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SilverLego March 13th, 2006 8:08 PM

EV's and Base Stats
 
So there's EV's which are Effort Values I think, and Base Stats. What's the difference? I don't understand much about it, it confuses me!! Please help!!

Should this go under simple questions? Sorry if it does.... doesn't seem like a simple question to me.....

Toothache March 14th, 2006 5:31 AM

To Simple Questions with this, I think. Mind you, a lot of people get confused about EVs, because they are generally hidden.

Basically, EVs are bonuses to the stats that a pokemon has, which you can add yourself through battles (rather than base stats which are fixed for that pokemon, and natures and IVs which are randomly chosen). You can gain a total of 510 EV points, and every 4 points adds 1 point to a stat, up to a total of 255 in one stat (although 252 is agreed as the best maximum, since the extra 3 points are lost when rounded down.) So, the standard (but not always the best) use of EV points is to add 252 to two stats, leaving you 6 points for a third stat, for a total of +63 points and +1 point respectively. The extra points often make the difference between survival and failure, which is why EV training is important.

Gaining EVs is not a hard process, although tracking them involves a bit of paperwork. Basically, gaining EVs invovles battling certain opponents, because each opponent defeated adds either 1, 2 or 3 points (depending on evolution) to a stat. A way to speed up the process is to use vitamins, since each vitamin used adds 10 points to a stat, up to a maximum of 100, although this is an expensive way, it does save a lot of time.

When you think about it, EV training is quite simple, but there is quite a bit to remember, so things aren't always immediately obvious.

Squeegee Beckenheim March 14th, 2006 6:11 AM

I, myself, am just starting to EV train. It is all a big challenge for me, but I thoroughly enjoy it.

This would better be in Simple Questions as Toothache mentioned. Using Simple Questions helps us reduce spam, so it helps us help you. The link to this miracle thread is in my sig and in the group of stickies near the top of the R/S/E (GBA) thread listing.


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