I've gotten a Shiny Pichu and a Normal Pichu. I can't decide which one I want... the IV's are listed below, along with natures. I have two light balls, so I can use both (I'd love to try pulling off a Pikachu team on PBR... but anyway, continuing...)
The Non-Shiny: Timid @ Light Ball, with 23/0/20/31/25/14 IV's. Male. (Note: It's already a pikachu, at level 4. I walked. A lot. But it was a Pichu when I found the stats)
The Shiny: Calm @ Light Ball, with 22/0/10/31/25/31 IV's. Female. (Note: I'm going to make this a Pikachu, but it isn't yet.)
I love the parents... these two hatched Pichu are about as close as brother/sister as I can get. I found the stats by doing the Fortune battle on PBR to find lv. 100 stats and then used MetalKid's IV calculator. Anyway, I'm wondering which one I should use. Ultimately, they'll have about the same Special Attack after I EV invest. The non-shiny will get the speed boost through ability, but the shiny will get the speed boost through IV's. Neither will be a physical attacker, considering they both have zero attack IV's and both have attack hindering natures. I figured the calm one would have a little more resistance to the random sp. attack someone thinks they can get away with or a weak earth power, considering it has above average Sp.Def and a Sp.Def raising ability.
Any opinions on this subject?
Oh, and I have a 31 Sp.Attk IV/Modest Giratina which I plan to use via wi-fi battle on PBR... but you can't use Origin forme on Wi-Fi. (I'd normally send it to platinum for the Platinum Orb.) Is it worth using the normal Giratina as a special attacker?
That's all. Your opinions/criticism would be appreciated. Thanks. I'm keeping all three as pokemon, but I want to know which Pichu/Pikachu would be better for battling and whether or not the Giratina is worth using.