I Don't Understand IV's...

[Ocarina_Link]

I think i got every thing about EV's and Egg moves,but i don't know what IV's are,how they affect our pokemons and how do you see them(or are they like EV's and can't be seen?)Also how do you get them?

 

[Kevin]

From what I understand IV's are initially set on your Pokemon and unalterable. There are calculators out there to determine the IV's on a Pokemon, but it's otherwise un-determinable. IV's are similar to EV's and go on a 0-31 scale which determine your Pokemons stats. i.e. a Flygon with 31 Attack IV's will have a higher attack than one with 29 IV's. My knowledge is limited on it, and the only time that IV's truly seem to matter is on simulators like Pokemon Online.

 

[MAZZ0Murder]

Psypoke Tools :: IV Calculator
here's a calculator for it, but I don't completely understand it myself. Seems like it only matters if you wanna have a certain Hidden Power move though, as I don't see much of a difference in battling pokes with full IVs or not

 

[danielaj]

Here's a calculator that might help, but I don't fully grasp how it works either. It seems to be mainly for those who care about getting a specific Hidden Power move. For most battles, max IVs seem to work just fine