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I am not getting the whole stats thing after reading thing.

Can anyone explain to me whats the significance of stats and its correlation to IV. I assumed the higher IV was the best pokemon to get but then I read about stats

I am a valor and when my team leader appraise the pokemon it says I am blown away by your stats. In this website it means its a 15 but I want to know how or why is that good.
Should I choose IV over stats or vice versa

Asked by Xxcynicalbastard8 years 4 months ago

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Each stat has a "base stat" and then an Individual Value (IV); Each IV for attack / defense / stamina is added on to the pokemon's base stats for each, giving you a final value, so to speak.

Dragonite, for example has base stats of 263 (atk), 201 (def), and 182 (stam), so if the pokemon's IVs were 15-15-15, the final values would be 278, 216, and 197.

Thus, the stamina IV gives the largest proportional gain to that respective stat for Dragonite. A 15 IV in stamina will give a larger % increase to that stat than a 15 in the Attack IV would give to Atk. The Attack IV; however gives the biggest increase to maximum CP.

I'll go ahead and disagree with the first sentence of that last paragraph ("the stamina IV gives the largest proportional gain to Dragonite's overall stats"). For overall stats (i.e., IV percentage) it doesn't matter whether the stat comes from attack, defense, or stamina. I think what you meant to say is that in the case of dragonite, which has a relatively low base stamina stay compared to attack and defense, a high stamina stat will have a bigger effect on stamina (specifically this stat, not overall stats) than the same high IV stat would have specifically on either attack or defense. But a dragonite would have the same overall stats (IV %) regardless if its IVs were 10/10/10 or 5/10/15 or 15/10/5 or 15/15/0.

I would presume that overall stats means final CP, not IV%. It is possible for something to have a lower IV% but a higher CP.

I don't think that's what he meant, considering the last paragraph says "Thus, the stamina IV gives the largest proportional gain to Dragonite's overall stats. Attack IV gives the biggest increase to maximum CP."

If he meant overall stats = cp, then those two sentences contradict each other.

Sounds pretty clearly like he meant sats as in the final calculated Atk, Def, Stm values. Not talking about either IVs or CP. Dragonite's Stm IV has a greater proportional effect on its final calculated Stm stat than its other IVs proportionally have on its other stats.

Atk IV has a greater effect on CP than other IVs, if CP is all that you care about.

Yeah now it's clear. Originally his last paragraph said "Thus, the stamina IV gives the largest proportional gain to Dragonite's overall stats. Attack IV gives the biggest increase to maximum CP."

Edited for overall clarity. My word choice / description was a bit clunky.

Thanks :)

Based on CP formula and personal experience, Atk IV has the highest effect on CP then Def then Sta. A Snorlax with 15/15/14 98% IV will have a higher CP then one with 15/14/15 98% IV.

I already said this. Read the last sentence of my original reply.

Your original response (before you edited it) was a bit confusing.

Technically it depends on the base stats. If you do a linear approximation on the CP formula, the percent increase in final CP for each extra IV point in Attack, Defense, and Stamina is approximately 1/BaseAttack, 1/(2BaseDefense), and 1/(2BaseStamina) respectively.

In most cases, BaseAttack is lower than 2BaseDefense and 2BaseStamina, and thus Attack is the most relevant IV. But the glass cannons of Gengar and Alakazam are exceptions (not sure of any others).

Hey there cynical. I see what you are doing saying it's a "15" by only looking at the comments graph. Whatever stat(s) your team leader mentions will be the highest, the others will be lower. You can use the IV calculator to get the full IV numbers.

Reading the comments above IVs may sound complicated and they are not. In a nutshell IVs are bonus points added to your Pokemons stats to make each mon slightly different.

The base stats are certainly more important than IVs, but IVs have an impact too. Mainly on CP(gym placement)

After playing around with the IV calculator a few times it will click and you will get it.

Good explanation.

Base stats is the bare minimum each pokemon at a level has and is made of att/def/sta. Eg. Pokémon A has 100/100/100 and pokemon B has 10/10/10 at level 30

IVs are bonus stats given to a pokemon so that there is some variation. It is the stat added on top of the base stat. Eg. Pokémon A has the worst stat at 0%, 0/0/0, your trainer will say it sucks, his final stat is stil 100/100/100. Pokémon B has the best stats 100%, at 15/15/15, your trainer will say its simply amazing and his final stat is 25/25/25

It doesn't mean pokemon B will defeat pokemon A because the base stat matters alot.

IV or bonus stat is useful if you are comparing 2 pokemon A.

As you level up or evolve a pokemon the base stats increase. The IV will remain exactly the same forever!