This is not so much a guide for beginners of Poke'mon, but for beginners in competitive battling. Although most people prefer to SAV pokes because it is quick, easy, and effective i can tell from experience that it much more rewarding to have self trained pokemon win a battle then SAV'd pokemon. Also this guide should still be read for beginners who would still prefer to SAV because it gives in depth descriptions of IV, EV, and natures so it can still prove useful

well here you are my very own poke'mon building guide;
how to make a pokemon guide for beginners
this guide is specific for beginners who are new to competitive battling and it details every thing there is to know about building a pokemon

first thing to know is you can make an entire team using this guide but if you dont coordinate it properly the team will still fail
IE. this isnt a team building guide

there are 6 things to think about when making a pokemon

what is the pokemon for
which pokemon
IV
nature
EV
move set


WHAT IS THE POKEMON FOR?
this guide wont help you make a team so you have to handle this part on your own
bassically figure out what yo want your pokemon to do on your team (sweep, wall, heal, support, etc.when you know what you
want to do then you can work on everything else

PICK YOUR POKEMON
once you know what part this pokemon will play on your team its time to pick the pokemon your going to make
you pick your pokemon depending on its stats,movesets, weaknesses, and ability

IV(individual values)
IV are random numbers from 0-31 in each of your 6 stats
the IVs are randomly crerated when a pokemon is found in the wild or hatched
the higher each IV the better your stats will be at level 100 (you dont see all the effects until then)
for every 1 IV you get you will have that many points in each stat when your level is maxed out

HOW TO CHECK YOUR POKEMON IV
1. raise your pokemon to level 100 without battleing (rare candies/ daycare)
2. using a hacking device such as action replay to check them with proper codes
3. IV calculator
an IV calculator will do the math and figure out your pokemons IV for you
get a level 100 battle and put your stats and nature into the calculator
(if you have any EV on the pokemon you must tell the calculator exactly how many per stat, or else it will not be able to calculate it) this means it is best not to train your pokemon until after you know it's IV
this is a calculator i use its pretty simple
http://www.psypokes.com/dex/iv.php

HOW DO I MANIPULATE MY POKEMONS IV?
it is possible but i will discuss that later in a breeding section

NATURES
natures are randomly decided when a pokemon is found in the wild or hatched
most natures increase the growth of one stat 10% and stunt the growth of another by 10%
it is up to you to decide which stat is the least important on your pokemon
you wont see the full effects of your nature until level 100
check the nature in the pokemons summary chart second page
here is a chart of all the natures and there effects
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/natures.php

HOW DO I MANIPULATE NAATURES?
it is also possible but i will cover that too in a breeding guide

EV(effort values)
-EV points give you a great increase in stats and are the easiest -part of stat modification
-EV are points you get in every battle
-each pokemon gives its own EV
-you can check who gives what in this link
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/
-the stats in brown tell the pokemon that give you ceratain EV
-for every 4 EV points you get in a stat that stat will go up by one point
-you can only put 255 EV in each stat and you can only use 510 all together
-a way to speed up the process of EV training is power items, pokerus, and EXP share

POWER ITEMS
-there are 7 power items
-each stat as its own power item and one power item is for every stat
-the first 6 i mentioned are
-power lens (special attack)
-power anklet (speed)
-power weight (health points)
-power belt (defense)
-power band (special defense)
-power bracer (attack)
-if your pokemon is holding one of these items they will get +4
of the EV identified by the item regardless of the pokemon they fight

-the seventh is macho brace it multiplies the EV your pokemon gets by 2

POKERUS
-this is a virus your pokemon can get
it multiplys the EV you get by two like the macho bracer
lets say you have the machobracer on and you fight a nidoking (gives 3 attack EV) and win
the equation looks like this (EV)(2)(2)=new EV
(3attack EV)(2)= (6attack EV)(2)=12 attack EV


lets say you fight the same pokemon with the power bracer on
the equation would look like this
(3+4)2=(7)2=14

so its good to combine these things together!

HOW DO I GET POKERUS??
-your best bet is to get a pokemon with it from a trade
you can encounter it in the wild but your chances are extremely unlikely
-you know your pokemon has pokerus when you look at its summary it will be clear in purple [PKRS]
-to transfer pokerus from one pokemon to another you must put the pokerus
-pokemon in the front of the part battle with it and wait ....put the pokemon
-you want to get the disease in the second box
-it takes time but you will get it eventually
-after about 3 days your pokemon cant pass it on anymore but it still gets the EV boost
-you can tell when the virus can't be passed anymore by looking at the summary of your pokemon, instead of the [PKRS] there will be a yellow-ish smile next to your healthy poke

EXP SHARE
-simple enough the pokemon holding EXP share get EV from battles they arent in
-(the EV isnt cut like experience is but i doubt your pokemon gets a boost from another pokemon withg a power item or pokerus)
-switching pokemon in battle has the same effect

VITAMINS
vitamins give 10 EV points to the stat there designed for the increase happens automatically but you can only use 10 per stat meaning you can only get 100 EV this way and you have to train for the rest
MOVE SET
-finally you pick your pokemon's moves
-coordinate this wtih the team you have decided upon so choose carefully


almost done just one more tidbit......


BREEDING!!

MANIPULATING NATURES
-natures are random from birth and capture
-but you can change increase your odds of getting a nature you want
-you can do this by capturing a female/ditto with the nature you want and giving it an everston to hold in the daycare
-this will give you 50% chance of getting the nature you want

EGG MOVES
-certain pokemon can only learn moves by breeding with a father who knows those moves
-meaning you may have to breed two different types of pokemon
-some pokemon will not breed with others if they are in a different egg group
-here is the egg group chart the pokemon in each group can all breed with eachother
http://www.psypokes.com/lab/breeding.php

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MANIPULATING IV
this is actually pretty complicated
-3 random IV of the two parents will be combined in the egg of -the new pokemon
-it goes like this;
random IV from the first parent is taken
random IV from second parent is taken
random IV from first parent is taken

-IV can overlap meaning you can end up with just one IV from the parents
-HP IV can only be taken form the first parent on the first round although it isnt a guarentee

if you dont understand this part i dont blame you i learned all there is to know from this guide
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1244830&posted=1#post1244830