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luuleeuhrah

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i know theres a page on this on serebii.net but its still really confusing - so i came to you guys. how does ev training work in short terms? just keep fighting level 14 spindas until level 100 or something? seems a little boring but really determined. and i know about vitamins but cant you only use 10 per pokemon? - and where can i also get a macho brace. ahh so many questions needing so many simple answers. im sorry if there is already a thread about this but i didnt see any on the first 2 pages so yeah..
 
1) make sure you do this before gaining EXP from any other battles.

2) fight a given species that gives 1 EV in the stat you're looking for until you reach the number of EVs you're looking for (often 252). count each battle as 1 if your pokemon has neither pokerus or a macho brace, 2 if it has just one of them, and 4 if it's infected and holding a brace.

3) repeat for each stat you're training in.
 
So basically you have to do it from the start at like level 5? and where do i get macho brace? i know about pokerus and the infections but i need to know where to get a macho brace

oh by the way thanks for the help too
 
You get the macho brace from one of the members of the winstrate family. It will double gained EV's from each pokemon.
 
to clarify starterlover's post: in R/S/E, you get the macho brace from the mother winstrate (victoria, i think), if you talk to her inside the winstrate house after beating all 4 members of the family that still live at home.

in FR/LG, you get it by using the itemfinder on the spot where giovanni stood in viridian gym.

in colo, you get it where you rescue plusle in the pyrite cave.

in XD, i think it's a possible item you can get from the interview in gateon port, along with white herb/mental herb/amulet coin. which you get depends on how many questions you answer "yes" to.
 
Only start EV training after you finish the first part of the game so the count doesn't get messed up. Get a piece of paper and a pencil get attach a Macho Brace to the desiring Pokemon and start training away.

For EV Training Beginners I suggest you use 252/252/6 or 252/129/129, it's easy to count. Remember, DON'T LOSE COUNT!!!
 
ok so ive already been to battle frontier and all so i guess thats the first part of the game.

so each battle is 1 ev. so someone above said 252/252/6 - what does that mean? like the spots - i know the numbers are what i want them to be -well at least the 252's


EDIT: oh and by the way i play emerald
 
luuleeuhrah said:
ok so ive already been to battle frontier and all so i guess thats the first part of the game.

so each battle is 1 ev. so someone above said 252/252/6 - what does that mean? like the spots - i know the numbers are what i want them to be -well at least the 252's


EDIT: oh and by the way i play emerald
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510 is the Maximum number of a Pokémon's total EV's. 252 is the Maximum number of EV'sthat you can get for a Pokémon stat in each category. 6 EV's increases one point.

For example of a 252/252/6, a Special Sweeping Sceptile usually has maxed out(252) Sp. Atk. and Speed, and remaining 6 usually is for HP is just for fillers, it only increases 1 point up in stats anyways, but at close battles, it's very useful.

I'll give you another example to help you understand more. 252/129/129 is usually if you want to boost 3 stats, first the 252 is for the top priority and the 129's are for secondary and tricriary priorties. Like a Annoying Tank like Milotic you want to put 252 at Defense, and 129 each at HP and Sp. Defense. That makes Milotic a living hell to take out along with the right moves.

Hope that helps, if you need more help, PM me.

EDIT: Oh btw each battle isn't nessessarily 1 ev, for example if you beat a Pikachu with a pkmn it gets 2 evs in speed, but a Raichu gives you 3 evs in speed. A Macho Brace attached with a Pkmn gives you DOUBLE the EV's, so if you beat a Raichu with it you get 6 EVs, and so on.

Use the Serebii Pokedex to find out what Pokemons give what EVs.
 
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Yeah I've been looking at the pokedex and such and you have helped out alot! I will PM you for more info later on as I go. And I'll continue to reread Serebii's page about EV Training as I understand more and more


oh and question about macho brace -

when i take it off does my speed go back to normal? or is it permanent?
 
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luuleeuhrah said:
Yeah I've been looking at the pokedex and such and you have helped out alot! I will PM you for more info later on as I go. And I'll continue to reread Serebii's page about EV Training as I understand more and more


oh and question about macho brace -

when i take it off does my speed go back to normal? or is it permanent?
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when you take off the macho brace, your speed goes back to normal
 
Thank you for the Macho Brace info there.

You guys are awesome - Thanks for all your help!
 
Also Macho Brace doesn't effect your speed EVs, when I was a newb, I got mixed up and didn't use it. :(
 
can someone plz PM me and explain everything about EVs and IVs cuz i dont get anny of it

im sry for being slow lol but i really dont get it
this can change everything about my pokemon training haha but this seems really important so can someone plz explain this to me
 
Pikachu1125 said:
Also Macho Brace doesn't effect your speed EVs, when I was a newb, I got mixed up and didn't use it. :(
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what are you talking about? it doubles Speed EVs just like it doubles all other EVs.
 
you get EV's from battles when you verse people you mixed records for right?

and does anyone know the time between each time you battle them? coz i know you cant just keep battling them over and over, one time straight aftre another.
 
yes, you get EVs from secret base battles.

you can fight them once each day. so, all you have to do is fight them and let a midnight according to the game time pass, and you can fight them again.

also, if you mix records with a game that has the secret base you want to battle, you can rebattle immediately. so you can do something along the lines of battle/mix/battle/mix/battle/mix/battle/mix/battle all in one day.
 
HehehehehahahahahHAHAHAHAMUAHAHAHAHAHA....sorrry, a little off-topic.
but it thought it was necessary...

dont flame me, this was an equivilant to a : thanks.
 
Mod's this seems helpful since were getting people who still dont get EV's lol

i was wondering if this is worth a sticky
 
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