EV Question...

[Droglas]

I have a question... Should I EV train my pokemon's strongest stat? or the lowest?

 

[water types rule]

It depends, I'm no expert on EVs but usually you would train their strengths, like a sweeper, would need either SpAtt, or Att, and Spd.

 

[Incognito Trainer]

you should put them toward thier strengths sometimes the lowest stat they get is so low EV training wouldnt be worth it

 

[Volteon]

I boost pokémon´s strenghts (most of the times are Attack/S.attack and Speed) but you should give less EV for the stats that you´ll already boost in battle (152 or more is good), like Scizor´s attack if you´re going to use Swords dance or Slowbro´s S.attack that you´re going to boost with Calm mind, to aim in defenses, a little.

There´s also the nature boost, Nature boost + EV boost = good stat.


But never forget to check the stikies first, I think they already have your answer there.

 

[Char1016]

I Ev train my pokemons either in Attack or Special Attack. Which one it needs. Ev train it's Speed and the rest goes for defense or special defense, depending on pokemon's weaknesses.

 

[WhiteWizard42]

depends on the pokemon. salamence's highest stats are attack and speed, and that's what it usually gets trained in, but blissey's defense is horrible, and i've yet to see a good blissey that didn't have 252 defense EVs.

 

[Kev Chi]

I agree with Wizard. I think it kinda depends on what poke your training. If it's a sweeper, I'd try and raise either one of their attacks and speed and if their a wall, raise the defenses.

 

[MetalMario]

When it comes to training defenses, go ahead and raise the lowest, since it'll have more of a % of effect. Most people give Blissey Defense EVs despite its Defense being so low. The same goes for HP when it's extremely low in relation to defenses, as is the case with Shuckle. Raising its HP will help you take more hits more than raising its defenses.

When it comes to attack, we generally only work with one and provide moves that run off the same attack stat, which is why we see Special and Physical sweepers. By using only one attack (usually the better one, and boosted with a nature), we can save EVs for use in speed and defenses (including HP).

So, to oversimplify, with defenses, raise the lower one, but with attacks, raise the higher one.

 

[The Organizer]

I say train the pokemon in there weakest and strongest stat, or have a dispersment. it all depends on what you want. But id say train exculsivly on the weak stat, and then exclusivly on the strong stat to gain power and gain some more power on the weak stat.

 

[Dratini927]

Use the EV FAQ we have. Any further questions go in there.

http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=105223

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