2011-04-06, 09:44 PM
Yeah, things get complicated if the Pokemon you`re checking for IVs has already battled. Even worse if you want to check your in game team after you beat the game/in mid game. Generally, one would breed a pokemon for the right nature (by having a "mother" with that nature hold an everstone) and/or the IVs you want (with a power item). Then you can check by putting the hatched pokemon in a situation where it's level is adjusted to 50 or 100.
Generally, you shouldn't care about EVs, IVs, or even natures during the main game. You worry about that post game when you have all the areas that are open to you, in order to have the greatest variety of places to possibly EV train at. Unless you know exactly what EVs you want to train, and what trainers have pokemon that give them, you would want to avoid battling trainers with fresh pokemon. For something useless like magikarp, you would have to either use an exp share, or switch out into something else on whatever pokemon gives the EVs you want for the magikarp until its EVs are maxed out. Then you can go on to level it.
Basically, determine the nature and IVs you want. Then breed for them (or RNG), give them the necessary EV training (preferably with a power item and pokerus) and then you can finally train them up.
You might get less than favourable results if you just plan to catch things in the wild. So start fresh with your team and breed them up, it's not like you're pressed for time to make a good team.
Generally, you shouldn't care about EVs, IVs, or even natures during the main game. You worry about that post game when you have all the areas that are open to you, in order to have the greatest variety of places to possibly EV train at. Unless you know exactly what EVs you want to train, and what trainers have pokemon that give them, you would want to avoid battling trainers with fresh pokemon. For something useless like magikarp, you would have to either use an exp share, or switch out into something else on whatever pokemon gives the EVs you want for the magikarp until its EVs are maxed out. Then you can go on to level it.
Basically, determine the nature and IVs you want. Then breed for them (or RNG), give them the necessary EV training (preferably with a power item and pokerus) and then you can finally train them up.
You might get less than favourable results if you just plan to catch things in the wild. So start fresh with your team and breed them up, it's not like you're pressed for time to make a good team.