General Pokemon Discussion

[GrooveMan.exe]

The RBY manual and Pokémon Stadium manuals both tell you that Pokémon you've trained yourself are stronger than Pokémon caught fresh - even at the same level - then show you two pokemon (IIRC Chansey) with 2 different sets of stats to prove it.

The reason why the trained 'mon is stronger is because of EVs. EVs aren't optional in that you can choose whether to use them or not. They're given to a Pokémon every time it gains EXP from a battle. People who utilise EVs make sure to kill specific Pokémon to get specific EVs. Othat note, very few people EV train during the course of the game, because you're forced to fight a wide range of Pokémon that all give different EVs. It'd be impossible to have a perfect build. You EV train after you've beaten the game, and have better control over who and what you fight.

Up until Emerald, EVs were irreversible. Once you got 'em, you had to keep them. It made it fustrating to have your starter Pokémon in metagame fights since they're guaranteed to have shitty EV builds. But now there are Berries that lower a given EV stat by 10 points (That's as much as a Carbos/Iron/etc gives you upon consumption), so issues like that can be repaired.

Jar isn't the only person who knows his pokémon. :V