I've found that in constructing teams IVs really just aren't worth the effort. First of all please don't get me wrong; 31 points to a stat is significant, but it's too much work.
Of course, there's always Ditto (good IVs found with Synchronize). But you're not going to have the right nature, ability, and good IVs unless you're lucky or spent a whole lot of time. You might get a Heracross with 31 Attack and Speed IVs after hours of riding your little Mach Bike back and forth, but then it turns out it has Swarm and a Hardy nature.
IVs don't necessarily grant you a huge stat boost. Obviously, just because you don't IV breed doesn't mean you have 0 IVs.
I'm not saying that I'd use a 0 attack Heracross, but if it's, say, 14 with Adamant nature and Guts, then I'll settle since the difference isn't incredibly huge.
So discuss, and maybe even help me understand what makes IVs so great. Frankly, I don't think they're worth my time.
Of course, there's always Ditto (good IVs found with Synchronize). But you're not going to have the right nature, ability, and good IVs unless you're lucky or spent a whole lot of time. You might get a Heracross with 31 Attack and Speed IVs after hours of riding your little Mach Bike back and forth, but then it turns out it has Swarm and a Hardy nature.
IVs don't necessarily grant you a huge stat boost. Obviously, just because you don't IV breed doesn't mean you have 0 IVs.
I'm not saying that I'd use a 0 attack Heracross, but if it's, say, 14 with Adamant nature and Guts, then I'll settle since the difference isn't incredibly huge.
So discuss, and maybe even help me understand what makes IVs so great. Frankly, I don't think they're worth my time.