I have a question:
Well, I have a lvl.11 Timid Caterpie. It is a good Nature for a Butterfree, and I would like to try my hand at EV training.
Now, I understand most of it, but my problem is that some of the EV Hotspots are of a higher level than my Caterpie/Butterfree. As a result, I'll probably have to raise it a few levels.
Does that not mean I will accumulate a few EVs I won't need? For example, to raise Caterpie I will have to battle numerous Pokemon, perhaps Machops, and gain unwanted Attack EVs.
Obviously I can use Berries to remove such EVs; but then, won't I have already been awarded Stats in the process of levelling up?
The wider implications of this is that if I received a Lvl. 99 Pokemon, and then proceeded to remove all the EVs, won't it already have received Stat Boosts along the way, since I've read that +63 is spread across the journey up to Lvl. 100?
Thanks for your help, since this has really confused me, haha.