A Simple Guide to EVs, IVs, Natures, & More in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

[@AustinJohnPlays]

Just an fyi. V 1.1.0 fixed the EV berry usage. Before the update it would let you use all your berries, now it’ll stop at the max needed to reduce your EVs to 0. If your EVs are 0, THEN it’ll let you use all of them. Hitting down like I showed works. (I actually did a long explanation on this during recording and learned they patched it WHILE recording, so I just left the new update info.)

[@cristianzirbau6872]

Can you please confirm that doing raids does not increase evs for the pokemons in party?

[@DJIronChef]

i noticed that too like it should stop but didnt work. it does now.

[@leksdic]

I remember watching your other video and thinking "neat, that's better than going 1:1 to not spend more than needed." and then trying it and it didn't work. I thought I had misunderstood something (esl). I also remember you saying right instead of down, but I might be wrong with that.

[@leksdic]

@@cristianzirbau6872 I think EVs are connected to exp. You don't get exp in raids, just candies. But it would be nice to have concrete evidence.

[@3G00dboys41]

Do you ever play competitive?

[@bobbyanderson6238]

Give gamefreak credit they made a children’s game with pretty complicated mechanics and lots of math 😂

[@neorise127]

AND kids play it.

[@Epik_man-qd2mp]

@@neorise127 Real.

[@TheShadowGamingSquad]

🗿🗿🗿

[@TurboClashShowdownss]

pokémon ain’t a damn kids game

[@TheMonstrousBagel]

@@TurboClashShowdownss what he means is that some kids play it, you don’t have to be a certain age to play Pokémon tbh

[@rebooshka]

your videos are so consistently high quality and informative.

[@Max_Azafel]

Personalities also affect IVs and EVs. So as you showed, adamant is for physical attackers but towards the bottom of that where the personality says something like "Proud of it's power," it means that they will get a bit more points in its attack stat which can go a long way for when harder raids come out or, even though you already mentioned this is a casual guide, for those comp players who want to mid-max everything.

[@GekiTheFirst]

Doesnt that text refer to the 10% boost in that stat?

[@Max_Azafel]

@@GekiTheFirst The text that refers to the 10% boost is the nature itself (adamant = 10% atk and -10% sp.atk) while the personality text towards the bottom tells you the max IV stat it has ("Proud of it's power = atk is it's highest stat). If you had atk based pokemon that's adamant nature and then you got a personality like "Mischievous" then it tells you that it's highest IV is sp.atk, something you don't want to waste time investing into that pokemon unless they are hybrids (equal stats and moves learned in atk and sp.atk). If you have and adamant pokemon you want to have a personality (like mentioned above) that will allow you to get the max stat point allocated possible for that particular stat, especially if it's moves learned overall are physical based or any similar such situation.

[@branaden]

Personanilty traits don’t affect anything.

[@josiedinh3048]

“Personalities” aka characteristics, don’t directly affect EVs or IVs. It’s usually an indicator of the highest IV stat that Pokémon has. If it has more than one high IV of comparable numbers (31 attack, 31 special attack, etc.), then the characteristic is randomized between them. If all your IVs are at “Best” (31) then it doesn’t really matter, same as if you hyper train them at that point.

[@lmfj23]

Thank you for this. I have been playing Pokemon since Gold and I have never understood how to train up a Pokemon. This is the best video I have seen for it. Keep up the great work!

[@KAIJUKING123]

Am I the only one whose brain hurts trying to understand the world of competitive Pokémon and understand what iv’s ev’s etc means?

[@graaack11]

I think everyone feels like this when trying to get into it, try keep learning and it will feel natural eventually and fun

[@cvponline2201]

Austin, youre wonderful, literally the best creater, i havent even gotten the game and yet I watch all of your vids, that’s how good they are.🎉🎉

[@jishhernandez5008]

Shoutouts to the Chansey breaking it down in the background at 13:07

[@erickcastillo267]

Thanks for the refresh with this topic, Austin! Love you brother.

[@IIXxDead_BrainxXII]

I’ve needed this video so bad! Thank you

[@hectic.rhythm13]

In the beginning of my second playthrough, info I needed

[@ChristianVillavicencio]

Amazing guide! This is my first time EV training and didn't know about the power brace item. I've been buying (as you jokingly call them) "pokemon steroids" but they are expensive AF xD My Iron Hands and Azumarill are the only ones I've EV and IV trained. They are beasts. Though the belly drum build alone is a monster to be feared, specially on Iron Hands (as long as you are not fighting something that is super effective against you).

