A PRIMER ON COMPETITIVE POKEMON
Faintallofyouropponent'sPokemonbeforetheydoittoyou.
Thereare(now)welldocumentedmechanicsthataffectdamage.We willgoover4!
TheentiretyofcompetitivePokemonstrategyisfocusedondamage-theabilitytodealdamage,withstanddamage,andavoiddamage.
Damage,damage,damage
TypeMatters
IV-individualvalues
PerfectIVoddsinthewild?There'saonein4,096chanceoffinding
CompetitivePokemontrainersaimathavingPokemonbetween5or6
EachPokemonhasbeenassigneda“grade”oneachofthosestats.
Nature
EachPokemonhasbeenassignedaNature
Thereare25Natures-soslimchancestocatchtherightnatureinthewild inthefirstattempt
SoyoucaughtyourfavePokemon!Great..EachPokemonisuniqueandthe Pikachuyouspenttheentiregamelevellingupmightactuallysuckin battle…oneofthereasonisNature.
Eachofthe25Natures,withtheexceptionoffive,willincreaseoneStatby 10% whiledecreasinganotherStatby10%
EV-effortvalue
● EVsarehiddenpointsthatpermanentlyboostthestatsofyourPokémon.You canearnEVsineachstat
● IfyouarenotcountingtheEVsandkeepingtrackeverytimeyouKOa Pokemon,youwillmessupyourPokemon'sEVspread
● TherearemaximumEVvaluesforspecificstatsaswellasatotalmaximum, meaningyoucan'tinfinitelyboostyourPokémon'sstats.