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This EV and IV training guide will help you prepare your Pokemon for online battles and the Z-A Royale within Pokemon Legends Z-A.
EV and IV training is one of the most important mechanics which trainers will want to know about before diving into the ranked mode to get Greninjite in Pokemon Legends Z-A. EVs and IVs are a traditional mechanic of the Pokemon games, which make a return in this Legends game.
IVs are decided once a Pokemon spawns, while, EVs are trained up by the trainer. This guide will focus on how you can train both these stats properly.
IV Training Guide For Pokemon Legends Z-A
You can train IVs quite simply within the game. This concept is known as Hyper Training, which you can read more about here. The essence of this technique revolves around collecting bottle caps (gold or regular) and giving them to the NPC shown above.
This NPC will then let you select the IVs you want to train and will increase them to the maximum limit (that being 31). This makes it the best option for training the IVs of your Pokemon. However, you will want to be careful, as the supply of bottle caps is quite scarce, making them a rare resource. So, you should plan out which Pokemon to use them on.
Note: If you want to make this process a little faster, consider catching an Alpha Pokemon. These are special variants that are larger than their average counterparts. However, what distinguishes them gameplay-wise is that they have maxed out IVs in at least three stats.
Normally, you cannot check the IVs of your Pokemon. However, the Judge feature unlocks post-game and lets you check the IVs of your Pokemon as well. Now, moving on to EV training within Legends Z-A.
EV Training Guide For Pokemon Legends Z-A
The simplest way to increase the EV for your Pokemon would be to defeat other Pokemon, wild or trainer-owned. Every species of Pokemon has a specific stat that will increase upon being defeated. Their highest base stat determines this.
So the simplest method to increase the desired EV would be to choose a certain species. Then defeat it repeatedly to max out your EV. The level of the opposing Pokemon does not matter, so pick a low-level Pokemon to defeat it with ease.
You can check the EV of any Pokemon at any time by scrolling down with the right stick on the stat page. You can then use it to plan out how much further you need to go before stopping. The maximum EV a Pokemon can have in one stat is 252, with a maximum of 508 in all stats combined. Once your Pokemon has maxed out its EV for one stat, it will have a sparkle effect on its number.
Alternatives To EV Training
You can also use certain items in the game to increase the EV stats for your Pokemon. There are two types of these.
- Vitamins: These items can be obtained in various places throughout the game and increase the desired EV of your Pokemon by 10.
- Feather: There are different feathers for each stat. These will only increase the EV by one point.
However, these are not all viable in the long term, unless you figure out ways to obtain them faster than you could gain EVs by battling. Moreover, another crucial part of EV training would be to reset your EVs for stats you don’t need. Normally, this would be done through an EV re-setting NPC. Unfortunately, this NPC, if any is present within the game, has not been located.
That was everything to know about EV and IV training in Pokemon Legends Z-A.
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