THE BEST COMPETITIVE POKEMON GUIDE! How To Get Competitive Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

[@Verlisify]

SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH EVERYONE! COMPETITIVE POKEMON IS MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN EVER IN POKEMON SCARLET AND VIOLET!

[@dreamerguy96]

You can EV train in Lets Go mode... I trained my Baxcalibur that way

[@Verlisify]

@@dreamerguy96 My pokemon didn't receive EVs in Let's Go

[@dreamerguy96]

@@Verlisify....I gotta rethink🤔😅

[@PaddleTales24]

As it should be - making it more accessible disincentivizes genning

[@AdrianSmith-g8f]

I’ve made competitive Pokémon via EV training against pokemon in under 30 minutes. So when ppl say it takes to long I look at em sideways 💀

[@JeromeDoyle]

im a filthy casual but am excited to change that with this generation.

[@no2no182]

Same

[@Astralon_]

Same this is the first Pokémon that made me excited for this aspect of the game

[@markusmielchen5542]

Same

[@CrowLady0_0]

saaaaame i just need more excuses to play this game more... it's way better than i expected tbh and i love it

[@ArisePass]

Saaame. Seems like a lot to learn but hopefully will be worth it

[@metayoshi1712]

The sacred six. Lechonk - HP (beginning area + various plains) Shinx - ATK (Mesagoza East) Tarountula - DEF (beginning area) Litleo - SP.ATK (pokemon center on the way to electric gym - Mesagoza East has them as rare encounters) Hoppip - SP.DEF (Beginning area or same area as Litleo + Mesagoza West) Deerling - Speed (Same area as Litleo) Bonus- Paldean Tauros (ATK + Speed) Yungoos (ATK - Mesagoza West Plains) Mareep (SP.ATK - Mesagoza West Plains) Rookidee (Speed - Mesagoza East - they can rarely spawn as a swarm of 5 with the flying encounter type sandwich buff) Sandwiches can aid their spawn rates if you match their types. Power items are always good for low level farms cause you can get an EV trained pokemon in as little as 5 minutes since they give 8 EVs instead of 4 EVs (As of Gen 7). In the long run, you save money compared to buying vitamins. Most mons only need to be level 20-25 to OHKO the other mons mentioned above as they are low level zones. To me, EV training is far easier than it was in Sword + Shield. This open world mechanic fixed a lot of problems the wild area had. Nacli can be a problem due to Sturdy which makes defense EV training a bit of a problem.

[@domfli7108]

Do i get ev's from pressing "R" and auto attack?

[@metayoshi1712]

Auto battles do not count.

[@engindechantier4249]

At this point you don't even need to farm EVs to breed a Pokemon. You're not even breeding them. Farm, catch the Pokemon you like and bam turn it into a beast with your medicine and your Exp candies

[@metayoshi1712]

Main point of breeding now is getting moves through the male that it can't learn elsewhere.

[@DaKing08]

Murkrows also help with Speed

[@boombox2112]

The crater area is good for ev training, like Raichu for speed, flutter tail hp, gold dock for spA, corviknight defense, floette spD, there all pretty much in abundance down there, took about 45 minutes to take 6 breed Pokémon to max ev and raise there lvl to 50 down there.

[@domfli7108]

is there no atk? and how did you defeat lvl 50+ pokemon with fresh breed?

[@elishajustice389]

@@domfli7108what most people do is get a lvl 100 Pokémon with max Ev and does it that way

[@craigpatterson2592]

The crater is also good for getting berries and evolution stones. I have more Sitrus berries than I will ever need and I have also received Leichi, Ganlon, Salac, and Petaya berries. ( People might already know this. I recently finished the game and I just picked these items up not too long ago).

