ev training

[woody72691]

all right theres a big qustion i need to ask about ev training, i know how it works and such, i just need the best locations and if u leave that area to go like heal and suchwould u lose those ev points and have to start all over??

 

[jigglyppuff8]

EVs are permanent, unless you use the EV reduction berries. You gain them from every battle whether you want to or not. Believe it or not, every single Pokemon you raised before hand is "EV trained" since every Pokemon gives EVs.

As for locations:
HP: Route 201 (Bidoof)
Attack: Route 207 (Machop)
Defense: Oreburgh Gate (Geodude)
Sp. Atk: Old Chateau (Gastly/Haunter/Gengar)
Sp. Def: Surfing (Tentacool/Tentacruel)
Speed: Ravaged Path (Zubat)

 

[c3gill]

EVs are permanent, unless you use the EV reduction berries. You gain them from every battle whether you want to or not. Believe it or not, every single Pokemon you raised before hand is "EV trained" since every Pokemon gives EVs.

As for locations:
HP: Route 201 (Bidoof)
Attack: Route 207 (Machop)
Defense: Oreburgh Gate (Geodude)
Sp. Atk: Old Chateau (Gastly/Haunter/Gengar)
Sp. Def: Surfing (Tentacool/Tentacruel)
Speed: Ravaged Path (Zubat)

perfect answer there. once you have earned an EV, it is permanent. Additionally, look into EXP share, pokerus, and the EV enhancing items- Macho Brace, Power Anklet, Power Band, Power Belt, Power Bracer, Power Lens, and Power Weight.

Happy Training!

 

[woody72691]

thanks but if the pokemon in question (my milotic) is cured of the virus will the points be doubled still?

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Yes, it just can't spread the virus to other Pokemon.

 

[woody72691]

ok i just got down killing over a 32 bidoofs and guess how many points i got for hp with the virus and the power weight on it.

+3 wtf??

 

[jigglyppuff8]

For every 4 EVs you gain, you get +1 in that stat at lv. 100. Since the max is 255 EVs in a stat (recommended max is 252; total max for all EVs is 510), you can only have that stat be 63 points higher than if it wasn't EV trained. Keep in mind that these stat bonuses are distributed evenly among the 100 levels. Unless you start EV training (with an untouched Pokemon) at a really high lv., you aren't going to notice much of a difference in the stats gains.
For example, I EV train a Blissey with all 252 in HP and finish at lv. 15. Normally, without EVs, Blissey's HP gain would be like +3 or +4. However, after it levels up to with finished EV training, it may have a boost like +7 or +8. Afterwards the stat boosts would mostly be +4 with some +5s thrown in. Not really a noticeable difference.

This was a concept I found hard to grasp at first, so...

 

[woody72691]

not gonna grasp it at all

 

[urdailywater]

Since it's up here I'd like to thank yah for sayin that JIgglypuff. I didn't even know what they did until now..

I have a question though.. is it possible to EV train at lower levels? Or is that really the purpose of it?

I plan to EV train my Piplup into HP + Defense or some kind of combination like that.

Or maybe I'll check out strategy pokedex for what I should do with that. But I don't plan on evolving it so it would be good to ev train it. o.o

Also, do I need to kill the same opponent while running away from the others? Like just stick with bidoof and don't kill any starly?

And once again, will baton switching stop the effects of EV training?

 

[AquaTech]

Since it's up here I'd like to thank yah for sayin that JIgglypuff. I didn't even know what they did until now..

I have a question though.. is it possible to EV train at lower levels? Or is that really the purpose of it?

I plan to EV train my Piplup into HP + Defense or some kind of combination like that.

Or maybe I'll check out strategy pokedex for what I should do with that. But I don't plan on evolving it so it would be good to ev train it. o.o

Also, do I need to kill the same opponent while running away from the others? Like just stick with bidoof and don't kill any starly?

And once again, will baton switching stop the effects of EV training?

Yes, you can EV train at lower levels. And to Woody, the reason you only got +3 was because sometimes the game spaces out the extra points you gain. Don't worry, if you earned those EV's, they'll creep in by level 100.

If you really want to EV train your Piplup for HP and Defense, I suggest you put it into a box until you've beat the game. Then pull it out later and go to the good EV places for it.

Yep, if you come across a starly, just run away and you won't gain it's speed EV's. If you can't run, don't switch, you'll get the EV's. Just let it kill you. I'm not sure about baton passing.

 

[woody72691]

my milotic has 139 hp will it grow over time? this is very helpful thanks

 

[AquaTech]

Well yeah, it's HP will go up. But if you're not seeing the EV growth you were expecting, don't worry about it. Sometimes it all jumps in one level and you see a +35 growth. This is normal of higher level pokemon.
Other times, such as your low level Milotic, you won't notice big gains until it hits higher levels.

 

[woody72691]

its level 40 now, and the same thing happened to my swellow when i was working on it's sp atk.

 

[0RLY]

I have a Lv99 Mew raised only with rare candies. I cloned it 3 times for EV testing. I made a physical sweeper, a physical sweeper, and a baton passer. I distinctly witnessed the jump in 65-ish stat points each time. If I had a camera, I would've taken a picture of it each time. I left the original Mew untouched.

 

[woody72691]

ok if the game spaces it out, how would i know i got all the points when it levels up?

 

[jigglyppuff8]

You don't. 'nuff said.

 

[woody72691]

ok u last question i might have more later.

macho brace doubles the evs u earn right.

well does it work when your working on only type of stat

 

[WouW]

Can barely read your question, but if you mean:

"Well, does it work when you're working on only one type of stat?"

then yes, it does.

 

[woody72691]

good thanks

 

[Nike.]

I wish this thread was made the first week D/P were out. I spent 18:30 ev training my roster before the first badge and then realized the ev's spread throughout the game. I still cringe about it to this day

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Well, it's not like you're going to be using your starting Pokemon for a competitive team anyway. Besides, that just adds on another thing you have to worry about before progressing. In my opinion, I kind of like the fact that you can go through a first playthrough and not worry about EVs, IVs, and natures.

 

[UncleSam]

EVs are permanent, unless you use the EV reduction berries. You gain them from every battle whether you want to or not. Believe it or not, every single Pokemon you raised before hand is "EV trained" since every Pokemon gives EVs.

As for locations:
HP: Route 201 (Bidoof)
Attack: Route 207 (Machop)
Defense: Oreburgh Gate (Geodude)
Sp. Atk: Old Chateau (Gastly/Haunter/Gengar)
Sp. Def: Surfing (Tentacool/Tentacruel)
Speed: Route 201 (Starly)

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Well, it's not like you're going to be using your starting Pokemon for a competitive team anyway. Besides, that just adds on another thing you have to worry about before progressing. In my opinion, I kind of like the fact that you can go through a first playthrough and not worry about EVs, IVs, and natures.

Oh man IV's are soooooooooo complicated, and Jigglypuff8 is right you shouldn't worry about this stuff until you have at least beaten the Elite 4

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Speed: Route 201 (Starly)
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I beg to differ. Starly has an encounter rate of 50% on route 201 while Zubat has an encounter rate of 78% in Ravaged Path (65% in Pt).

 

[UncleSam]

eh that's what I used