how to make a pokemon guide for beginners
this guide is specific for beginners who are new to competitive battling and it details every thing there is to know about building a pokemon
first thing to know is you can make an entire team using this guide but if you dont coordinate it properly the team will still fail
IE. this isnt a team building guide
there are 6 things to think about when making a pokemon
what is the pokemon for
pick your pokemon
IV
nature
EV
move set
WHAT IS THE POKEMON FOR?
this guide wont help you make a team so you have to handle this part on your own
bassically figure out what yo want your pokemon to do on your team (sweep, wall, heal, support, etc.when you know what you
want to do then you can work on everything else
PICK OYUR POKEMON
once you know what part this pokemon will play on your team its time to pick the pokemon your going to make
you pick your pokemon depending on its stats,movesets, weaknesses, and ability
IV(individual values)
IV are random numbers from 0-31 in each of your 6 stats
the IVs are randomly crerated when a pokemon is found in the wild and hatched
the higher each IV the better your stats will be at level 100 (you dont see all the effects until then)
for every 1 IV you get you will have that many points in each stat when your level is maxed out
HOW TO CHECK YOUR POKEMON IV
1 raise your pokemon to level 100 without battleing (rare candies/ daycare)
2 using a hacking device such as action replay to check them with propercodes
3 IV calculator
an IV calculator will do the math and figure out your pokemons IV for you
get a level 100 battle and put your stats and nature into the calculator
(if you have any EV on the pokemon you must tell the calculator exactly how many per stat)
this is a calculator i use its pretty simple
http://www.psypokes.com/dex/iv.php
HOW DO I MANIPULATE MY POKEMONS IV?
it is possible but ill discuss that later in a breeding section
NATURES
natures are randomly decided when a pokemon is found in the wild or hatched
most natures increase the growth of one stat 10% and stunt the growth of another by 10%
it is up to you to decide which stat is the least important on your pokemon
you wont see the full effects of your nature until level 100
check the nature in the pokemons summary chart second page
here is a chart of all the natures and there effects
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/natures.php
HOW DO I MANIPULATE NAATURES?
it is also possible but i will cover that too in a breeding guide
EV(effort values)
EV points give you a great increase in stats and are the easiest part of stat modification
EV are points you get in every battle
each pokemon gives its own EV
you can check who gives what in this link
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/
the stats in brown tell the pokemon that give you ceratain EV
for every 4 EV points you get in a stat that stat will go up by one point
you can only put 255 EV in each stat and you can only use 510 all together
a way to speed up the process of EV training is power items, pokerus, and EXP share
POWER ITEMS
there are 7 power items
each stat as its own power item and one power item is for every stat
the first 6 i mentioned are
power lens (special attack)
power anklet (speed)
power weight (health points)
power belt (defense)
power band (special defense)
power bracer (attack)
if your pokemon is holding one of these items they will get +4
of the EV identified by the item regardless of the pokemon they fight
the seventh is macho brace it multiplys the EV your pokemon gets by 2
POKERUS
this is a virus your pokemon can get
it multiplys the EV you get by two like the macho bracer
lets say you have the machobracer on and you fight a nidoking (gives 3 attack EV) and win
the equation looks like this (EV)(2)(2)=new EV
(3attack EV)(2)= (6attack EV)(2)=12 attack EV
lets say you fight the same pokemon with the power bracer on
the equation would look like this
(3+4)2=(7)2=14
so its good to combine these things together!
HOW DO I GET POKERUS??
your best bet is to get a pokemon with it from a trade
you can encounter it in the wild but your chances are extremely unlikely
you know your pokemon has pokerus when you look at its summary it will be clear in purple [PKRS]
to transfer pokerus from one pokemon to another you must put the pokerus
pokemon in the front of the part battle with it and wait ....put the pokemon
you want to get the disease in the second box
it takes time but youll get it eventually
after about 3 days your pokemon cant pass it on anymore but it still gets the EV boost
you know it cant pass it on when there is a snily next to your pokemon in its summary
EXP SHARE
simplw enough the pokemon holding EXP share get EV from battles they arent in
(the EV isnt cut like experience is but i doubt your pokemon gets a boost
from another pokemon withg a power item or pokerus)
switching pokemon in battle has the same effect
VITAMINS
vitamins give 10 EV points to the stat there designed for the increase happens automatically but you can only use 10 per stat meaning you can only get 100 EV this way and you have to train for the rest
MOVE SET
finally you pick your pokemon's moves
coordinate this wtih the team you have decided upon so choose carefully
almost done just one more tidbit......
BREEDING!!
MANIPULATING NATURES
natures are random from birth and capture
but you can change increase your odds of getting a nature you want
you can do this by capturing a female/ditto with the
nature you want and giving it an everston to hold in the daycare
this will give you 50% chance of getting the nature yopu want
EGG MOVES
certain pokemon can only learn moves by breeding with a father who knows those moves
meaning you may have to breed two different types of pokemon
some pokemon will not breed with others if they are in a different egg group
here is the egg group chart the pokemon in each group can all breed with eachother
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/breeding.php
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MANIPULATING IV
this is actually pretty complicated
3 random IV of the two parents will be combined in the egg of the new pokemon
it goes like this
random IV from the first parent is taken
random IV from second parent is taken
random IV from first parent is taken
IV can overlap meaning you can end up with just one IV from the parents
HP IV can pnly be taken form the first parent on the first round although it isnt
a guarentee
if you dont understand this part i dont blame you i learned all there is to know from this guide
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1244830&posted=1#post1244830