[@philcutchins5624]

Amazing video as always! Your channel is the go to for current gen pokemon news! Keep rockin it out, my man!

[@duganco]

Can you look into how let's go works in more detail. Like a video that specifically looks at the animation time and run speed of pokes and flying pokes to give an idea of which pokes clear out non shiny fast and get xp fast. Also golduck pit farm for thumbnail since afk golduck is > chansey

[@KaedenHawk]

Bro now I have a max attack and defense Koraidon 😊😊 THX!!

[@happypotato7321]

is there something to note when doing time change? what to do when I want to go back to present date?

[@Omicron716]

Connecting your switch to the internet and then going to Settings > System > Date and Time > Synchronize Clock via Internet

[@timesplit--ter2742]

One of the reasons why I loved Pokémon games. Back then, it was just rock, paper, scissors. It's actually deeper.

[@animetalesseries]

You kind of made it sound like mints change your Pokémon’s nature but in reality your Pokémon’s IV’s are the same and reflect the nature they were born with. Mints are another way to strategically modify your EV’s just like the power items, berries, and hyper training

[@Puffpuffbear]

Been doing this since emerald version. Currently trying to transfer my competitive iv trained Pokémon to shining pearl 🫣

[@cameronicheese4462]

An important point of note - the game will allow you to use as many of the EV berries as it takes to max your friendship OR completely lower your EVs, whichever is greater. If it takes 59 qualot berries to max your friendship, it will let you use them. Don’t accidentally waste all your berries on one mon to max their friendship

[@rachel_sultana]

This!! I accidentally wasted 68 berries doing this (thankfully could just restart my game lol) but this is super important

[@theezenith]

Yup, but if you do one or a few at a time it will tell you when the stat is depleted so you don't waste them

[@mattr.9825]

That is good to know!

[@shawncook288]

I accidentally wasted so much berries and was going to ask about that. Thank you

[@hoodiemuffin7715]

Yeah, found that out the hard way smh

[@thesoapiestgoat1312]

I have needed this. Thank you so much. As a person who does not do competitive, I have never seen the need of this. Terra dens have thrown me for a loop. Thanks for all the help you give.

[@zaelitude]

As someone who does do quite a bit of competitive, this information is very good. If you want some more in depth information focusing on ranked play, I would recommend CybertronVGC, he's a world class tournament player that does in depth team building guides and showcases for ranked play.

[@TheBlackShinigami]

Knowing about EVs and IVs most definetly can help with overall Pokémon knowledge. It lets you know why some of your Pokémon (that are of the same species) have different stats but are the same level. It gets easier once you learn once lol

[@blankgamer9992]

Why don't school teach this😭

[@Draxx_D_Goat]

Fr

[@Jadeshinyhunter22]

I wouldn't have all the shinies I have if it wasn't for you! Your videos are amazing in depth with detail! Really helpful, and fun also! Thank you so much. 😁

[@shinyian82]

I can second this, I am grateful for your help in PLA

[@7tmichael]

He and phillybeatz have helped me tremendously

[@Eff_Emm]

Man for a casual Pokemon player since the 1st gen Austin you are a Pokemon god send. Thank you so much for your guides from breeding to this for online competetive and raid play. I never even considered playing online if it weren't for your quality guides 😁😁😁

[@SwedePotato314]

This. This guy gets it. I’ve been playing since gen 1 when I was 10. I’m 36 now and I still play but it’s changed so much and I have much much less time to play that I would be missing so much if it weren’t for this channel.

[@falconiner4546]

I'm a gen 1 and gen 2 player returning to the series, so I've had a lot to learn about modern Pokemon game mechanics. You're the best! Also, I've found the cave near research area 3 in Area Zero (where you find Roaring Moon) has common Chansey spawns so you don't really need a sandwich, and they are level 55 for even more exp and faster leveling up.

[@aleistere]

They spawn more reliably with a sandwich. I even got a few shiny Chanseys as well because they were spawning more often. lol

[@LookGently]

Disagree to this, you need the sandwich for more consistent spawns. I hope you give the sandwich a try so you can at least get a different perspective instead of just suggesting a less efficient solution.

