Pokémon are limited to a total of 255 effort points per stat, and 510 effort points in total. At level 100, a Pokémon's stats will be one stat point higher in a specific stat for every four effort points gained in that stat. However, in battles that do not give any experience (such as in the Battle Tower or if the Pokémon is level 100, although the latter is no longer an issue in later generations), Pokémon will not gain any effort points. Defeated Pokémon give out 1, 2 or 3 effort points to a particular stat, depending on species (see list of Pokémon by effort value yield).
Since Generation III, effort points have been completely separate values from base stats. Fire Red and Leaf Green will use the Generation 3 EV/IV formulas as that is the generation they were currently in when they released the game.Īs for EV/IV training in general, check out this guide: Big Training Guide - EVs, IVs and Natures Generation 3 IV Formulas
