How many IVs can one Pokemon have?
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A Pokémon can have a total of 6 Individual Values (IVs), which are hidden stats that range from 0 to 31 and affect the Pokémon’s overall performance in battles. The 6 IVs are distributed across the Pokémon’s HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed stats, and having a high IV in a particular stat can significantly impact the Pokémon’s strength in that area.
Understanding IVs and Their Importance
To answer this question and provide more insight into the world of Pokémon, let’s dive deeper into what IVs are and how they work, as well as address some frequently asked questions about IVs.
Frequently Asked Questions About IVs
1. Can a Pokémon have all 31 IVs?
Some legendaries – definitely those that are caught in-game and, probably, those that are transferred during events, can’t have perfect IVs, but all others can have 31 IV, right nature, shiny sprite, any gender, etc.
2. Can a Pokémon have 100% IV?
If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs, indicating that all its IVs are at the maximum value of 31.
3. Can a Pokémon have 5 perfect IVs?
Pokémon caught from six-star Tera Raid battles are guaranteed to have five perfect IVs and have a 1/32 chance of having perfect IVs across the board.
4. How rare is a 6 IV Pokémon?
The odds of getting a 6 IV Pokémon are quite low, with a probability of 1.8229% or 1 out of every 54.8571 eggs when breeding a 6 IV Ditto and a five IV parent.
5. How rare is a Max IV Pokémon?
There’s a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% probability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch, although certain methods like Weather Boosted wild catch can increase these odds.
6. What’s a perfect IV Pokémon?
To have “perfect IVs” is to have a value of 31 in all stats’ IVs at the same time, which significantly enhances the Pokémon’s battle performance.
7. Can a Pokémon have 0 IVs?
Yes, a Pokémon can have 0 IVs in a particular stat, and this is sometimes desirable, especially for strategies like Trick Room teams where a Pokémon with 0 Speed IVs can move first under Trick Room.
8. How many IVs do legendary Pokémon have?
Wild Legendaries will have a minimum of 3 perfect IVs, making them powerful right from the start.
9. Do IVs matter at level 100?
Yes, IVs do matter at level 100 because they affect how high the Pokémon’s stats will be once it reaches level 100, alongside the influence of Nature and EVs.
10. What is the max EV for a Pokémon?
Every Pokémon can attain up to 510 EVs, with a max of 252 in any one stat, allowing for strategic training to enhance specific stats.
11. What are the odds of getting a 31 IV Pokémon?
If they’re created completely at random, there is a 1/32 chance for an IV to be 31, making a Pokémon with all 31 IVs extremely rare.
12. Is a 0% IV Pokémon rare?
A fully 0% IV Pokémon is extremely rare, even when compared to their 4-star/Perfect IV counterparts, and players may want to keep it for its rarity.
13. Should I keep 0 star Pokémon?
It’s generally advisable to release 0-star Pokémon as they can clog up the Pokémon Storage, unless you have a specific reason for keeping them.
14. How rare is a 100 IV legendary Pokémon GO?
The chance to get a 100% IV (15/15/15) Pokémon in Pokémon GO is 1/4096, or 0.0244%, making such Pokémon extremely valuable.
15. How rare is a 6iv shiny?
Breeding a 6 IV Japanese Ditto and a 6 IV American parent, for example, gives you a 1/1365 chance of a shiny, and a 1/32 chance of a 6 IV Pokémon, or a 0.00002289377 (or .002%) chance of a shiny 6 IV Pokémon, highlighting the rarity and difficulty of obtaining such a Pokémon.