A Few General EV Training Tips:
- Pokérus doubles the EVs gained per Pokémon defeated.
- Macho Brace doubles the EVs gained per Pokémon defeated.
- Power items add +4 in a certain stat to the EVs gained per Pokémon defeated.
- All Pokémon who participate in battle gain EVs.
- With Exp. Share ON, all Pokémon in the party gain EVs.
- Using Sweet Scent or Honey generates a Horde battle 100% of the time on the routes listed below.
- Common Sweet Scent Pokémon include Combee (Route 4) and Bulbasaur (Pokémon Lab).
- Horde battles will not activate on rainy routes.
- If it is currently raining on a route you were going to use for EV training, choose another route from the list below.
- To defeat all five Pokémon in one turn, use a powerful Pokémon with a move that hits all opponents.
- Common choices include Pokémon with Surf, Parabolic Charge Heliolisk, and Petal Blizzard Venusaur.
- You gain EVs for each Pokémon defeated in battle. In Horde battles, you gain a total of five times the regular EVs.
- Power item, Macho Brace, and Pokérus boosts are applied to each Pokémon defeated.
- With Exp. Share ON, a Pokémon who does not participate in battle can gain additional EVs by equipping the aforementioned EV-boosting items.
- If every Pokémon in a Horde battle yields 1 of the same EV (e.g., a horde of Gulpin), you receive 1 EV per Pokémon for a total of 5 EVs.
- If every Pokémon in a Horde battle yields 2 of the same EV (e.g., a horde of Arbok), you receive 2 EVs per Pokémon for a total of 10 EVs.
- If a Pokémon is holding a Macho Brace, it receives double the EV amounts listed above.
- If your Pokémon holds a Power item corresponding to the EVs gained (e.g., Power Weight and Gulpin), you receive 5 EVs per Pokémon for a total of 25 EVs.
- Pokémon who yield 2 EVs grant 6 EVs per Pokémon defeated when the Pokémon is holding the correct Power item (30 total).
- If a Pokémon is infected with Pokérus, it receives double the EV amounts listed above (10 per battle, 20 with Macho Brace, and 50 with a Power item).
Encounters are color coded as follows:
- Health Points
- Attack
- Defense
- Special Attack
- Special Defense
- Speed
- Mixed
[Common] Gulpin (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Uncommon] Scraggy (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
[Rare] Minun x4 (1 Spe) / Plusle x1 (Y, 1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Plusle x4 (1 Spe) / Minun x1 (X, 1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
Route 7
[Common] Hoppip (1 SpD) - 5 SpD Total
[Uncommon] Psyduck (1 SpA) - 5 SpA Total
[Rare] Roselia (2 SpA) - 10 SpA Total
Connecting Cave
[Common] Whismur (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Uncommon] Zubat (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Axew (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
Route 8
[Common] Wingull (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Uncommon] Seviper x4 (1 Atk + 1 SpA) / Zangoose x1 (Y, 2 Atk) - 6 Atk + 4 SpA Total
[Uncommon] Zangoose x4 (2 Atk) / Seviper x1 (X, 1 Atk + 1 SpA) - 9 Atk + 1 SpA Total
[Rare] Taillow - 5 Spe Total
Route 10
[Common] Nosepass (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Uncommon] Yanma (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Electrike (Y, 1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Houndour (X, 1 SpA) - 5 SpA Total
Route 11
[Common] Nidoran F x4 (1 HP) / Nidoran M x1 (Y, 1 Atk) - 4 HP + 1 Atk Total
[Common] Nidoran M x4 (1 Atk) / Nidoran F x1 (X, 1 HP) - 4 Atk + 1 HP Total
[Uncommon] Stunky - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Starly - 5 Spe Total
Reflection Cave
[Common] Mime Jr. (1 SpD) - 5 SpD Total
[Uncommon] Roggenrola (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Rare] Roggenrola x4 (1 Def) / Carbink x1 (1 Def + 1 SpD) - 5 Def + 1 SpD Total
Route 12
[Common] Wingull - 5 Spe Total
[Uncommon] Mareep - 5 SpA Total
[Rare] Tauros x4 (1 Atk + 1 Spe) / Miltank x1 (2 Def) - 4 Atk + 2 Def + 4 Spe Total
Azure Bay
[Common] Wingull (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Uncommon] Slowpoke (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Rare] Exeggcute (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
Route 14
[Common] Bellsprout (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
[Uncommon] Skorupi (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Rare] Ekans (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
Route 15
[Common] Murkrow (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Uncommon] Foongus (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Rare] Klefki (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
Route 16
[Common] Murkrow (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Uncommon] Foongus (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Rare] Klefki (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
Frost Cavern
[Common] Vanillite (1 SpA) - 5 SpA Total
[Uncommon] Cubchoo (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
[Rare] Smoochum (1 SpA) - 5 SpA Total
Route 18
[Common] Geodude (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Uncommon] Durant (2 Def) - 10 Def Total
[Rare] Durant x4 (2 Def) / Heatmor x1 (2 SpA) - 8 Def + 2 SpA Total
Terminus Cave (**Defense)
[Common] Durant (2 Def) - 10 Def Total
[Uncommon] Geodude (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Rare] Aron (X, 1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Rare] Larvitar (Y, 1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
Route 19
[Common] Weepinbell (2 Atk) - 10 Atk Total
[Uncommon] Gligar (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Rare] Arbok (2 Atk) - 10 Atk Total
Route 20
[Common] Foongus (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Uncommon] Trevenant (2 Atk) - 10 Atk Total
[Rare] Trevenant x4 (2 Atk) / Sudowoodo x1 (2 Def) - 8 Atk + 2 Def Total
The Pokémon Village
[Common] Foongus (1 HP) - 5 HP Total
[Uncommon] Poliwag (1 Spe) - 5 Spe Total
[Rare] Lombre (2 SpD) - 10 SpD Total
Route 21
[Common] Spinda (1 SpA) - 5 SpA Total
[Uncommon] Swablu (1 SpD) - 5 SpD Total
[Rare] Scyther (1 Atk) - 5 Atk Total
Victory Road [Caves 1 & 4]
[Common] Geodude (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Uncommon] Floatzel (2 Spe) - 10 Spe Total
[Rare] Lickitung (2 HP) - 10 HP Total
Victory Road [Caves 2 & 3]
[Common] Geodude (1 Def) - 5 Def Total
[Uncommon] Graveler (2 Def) - 10 Def Total
[Rare] Lickitung (2 HP) - 10 HP Total
Most Efficient Routes for EV Training
These routes take into account frequency of encounters, number of EVs gained per Pokémon defeated, and ease of access to the location.
- HP - Route 5, Connecting Cave, Route 20
- Attack - Route 19, Route 14
- Defense - Terminus Cave, Victory Road
- Special Attack - Frost Cavern
- Special Defense - Reflection Cave
- Speed - Route 8, Route 12, Route 15
