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I am a passionate gamer with years of experience covering all things gaming, esports, and streaming. I have extra love for Dota 2, Pok\u00e9mon, and Apex Legends.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/a_tsiaoussidis"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/alextsiaoussidis"}]}},"raw_content":"If you want to make your Pok\u00e9mon as powerful as they can be in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet, you\u2019ll have to do more than level them up. You\u2019ll have to optimize their stats by training their EVs. EVs stands for \u2018Effort Values.\u2019 They determine what stats (HP, Attack, Defence, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defence, and Speed) a Pok\u00e9mon will gain after battling, and in turn, fine-tune it for competitive battling. Four EVs equal one stat. It\u2019s a system that functions independently from experience and leveling. A Pok\u00e9mon can have a maximum of 510 EVs, but no more than 252 EVs can in one stat. When you first catch one (or choose your starter), it won\u2019t have any EVs but will gain them over time. The problem, though, is the distribution will be all over the place. That\u2019s because defeating different Pok\u00e9mon will cause different EVs to increase. So, a bit of planning (or re-working\u2014we\u2019ll get to that later) is in order. How to check EVs in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet You can check a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s EVs in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet by pressing X, moving to a specific Pok\u00e9mon, pressing \u2018Check summary,\u2019 pressing right and moving to the \u2018Moves and Stats\u2019 page, and then pressing L. This will make the hexagon graph show EVs in the foreground rather than stats. In the example below, the EV is the brighter-colored shape in the middle. You can see that EVs for Attack and Speed have been optimized. There are 252 in each of them, and the remaining six are split between HP and Defense. How to train EVs in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet EVs can be trained in two ways\u2014battling and vitamins. Battling takes longer and requires some knowledge, but it can be facilitated via certain holdable items. Supplements are much quicker, but they\u2019re also rather expensive, and there\u2019s a limit to how much you can do. Battling If you want to level up EVs via battling Pok\u00e9mon, you\u2019ll need to know which ones cause the EV you want to train to grow. This can be done by catching one and seeing what its strongest stat is. Here\u2019s a list of some of the easiest and most reliable Pok\u00e9mon to battle for each EV, along with their location: HP: Paldean Wooper (South Province Area 5)Attack: Yungoos (Inlet Grotto)Defense: Tarountula (Poco Path)Special Attack: Gastly (East Province Area Two, East Province Area Three, South Province Area One, South Province Area Three, West Province Area One)Special Defense: Toedscool (Socarrat Trail)Speed: Rookidee (East Province Area One, East Province Area Two, East Province Area Three, South Province Area One, South Province Area Three, South Province Area Five) Each time you defeat one (in a proper battle, not auto-battling), the EV associated with it will increase by one. That means you\u2019ll need to defeat 252 of them to increase an EV to its maximum, which can take a long time. Power items Fortunately, you can make this process much faster by buying the following holdable items from Delibird Presents in Mesagoza, Levincia, or Cascarrafa. They cost 10,000 apiece, and increase the EV associated with them by eight per battle, regardless of which Pok\u00e9mon you battle. The only downside is they halve your Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s speed while holding them. HP: Power WeightAttack: Power BracerDefence: Power BeltSpecial Attack: Power LensSpecial Defence: Power BandSpeed: Power Anklet Using this method, you\u2019ll only need to defeat around 32 Pok\u00e9mon to max out a desired EV. What\u2019s more, you can buy multiple ones and give them to each Pok\u00e9mon in your party. They\u2019ll gain EVs even without participating in the battle. Vitamins To make the process even faster, you can purchase one of the following vitamins to increase a desired EV by ten. They cost 10,000 each at Chansey Supply stores in big cities. You can use a specific one up to 25 times on a Pok\u00e9mon, making it an easy way to bump an EV up to 250\u2014if you have the money to spare. HP: HP UpAttack: ProteinDefence: IronSpecial Attack: CalciumSpecial Defence: ZincSpeed: Carbos How to reset EVs in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet If you\u2019re new to EV training, chances are the EV distribution on some of your Pok\u00e9mon is already a mess. This happens to a lot of people and is practically inevitable for starter Pok\u00e9mon. The good news, though, is there\u2019s a way to reset them. It\u2019s time-consuming and expensive, but it can be done thanks to six berries\u2014all of which reduce a certain EV by ten. HP: Pomeg BerryAttack: Kelpsy BerryDefence: Qualot BerrySpecial Attack: Hondew BerrySpecial Defence: Grepa BerrySpeed: Tomato Berry They\u2019re pretty hard to come by, though. You\u2019ll find them littered throughout the Paldea wilderness in the form of shining, sparking spots on the ground, particularly in grassy areas and fields. The best places to look are East Province Area One and East Province Area Two. Alternatively, you can also find them in the grassy areas in Area Zero if you\u2019ve reached the endgame. You can also obtain them in large quantities via an auction in Port Marinada. The NPC wearing a black tank top towards the center of the market sells them on a randomized basis each day. You\u2019ll have to bid between 10,000 and 20,000 to win them, and after you\u2019ve won them, you\u2019ll need to wait for the day-to-night cycle to pass in-game before you can do it again. What are the best EVs to train in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet? Okay, so now you know just about everything there is to EV training, you\u2019re probably wondering\u2014what are the best ones to train? The answer is\u2014you guessed it, an open-ended one. A good rule of thumb is to increase the EVs associated with your Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s strongest stat, and what its moves are. You can tell what category a move is in the Moves and Stats section of a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s summary. To check, click on \u2018Forget A Move\u2019 and hover over each one. The oval-shaped target icon means it\u2019s a Special Attack move, the starry-looking explosion icon means it's a regular Attack move, and the yin-yang-looking icon means it's a status move. Skeledirge, for example, has a lot of Special Attack moves at higher levels. It\u2019s also not very fast by default but has a good amount of HP. So, focusing on Special Attack and HP seems to be a good approach. In the end, though\u2014it all comes down to preference and strategy. You might opt to have a Pok\u00e9mon with a high health pool whose sole purpose is to hop in, absorb damage, and inflict status conditions. 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If you want to make your Pok\u00e9mon as powerful as they can be in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em>, you\u2019ll have to do more than level them up. You\u2019ll have to optimize their stats by training their EVs.<\/p>

EVs stands for \u2018Effort Values.\u2019 They determine what stats (HP, Attack, Defence, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defence, and Speed) a Pok\u00e9mon will gain after battling, and in turn, fine-tune it for competitive battling. Four EVs equal one stat.<\/p>

It\u2019s a system that functions independently from experience and leveling.<\/p>

A Pok\u00e9mon can have a maximum of 510 EVs, but no more than 252 EVs can in one stat. When you first catch one (or choose your starter), it won\u2019t have any EVs but will gain them over time.<\/p>

The problem, though, is the distribution will be all over the place. That\u2019s because defeating different Pok\u00e9mon will cause different EVs to increase. So, a bit of planning (or re-working\u2014we\u2019ll get to that later) is in order.<\/p>