EVs, IVs, and all that other crap, how does it work?

[Jub3r7]

Hm. :/ That does make sense.
But what makes it different from past generations?

[Cobraroll]

^In previous generations, Exp. yield depended on the species and level of the opponent Pokémon. In this generation, they threw your level into the equation as well. As a result, it's no longer as feasible to power level a single Pokémon during the gameplay (as levelling up now has two factors that slows it down for each level you advance), and it's easier to train a low-levelled Pokémon up to the standards of your team (as it will rake in on Exp. points when it defeats a Pokémon whose level is higher than its own).

For example, I once had a newly hatched, internationally trained Deino who jumped straight up to level 29 after helping defeat a lvl. 67 Conkeldurr. This makes EV training a lot easier, as you can simply defeat a single Pokémon, level waaaay up without messing up your EVs (much), then your Pokémon is strong enough to plow through all the "EV hotspots" (for instance, beating Litwick in Celestial Tower).

[fingerz]

As a result, it's no longer as feasible to power level a single Pokémon during the gameplay...

I still managed to do that successfully.

[SlowPokemon]

One word: Audino, duh.

[Cobraroll]

^I said not as feasible, not completely impossible. Audino will help you to a certain point, but from there on, it would be better to just proceed. Unless you stay in every area for a LONG time, you'll be slowed down to the level of the next area quite fast anyway. If you proceed through the story with weak Pokémon, they will quickly grow to suit the levels of the trainers there, whereas strong Pokémon won't gain as much from beating the trainers, thus slowing your progress further.

[fingerz]

Yes, I must admit, Audino's did help.

[Dude]

Mega bump, but...

I'm playing a Fire Red hack and almost have all of the stats I want EV trained to the max, is it ok to use rare candies to level it up when I'm finished or is it better to level up by battling?

[Shadoninja]

Mega bump, but...

I'm playing a Fire Red hack and almost have all of the stats I want EV trained to the max, is it ok to use rare candies to level it up when I'm finished or is it better to level up by battling?

after EV training, you can use rare candies if you want.

[Dude]

Ok, I wasn't sure if it made a difference or not.

Thanks.

[Shadoninja]

Ok, I wasn't sure if it made a difference or not.

Thanks.

No problem. The only reasons you would battle is to gain EVs or if you're one of those pokemon purists.

[jxjxjx]

Now where can I get them in White?

You can get them in dream world.

[spitllama]

You're answering a question from March of last year xD

[jxjxjx]

Can I use this method to get 10 EVs each battle?
Pokemon( 1 ev)+ power item(4 evs) x 2(pokerus) = 10 evs total
Sorry.

[spitllama]

Yep that works