IV? Someone please clarify

[YaMiMaRiK528]

I have just started posting on the Pokemon board, and I don't know what "IV" is. Are they like stats or something? What does it stand for?

[TyranitarsShadow]

IV means Individual Value. It is a formula which decides your pokemons stats. Each stat is given a random number ranging from 0-31, the higher the better. If you compare 2 of the same pokemon, one with an IV of 5 in attack, and one with an IV of 15 in attack, the one with the IV of 15 will be noticably stronger. And why haven't you read the stickied help thread ShineyAltaria went to so much trouble to make?

[YaMiMaRiK528]

And why haven't you read the stickied help thread ShineyAltaria went to so much trouble to make?

I did, but I couldn't find an answer for my question.

[TyranitarsShadow]

Definitions and Acronyms:
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RMT - Rate My Team
n00b– Derogatory term for Newbie
UU – Under used, (OU = overused)
uber – a super powerful/legendary pokemon
00ber – same as uber
Sticky – a thread kept on the top of Page 1 so everyone can refer to it
BT – Battle Tower
STAB – Same type attack bonus
AR – Action Replay
OHKO – One hit knock out
HP: xxx – Hidden Power where xxx is the attack type.
Example: “HP: Ice” means a Hidden Power Ice attack
EP- Effort Points - points you get when you battle (used to calculate EVs)
EV- Effort Value (see "What are Dynamic or Hidden values?" )
IV – Individual value (see "What are Dynamic or Hidden values?" )
DV- Dynamic Value (see "What are Dynamic or Hidden values?" )
Personality Value (see see "What are Dynamic or Hidden values?")
WOW - Will-o-Wisp
EQ - Earthquake
pwns - same as owns (means wins/rules/controls)


What are Dynamic or Hidden values?

There are three dynamic (or hidden) values that are used to calculate each main statistic (Like Attack, Defense etc.) as your pokemon grows. These values are not shown to you by the game anywhere, so you might not even know that they exist. That is why they are sometimes called hidden values. These values are dynamic, which means they can and do change (unlike base stats) as your pokemon level up.

For each of the 6 stats, there are 3 kinds of these values: Individual Values (IVs) are like a pokemon’s genes and provide randomness within a species, Effort Values EVs are determined by the Effort Points that your pokemon earns for battles, and Personality Values (a pokemon’s Nature). Each of these hidden values is used in the main formulas to determine your stats. To really be a good trainer, you need to understand each of these in detail. See the Trainer’s Checklist for more information.


There you go, both were included in the Help and Reference Thread.

[YaMiMaRiK528]

There you go, both were included in the Help and Reference Thread.

Ah. Ty very much.