Playthrough Guides

Targeted battling

Defeat specific Pokémon that yield the EVs you want (e.g. Zubats for Speed). Each KO gives 1–3 EVs in a stat; 4 EVs = 1 stat point at Lv. 100.

Power items

Power Bracer, Belt, Lens, Band, Anklet, and Weight each add +4 EVs in their stat per battle. Stack with Pokérus (doubles all EV gains) for +10 per KO.

Vitamins (capped)

HP Up, Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, and Carbos give 10 EVs each but stop working after 100 EVs in a stat. Use them first, then battle for the rest.

Horde battles

Use Sweet Scent/Honey in grass to summon 5 Pokémon at once — 5× the EVs per battle. With a Power item + Pokérus, one horde can give 50+ EVs.

Super Training

Touch-screen mini-games that award EVs directly, plus training bags. Slower than hordes but no battling required.

SOS chaining

Weaken a wild Pokémon and let it call for help. Each ally called gives 2× EVs. Chain to 30+ for massive gains with Power items + Pokérus.

Poké Pelago

Send Pokémon to Isle Evelup for passive EV training while you do other things. Slow but fully hands-off.

Vitamins (uncapped!)

Vitamins now work all the way to 252 EVs per stat — 26 vitamins maxes a stat instantly. Buy with money from the Wild Area.

Jobs

Send Pokémon on jobs from any PC. They earn EVs passively over real time, even with the game off.

Feathers

Swift Feather, Muscle Feather, etc. give 1 EV each. Farm them on Bridge Field with the Cram-o-matic.

Vitamins from Chansey Supply

Same shop that sells mints! HP Up, Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Carbos — 10,000 Pokédollars each, uncapped. The fastest method by far.

Feathers from Tera raids

Health Feather, Muscle Feather, Resist Feather, Genius Feather, Clever Feather, Swift Feather — 1 EV each, farmable from raids.

Let's Go auto-battles

Send your lead Pokémon out with R to auto-battle outbreaks of the species that gives the EVs you want. Power items still work.

Battle to earn EVs

Defeat wild or trainer-owned Pokémon — each species grants EVs in its highest base stat. Check EVs on the stats page (press down on the right stick); maxed stats show sparkles.

Vitamins (uncapped)

Same as recent generations — vitamins work all the way to 252. Buy in bulk once cash is flowing from the Z-A Royale.

Odd Egg

The Odd Egg from the Day Care has a 14% shiny chance — the best odds in the series for a gift Pokémon.

Wild encounters

Base shiny rate is 1/8192. The red Gyarados at Lake of Rage is a guaranteed shiny.

Masuda Method

Breed two Pokémon from different-language games. Cuts odds to ~1/1638 (Gen 4) or ~1/1365 (Gen 5).

Poké Radar chaining (D/P/Pt)

Chain the same species to 40+ for odds as good as ~1/200. Breaks if you leave the grass or the wrong patch.

Shiny Charm (B2/W2)

Complete the National Dex for the Shiny Charm: 1/2731 normally, 1/1024 with Masuda.

Chain fishing

Fish consecutively without moving or missing. Chain to 20+ for dramatically boosted odds (~1/100).

DexNav chaining (OR/AS)

Sneak up on DexNav encounters to build a chain — higher chain means better odds plus egg moves and hidden abilities.

Horde encounters

Five Pokémon per horde = five shiny rolls per battle. Sweet Scent to summon.

SOS chaining

Chain allies to 30+ (70+ in US/UM for max odds). With Shiny Charm, odds reach ~1/273.

Ultra Wormholes (US/UM)

Travel far through wormholes — distant wormholes have boosted shiny rates up to ~1/25 for legendaries.

Brilliant Aura / combo KO

KO or catch 500+ of a species to max its brilliant-aura rate. With Shiny Charm: ~1/512.

Masuda + Charm

Still the most reliable: ~1/512 per egg with Shiny Charm.

Dynamax Adventures

Endless Dynamax Adventures — legendaries have boosted shiny odds here.

Mass outbreaks

Clear 60+ Pokémon in an outbreak. With Shiny Charm + sparkling sandwich: ~1/512.

Sparkling sandwiches

Sandwich powers (Sparkling Lv. 3 + Encounter Lv. 3) boost shiny odds for a type for 30 minutes.

Masuda + Charm

Eggs: ~1/512 with Shiny Charm. Picnics make it fast.

Sparkling Power Donuts (Mega Dimension DLC)

Cook donuts maxing out Sweetness (pink stat) with 8 ingredients including Hyperspace Butter. Like S/V sandwiches but donuts — boost shiny odds for 30 minutes.

Mass outbreaks

Same concept as S/V and Arceus — clear outbreaks to boost odds. Pair with donuts for the best rates.

Individual Values

Each stat has a hidden IV from 0–31. At Lv. 100, each IV is worth 1 stat point — a 31 IV stat is 31 points higher than 0.

Checking IVs

Gen 7+: unlock the Judge function on the PC (hatch 20+ eggs in S/M, or beat the game in Sw/Sh and S/V). 'Best' means 31.

Breeding for IVs

Give a parent a Destiny Knot to pass down 5 of 12 IVs (Gen 6+). Power items pass one specific IV. Everstone passes nature.

Friend Safari / DexNav

X/Y Friend Safari Pokémon always have 2+ perfect IVs. OR/AS DexNav chains raise perfect IV counts.

Hyper Training

At Lv. 100, trade a Bottle Cap (one stat) or Gold Bottle Cap (all stats) to max IVs. The Pokémon must be Lv. 100.

Bottle Cap sources

S/M: Festival Plaza. US/UM: Royal Avenue. Sw/Sh: Battle Tower (BP). S/V: Delibird Presents shops (₽20,000).

Breeding still matters

Hyper Trained stats don't pass down through breeding — the real IVs do. Breed 5–6 perfect IV parents for egg projects.

Tera raid IVs

5-star raids guarantee 4 perfect IVs, 6-star raids guarantee 5. Great Hyper Training candidates.

Mirror Herb + Egg Moves

Not IVs, but essential: give a Pokémon a Mirror Herb and picnic it with one that knows the egg move to learn it.

Hyper Training at the Justice Dojo

An NPC at the Justice Dojo maxes IVs for Bottle Caps (one stat each) or a Gold Bottle Cap (all six). Pokémon must be Lv. 50+.

Bottle Cap sources

Mable's Research (Lv. 36: 10 caps, Lv. 48: 3 Gold Caps), Infinite Z-A Royale rewards, Ranked Season 1, and Side Mission 103 'Facing the Furfrou League' (1 Gold Cap).

Alpha Pokémon

Alpha Pokémon have maxed IVs in at least 3 stats — great Hyper Training candidates or breeding-adjacent shortcuts.

Seeds of Mastery

Not IVs, but the other Justice Dojo NPC converts moves to Plus Moves for Seeds of Mastery, earned from defeating Alpha Pokémon.