[@joaobrito2653]

A basic version to look at EV’s and natures: EV’s increase a stat by a flat amount, while natures increase a stat by a percentage. This means that natures are more efficient the higher your stat is. For defensive stats this is especially important because getting the right nature can make a huge difference since it will allow you to spend a huge extra amount of EV’s elsewhere. On a Pokémon like blissey having max defense EV’s will nearly double your defense because her base defense is so low, which means you reduce the physical damage you take by almost 50%, which is why it’s not very good to have a +defense nature on blissey but it’s very good to have 252 defense on her

[@Verlisify]

Its explained that way in the video

[@joaobrito2653]

@@Verlisify you didn’t really go too much into the EV part of it( you talked about the difference between level 100 and level 50, but not the rest) , which is what sort of gave me the idea to write the comment. Not trying to discredit or backseat, just trying to clear it up since some people find it confusing or simply aren’t aware of the optimizations

[@dot5816]

@@joaobrito2653 could you explain this to me like if I was 5 years old?

[@ironsworddk7013]

I dont know ANY competetive things and you need to know competetive for the New dlc so im happy that i found this video

[@amvforlife2886]

I tried to get into competitive in Sword but couldnt so im gonna try it with Scarlet. Your videoes really help me understand a lot more about competitive pokemon so thanks mate!

[@spooky5970]

Been looking for a video like this. The gameplay loop is insane!

[@Mr._Chunk]

Holy moly things have really evolved from my days of biking eggs up and down in Solaceon Town to hatch perfect IVs in gen 4. Also growing a surplus of all the berries to lower all IVs and building EVs from the ground up battling pokemon with a Macho Brace or a Band. Now its just, Raid, Bottlecap, Hypertrain or Feathers. At least vitamins still exist, I understand those. Edit: Now you change the nature too. I remember having to spend hours breeding my brother a perfect IV Nature Togepi with Serene Grace; what an ordeal. Kids these days wouldn't understand. And thats not even mentioning egg move breeding.

[@DaKing08]

wow. That must have taken YEARS. Thank goodness for the features we have now.

[@DanielH-ep7th]

Tell em brother, tell em.

[@TheHexicGamer]

Quick tip: On lakes you can find a load of feathers if you want a quick way to get them

[@halzey7662]

I’ve been a casual player from the very start at when I played Pokémon from 2000 and didn’t understand ranked or anything….but this video has helped me a lot but it’s confusing all this ev and iv ngl… this video is very detailed and I will be watching it multiple times, so thank you :)

[@nirtheart]

Notification Squad where you at?

[@Trampolinblablabla]

Check We are lit

[@BFG93]

Honestly this game is great for old school mechanic training of EV. The hardest part back in day was having to find the right mons. Now i see it. I attack it. Everything else just gets lets go'd. Been a beaut. Not even finished league and i got my competitive teams done nearly.

[@flare376v]

Since I finally got a good Pokémon game, I'm excited to get into competitive

[@flashscrublord]

Great guides verlis I'm loving all them, area zero is really good for speed EVs, its what I have been using till I get money to buy vitamins

[@Last_Bulbasaur]

Oh snap!! THEE guide!!! Finally

[@joelyjowell3]

I’m glad how they made this much easier. You know how annoying is to soft reset a game for some stats

[@kidflash209]

We really appreciate this. Can you make more videos like this. This is truly helpful and I really want to get into Competitive play

[@azimuthclark462]

The beginning area is perfect for ev training. Buy 6 of each power item and ev train 6 Pokémon at a time. I made 12 Pokémon level 100 and perfect stats in an hour or two. I now crush level 5 and 6 raids, mostly solo. I didn't spend any cash on vitamins, and the power items are reusable.

[@jasonberezowski2869]

Competitive Pokemon is so deeply strategic and fun. For anyone intimidated about getting into it, try some random team matches on showdown and you'll be hooked. Myself I prefer gen and 5 metas and only dip my toes into the more modern games occasionally but its such a blast to learn.

[@carlanthonydelosangeles7411]

The video that I have been waiting for. Thanks so much. ❤️

[@teejaystechtips]

Thanks for the rundown. I've been out of the competitive game since Sun and Moon dropped

[@Verlisify]

yeah its pretty good now

[@teejaystechtips]

@@Verlisify I never understood IV or EV training but I understood that breeding was a large part of getting the correct IV I believe. Just getting maximum amounts of this same pokemon until it has stats that line up.

