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Rare Candies don't give less stats in Pokémon games; you just don't get any EVs from them. >.<
And no, it doesn't make a difference whether or not you level your Pokémon with Joy Seeds or by level up. (At least not from what I've seen.) Besides, you can still technically get infinite stats in MD by using vitamins so it doesn't matter much.