Ev training how does it work

There are a number of items in the game you can let your Pokemon hold that increase the amount of EVs they gain from battles. Their effects and location are outlined here. Because we want to train our Tepig in the attack stat, lets give it a Power Bracer to hold. All of a sudden that daunting figure of Patrat has gone down to just a fraction over 30!

On Driftveil Drawbridge and Marvellous Bridge, occasionally you'll see shadows on the ground. These items are as follows. Unlike the Vitamin items mentioned above, there is no limit to the number of wings you can use on your Pokemon to increase its EVs. The only downside is that they are somewhat time consuming to get hold of in any significant amount.

There is also a seventh type of Wing - the Pretty Wing - which can only be sold and has no other value. It's an extremely rare virus your Pokemon can catch from battling with wild Pokemon, and if you are lucky enough to get it you'll soon find that it is absolutely wonderful for EV training your Pokemon.

Pokemon Centre nurses will stop you the next time you go in to heal your Pokemon and tell you about the virus. Lets look at our Tepig once more. Tepig has been fed 10 Protein, meaning she already has Attack EVs in the bank. Finally lets say we got lucky and have infected Tepig with the virus. With Black and White the way in which EVs are calculated has been changed. This is no longer the case; they are now calculated after each battle.

What this means is that it is now possible for you to EV train a level Pokemon, if you so choose. We also have the ability to reset EVs if we need to. This is done through using the following Berries. They're listed here as providing a decrease of 10, however, in Generation IV, the first berry you use will reset the EVs for the stat it effects to This means in order to completely reset a stat we need to use 11 of the specific berry. In Generation V though, you'll need 26 of the berries to completely remove a stat from maximum.

Sadly, Black and White have brought with them no way of obtaining these berries aside from through the Dream World. The berries will be available through the dream world, but will likely be more time consuming to get hold of than they were in previous generations of the games.

This mini-game, accessible from the very beginning, has you play through various mini-games, each focused upon a certain stat. If you manage to sufficiently complete the mini-game, you will get a boost of Effort Values in that specific stat. Level 1 games add 4 Points, Level 2 games add 8 points and Level 3 games add 12 points. You get given these bags depending on your score in each of the mini-game. Battles provide a new way to get Effort Values.

This makes it easier to boost your stats. If you're facing a Caterpie, which gives 1 Hit Point EP as standard, when it calls for help, this is doubled. These are done through items in various shops, which differ depending on the players you interacted with to make the shop. Each specific item can be use once a day. Rare Candies are absolutely fine to use after you have finished EV training your Pokemon.

Pokemon do not lose stats if they are levelled with a Rare Candy so long as they have sufficient EVs. Everything should be completely covered here, however if there is anything else you need to know don't hesitate to ask in our chat room or forums. Finally, below is a list of all the best EV training areas in the game. The Pokemon feels closer to you when you give it make-up.

HP EVs lower a lot. Attack EVs lower a lot. The hidden nature of EVs is an intentional design choice from Pokemon developers. It's a clever way of making them feel like real, living creatures, as they will have strengths and weaknesses that differentiate each individual from others. Cleverness, of course, gets in the way of optimization. Just get that notepad out and count carefully! Fortunately, in the modern world, trainers are able to more easily able to track EVs. In Sword and Shield , players can press the "X" button on the stat screen to switch to a different graph that shows the EVs gained.

Maxed stats will sparkle, indicating they have reached and cannot be raised further. A fully-trained Pokemon will have a cyan graph, indicating a full EVs have been gained.

Players can even earn a fun ribbon for each fully-trained Pokemon! EVs are an important part of training the best Pokemon. However, the thought of slaughtering Pikachus in the name of fast speeds may seem both daunting and inhumane. It works, but it's a slow process.

Vitamins work as well, but are expensive and require a substantial grind for money. Thankfully, Game Freak has given trainers ways to speed up EVs gained through battles with the use of held items and other, trickier mechanics. The Macho Brace is the most easily obtainable EV-training item.

At the cost of speed, a Pokemon will gain double the amount of EVs per battle. This reduces the Pikachu harvest in the example down to Meanwhile, " Power" items will give a bonus 8 EVs in a specific stat at the end of a battle, independent of the EVs gained from the opposing Pokemon:.

The effect stacks with the Power items as well, bringing that stat bonus up to 16 EVs per battle. Altogether, with Pokerus and the Power Anklet, it only requires 13 Pikachus to max the speed stat. The player saves time, and the Pikachu population will be grateful. Maxing out a stat is relatively easy with all the tools at hand. However, those who require more specific stat builds will need to be careful to allocate points properly.

It's very easy to overshoot goals and mess up EV training , especially with the various combinations of items and Pokerus. The game will only tell you if the stat is maxed. This is the main reason some people will choose Super Train over Horde Train -- it gives you tangible numbers you can record to eliminate any stress of counting invisible values. Most people use their Water starters because surf is an easy, hard-hitting move that kills most hordes effortlessly.

Gourgeist has the ability called Pickup , and EV training has netted me a ton of ethers, and even 2 Leftovers! You can easily trade Leftovers for items like Masterballs , bred Pokemon, and more! Pokerus doubles the EV gains of infected Pokemon. You can trade for the virus in various forums, and spreading the virus to your party is as easy as battling with a lead Pokemon that is infected.

This doubles all EV's gained through battling though not in Super Training. Whilst training you will notice that there are 2 electric and 2 steel types that are recommended to train against. You can use certain pokemon to increase your chances of these encounters.

If you kill 5 Wingulls in one horde battle, you'll be gaining 5 EV points for speed 1 spe EV x 5 wingulls. That's the equivalent of over 12 Super Training minigames, and everyone in your party will gain EVs. Check the Horde locations above.

Look for a stat you need. Fly to the route, and lead with your high-level Pokemon. Turn on EXP Share. If it is not the Pokemon you want, run away. If it is, faint the team. Repeat until your bar is half-way full and stops moving in the Super Training window. You can double check to see if the stat is full by completing a minigame, and the game will prompt you that it can no longer gain EV in that stat. Repeat this process with the other stat you are trying to max, and finish the remaining 6 in Super Training.

Accidentally killing the wrong Pokemon can give you unwanted stats on your Pokemon. If your Experience Share is on, your whole party will have unwanted stats.

You can start from scratch using Reset Bags via Super Training, but they drop inconsistently. Run away from everything you don't want. This includes catching Pokemon. Make sure you are double checking via Super Training to see if your two core stats are maxed before training your third.

You will be out-sped by every Pokemon in your same speed tier that did not make this error unless you start from scratch. You are now done breeding IVs and EVs.