[@teejaystechtips]

@@Verlisify I also remember back in Pokemon y people were using the handless egg system by wedging pieces of cardboard to the circle pad while racing around this infinite circle area can't remember what it it's called.

[@Verlisify]

@@teejaystechtips There aren't daycare loops in modern Pokemon and Daycare doesn't give exp

[@teejaystechtips]

@@Verlisify daycare I remember was for shiny breeding mostly

[@ian59]

1 thing to remember about tera types is that you only need 1 pokemon on your team with the optimized tera type. You made a good point about competitive being more accessible to casual players now but I also think that making it so easy and streamlined undermines cheaters in that the benefit to risk ratio shifts heavily in favor of risk.

[@haku8135]

Very importantly, with enough time dedicated to it, you can basically FORCE any shiny you have to be perfect for competitive. Doesn't have the hidden ability it needs? Get over to the tera raids and get a patch! Its IVs suck? Hyper train that sucker! Wrong nature? Get on down to your local pharmacy. Even the MOVES can be changed ENTIRELY in your menu, so you don't have to fly around the map to find the move reminder.

[@iamergoproxy3476]

I'll need time to process all of this but this should help me get the edge on friends when I get to post game and want to build a team. Right now I'm just enjoying Violet

[@TopShelfHunters]

Needed this, thank you

[@caitlinrileyxx3924]

Bruh y’all don’t know the pain of gen 3 perfect iv grinds. I do love how much more accessible they’ve made getting perfect Pokémon. It’s such a crazy difference.

[@kohi6467]

This is really helpful! I want to get into competitive, but was always scared but after so long decided that I wanted to try it out

[@nikoskalemis7694]

Thanks a lot for the guide! Love your videos!

[@mo3xkiki]

I watch so many hyper trained video and you sir explained it best!! thank u

[@Verlisify]

Because I actually play the game. Everyone else hacks and steals reddit and twitter posts without knowing how the game works

[@frankfernandez2690]

I never got into competitive because it seemed to much of a hassle so I love how GF has made things easier for the casual player, on the other hand unpopular opinion I hate that shiny are no longer special, it used to be a matter of luck, then it was a grind thing, now it's way to easy and you see people in competitive using full shiny teams, but i suppose you have to take the good with the bad

[@alyxramos5947]

Tysm Appreciate the vid my g

[@DJDroz-gh5nt]

The only thing missing from hyper training is a way to get No Good IVs. Although, the only stats I could see people using that on are attack, to help special attackers avoid Foul Play, and speed, to get the best possible damage on Gyro Ball. Otherwise you're only going to want a Best on your stats. It is nice that you can 1) buy bottle caps for regular money, and 2) hyper train at level 50 instead of 100, because that means you don't need to grind as much since your team is going to be close to, or more likely at or above, level 50 by the end of the game. Can't wait for How to Use. I hope you actually do all the new Pokémon this time after cutting gen 8 short. Maybe you could finish it?

[@teejaystechtips]

I'll be studying this guide and the breeding guide closely. Great videos. Very concise.

[@ChiffonLovesChocco]

I’m a shiny hunter looking to get into competing battling (1. To flex 2.It seems fun) So this is super helpful!!

[@Snowman8frosty]

I’m almost done grinding my 3 million plus to get a a competitive team with perfect tera, IV, abilities, and natures! Only took a month😂

[@prosk8er1995]

In sword the easiest way for serious competitive players was to accumulate the 600bp + bottle caps monthly reward from Master ball tier which you could use to buy EVERYTHING needed. I bet something similar will be possible in scarlet

[@jvas1898]

Also look at the mass outbreaks on Your map. Some Pokémon will show up in hoardes with the evs you need for example I had hawlucha for attack and Frosslass

[@chocolatehotsauce6188]

Eviolite can be bought i'll take a ass load saving my money and getting this in bulk.

