What stat do you emphasize?

[pikachu65]

I got the idea from the Battle Dome, I've niticed that every trainer emphasizes two stats. For ex. HP and DEFENSE. What do you emphasize? I choose SPEED and SPECIAL ATTACK. Please vote.

Edit: I know it is different for every pokemon, but a lot of people have favorites. I chose sp.a and speed because I like sweepers more then other pokemon.

 

[ShinyManafi]

All of them, but I like Sp.Att, and Sp.DEF

 

[Twilit Dragoon]

I prefer Attack and Speed more but I also like Sp. Attack and HP.

 

[blade2291]

i usually emphasize hp and attack but speed comes in a close third

 

[zipzap713]

/\ same. Attack and Speed and Hp is what i buy vitamins to up the stats

 

[medaton]

i'd say the pokemon's offensive stat (scizor=atk, starmie=sp.atk), speed, and then, if i have extra EV, i give it to hp

 

[SkyHighSwellow]

I try to emphasize speed and attack. In my opinion, it's offense over defense.

 

[blade2291]

i hate defense, even though you need it, thats why ive never trained a shuckle or any other pure defense pokemon, it would get on my nerves even though im the one using it.

 

[Shiny Ho-Oh]

Sp.Att and Speed

 

[Sapphire Phoenix]

HP, Def,S.Def, and Speed.

 

[Drummerdude]

Speed is all I care about. What good is attack if you can't attack.

 

[Dummy]

Mine is Sp.Atk and Atk and speed cause I'm challanging my friend in a match

 

[pikachu65]

Mine is Sp.Atk and Atk and speed cause I'm challanging my friend in a match

I did the exact same thing. I was killing my friend's pokemon until he got smart enough to use tanks against my sweepers. I was so stuborn and did not want to change my strategy, then he chalenged me for a match. If I loose, he gets my mewtwo (the strongest member of my team at that time) and if he looses I get his shinys. I was dumb enough to eccept, without changing my team. Guess who won.. I got creamed >_< Oh man that mewtwo was everything to me .

Anyways, my point is be careful with your sweepers.

 

[The Wobbuffet]

I try to emphasize speed and attack. In my opinion, it's offense over defense.

Or, as a great Magic: the Gathering player once put it, "There are no wrong threats, only wrong answers."

 

[Mudkip3]

This is a nice poll. I chose Special Attack, because all of my favorite types are Special. Although I don't understand the whole "EV" thing, I still try to battle as many Spinda's as I can.

 

[Jirachibow]

I train atk,Sp.atk,Sp.Def,and speed.

 

[Comis Patronus]

Sp. Atk. and Speed. Most notably because I use Latios, Metagross, and Milotic.

 

[Lord Scalgon]

Speed is the essence of battle, so I choose speed.

 

[Icy Wind]

Speed and Attack or Sp. Attack.

 

[Dre]

I like to emphasize Speed. Always.

The way I see it is, if you can kill them before they kill you, you don't have much need for HP, defense, or SDefense.

If you get hit first, your Attack or SAttact probably isn't going to matter because they get a 2nd hit in before you get your second hit in .. and that's assuming you live through the first one.

But someone once said .. "Avoid hitting if it is honorably possible. But if you must hit, never hit soft."

So the remaining Ev goes into either Attack or SAttack