[@crayfishfuture]

@@LookGently There's a difference between "don't really need" and "my way is more efficient". They aren't really suggesting anyone does it their way, just that it works for them. I definitely agree that the sandwich would be ideal, but if they don't want to, it's their leisure time.

[@atomindawe]

​@@crayfishfuture exactly.

[@DanielH-ep7th]

@LookGently for that user name, you don't look into things very well, do you?

[@Lazyslime56]

Little tip idk if people know, but when your at the TM machine if you need a select few of items you can hit the “plus button” and it will bookmark the TM and once you leave the machine if you hit the button that you use to check the time on sandwich’s that TM you bookmarked will be there with the ingredients and it’ll notify you whenever you have collected all the ingredients.

[@NoctisTheBogWitch]

Thanks!!

[@squeebosh8525]

I needed this info SO bad! Thanks a ton!

[@Drila11]

What’s the button to check the time on your sandwiches 😅I’m new and this info would help a lot thanks

[@sativa.sabina]

With this, I will mathematically, actually, become the very best 👌 like no one ever was

[@malsapp24]

Love this, a 30 year old been playing since cartridge days. Even if you know about the info Austin is explaining, very pleasing to hear again for Scarlet and Violet! Good luck out there trainers!!

[@Ninjatrigg]

Fun fact. Scarlet and Violet are still cartridges!

[@wolfetteplays8894]

The last two gens were cartridges 🤦‍♀️

[@wolfetteplays8894]

@@Ninjatrigg yeah, I’m not sure what OP meant. Perhaps GameBoy carts???

[@malsapp24]

@@wolfetteplays8894 Yes, meaning I've been playing Pokemon since old Gameboy cartridge days.

[@falconismbot9370]

I've been playing since RBY and never cared about this as a kid but after stepping away and getting back into it, I realized I was desperately unable to compete at any real level and have just felt behind since then. Thank you so much for this. I feel like a light bulb just clicked and all the stuff I knew is now connected and makes sense. I cannot be more appreciative of the work you do for this channel and community since I've watched the last few years.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

This is almost the same reason I never cared about stats. My major reason was I was terrible at math.

[@Toroazul7]

Agreed I haven’t played since blue and I’m so confused lol

[@QuietQuin]

Ditto! 😂 I played back in the ♥️💙💛days, up to just before 🖤🤍, fell off and picked back up at ☀️🌕 skipped 🗡️🛡️ and did SV and never once put thought behind a mons stats. It was just type matching the gym and guessing what needed to be over leveled to win lol 😂 but raids kept kicking my rear end, so I guess its finally time for this old Houndstone to learn a new trick 😂

[@TheRibottoStudios]

As someone who's gonna get back into competitive after not having done it SINCE GEN SIX this is gonna be a HUGE go to along with WolfeyVGC's videos for guides on competitive. Things change up in each gen too, so it's important to remember that. A LOT of things are different this gen which will shake things up.

[@The_Kinetex_87]

'Eh... Gen.03 competitive poke'boomer here; to this day a pal of mine won't let it go that I lost to him... But I managed to thunder, surf & earthquake his Pokémon with a 0/6 [mine] vs his 1/6 [his] remaining if Toxic ticked 1 more time harder. He still doesn't believe that it was down to the wire, but his now wife then gf does as she saw the event unfold alongside our mutual pals in Highschool.

[@akaicedtea6236]

Andrew Zhang has a good channel too. Wolfe, zhang and someone else run victoryroadvgc.

[@colinvollmer]

@@akaicedtea6236 Aaron Zheng, WolfeyVGC and Aaron Traylor created the website VGC Guide, if that’s what you’re thinking of.

[@AustinJohnPlays]

Wolfey’s the goat. We played some unite together at launch. Very cool dude.

[@siinatro9047]

@@AustinJohnPlays you guys should collab and do one of those videos where he helps you ladder like he did with Jaiden Animations. Would be incredible content to see the 2 best Pokémon creators working together

[@MagicalMusicalMaggie]

Thank you for making this video. I started playing Pokémon when I was too young to even realize there were stats at all. In recent years I’ve tried to understand EVs, and got so overwhelmed that it honestly made the game less fun for me. The moment you said you were skipping all the math, I actually teared up. Thank you for making the content you do. Thank you for making videos like this not only for the hardcore competitive players, but also for those of us who love the game and just want to keep up. Thank you.