[@janosz2241]

do i need to do that with pokemon from scratch lvl1? or can i also max out "used" pokemon, even if they are high lvl already?

[@NoryTOA]

Best guide on Yourube 🥳

[@rasmuseichler3849]

I’m pretty much a noob when it comes to IV’s, lol. I understand EV’s But need some help with the IV stuff for when the Charizard raid comes around. My question is: - If for example my Dachsbun has an attack stat that is being “judged” as decent, do I then need to first get it to “best” before hyperteaining it, in order to Max out the stat? Or Can I simply purchase a bottle cap and then have it hyper trained in order for it to become viable?

[@cartert9752]

Hyper trained = best IV AND EV are just nature vs nurture. IV gives you ratings on the stats they were born with where ev is the stats they Learn or practice I guess. Hyper training just changes the IV or like natural stats of the Pokémon to best

[@kenmatsukishima4934]

I'm new to ev training since I'm just a casual player. When is the best time to ev train? Do I need to wait until lvl 100? Or I can do ev training as soon I hit lvl 50?

[@dot5816]

Is it always better to invest your EVs into two stats, or are there cases where splitting them into 4-6 stats is better (for like a more balanced pokemon)?

[@Verlisify]

Vitamin - 10 Feather - 1 EV splits are per competitive pokemon moveset basis

[@Agent_C69]

I’ve just begun training a flutter mane and iron hands ( I have both games). Any tips for training that you don’t find in these videos?

[@Verlisify]

im pretty sure its everything

[@yeahmaybe1177]

I think I would be a lot better at this game- if I didn't have to remember so much at once- like the type chart for instance- I can't, just can't. Then what's worse is thinking about every move you could be running and what pokemon you might be switching to and what items they might have- only for my opponent to just press the same button they did last turn because why not

[@mousey_2]

I cant believe they didnt create a NPC that allows us to fully wipe a Pokemons EVs like they did in sword shield first dlc 😅

[@teejaystechtips]

My Garchomp is level 49 and I'd like to make him adequate for competitive games. What EVs should be maxed out? What nature is ideal (perhaps I can breed a better Garchomp)

[@edwarddelatorre2506]

I had a question, what it you maxed out 1 stat and spreaded out the rest ? Will it still have a white since you don’t have extra 4 ev’s left and spent all your ev’s. I know you’ll still get the sparkle for that first maxed out stat. I’m asking because sometimes you forget how you spread it your ev’s and it’ll be nice if the graph told you where they went

[@Harbord]

Hey! I’m new to Pokémon! I used the code from EUIC to get the perfect PvP iron hands. He come at level 50. If I use him and level him up. Will it ruin his stats in any way? I’m scared to use him and ruin it

[@gabrielg4627]

This was very helpful 🙂

[@eduardoceron4636]

Havent played competitive since ORAS, dont know if I should get back into it lol

[@MrNagasakii]

Thank you for this vid! It's my first time going into competitive pokemon and this really helped. I have a question - can i make a competitve pokemon with any pokemon of any level (using hyper training, mint and vitamins)? Or do i need to catch a pokemon of the desired nature (of a low level) and then ev train it and then do hyper training and use vitamins?

[@Verlisify]

I'm confused by your question

[@punjabiarosh9114]

A question does the EV training require the pokemon to be lvl 1 or I can start at any level

[@m3rva5]

appreciate the video, i am just looking for a competitive azumarill/flutter mane fore the next charizard raid, any advice on training so i dont struggle?

[@sylveonimran5496]

im so confused, so a gold bottle cap maxes out the IV once used but a normal bottle cap just increases it by 1? And after you use a normal one on a stat can you use it again on the same stat if its not maxed out yet?

[@the_luki]

A golden one maxes out all 6 values, a normal bottle cap only 1 value.

[@tarlozh7388]

How can I get golden bottle caps please?

[@mendosuhhhh]

@@tarlozh7388 In auction at porto marinada, but it's very expensive, or also as a reward from the academy ace tournament. It's very rare to get from both though.

