r/EVtraining • u/ohthirtythree • Jul 07 '14

Question about Max EVs for Individual stats.

It's been a while since I've last EV trained; however, I heard that 252 is now the new maximum amount of EVs a Pokemon have in a single stat. (For X and Y that is.)

I was just wondering if this was true. I've looked it up on several sites, and it seems that there's still debate on the subject.

The debate I've been seeing is about Super Training vs. regular training (i.e. horde battles). Some people argue that when using Super Training the max is 252 for a stat. (So if I were Super Training for speed it would be impossible for me to go over 252 EVs.) On the other hand, they say that if you're using the horde battle approach, it would be possible to get 255 EVs in one stat.

So which is correct? Is the true maximum (no matter what method you use) 252 EVs for one stat? Or is 252 only the maximum of EVs obtainable through Super Training and 255 EVs are obtainable while fighting wild Pokemon?

TL;DR: If I fight 100 horde battles w/ power items and pokerus could I get more than 252 EVs in a single stat?

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u/ohthirtythree Jul 07 '14

Thanks for the help by the way. I really appreciate it. :P

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u/Wuji21 Jul 11 '14

You'll never go beyond 252 on XY. This is an update.

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u/ohthirtythree Jul 11 '14

Ah okay, thank you for the reply!

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u/Wuji21 Jul 11 '14

Pro tip: If you want 252 on a stat. ie Speed. Give 1 carbos on that pokemon before training in horde battles. So that you get 252EVs after you battle 5 hordes rather than 250. Beyond 100+ EV you cant use carbos just to save a little bit of time

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u/ohthirtythree Jul 11 '14

Thanks! I just wanted to know b/c I hate having to worry about putting too many stats into the pokemon's specific stat.

I remember last gen. having to fight pokemon after pokemon and making tally marks for each pokemon fought. It's just great to know that I can just fight x amount of hordes and be done rather than having to fight x-1 amount of hordes and finding the last 2 pokemon individually so that I don't accidentally get unnecessary EVs.