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SixPack August 8th, 2007 1:09 PM

Perfect IV
 
Is getting the perfect IV's on a pokemon really that important in competitive battling? When i was breeding snorlax's all i was really looking for was female's with a careful nature, then i started EV training. Is that good enough?

MegaDitto August 8th, 2007 1:13 PM

Not perfect IV's bet getting well IV's all round is good enough.

Sora_8920 August 8th, 2007 1:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SixPack (Post 2727841)
Is getting the perfect IV's on a pokemon really that important in competitive battling? When i was breeding snorlax's all i was really looking for was female's with a careful nature, then i started EV training. Is that good enough?

If you really want to do good in Competitive Battling/Tournaments, Then yes it is relivent. But however In-game, then all you have to have is the right Movesets. Unless you want to destroy your Opponents quickly In-Game. But that isn't really nessasarry. Flawless Hp and Speed are the Most important IV's to get however.

SixPack August 8th, 2007 1:18 PM

i really wanna vs people online, and can someone please tell me what a "good iv" is

Sora_8920 August 8th, 2007 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SixPack (Post 2727871)
i really wanna vs people online, and can someone please tell me what a "good iv" is

Good/Flawless Iv's are when you get them in the Right Stats and they're Really High. Bad Iv's However, is when you get them in the Wrong Stats.

MegaDitto August 8th, 2007 1:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SixPack (Post 2727871)
i really wanna vs people online, and can someone please tell me what a "good iv" is

22 in a certain stat would be considered average.

Dark Azelf August 8th, 2007 1:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SixPack (Post 2727871)
i really wanna vs people online, and can someone please tell me what a "good iv" is

Realistically you want to be aiming for the 15 and above on each one.

I don't stop until i get flawless IVS in the necessary stats and descent in everything else but thats just me.

Sora_8920 August 8th, 2007 1:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Azelf (Post 2727891)
Realistically you want to be aiming for the 15 and above on each one.

I don't stop until i get flawless IVS in the necessary stats and descent in everything else but thats just me.

I]That's just me too, I like getting Flawless/High Iv's in the [correct stats. However, 15 isn't really a good Iv Number.[/I]

GOPgabe August 8th, 2007 1:24 PM

Iv's really save your team in a bad situtaion example 2 Salmence
IV's 31)Salamence 1 uses hydro pump! Opponent has 0 Hp left
IV's 22)Salmence 2 uses hydro pump! Opponent has 5 Hp Left Next Turn Opponent Kills Salmence

vizforte August 8th, 2007 1:25 PM

How can you tell if you have IV flawless, or otherwise?

Sora_8920 August 8th, 2007 1:26 PM

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Originally Posted by vizforte (Post 2727897)
How can you tell if you have IV flawless, or otherwise?

Use this link, http://www.metalkid.info/Pokemon/OnlineProgram/Calculators/IV.aspx

Towlie August 8th, 2007 1:29 PM

Let's say your Snorlax has a 0 HP IV. That means it can have a max of 430 HP without EVs. But if it has a perfect 31 HP IV, It can have a max of 461 HP without any EVs.

So yes, an extra 31 to each stat does help quite a bit.

SixPack August 8th, 2007 1:39 PM

i noticed metal kids iv calc made u record ur pokemon's stats and ev's at each lvl until 10. is that necessary in getting the flawless iv's?

Towlie August 8th, 2007 1:51 PM

It's necessary for an accurate calculation.

Smarties-chan August 9th, 2007 12:19 AM

Yes, good IVs are extremely important in competitive battling. Good IVs can have an almost as big- or bigger impact on stats as Natures can. I was too lazy to breed my Primeape for perfect Attack (it only has an IV of 28 it in it) and thanks to that it has left many Pokémon with just 1 HP; something those 3 extra Attack points could have taken care of. Usually you'll want to aim for 29 - 31 in the 3 most important stats (for example Attack, Speed and HP for Garchomp) and around 20 and up in the less important stats. For completely useless stats (such as Attack for Blissey) the IVs don't really matter, but anything that could make a difference should be high-ish.

sims796 August 9th, 2007 3:01 AM

Lemme ask something. My Pichu has these IV's in the stats I care about:

Speed:26
SP.A:22
SP.D:23

I shoud re breed, right?

Captain Fabio August 9th, 2007 3:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sims796 (Post 2730326)
Lemme ask something. My Pichu has these IV's in the stats I care about:

Speed:26
SP.A:22
SP.D:23

I shoud re breed, right?

I say that could make a alright pichu!
But, if i were you, i would re-bread again! Just keep going for good ones, the closest to 31 as you can go!
Keep going mate!

sims796 August 9th, 2007 3:30 AM

Ugh. Fine, fine. I had one with perfect speed IV's, but poor sp.atk/sp.def. All that speed, wasted.

Towlie August 9th, 2007 3:31 AM

Eh. Pikachu needs 31 Speed IV just because of it's mediocre speed. Mine has a 31 Speed and 29 Sp. Atk.

Unless you're shooting for a Raichu, but either way I'd rebreed. I normally shoot for 1-2 Perfect IVs.

sims796 August 9th, 2007 3:41 AM

Yeah, Raichu's my fav. So I got some major breeding to do. How do I manipulate IV?

Shiraishi August 9th, 2007 3:42 AM

My Swampert has crap IVs yet he destroyed many a team. I was rushing. D: Sad thing is, I cant re-breed because mudkip cant learn avalanche.

Towlie August 9th, 2007 3:56 AM

Just get parents with 31 IVs. Breeding takes 1 random IV from the father, and a random IV from the father. If you're lucky enough it'll grab both 31 IVs. The rest are completely random though.

sims796 August 9th, 2007 3:59 AM

You put father twice. But I get what you're saying. The Chu I got in breeding has perfect speed IV's.

shedinjask August 9th, 2007 3:59 AM

Speed is the only thing you need to be absolutely perfect, since it's not used in multiplication like other stats (lol Gyro Ball) but instead it's simply 'which is the greater number'. Generally, the lower the stat (Hp/SDef/Def), the more important the IV is. Perfect Attk on Rhyperior isn't that much better than 26 IV, but perfect SDef can make all the difference.

Towlie August 9th, 2007 4:02 AM

Yea, I'm tired. Meant to be mother for the second one. Lol.


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