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More Effort Value questions from me! Gosh, do I feel like a noob...

1. What effect does switching out have on Effort Values? Let's say I'm battling a Machoke (2 Atk, right?), and it takes three pokemon, none of them being knocked out, to take it down. What EVs do they get?

2. How do you make an Effort Values Spread? Are there any "magic numbers" I should be aware of?

Edit: Thanks as usual, Athenodoros, but your answer doesn't nessarily clarify that for me. I was just using that Machoke thing as an example...
Still, good effort!
 
1) All three get 2 Att. EVs

2) Basically, you will probably add them to each stat to reach some sort of milestone. So, for instance, you will probably add Speed EVs in order to outspeed something important, and then add Attack/Sp. Att. EVs until you can KO something important (like Heatran's Att. EVs, which are just enough to KO Blissey with Explosion). After that, they will generally be dumped into HP to increase survival, or all into its main attacking stat. It realy depends on the Pokemon you are using though. As for magic numbers, look here for magic speed numbers, but other than that magic number are entirely dependant on the Pokemon, apart from 404 HP, which allows you to build 101 HP Substitutes and thus easily beat Blissey.
 
Well, Jason, make sure your EV stats are always divisible by 4, or you will just waste them. Athenodoros and kipp pretty much beat me to the rest.

You can always try the Smogon damage calculator and just toy around with the EVs for a bit, to see how much SpA EVs you Heatran would need to 2HKO a Starmie, for example.
 
does anyone know if PBR has released any patches to make the game newer/different? because i bought the game when it first game out and beat it in a day and sold it cuz i thought it was lame... i heard they made electivire and magmortar available for prizes but that was couple years ago i think... anything else happen to the game since then? cuz i was thinking about buying it again but not sure..
 
They were not prizes, they were events, much like the event Pokemon for the DS games. They didn't actually change anything.
 
Anyone know how long I would have to wait after SRing my Emerald Version to find an Adamant Shroomish with 31s and 30s in IVs? Thank you! :)

EDIT: Also, if you retire in the Emerald Battle Tower after 50 wins, does your team get Ribbons?
 
Hi guys, I haven't posted for a long time and I wanted to know if this shit I created is pretty good.

I played a defensive Mismagius, although I didn't use Taunt, I used Tbolt instead. Anyways, here's the deal. I'm planning on using Charge Beam on Tbolt, I don't know if it'll work cuz I haven't tried it. It's like CMing or NPing without a Sub. WoW will burn physical attackers and Pain Split will heal, Shadow Ball and Charge Beam( It's like a weak Tbolt, it is... :D) has some good points as well. What do you think?

Mismagius@Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EV: 252 HP / 80 SpA / 176 Spe
Nature: Timid Nature
~ Shadow Ball
~ Will-o-Wisp
~ Charge Beam
~ Pain Split
 
This sort of thing should go in the new or creative moveset thread. And is it for UU? If it is, it should be in that sub-forum.
 
WoOoShoOo!! said:
Hi guys, I haven't posted for a long time and I wanted to know if this shit I created is pretty good.

I played a defensive Mismagius, although I didn't use Taunt, I used Tbolt instead. Anyways, here's the deal. I'm planning on using Charge Beam on Tbolt, I don't know if it'll work cuz I haven't tried it. It's like CMing or NPing without a Sub. WoW will burn physical attackers and Pain Split will heal, Shadow Ball and Charge Beam( It's like a weak Tbolt, it is... :D) has some good points as well. What do you think?

Mismagius@Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EV: 252 HP / 80 SpA / 176 Spe
Nature: Timid Nature
~ Shadow Ball
~ Will-o-Wisp
~ Charge Beam
~ Pain Split
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Charge Beam after a +1 boost is weaker than Thunderbolt, and Shadow Ball can already lower the opponent's Special Defense. Also, why Pain Split without Substitute?
 
This sort of thing should go in the new or creative moveset thread. And is it for UU? If it is, it should be in that sub-forum.
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Yeah sure, I didn't post it there cause it will probably suck..

Charge Beam after a +1 boost is weaker than Thunderbolt, and Shadow Ball can already lower the opponent's Special Defense. Also, why Pain Split without Substitute
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Yes, obviously, but with more boosts? I never get the Shadow Ball's 20% chance of lowering the opponent's SpD. Which SUCKS a lot by the way. Pain Split over Substitute cause I wanted to try something new, I wanted to sweep without Substitute. Yeah, SubCM rules, I wrecked a lot of teams with that. Other than that, it is a defensive set, remember? I would run a 252 SpA / 252 Spe if I'm planning on going offensive.
 
Mismagius won't exactly live long enough to get more than two boosts with Charge Beam.

Also, I meant Substitute AND Pain Split on the same set. Substitute until you get to 50% or so then Pain Split to lower the opponent's health.

I know it's a defensive set, but Mismagius doesn't exactly have the stats to be defensive (105 Special Defense sure, but 60 HP/Defense aren't helping iirc).

Then again I suck at making my own teams.
 
Mismagius won't exactly live long enough to get more than two boosts with Charge Beam.

Also, I meant Substitute AND Pain Split on the same set. Substitute until you get to 50% or so then Pain Split to lower the opponent's health.
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Most likely, but from what I have experienced, I got +2. I can't exactly remember how I got them but I think it's from Tentacruel, baah, that's was a long time ago.

Sorry dude, I suck at reading.. :D Yes, I strongly agree with Mismagius' defenses but sometimes it works.

Then again I suck at making my own teams.
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So do I. But I made a good Hail Team once, it was a success!! SpecsBlizzard from Glaceon FTW!! 35.1% - 41.3% to Chansey!!!
 
for a lvl 1 smeargle endeavor set how would you be able to sketch trick room considering the -7 priority i cant think of a way to get the trick roomer to go first so smeargle can sketch it. i may just be overlooking something simple but let me know if i am
 
Sketch copies the last move used by the target, it doesn't have to be the same turn. Have the target use the move twice in a row, and Smeargle can copy it Turn 2.
 
Really weird thing. I have a Pokemon Diamond file that's several years old. And I've been doing some breeding by biking up and down the Route 209/Solaceon Town pathway. I've been doing this for years without anything interesting happening. However today, two trainers challenged me as I was biking. They've never challenged me over the past two years (since I beat them way back when I was first playing through the game). What on earth is going on?
 
kalamadude said:
Really weird thing. I have a Pokemon Diamond file that's several years old. And I've been doing some breeding by biking up and down the Route 209/Solaceon Town pathway. I've been doing this for years without anything interesting happening. However today, two trainers challenged me as I was biking. They've never challenged me over the past two years (since I beat them way back when I was first playing through the game). What on earth is going on?
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After a while all trainers will want to re-battle so it is probably just that. Also did you use the vs-seeker?
 
Which two trainers was it? If it was those two that walk in circles, it is possible that they were never in the right place before.
 
Nope no VS Seeker. And I've been biking back and forth on the same path for years and today someone standing next to the path decided to get an exclamation mark over his head and battle me. What are the odds that they never spotted me before or something? Anyway, it was very odd.
 
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