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finallegacy
Bug Catcher
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:16 pm Posts: 4
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Just wondering how many of you guys do these things. I think in order to competitively battle, you should at least know how to EV train. I made some guides to these things in case anyone wants to learn how. Links to them are on my signature.
Personally, I breed for both IV's and natures, and EV train.
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Wymsy
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:18 am Posts: 70 Location: Your imagination
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I do all three. Breed for natures and good IVs, and then EV train.
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:27 pm |
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Growlix
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:45 am Posts: 79 Location: Missouri
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I don't have the patience for IVs, but I have started Nature breeding, and then later EV training.
I didn't start that way, though. *points down* Lupus, my Jolteon, was only bred for his Timid nature, while Aquila the Skarmory and Andromeda the Ninetales are both also EV trained. The rest of mine are impure on all three counts, but I love them all the same. *hugs*
(Except for my Lucario, because spikes and hugs don't go well.)
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:34 pm |
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Sparrow
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:58 pm Posts: 606 Location: California
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I try to do all three, but I've only successfully done it twice. :/
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:20 am |
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Roar Of Time
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:25 am Posts: 691
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I do all three...these are important for competatative battling, which is what I do.
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:48 am |
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blu-suicune
Ace Trainer
Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:38 pm Posts: 277
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I only breed for natures on things I'm actually going to use or when its important- I bred for a Modest Feebas. That makes sense.
I don't breed for IVs or EV train because I don't care. I don't battle competitively, so it would be a waste of time for me.
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:40 pm |
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soulmaster
Ace Trainer
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:15 pm Posts: 287 Location: New Zealand
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I do all three also, because I like the fact that when you do them successfully, it means the Pokemon is about as strong as it can get. Of course, it can be hard sometimes, but it's definately worth it.
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:24 pm |
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Krisp
Lite Four
Joined: Sun May 29, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 3471
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Working two jobs, I don't really have much time for it at the moment. But yes, I do breed for IVs, natures, and train for EVs.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:54 pm |
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dragonfan149
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:30 pm Posts: 806 Location: PDX
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As long as you you know how to breed well, it is quite easy to get perfect (or good) IV's; natures are also not a problem. EV's are easy if you use the right items. So...yea I do them all.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:12 pm |
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Gnaaye
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:22 am Posts: 815
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Hell yes, I do all.
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:59 am |
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Valentine
Pokemon Master
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:59 pm Posts: 2399 Location: feel the mambo
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i only breed for IVs and natures.
then the babies (after they get pokerus) are thrown in a box to rot until i get wifi like i was promised almost half a year ago.
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:19 pm |
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DNA
Trivia Champion
Joined: Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:37 pm Posts: 3170 Location: clegavel
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Growlix wrote: I don't have the patience for IVs, but I have started Nature breeding, and then later EV training.
I didn't start that way, though. *points down* Lupus, my Jolteon, was only bred for his Timid nature, while Aquila the Skarmory and Andromeda the Ninetales are both also EV trained. The rest of mine are impure on all three counts, but I love them all the same. *hugs*
(Except for my Lucario, because spikes and hugs don't go well.)
Same here.
With the luck I have with IVs, breeding for them would drive me nuts. EV train and nature breed; that's all I really want.
How much bad luck, you ask? Getting an Infernape with a Defense IV of 31 and an Attack IV of 2-8. (All the others were 15-18 ish.)
What a waste of a Jolly T-Punch physical sweeper...
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:36 pm |
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Nida
Ace Trainer
Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:36 am Posts: 302 Location: Upstate New York
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I don't pay much attention to IVs, but since I'm getting more into competitive battling, I think I'd better start learning how to breed for them. Usually, though, it's just natures and EVs for me.
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Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm |
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Sapphirath
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:25 am Posts: 627 Location: Singapore
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Correct and Good IVs are probably some of the hardest things to aquire through Capture so Breeding for it is a lot easier cos the young get to inherit stats....that's why things are a lot easier when you manage to breed a high DVs ditto for better breeding next time. I breed almost any Pokemon I want that's not legendary to get the correct IVs and Nature and it's soooooooooo boring....it takes ages to get the correct one...sigh Luck plays too much a role here...
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:33 am |
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Boingo
Pokemon Trainer
Joined: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:43 am Posts: 30
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Natures and EVs only. Can't be bothered with IVs.
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:44 pm |
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magikoopa
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ivs arnt worth, it and evs i will do for any pokemon, but natures are optional varying on how im using the pkmn
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:23 pm |
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Pokemaniac
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:27 pm Posts: 920 Location: Canada
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I only breed for moves, natures, and EV train. But if I get a Pokemon with bad IV's (example my Lucario with Blaze Kick and Sky Uppercut which has only 6-9 in Attack and 25-29 in Special Attack) will get me to breed for a better one. Most of my Pokemon have good IV's that I use in my party. (Blissey and Torterra I am unsure of as I never did check IV's.)
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Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:34 pm |
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undertaker
Ace Trainer
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:15 pm Posts: 333 Location: The Darkest Corner of My Mind
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I breed until i get 29-31 IV's in the stats I want. Then I breed for moves and train.
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:14 pm |
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Takien
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:21 am Posts: 88 Location: Antarctica
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I stick with EV and nature training. IVs don't play a huge role in competitive battling, in my opinion. Natures and EVs are the most important to me, and besides, I don't really have the time to breed for IVs, let alone natures.
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:34 pm |
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AABM
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:12 am Posts: 510 Location: Where you MOST expect it.
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Once you get the trick and the patience, things in your breeding program are likely to go well. Albeit, when you spend 29 days breeding for the 30-31 Speed IVs Naive Trapinch you're aiming to have, you get used it sooner or later.
But, yeah. I am so stubborn that I still breed for all three, basically because I have now little else to do other than that in my Pearl.
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:05 am |
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Sword of Destiny
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:01 pm Posts: 67 Location: Lost in the chaos
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Yeah, i do all three of them. And i feel that all those days i spent to breed that perfect pokemon and then EV train it are really worth it... Of course, sometimes i may be really unlucky with IVs but i just keep trying. Because i always get the IVs i want eventually
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