@KaizokuJinbei:
By any chance could a experienced EV trainer teach me how to EV train?
I'm not necessarily experienced but I do know the details. Basically, EV training is beating the crap out of specific pokemon over and over. The maximum amount of EV's, or Effort Values as they are known, is 510. The maximum amount of EV's that actually matter are 508, so you have a 2 EV leeway to make mistakes (though I recommend not abusing it). An effort value is pretty much what it sounds like, hidden points awarded to your pokemon for their effort. This is calculated when they beat a pokemon that has a superior stat to your pokemon. Like for instance, if Woobat has superior speed then by you "overcoming" that disadvantage, you get awarded an EV.
This is what it's supposed to be at base level but the truth is, all pokemon have predetermined EV awards. I don't know for certain and this is just hypothetical but let's say that Woobat awards 3 EV's in the speed stat. It will always award 3 EV's for speed. So if you wanted to maximize your pokemon's speed stat, you would beat the crap out of Woobats. Now here's the thing, each stat has a maximum of 252 EV's that you can tag on to it. So in the end, you're only going to be able to award 252 EV's to 2 stats and 4 EV's to 1 other stat. (252+252+4=508)
Keep in mind, EV's do not equal an entire point. You have to collect 4 EV's in order to obtain 1 point. So that 252 translates as 63 points. Also, you want to make sure that you maximize your stats by pouring all your EV's into the 2 stats of your choice. This means no fighting pokemon that'll give you EV's you don't want and this also means you have to keep track of how many EV's you're putting in. If you don't keep track then you'll be wasting your time because the game stops counting once a stat has reached 252 EV's. You have to move on to another one after that.
If you fucked up and you need to get rid of some EV's then don't sweat it. If you go to Dream World via online, you can get special berries to reduce your EV's. You'll hit 0 for that stat when your pokemon doesn't take berries anymore. You can also EV train at lv. 100 so you don't have to worry about time restraints. When you EV train at lv. 100, your stats will change around to reflect the changes. Also, you can feed your pokemon supplements for the first 100 EV's of any given stat. Supplements are those pills like protein and zinc and stuff. They won't work after the first 100 EV's so you have to get them in the beginning. However, the wings you find on Driftveil Bridge can be given to them infinitely. Each one gives 1 EV to their respective stat. So theoretically, you could just harvest wings instead of fighting pokemon.
There's another thing you're going to want to keep in mind and that's natures, IV's and base stats. Natures determine stat growth in such a way that it'll give a 10% increase to a stat and 10% decrease to another stat. You'll see the stats differentiated from the others by colors. You should always know what your pokemon's nature is (10%+ to speed, 10%- to attack, etc.) Otherwise you might train a stat with a 10% decrease and waste your time.
IV's, or Individual Values as they're known, are another invisible value. However, unlike EV's, you're stuck with this and it's mostly random (only able to be manipulated through breeding). They determine a pokemon's potential growth as an individual and greatly affect stat growth. A stat with low IV's won't grow as well and a stat with high IV's will grow very well. IV's can be anywhere between 0-31. You can't check them at will but you can go to the Battle Subway and talk to this one guy that'll let you know the ballpark your IV's for each stat are in. You should talk to him to verify.
If you have shit IV's all around, you might want to consider using a different pokemon with better IV's. Also, base stats are pretty much that, base stats for each pokemon. A pokemon's final stats (without factoring in EV's, IV's, natures, etc.) will always be 2 times the original amount + 5. You should check a pokemon's stats (just check Bulbapedia, don't make it complicated) and see where their maximum growth lies and what you want to do. And that should be it for all the variables, you'll want to make sure you thoroughly research each one for your pokemon.
For EV training, you can also equip a macho brace (or other power items) and that'll double the amount of EV's you receive in battle. Exp share will also share the EV's you acquire in battle with that pokemon (so be careful). Switching pokemon will also still award EV's to that pokemon (so again, be careful). To avoid that just run from battle. You can also contract Pokerus which is a special virus that'll double your EV gains for the infected pokemon (I'd recommend looking this up). Most likely, unless you have a friend that also plays Pokemon and has it, you're not going to get it though. Ideally, Pokerus and the macho brace are the fastest ways to EV train, giving you double EV's and then doubling that value again.
You're going to be doing a lot of counting.~