[@branodeleo5960]

Lmao, same here I was about to give up.

[@howdyfriends7950]

ANNOUNCEMENT: NEVER USE MORE THAN 26 BERRIES! if you have low friendship, it'll let you use UP TO 60 berries to max out your friendship! don't do it! 26 berries only applies to stats that are maxed out! feed them 1-3 at a time and look at the EVs until you get a feeling for how many berries you'll need. the most you will ever need is 26, you can eyeball the graph and see about how many you'll need. usually it's less than you think you'll need by eyeballing the graph. usually for teams you used to beat the game, it's gonna be less than 15 because 510/6 ≈ 90, each berry reduces by 10 points. that's 9 berries on average. it used to be that using a berry on a stat that was over 100 instantly reduced it to 100, so the most you ever needed was 11 berries, but unfortunately** now each one is just an anti-vitamin; it reduces the given stat by exactly 10, always. **or fortunately, depending on whether you'd prefer using less berries, or being able to control a high level of EV's more precisely without feathers or calculating and killing a very precise number of wild pokemon. i find that i would much rather be able to reduce a stat to 0 with 11 berries much more often than I'd prefer being able to achieve exactly 232 EVs in a given stat, and even when i want the latter, i always have two feathers i could use. pokemon, please bring back the berry drop!

[@SwimmerManu]

Underrated comment. Kind of went crazy when I saw over 90 berries when pressing my down button lol

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Why not just make a damn sandwich? Works on all your pokemon at once.

[@blaze23645]

I just want to know how to make mypokemon useful and not get one shotted and barely tickle the other team

[@tyzharetalley5969]

I already know how to EV train, but it's just entertaining to watch him do these types of videos, even if I know how to do some of the stuff he shows already. He makes very good videos that should be entertaining for every pokemon player

[@WMDistraction]

I don’t understand why people recommend this way of EV training when feathers and vitamins exist. Money is easy to come by in this game

[@HoopaHideout]

@@WMDistraction Because just buying your pokemon is kind of boring to some, myself included. I'm breeding 4-5 IV versions of the pokemon I care about, because it's so fast and easy compared to previous games, and it's more fun to me than just spending in-game money to get the same result.

[@Seblak]

Yeah, this is pretty good if you want to get into raids ASAP and it's not as complicated to follow. I do a bit more complicated setup to max EVs, that is to look for outbreaks, since it makes it faster AND you can do shiny hunt in the meanwhile. Also, i have 5x power items of all stats so i don't need to max for raids only (I can just swap between them during the hunt to customize each mon EVs)

[@M1sterE321]

@@WMDistraction How long does it take you to make $3M+ to buy vitamins for the whole team? I can EV train 6 pokemon with power items in under 45 mins.

[@ramus93]

@@WMDistraction any chance you could give a short explanation on how to do it? lol was hoping he would explain it in the vid

[@PauBarber]

The other yellow "hexagon" that is not the EV is the base stats, so it is better to see if a pokemon is more physical or special looking at that graph

[@xiii_link_xiii]

Don’t be sorry for long videos good sir, They are filled with very good information! 👏🏼

[@joelucas8529]

You did a great job simplifying all this! Definitely a good way to explain IV's & Ev's, Much appreciated 🙏

[@kieramoore6501]

You are a mind reader, I swear. I am currently in the process of breeding for perfect/near perfect IV starters so I can eventually use them in terra raids, and have only just started learning about EV training. I needed this video more than you could ever know. Thanks ma dude 👍

[@collegeguy799]

Austin, you should make a video about creating the best SUPPORT Pokémons for Tera Raids. Also maybe make a video about considering bringing mons that although strong offensively against a Tera boss, they are weak against their move sets. I just got off a 6 star raid where someone brought a charizard to face gyarados because of its grass Tera type. 😂

[@natewoodford]

NEXT ViDEO iDEA: top 10 MUST HAVE ready raid pokémon

[@Kraiglyndor]

I believe that the EV total is 510 instead of 508. It used to be that you could max out 2 stats at 255 so you had to be careful not to go over 252 and loose that extra stat.

