BW/BW2 I don't get EV training

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I was wondering if any of you could help me, I don't get EV training. I get like
You defeat a pokemon. That pokemon gives out a certain EV. Right.
But now my question is

How many of a pokemon do you have to defeat to raise the stat significantly?
If you want the ev, or stat or whatever, to increase, can you only battle pokemon that increase the stat you want?
 
Depending on which stat, according to Serebii, 4 EV points will add +1 to that stat, thus the 252 rule
 
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I was wondering if any of you could help me, I don't get EV training. I get like
You defeat a pokemon. That pokemon gives out a certain EV. Right.
But now my question is

How many of a pokemon do you have to defeat to raise the stat significantly?
If you want the ev, or stat or whatever, to increase, can you only battle pokemon that increase the stat you want?
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Go to serrebi or smogon they usually have this kind of stuff :)
 
Depends on the pokemon. most if not all online pokedexes will have this information.

To answer your other question, if you're trying to gain EVs in Attack, you must only fight enemies that give Attack EVs when defeated.
 
Formulas? What formulas?

You get 510 total EVs to allocate. Every 4 EVs in a single stat you earn nets you 1 additional point in that stat (at level 100). The most EVs you can put into a stat is 255, but since 255 is not evenly divisible by 4, the most you _should_ be putting in a stat is 252. This lets you be the most efficient with your EVs.

EVs are gained after every battle. If your Pokemon would receive EXP from a battle, it will receive all EVs too.

I guess there are formulas when factoring in Power items and PKRS but those are easy to understand, too:

If a Pokemon has PKRS, it doubles EVs gained.

if a Pokemon is holding Macho Brace, it doubles EVs gained. This can be combined with PKRS for a 4x EV gain.

Power items _add four_ EVs to the base given from a Pokemon. This can be combined with PKRS for huge gains in a single stat or you can use it to dual train in two stats

so if I have the Power Anklet (+4 speed) and kill a Starly (which gives 1 Speed EV), I get 5 Speed points (1 + 4). If I have PKRS, I get 10 ([1 + 4] x 2). Note how PKRS is factored AFTER the item.

Say now that I have a Power Lens (+4 spatk) and kill another Starly. I get 1 Speed and 4 Special Attack (1 from Starly, 4 from the item). If I have PKRS, I get 2 Speed and 8 Special Attack (1 x 2, 4 x 2).

The game doesn't keep track of your EVs so you will have to do this yourself with pen and paper.

easy, no?
 
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Ohhh. So, its best to start eving from lv1? And once you've filled your ev's, thats it?
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Basically, yes.

There are 6 berries that exist that will reduce existing EVs on a Pokemon if you feel you need to erase them, but that's usually only done if you made a counting error or if you got something in a trade and need to clean the IVs up completely.

I know ISB posted an EV training guide a while back if PMJ's explanation didn't answer all your questions. EV training does look pretty tricky at first, but eventually you'll get it down to a science. (If you have the Power Items and PokeRus, EV training gets really easy. You can EV train a Pokemon in about 20 minutes as opposed to, say, an hour.)
 
But one thing that's different about this generation, as opposed to previous generations, is even at lvl 100, a pokemon can still gain EVs.
 
[email protected] said:
Ohhh. So, its best to start eving from lv1? And once you've filled your ev's, thats it?
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Well, not neccessarily. There's nothing wrong with starting to EV Train a Pokémon from level 70. It will still get the exact same amount of EVs as a Pokémon at level one would. Just as long as you get all the EVs you want before Level 100, you will be fine.

As Grizzly mentioned, it is technically possible to EV pokemon at Lv. 100, but it is an extremely tedious process that involves running around a bridge collecting feathers.

Also I'm not sure if anybody mentioned it, but you can use Vitamins to make the process go more quickly. Protein, Iron, and all them give 10 EVs to a specific stat each time you use them. You can use each one 10 times, so that's a possible head start of 100 EVs in each stat.
 
Also, in gen 5, EVs are awarded immediately after the battle ends and not after a level up, which also allows for EV training at level 100.
 
I don't get your question. A Pokemon can have 510 maximum or 255 maximum (252 optimal) in any stat.
 
So, I started 'ev training' a charmeleon in the celestial tower, from a level one charmander. Only battling litwicks and Elgyems, its holding the power lens. I thought it was going ok, but then, I battled 4 of them, to get from level 25 to 26, and it only went 3 stat points. Is that ok?
 
4 EV = 1 stat only applies at level 100. The amount of needed EV:s for a stat point decreases as the level of your Pokémon rises, and at level 100 4 EV:s make finally one stat point.
 
It means:

~It has 255 Special Attack EVs
OR
~Its total EV count is 510.
 
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