For seven-star raids, you’ll need to do EV and IV training to build a powerhouse of a Pokemon, which can be annoying if you mess it up. Here ishow to reset EVs in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
What Are Pokemon EVs?
If you’re not familiar with EVs in Pokemon, you may first be wondering just what they are. In short, Pokemon EVs (short for effort values) area hidden mechanic that dictate a given Pokemon’s stats.
Whenever your Pokemon defeats another Pokemon, they’re awarded a small number of EV points that go toward a specific stat, dictated by the species of the defeated Pokemon. For example, if your Pokemon defeats a Buizel, they will get one Speed EV. Defeating four Buizels will increase your Pokemon’s Speed stat by one.
EV-trained Pokemon are almost always going to be stronger than any wild Pokemon of the same level. Two Pokemon can have the same exact Speed stat, for example, but if one Pokemon has higher EVs in Speed,then it will always be faster than the other. Competitive trainers take advantage of this mechanic to be the very best, like no one ever was.
What Are Pokemon IVs?
Generally speaking, EVs are a little more important to a trainer than IVs, as EVs are what will grow as you nurture a Pokemon.EVs also hold more influence over stats, being able to increase a Pokemon’s stat by 63 points. IVs can only increase a stat by up to 31 points.
How to Reset EVs in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
To reset a Pokemon’s EVs in Scarlet and Violet, you’ll need to use berries.Certain berries will reduce a Pokemon’s EVsbut only by a set amount. So while it will take quite a few berries to reset all of a Pokemon’s effort values completely, it is possible.
Below you can find each berry and the associated stat it reduces.
Each berry willreduce the specific Pokemon’s corresponding stat EVs by 10 points. Meaning you’ll need roughly 20 to fully reduce a maxed-out stat.
You’ll find these stat-reducing berries in four places:The Porto Marinada Auction House, Emotional Spectrum Practice, Tera Raids,and Ogre Oustin’. Of those four, the Porto Marinada auctions are going to be your best bet.
Getting Berries at the Porto Marinada Auction House
Getting Berries From 5-Star Tera Raids
If you don’t want to wait on auctions, you can try farming berries from 5-Star Tera Raids or the Emotional Spectrum Practice, which will both give out the berries randomly as rewards. To unlock 5-Star Tera Raids, you’ll have to first beat the game by completing all three of the major storylines: Victory Road, Path of Legends, and Starfall Street.
Getting Berries From Emotional Spectrum Practice
The Emotional Spectrum Practice, which is a minigame like Simon Says, will become available as part of the Alfornada Gym’s challenge. After you defeat Gym Leader Tulip, you’ll be able to replay the Emotional Spectrum Practice as many times as you’d like.
Getting Berries From Ogre Oustin’
you’re able to also get berries by playing the new minigameOgre Oustin’, which came in the new Teal Mask DLC. You’ll be able to earn these berries by playing either 3, 6, or 10 rounds, depending on the difficulty chosen. After you are given the one-time reward for the appropriate difficulty level, you’ll earn other repeating rewards on each consecutive run, including Mochi berries.
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