[@ohjesusohjesus]

Yes, 510 is the total maximum. 252 is the stat max, which leaves 6 EVs if you're maxing out two stats. Since the value only changes for every 4 EV, 2 out of the 6 remaining EVs are essentially wasted. Maybe that's why AJP says 508, but it's still incorrect.

[@X2011racer]

​@ohjesusohjesus I got careless with the power items, and it left me with rather undesirable EVs for my starters, especially when my Crocalor maxed out on Def (which would have poor growth thanks to his nature) and Speed. Good thing I disabled Auto-Save. Now to find Berries that would lower Def EVs a bit...

[@sidetuk6098]

Austin biggest flex isn't his shinies it's his 144 xl xp candies

[@axolotlboi1341]

Damn, I’m so happy that I no longer have to sell my life and souls to get 26 Carbos. Now I can just grind with Chansey for 30 min

[@AlexDayz]

Super helpful. While I’ve never really cared for competitive but Tera raids make things a lot more difficult without a built Pokémon. Been looking at many guides for various mons to use against the tera raid events which makes things a lot easier now. It’s also somewhat got me interested in competition but don’t expect me to compete in any big tournaments any time soon lol

[@KidRunnerH]

I already know this… buttttt I’m here.

[@elementneon]

I like how Austin John can't ever finish watching his own videos. The watched bars under the thumbnails he shows all end about 2/3 of the way through the video 😂

[@XenoPon2]

Lmao

[@Scorialimit]

I've played online for more than enough years to know the ins and outs of this yet I'm still watching it just for the chill vibes

[@_Teej_264]

I've known these concepts for years but they like to change up accessibility enough that it's worth hearing how it is in this gen anyways

[@Valfalk24]

Just as an FYI, in the chapter section you labeled the lowering EVs section as lowering IVs

[@EvyDevy]

Oh, I didn't start the video yet and that was the part I was looking for. Thought he forgot it.

[@seraphimprince]

I am in postgame so I go to Area Zero for EV training. (The following examples are for Violet.) Iron Bundle gives 3 SPD EVs, Iron Hands gives 3 ATK EVs, Corviknight gives 3 DEF EVs, etc. Serebii is a good resource for you to find out what Pokemon give what EVs.

[@brainfreeze3793]

the truth is that he did not catch that Mankey in the wild someone traded it to him.

[@tylersmith3533]

I knew every piece of information in this video but I still clicked and watched all the way through just to show you some support. Thank you for continuing to make these videos. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the isolated encounters videos!

[@daradigiovanni4034]

@austinjohnplays Question what is the EXACT METHOD of getting shiny AUTHENTIC SINISTEA in scarlet and violet?

[@lakshman94]

Returned to Pokemon after 15 years. I was so lost on all this EV and IV stuff. I just wanted to prepare for raids effectively and this is the perfect video for that. 10/10.

[@Phinocio]

RE ~5:20 ish. The max EVs a Pokemon can have is actually 510, but only 508 of them can actually affect stats. I know you said you wanted to stay away from the math aspect, but this matters for getting the effort ribbon (you need all 510 to get it). To confirm this in game: If you max out 2 stats - which any one stat maxes at 252 - then use feathers in another stat, you can use up to 6 feathers in that stat. Things like Pokemon Showdown optimize this a bit by only having 508 points to assign in the teambuilder - since only 508 can actually affect stats.

[@zachbucha]

I was wondering why it was 6 feathers that I had to use for my last stat and not 4- this makes sense!

[@Alkapowned]

This video was insanely needed for the community. A lot of people don’t do these things to put their Pokémon to their fullest potential and it’s crucial in the raids. Also learning that you need to combat not only the tera type but also the type of the Pokémon. Stop bringing irons hands too 6 star gallade battles because it has a normal Tera type. Instant loss, very frustrating too the people who know what to do.

[@kingkazma5937]

Alright we get it you know how to play a intended for children.🤣🤣🤣

[@Alkapowned]

@@kingkazma5937 you ok?

[@Alkapowned]

@@kingkazma5937 trying to figure out why your coming at me about a kids game when you’re watching the same video?

