro Ball immensely powerful vs. anything with at least 50 speed, which is literally everything, and max power at anything 78 speed or higher), Substitute can give you a chance to set up Power Trick behind a Sub, and get out if you must, should a physical threat enter. Rest with Shuckle's special defense should let you live long enough to pull it off, especially in Sandstorm. |
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Yes, lol Naive is cutting from its sp.def and increasing its stupid speed, that you dont want. Max hp is a MUST on shuckle. [email protected] 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp.D Impish Nature ~ Stone Edge ~ Earthquake ~ Power Trick ~ Gyro Ball / Substitute Either use this on a team with Trick Room, or kill off all your opponent’s physical attackers first so that they can’t take advantage of the Defense drop after Shuckle uses Power Trick Otherwise if you want a supporting wall, use this [email protected] 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 Sp.D Impish nature - Rest - Encore - Toxic - Knock Off / Stealth Rock / Body Slam Knock Off is illegal with Body Slam btw. |
Dark_Azelf: Yeah, I'm going with the first one, breeding a new Shuckle. Silly me for trying to make it a ToxicStaller...now I need to know a pokemon/combo to screw physical sweepers like garchomp or heracross
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Who's the most useful Agility passer? I've tried Jolteon out, but nobody seems to like the idea of it. (BP Zapdos isn't available to me, just to get that out)
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You could always try Scizor. It has awesome typing and sturdy stats. It also has the option of passing SD if you're up to it.
Sorry, I don't see what you mean with Jolteon. Switch in on something that will switch out, Sub on the switch and Agility as they break the Sub. BP to whatever(you will be first with about 800 speed.). |
I'm just wondering. What's the deal with Syncronize? What exactly happens when a pokemon with Syncronize is placed first in your team? Do the wild pokemon that show up always have the same nature as the Pokemon with Syncronize?
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What happens if two Pokemon are sent out at the start of a battle and both have Trace?
Will both Pokemon just have no working ability? |
I think they just cancel each other out.
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Yeah, I mean that would make the most sense..
Thanks! |
Doth thou everstone helpth influnce thy nature of thine offspring in thy 3rd generation pochet monster games?
^old english FTW^ does everstone infulence offspring nature in 3rd gen games ^american for everyone^ yes or no thnxs |
Nope, that's just in 4th gen.
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Hm? The everstone thing was introduced in Emerald...
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The same thing happend on Sandstorm, & how it raises rock types special defense, by an astronomical amount. 50%, dang.
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I have a question, I dont fully understand about EV Training, i have looked on Gamefaqs and serebii .net about EV training and i understand that certain pokemon give EV points to a specific stat, i dont understand how do they increase thet Stats of your pokemon do they add up together as you gain EXP then add together with the specific stat when you lvlup? Or do they increase the stat everytime you gain exp?
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They will increase the total of your attack stat when your Pokemon reaches level 100.
For example, a fully Attack EVed Pikachu may have 200 in it's Attack stat, whereas a Pikachu with no Attack EVs might have a 137 in it's Attack stat. (assuming both Pikachu have the same natures an IVs, the maxed out stats will always have a 63 point difference). EVs make a Pokemon's stats overall higher, thus making the Pokemon overall stronger. --- EV Points can't be seen through a Pokemon's profile. You have to manually keep track of them. Every 4 EV Points a Pokemon gets in a stat means one Stat Point higher. For example, a Pokemon with 4 Attack EVs will have an Attack stat of 200. A Pokemon with no Attack EVs will have an Attack stat of 199. So, I stated that number of 63 before. What does 63 mean? Well, you know that a Pokemon can gain a maximum of 252 useable EV points in a stat. 252 divided by 4 is 63. 4 EV points = 1 stat Point 252 EV ponts = 63 stat Points So remember, divide the EV points in a stat by FOUR. You will have how much higher your stat will be compared to a non-EV'd Pokemon. |
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Okay so every 4 Evs increase the specific stat by one? |
Yep. You've heard it right. :D
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You'd have to level up to see any change in a Pokemon's stats.
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Okay so every time you get 4 EV it raises the Stat by one but you only see the change in stat when you lvl up? |
Yes, and sometimes it might not be immediately visible; you could give a Pokemon 252 ev's in one stat right before one levelup, and you'll gain like 30-36 points or so. By level 100, all the EV's you applied will show.
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What is the best stat to EV my Totodile in?
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Oh okay im pretty sur ei get it now, So each pokemon gives an EV point for a specifc stat every time you beat that pokemon, and for every 4 of that specifc pokemon you beat, you get 4 Ev points for that specifc stat and for every 4 EV points it increases that specifc stat by 1 but you see the changes when the pokemon lvls up and sometimes it may increase it by an extra 1 Am i finally right? |
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