With Super Training and horde battles absent in Pokémon Sun and Moon, players are looking for new ways to get their Pokémon EV trained for competition. This guide is here to help you reach that point as quickly as possible!
Basic Information
- A Pokémon can have a maximum of 252 EVs in one particular stat. This is different from the 255 cap present in Generations III-V, and it means you won’t accidentally EV train over 252 in any particular stat.
- A Pokémon can only have 510 EVs total. This means if you train a Pokémon to have 252 EVs in two stats, you still have 6 EVs left over to put in another stat.
- Each Pokémon, when defeated in-game, gives out a certain number of EVs, usually ranging from 1-3. For example, if you defeat a Wingull, your Pokémon gains 1 Speed EV, and if you defeat a Gyarados, your Pokémon gains 2 Attack EVs. A full list of EV yield for each Pokémon can be found here.
- If the Exp. Share is turned on, all Pokémon in your party gain EVs from defeating Pokémon. This allows you to battle with a higher leveled Pokémon to EV train your freshly hatched Pokémon. You can even EV train multiple Pokémon at the same time!
Modifying EV Gain
- Pokérus – A Pokémon infected with Pokérus gains twice the amount of EVs it usually would from a battle. Beating that Wingull now gives out 2 Speed EVs instead of 1, and beating Gyarados now gives 4 Attack EVs instead of 2.
- Power items – The Pokémon gains +8 EVs in the particular stat the Power item raises after each defeated Pokémon. This is different from Generation VI and before, where Power items only gave +4 EVs in the particular stat it raised. Pokérus DOES stack with the Power items, meaning a Pokémon holding a Power item with Pokérus gains a whopping 16 EVs in its particular stat. You can obtain the Power items from the Battle Tree for 16 BP. Note: the Speed drop from the Power items does not affect the EVs your Pokémon obtains.
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Power Weight
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+8 HP
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Power Bracer
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+8 Attack
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Power Belt
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+8 Defense
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Power Lens
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+8 Special Attack
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Power Band
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+8 Special Defense
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Power Anklet
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+8 Speed
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- SOS Bonus – When a Pokémon calls for help in the wild, defeating the Pokémon that was called for help yields yet another doubling bonus to your EV yield. You can think of this like a second Pokérus. Going back to Wingull, this means that if your Pokémon is holding a Power item, is infected by Pokérus, and has the added bonus of defeating a Pokémon in an SOS, it gains a total of 36 EVs in a single go!
Calculations for EVs per Pokémon
Defeating a Pokémon that yields 1 EV:
- With Power Item + SOS Battle: 18 EVs
- With Power Item + Pokérus: 18 EVs
- With Pokérus + Power Item + SOS Battle: 36 EVs
Defeating a Pokémon that yields 2 EVs:
- With Power Item + SOS Battle: 20 EVs
- With Power Item + Pokérus: 20 EVs
- With Pokérus + Power Item + SOS Battle: 40 EVs
Defeating a Pokemon that yields 3 EVs:
- With Power Item + SOS Battle: 22 EVs
- With Power Item + Pokérus: 22 EVs
- With Pokérus + Power Item + SOS Battle: 44 EVs
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