Spoink

Spoink EV Training

The best EV spread for Spoink, what to defeat to get it, and a planner that counts the battles for you.

Best EV spread

Bulky special attacker

252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD

Spoink's highest stats suit this role. Slower, but takes hits and hits back with special moves. Want something else? Pick another role in the planner below.

What to defeat

Spoink EV yield

1 Sp. Def

Every Spoink you defeat gives this many EVs to the Pokémon that battled it.

Base stats

HP60
Attack25
Defense35
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def80
Speed60
Total330

Plan Spoink's training

1

Your Pokémon

Spoink

Spoink #325

HP 60Atk 25Def 35SpA 70SpD 80Spe 60

Base stats · When defeated, it gives 1 SpD EVs

2

Where it is now

Its current training

Leave a box empty if that stat hasn't been trained. The grey numbers show what an untrained Spoink would have.

Advanced: its IVs aren't all 31

IVs are a Pokémon's hidden "genes" (0–31 per stat). We assume 31, the best possible. If you've checked them with an IV judge, enter them here for an exact plan.

3

Your goal

Enter its level above first.

4

Your training plan

Almost there.

Enter Spoink's level in step 2 and your plan appears here.

EV training, explained simply

What are EVs?

Effort Values are hidden points a Pokémon earns every time it defeats another Pokémon. Each species gives EVs in one or two stats — a Rattata gives Speed, a Geodude gives Defense. Every 4 EVs add about one point to that stat at level 100.

How many can a Pokémon have?

Up to 252 useful EVs in one stat, and 510 in total. That's why most trained Pokémon max two stats (252 + 252) and put the last 4 somewhere else.

How do I see my Pokémon's EVs?

Most games don't show them as numbers. That's why this planner works from the stats on your summary screen instead — it works out the EVs behind them for you.

What makes EV training faster?

Vitamins (Protein, Carbos…) give 10 EVs each. Power items add extra EVs per battle, and Pokérus doubles everything. Turn them on in the plan to see how many battles you save.

Does it work on Switch and Switch 2?

Yes. Nothing is read from your game — you type in what you see, so it works for every game from Ruby and Sapphire to Scarlet and Violet, on any console or emulator.

Which Pokémon should I defeat?

Pick ones that give only the stat you want, so nothing is wasted: HP, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed.