Battles, you must find Pokemon that yield the right type of Effort Values. If you don't have at least Pokerus and the Macho Brace, consider using Poke Pelago instead. Ideally, you will have at least a Power Item to make the most use out of this method. Some wild Pokemon may even give two or three EV points instead of one, increasing the total output, decreasing the number of Pokemon you need to battle. Battle, assuming that each Pokemon would normally grant one EV point. The following are the EV points acquired per Pokemon defeated in an S.O.S. battle, all EV points gained will double. Battle! This is because once an encounter becomes an S.O.S. With the right items and Pokerus you can max out a Pokemon's stat by defeating as little as three Pokemon in an S.O.S. While in the PC, it will remain contagious until it is taken out for one to four days. To make sure you keep Pokerus for a long time to infect future Pokemon, keep an infected Pokemon in the Pokemon Storage System (PC at any Pokemon Center). It may not say Pokerus at their stat screen, but it will show a small purple :( in the Pokemon's Summary Menu. You can try switching around the Pokemon to make sure it spreads quickly.Īfter one to four days (at midnight), Pokerus will no longer be contagious, but your Pokemon will still have it in their system. After a few battles, atleast one new Pokemon should catch Pokerus. In order to spread the virus, keep the infected Pokemon in your party around non-infected Pokemon, and start a few battles. The Nurse at the Pokemon Center will even inform you about the virus the first time you obtain it. Once a Pokemon catches it, the word Pokerus will be shown in the Pokemon's summary menu. The virus is about as rare as a Shiny Pokemon in the wild. Pokerus can be caught by battling a wild Pokemon that has the infection. Battle, the Power Item alone will grant you an extra 32 EV points! These items can be purchased for 16BP each at the middle Battle Royal Shop on Royal Avenue on Akala Island. These will add per Pokemon defeated, so if you defeat four Pokemon during an S.O.S. These items and the stats they increase are listed below. These held items will add eight additional EV points to a specific stat after defeating a wild Pokemon. However, other items can make EV Training even easier. The Macho Brace doubles the amount of EV points you gain from each battle, but so far this item has not been found within Pokemon Sun and Moon. Gaining EVs in battle is a lot easier with certain items. Obtain Berries from berry piles found around Alola, then plant them on Poke Pelago to produce more. After that, each berry will lower the EVs by ten points each. The first berry used will reduce the Effort Values on a stat to 100 if it's any number over 100. Not only can EV points get added on from medicine, but it's also possible to remove EV points with special berries! The berries and stats they reduce are in the table below. So always use Vitamins first before beginning your EV Training! If the Stat already reached the 100 EV point mark, or if your Pokemon already has 510 EV points total, you will not be able to use anymore of these items. However, you can only give a max of ten of these items to a stat. The Medicine and stats they increase are in the table below.Įach Medicine type adds ten Effort Value points to a specific stat. Pokemon can only gain a total of 510 EVs spread throughout all six stats, and only a max of 252 EVs can make it onto one stat.Įffort Value Points can easily be added on with certain Medicines for P10000 at the Mount Hokulani Poke Mart. Make note: Pokemon cannot gain unlimited Effort Value points to max out all of their stats. However, adding EVs to a particular stat will increase the value more than a stat that has little or no EVs. A Pokemon will get many +4s or +5s in a particular stat during each level up, but if the Pokemon is already at a high level, you may even see a +10 or so.Įven if you are not training a particular stat, it will still increase while leveling up. Still, the Stats will not increase by EVs alone the increases will be spread throughout all of a Pokemon's levels. Most people may not notice with most of the stats, but when an HP Up is used, the HP of the Pokemon visibly changes. When adding Effort Values to a stat, the stat can increase before a level up occurs. EV Training increase the amount of points a stat raises at each level, possibly a bigger increase than usual, but this isn't all that happens. HP may increase by two, Attack by three, and so on. We should note, battling online or at Battle Facilities in-game will not boost your Pokemon's stats, just like it won't boost their EXP.Įach time a Pokemon levels up, certain stats will increase by few extra points. Very few Pokemon give EV points in two stats (e.g. Each Pokemon that is defeated will give one to three EV points to a particular stat.