[@LexYeen]

@@kingkazma5937 bruh

[@kingkazma5937]

@@Alkapowned first of all I'm not coming at you just made a joke about what you said. Also there's a difference in watching the video and complaining on how others play.

[@the4bestgame]

Austin, the cries of the damned cannot be denied. We need information on how raid power works, what ingredients to use in the sandwich sim, when to use them, how they target, we must know EVERYTHING

[@CristiannoMartins]

Quick tip on restoring PP for your moves: different from PLA, SV do not share/store used PP status between forgotten/relearned moves. This means if you are willing to use the same move over and over and it runs out of PP, you can get out of the battle, go to your pkm moves screen, request to forget or relearn a move (it does not matter which one), forget or overwrite the move that is low on PP, then relearn the move you just overwrote/forgot, and its PP will be fully restored.

[@newyorkpeggy]

Thank you for un-stupiding people such as myself. I enjoy the games way more since I started following your channel. Keep feeding my curiosity, sir

[@bryanrobson0213]

Just when I decided to start EV and IV training my Pokemon, Austin drops this video. You are a godsend my friend. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@ethanpoirier3129]

First of all, God I hope this starts making people actually train their pokemon for raids instead of coming in with full blow liabilities. And second, I didn't know you could rearrange moves 😭 I feel like such a moron forgetting, and relearning moves to get them in the right place lol

[@rkellex]

Love the videos! Keep it up! Always excited when you release new ones. 😊

[@dilucragnvindr4006]

I do not do competitive Pokemon only raid!!!!

[@AustinJohnPlays]

same

[@rngzus4430]

In your Chapters, you actually wrote IV everywhere, instead of EV

[@MrVisualHigh]

Pretty much all of this was information I already knew, but I watched the whole thing anyway cos I appreciate the sheer effort that's gone into all these videos

[@mariokarter13]

The biggest test of your knowledge about something is being able to communicate it to someone else.

[@KittMouri]

This video was SO NECESSARY and SO HELPFUL to me! I was dealing with this last night and getting very frustrated. Thank you, Austin John! ❤

[@angela_eric]

I got a golden bottle cap when afking the academy tournament. However, it was 1 and that was over many hours. You can use the fire fish legendary to afk it, sorry I can't remember the nonbox legendary pokemon names.

[@Tiffany_aka_CeissaDesiste]

Thank you for this video! As someone who has played Pokemon since the beginning, I never understood all of this as I don't play competitively. With Max Raids and Tera Raids needing to understand IVs and EVs changed. You have a great way of explaining things so anyone can make sense of it. Love your videos!

[@paulmontembeault3791]

I'm sure 99% of people know this, but you can definitely breed your starter pokemon with a ditto in order to trade with others for they're starters in order to complete your pokedex without giving away your starter!

[@John-vj7yd]

@@paulmontembeault3791 Thank you !

[@Mathcoops5521]

This video is exactly what I've been needing to understand how all these things work, I already feel like I can get my raid mons so much stronger than they are and start farming raids a lot easier! Incredible content as always Austin!

[@honeydemon1122]

I’m going to need to rewatch this 700 times lol. This is my first main series game after only playing Pokémon Go since 2016 so the IV’s etc in the game are so overwhelming 🙃 Very good information though! Thank you!

[@tenglei2]

i knew everything that was covered in this video but i still watched it because that's how great his content is

[@atomic_hok]

At the end of the day you're either grinding time with eggs or you're grinding time to get money either way you're grinding time so it's half a dozen one or the other whichever you prefer

[@dilucragnvindr4006]

First

[@AustinJohnPlays]

you sure were Diluc, you sure were :)

[@dilucragnvindr4006]

Lol i was first

[@AustinJohnPlays]

@@dilucragnvindr4006 yes.

[@Dat_Thing88]

@@dilucragnvindr4006 ok

[@MCToxication]

Technically, your pokemons can have a total 510 EV but only up to 508 of that will count towards increasing stats. This is because it requires a multiple of 4 EVs for 1 stat increase. This is also assuming the pokemon is max level (100) since EVs weigh less the lower level the pokemon is (balancing purposes). Let's say you have a Lv100 Pikachu and it has (for example) 50 attack. If you use 1 protein, this will increase it's attack by 2 to a total of 52 even though vitamin items increase by 10 EVs per use. Simplified: 50 attack; +4 ATK EVs = 51. +8 ATK EVs = 52, +12 ATK EVs = 53, etc.

