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EV training

EVs are the training points that push a stat beyond what level and IVs give it. You earn them by defeating wild Pokémon, and you can multiply them with the right held item.

Sootopolis CitySurfing here is a popular Attack EV spot.Wild Pokémon here

New to EVs? Read Stats, IVs, EVs and natures first for the limits and how allocation works.

How you earn EVs

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When you defeat a wild Pokémon, you earn its EV yield: a fixed number of points in one or more stats. A Golduck always gives 2 Sp. Atk; a Zubat always gives 1 Speed. Yields are shown on every Pokémon locations page.

Who gets the yield:

  • Every Pokémon of yours that took part in the battle and is still standing at the end gets the full yield. A Pokémon that fainted gets nothing.
  • The first Pokémon in your party holding an Exp. Share also gets the full yield, even if it never battled, as long as it has not fainted. Only the first holder in party order counts.
    • This works with the Exp. Share, the crafted Everstone, Move-Block and Macho Brace Exp Shares and the Soothe Share.
    • The Exp. Share (Untradable) from the early Sinnoh story shares experience but not EVs.
  • In a horde, you earn the yield of every Pokémon you defeat.

Items that speed it up

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A Pokémon holds one item at a time, so pick the one that fits.

Item Effect on EVs Where to get it
Power items (one per stat, see below) +8 EVs in its stat for every wild Pokémon defeated, on top of the normal yield. Lowers the holder’s Speed in battle. Daycare Token Shop (200 Daycare Tokens each)
Macho Brace Doubles the wild Pokémon’s yield. Lowers the holder’s Speed in battle. Daycare Token Shop (300 Daycare Tokens) or Dynite Ore Shop (500 Dynite Ore)
Macho Brace Exp Share An Exp. Share that also doubles the yield its holder receives. Crafting, with a blueprint from the Daycare Token Shop
Exp. Share Lets a Pokémon earn EVs (and experience) without battling. Blaze Coin Shop (65 Blaze Coins) or Dynite Ore Shop (400 Dynite Ore)

Each stat has its own Power item:

Stat Power item
HP Power Weight
Attack Power Bracer
Defense Power Belt
Sp. Atk Power Lens
Sp. Def Power Band
Speed Power Anklet

Power item or Macho Brace

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A Power item’s bonus comes from the item, so it is the same whatever you defeat. A Pokémon holding a Power Lens earns 2 + 8 = 10 Sp. Atk from a Golduck, and 0 + 8 = 8 Sp. Atk even from a Bidoof (plus Bidoof’s 1 HP).

The Macho Brace only doubles the real yield, so 2 Sp. Atk becomes 4. For most training, Power items are much faster.

You earn Daycare Tokens at the Daycare and spend them in its Daycare Token Shop.

A simple training setup

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  1. Lead with the trainee. Put the Pokémon you are training in the first slot, holding the Power item for the stat you want.
  2. Add an Exp. Share. If you have a second Pokémon to train, give it an Exp. Share.
  3. Pick a spot. Go to a spot from the tables below, where most common encounters give the stat you want.
  4. Train to 252. Defeat wild Pokémon until the stat reaches 252. Then allocate any unallocated EVs on the EVs tab of its card.

Best spots for each stat

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The tables rank areas by how much of the chosen stat an average Common or Uncommon encounter gives, so rare spawns are ignored.

  • Common Pokémon that give it shows how many of the common encounters there yield that stat; 3 of 3 means every common encounter counts.
  • Spots that only work by day or by night are marked. PBO’s day and night follow server time (UTC); see Day and night.
StatAreaHowPokémon (EVs each)LevelsCommon Pokémon that give it
HPSteel Cavern 1FWalkingHariyama (2), Stunfisk (2), Makuhita (1)56–583 of 3
Route 201Walking, day onlyBidoof (1), Caterpie (1)2–32 of 4
Route 205: EternaWalkingMunna (1), Wurmple (1)16–182 of 4
AttackRoute 212 (South)WalkingWatchog (2), Patrat (1), Pidove (1)22–243 of 3
Route 222WalkingLuxio (2), Mightyena (2)54–562 of 3
Route 210WalkingMightyena (2), Doduo (1)24–262 of 3
DefenseVictory Road 1FWalkingGolem (3), Graveler (2)56–582 of 3
Valor LakefrontWalkingGraveler (2), Geodude (1)30–322 of 4
Route 228WalkingSandslash (2), Sandshrew (1)56–582 of 4
Sp. AtkTwinleaf TownSurfingGolduck (2), Psyduck (1)27–302 of 2
Route 227Walking, night onlyLunatone (2), Camerupt (1 + 1 Atk), Numel (1), Spinda (1)56–584 of 4
Pastoria CityFishingOctillery (1 + 1 Atk), Remoraid (1)34–362 of 2
Sp. DefIron IslandSurfingTentacruel (2), Tentacool (1)28–312 of 2
Great MarshSurfingTentacool (1)4–121 of 1
Iron IslandFishingTentacruel (2), Tentacool (1)28–302 of 3
SpeedRavaged PathSurfingGolbat (2), Zubat (1)27–302 of 2
Wayward Cave 1FWalkingFloatzel (2), Golbat (2)41–432 of 3
Route 225WalkingLopunny (2), Purugly (2)56–582 of 3

These tables are generated from the game’s spawn data, so they update with the game.

Tips from experienced trainers

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  • Sinnoh’s best Sp. Atk spots need Surf: Psyduck and Golduck live on the water of the lakes and many routes.
  • Fishing in Mossdeep City (Hoenn) gives Defense at night (Poliwrath) and Sp. Def by day (Politoed).
  • Some spots mix in a Pokémon that gives a second stat. If you train there, use a Power item so the stat you want grows much faster than the other, or clean up afterwards with an EV berry.
Lake VeritySurf here for Psyduck and Golduck, which give Sp. Atk.Wild Pokémon here
Mossdeep CityFish here for Defense at night or Sp. Def by day.Wild Pokémon here
Section titled “Related pages”
Stats, IVs, EVs and naturesEV limits, allocation and the items that change EVs.
DaycareEarn the Daycare Tokens that buy Power items.
Co-op and hordesHordes give the yield of every Pokémon in them.
Pokémon locationsEvery wild Pokémon with its EV yield.