Pokemon EV and Stat guide

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So we have already covered the fact you wanna be the very best, but do you know about Effort Value (EV) training? In previous games, EV's were boosted by battling certain Pokemon which would add points to certain skills. It was tedious, boring and strictly for unemployed people who had waaaaaaaay too much time on their hands.

Pokemon X and Y now feature super training! Even though battling certain Pokemon raises different values, you can now specifically train your Pokemon by playing the mini games under the Super Training touch screen.

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But hey, slow down there cowboys and girls, before you get started you should know what the stats effect and what's best for your Pokemon by referring to this little guide...

HP - This stat refers to how much health your Pokemon has, raising it increases how many hits your Pokemon can take.

ATTACK - This stat controls how much "Physical Damage" your Pokemon does. Raising it will increase the damage normal, melee hits do such as Headbutt, Tackle, and Scratch.

DEFENSE - This stat is the opposite to Attack, it reduces the amount of damage your Pokemon receives from physical attacks.

SPEED - Raising this stat can give you the advantage in battle by making your attacks go first!

SP. DEF - Special defense reduces damage taken from special attacks such as watergun, ember and thunderbolt.

SP. ATK - This stat raises the damage your Pokemon does when using special attacks as mentioned above.

Now we got that covered there are 2 very important things you should know. 1st, remember you can only use a certain amount of EV training sessions before your Pokemons Stats are maxed. This is represented by a vertical bar on the left hand side of the touch screen. 2nd, certain stats will increase more than others depending on your Pokemon. A good example of this is Blastoise is slow, but has high HP, so training Defense, Special Defense and HP will make a great Blastoise Tank while on the other hand, Pikachu will benefit more from Speed and Special attack training. You can determine what will work best by picking the higher base stats on your Pokemon, then keep training them up. You will waste precious EV points if you say, try to make Blastoise fast. This will only average him out instead of making an exceptional Pokemon.

Finally, use a Pokemon that your are not planning on using to unlock the mini games. If you use your main Pokemon, remember to switch them for their specific stat training sessions as not to waste EV's.

The more training sessions you play, the more punching bags you unlock, which in turn trains your Pokemon faster.

Well I hope you Pokemaniacs are still enjoying the game and maybe this article can give you the advantage you need to be the very best. If you find it helpful, feel free to share it on Facebook. Any questions? You can always message us on our Facebook Page and we will get back to you as fast as a Pikachus Quick Attack!

Until next time,

-PKMN TRAINER Sarge!