[@gaether8020]

is there any way to reset the ev points besides berries? like in swsh isle of armor

[@rosebelmahjoubi1932]

ngl, i want to try just catch a random team of overworld pokemons and just use all of those methods to make them competitve.

[@viscomchris]

I still don't get it. I've been traditionally a casual player. If I have a Pokemon with perfect IV do I still need to EV train them? Can you increase a stat if your IV is "Best"?

[@dot5816]

What's the difference between feathers and vitamins?

[@animewarrior16]

This is going to help me get my Charizard this second go around

[@thekidkazoo]

My head starts hurting every time anyone explains EVs😞 I’ve been playing since Pokémon Red hit stores, but I didn’t get to battle online until a few years back. I just can’t understand it, and I blame my poor math skills, and I wish I could understand it so that battling is actually fun.

[@Verlisify]

There's zero difficulty to understanding it now. Its not even math skills since the programs fill in the numbers

[@satan21695]

LOL, the difficulty of raids force people to learn EV training. I beat SwSh and their raids without EV training. Buat SV is on another level man

[@vjgodlybang]

If I may ask, is there a reason you suggested many Pokémon first forms like Ralts? Why not Kirlia or Gardevoir for example for more EVs, if I may ask?

[@joshukelly]

I have a pokemon (Ceruledge) adamant, who I gave 25 protein to & 25 of the spD vitamin. its also showing best in its stats, its attack only goes to around 324, level 91, the max is 383 where have I went wrong?

[@dreamerguy96]

I need more guidance with the ev reducing berries

[@antrite08]

This sounds so complicated i just want my pokemon to not get the mess kicked out of them in battle i really hope i'm doing hyper training and getting my pokemon to 100 exp the rest of this stuff just sounds overwhelming

[@Verlisify]

Gotta put in the work if you don't want to get stomped

[@theredknight9314]

Can you hyper train every stat or is it just 2?

[@Otari-]

may i know the website for the IV calculator that you used. I can't seem to find it. Thank you!

[@swintuch1369]

So for example what do i need to max a Miraidon? I have an Sp.a + and Attack - nature, what do i do now? Also how should i max an Annihilape

[@DDHDTV]

wait, does this mean I only level up to Lv 50 for competitive? Also do I still give 252 EV then?

[@SauloMogi]

I gave up trying to breed after watching many videos to get the perfect ivs/skills/nature, i dont know what i am doing wrong =/

[@BushyBrian]

I have a question when it comes to levels would a level 100 mon keep its health and other stats compared to a level 50? which would be more ideal? Thanks!

[@JoelGarcia-os6px]

I don’t see a judge Button when I go to boxes do you have to beat the game?

[@trentonbeeson7132]

you no longer need a level 100 hundred Pokémon, just level 50

[@Verlisify]

which is what I said

[@justuskarlt8625]

When i breed an have a lvl 1 pokemon do i lvl it first up to 100 and then start to use ev or do i start st lvl 1?

[@Scooby_Booh]

Does my Pokemon get EVs when i autobattle those i want to get the stats from? Or do i have to Battle them normally

[@TREECKOREVENGE]

Do you have any recommendations on what Pokémon to use for the Charizard Raid coming up?

[@Shigazane]

Pokemon with fairy moves that don't get wiped by fire attacks

[@Beb12682]

Thick fat Azumarill

[@k1ngquantum184]

If i have an over level 50 pkm can i just eat all the stat ev removers then go crazy with a band to get it focused on a stat i want?

[@Ibe231]

How do you know what evs you should focus on for each pokemon

[@Verlisify]

my moveset guides

[@Medemesis]

I've done 6* raids that give 4 maxed IVs

[@shockolatechip7844]

Calm Mind Flareon does not sound busted, or Calm mind Leafeon

[@xavieraustin4225]

How to make a good team for Pokémon competitive battle

[@Dragonsplat]

Is there any way to change ivs

[@iUbxldo]

what does the 4 mean when people say 252/252/4??? the 4 confuses me

[@Slapnutz_XD]

Can someone aid me on where to focus my training for my tropius all I know is that physical attack is pointless

[@pereda37]

Why does it say Fantastic in some stats? Is it better than best?

