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Are there trainers out there that don't EV train?

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maelstrom5292

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Charoshi

Charmander is best
I don't really, especially not for an in-game team. I think people who do that for in-game teams are a wee bit overkill. I haven't really gotten into competitive battling yet, so I really have no use for it.
 
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DarkOverlord777

The Dragon Mage
never really bothered to try to ev train,since i dont really battle competively
 
jstinftw!

jstinftw!

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CherryBlossomKitten999 said:
Amen! I understand EV training (surprisingly), I just don't do it. I play Pokemon to have fun, not to have the "best team"!
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Just because you EV train doesn't mean you only play to have the "best team." And just because you EV train definitely doesn't mean you don't play for fun.

I EV train. I have fun. I don't have the best team. But I still do it, because I want to. It makes me feel better about training my Pokemon as well as I can.

That's a generalization. Honestly, you can liken it to saying someone who listens to, say, Green Day, for example, is anti-american. Someone can listen to Green Day and not be anti-american, just as someone can EV train and not only play to have the "best team." And still have fun.

(EDIT: Just realized this can be read in an attacking tone. I don't mean this in a mean way.)
 
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Buchou

filch some swag
I don't competitively battle or anything of the sort so it doesn't appeal to me. So no, I do not.
 
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sam40400

nice
I don't really train specific EVs, since im not really into competitive battling that much, but im also not the type to use a thousand rare candies on a pokemon
 
2rsa

2rsa

Shiny Hunter
Ev training is a must for competitive aspect of the game.
 
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CliveKoopa

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How is it a must? Not everyone who plays Pokemon even cares about EV training or even knows what it is. I don't even know what competitive battling is, never mind what EV training is.
 
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Garch0mp0utrage

SemiPokemonUnMaster
CliveKoopa said:
How is it a must? Not everyone who plays Pokemon even cares about EV training or even knows what it is. I don't even know what competitive battling is, never mind what EV training is.
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Unless you want your Pokemon to have under-average stats, you don't EV train. EV training is a long process of raising certain stats to their highest points. Competitive battling is for people who take battles seriously. (yea they even have tiers for that stuff :p) Basically to shorten the length of this, it's special training to make your Pokemon stronger which is absolutely necessary for competitive battling.

and yes, there are a lot of people who don't EV train, but of course, not me. :)
 
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JJDalts

Tobi is a good boy!
I don't EV train.

Partly because I don't play competetively, and partly because I don't fully understand it =P
 
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cpkmn23

Whatever
I don't understand it fully either. I don't play competitively, though. The only people I battle against are my friends and they don't EV train either, so it's not really necessary. I might get into it sometime though.
 
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