[@yoko3182]

I can't count the number I've times of tried explaining this on Facebook threads. Having your video to link will make life a million times easier

[@mysteriousperson2750]

16:25 ability patches are actually 4.5% chance according to serebii, and is accurate in my experience. you can get multiple, but I have no idea how multiples roll, but i've had it happen to me.

[@powwowken2760]

Pokemon S/V: We've made creating your perfect Pokemon so easy that breeding is now irrelevant! New Player: Ok... But what does that actually mean? Pokemon S/V: That sounds like a "you problem" so go figure it out on your own

[@Lumy070]

I don't even need this but I'm still watching because I really just like to see you upload. It's a magical time when there's a new Pokemon game.

[@sharrnat]

I already know all of this, but I'm still going to watch it to get the views up! I've only watched the first 9 minutes, as I've got to leave for work but I'll finish the rest tonight. I've got 100+ of each effort value reducing berry, so I'm set there.

[@ElecManEXE]

I know you don't gain normal EVs from Let's Go battles, only normal battles, which might have been nice to mention. But do you gain Power Item EVs from them? Guessing not.

[@slicedmittens]

This is a thought for a slow day, but i think a video about the Porto Marinda auction house, finding out if there is a best way to get the lowest price, everything being sold, and if anything effects the spawns of what is being sold, may be helpful to players :)

[@Red_Pill_things]

Yeah don't do competitive unless you wanna get pissed lol. Prizes to rank up aren't even worth it unless you want a gold bottle cap that bad. And even for that this games gives you alot of bottle caps through raids or at chansey stores.

[@qthequick]

Been playing Violet for 2 weeks…had no clue the game had this type of depth. First Pokémon game in a while 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@alexlahue9767]

Where did you discover all this info that you’re now able to communicate? I’m new to all this and wondering how one goes about learning the details behind training Pokémon.

[@blackfrieza6969]

I've Always Used Mixed Attacks And Stats In Pokémon Games, Hasn't Failed Me.

[@TheDeathmail]

Honestly, I dislike the Pokemon Company making EV training so difficult... Instead of TMs being one time use and us having to make them (which sucks) instead, the TM machine should have been a training machine. Pokemon should instead have Pokemon give the material instead of stats and we got to use the materials to gain stats instead....

[@haqiyoo]

I’ve done like 10-15 6 star raids and have never got the ability patches😢. I do have 50-60 mystica herbs tho LOL

[@makinyoucri]

Just came to ask for luck I have hatched ~1600 Charmanders with masuda method and shiny charm and still nothing I think I'm locked out of it lol

[@basicallyph0r]

You should look at base stats to identify which type of damage dealer a mon is. Looking at the actual stats for wild pokemon can be deceiving because that is dependent on IVs.

[@RitchieIsntRich]

Hey bro bro, your time stamps say "IVs" where I assume it should say "EVs". Thanks for the video by the way Austin.

[@SK-bz7vi]

Surprised no one points out to head to North Levincia with both Chancy Supply and Delibird Present on the same street right by the Poka-Stop

[@julesthecat.]

I am a first gen player and it amazes me how complicated the game has become. Then when I think I have it all figured out, mix in the Tera type 🤯

[@thescienceoftankss]

Austin, you should become an ecologist. You know how to use excel better then most ecologists I've worked with.

[@Dark_Ducking]

can you make a video of the best pokemons to get the EV's? because I only know that chansey gives you 2 hp and tauros 2atk, but for def, spatk, spdef and speed? which are the pokemons that are the best to defeat to gain those EV's

[@BzKnz220]

You should fix the timestamps that say IVs so they say EVs or it's going to confuse people. Good video.

[@MitchBurns]

Personally I use Pokémondb when I train mons. I find it way more user friendly.

[@liamds18]

FYI the section at 6:14 should be called Reducing EVs and at 8:46 should be called Effectively Gaining EVs

[@osviyero244]

Is it possible to do all of this if my Pokémons is Lv 100 already? Thanks for the great video

[@FlintsInfernape]

If you don't care about money, use vitamins for your EVs. 25 vitamins + 2 feathers will max out a stat