[@Verlisify]

Fantastic is 30IVs which sometimes is the same as Best in flat rules

[@munizj0621]

Can you make a video that is step by step explaining and showing us how to get a Pokémon ready for competitive. For those noobs like me in here. Pleas.

[@Verlisify]

these are the steps

[@munizj0621]

@@Verlisify I know, I meant like actually taking a Pokémon let’s say a a random Pikachu level 50 and getting competitive ready. Most KZbinrs post the steps but none actually do it step by step and as a guide. Just and idea thank you for the reply.

[@MateriaLord826]

I heard a rumor that hyper trained stats can be passed down in Scarlet and Violet. Is that true?

[@Verlisify]

no

[@MateriaLord826]

@@Verlisify thought not. Thanks for the clarification

[@rumciumci97]

how did you change from numbers to top stats?

[@Verlisify]

I say in video

[@chandlar100]

Yo Verlisify can you buy the berries that reduce EVs idk

[@lincoln2874]

I don't think so unfortunately.

[@chandlar100]

@@lincoln2874 ok thanks bro MVP for your reply

[@lincoln2874]

@@chandlar100 anytime! I'll let you know if I discover anything. Best thing to do is find them in the overworld, raids, or bidding in the water gym town.

[@Verlisify]

I say you get them at auction and you can time skip. It doesn't seem like there are drawbacks to time skip but I'm not certain yet

[@chandlar100]

@@Verlisify ok

[@Handlesmallthings]

How to reset iv and ev if possible?

[@roninwarriorsfan]

You can't reset ivs, but there are 6 stat reducing berries you can use to change your evs around. Pomeg for hp, kelspy for attack, qualot for defense, hondew for special attack, grepa for special defense, and tamato for speed

[@SanriTV]

Hello new player here! Could you help me make a team and create a video about a noob creating a team jajajaj?

[@DJDroz-gh5nt]

Why is my name messed up? Instead of my name it says @user- *ID number* (not going to type it out in case it's sensitive information) although it might not be since I'm not the only "@user" apparently! It's normal when I check my reply to replies notifications but in the actual comments it's messed up? I think KZbin is broken again, if it's ever _not_ broken.

[@AZodiacCancer]

Recent KZbin change. They are using channel handles now.

[@Fathomorg]

In generation 5, there was promotional code you could get for BW2 depending on where you bought your game in various countries. That code let you find and catch a Pikachu in the Entree Forest where you could use a Dream Ball. This Pikachu could then be transferred to generation 6 via Pokemon Bank at the time. Again, on Bulbapedia: Page Description: "The following is a list of Pokémon given away during Global Link promotions. Pokémon received from promotions were displayed on the Friend Board until the next time the player used Game Sync, when they would be sent to the Entree Forest where they could be caught." Pikachu's listing: "The password was obtainable in Black 2 or White 2 copies purchased at Toys "R" Us stores in Germany, GameStop stores in Italy, and from * from November 12 to December 31, 2012." I highly recommend you revise your researching strategies before you reply to me again. You clearly don't know what you're talking about historically or mathematically. (EDIT): This comment kept getting deleted when I tried to reply in the pinned comment thread on the related video, so I'm gonna try to post it here... The reply to what you left for me 2 hours ago.

[@Verlisify]

Damn. You are an idiot. That Pokemon is gender locked to always be male. You don't know anything, whelp

[@dipworld4992]

i didnt understand anything...

[@DanielH-ep7th]

Inherent......values.......jesus.

[@Verlisify]

???

[@malkiqbokluk202]

You gotta send this to Wolfie 💀

[@danielquintanilla315]

I have never understood the thing of competitive Pokémon

[@gamerrex953]

The susihe pokemon gives 2 sp atk eves and the fish that eats the sushi pokemon give 3 hp evs