4th Gen question about EVs

[bribri121212]

does your pokemon have to actually kill the person to get ot points...or just be in the battle agaisnt them?

 

[Pkmn Trainer Alex]

Well, if you mean does the enemy Pokémon have to faint, then yes, of course it needs to faint. XD But if you're asking if your Pokémon will still get EVs if you send it out, then switch it out immediately, then yes, it will get the EVs as long as it was out in battle at some point.

 

[bribri121212]

okay thanks alot...and is it better to put the EVs into stats a pokemon is good in, or stats it needs help in?

 

[Pkmn Trainer Alex]

That's rather situational, and really depends on what Pokémon you are raising. Some Pokémon have high enough base stats that it would be better to raise where it is low, while others, you will want to have their high stats as high as possible.

 

[diamondpearl876]

You can always ask people on here about which EVs to train the pokemon in.

 

[wolfie1177]

lol a little off topic but the phrasing "kill the person" is kinda funny to me

i think a pokemon would most likely be euthanized if it killed someone :D

 

[bribri121212]

well im training a cacturne, dewgong, ninetales, ampharos, hitmonchan, and altaria.....anyone have an EV spread for them?

 

[Greenmoon7]

Well, I guess you can fill up Hitmochan's Attack and Defense, since it's defense is hard to take down, and most rock are slower and are kinda' weak against Hitmochans def.