Can some one please explain EV's?

I am new and since now i only thought natures and EV’s were just for show and not have meaning. so can some explain and make it simple please :)

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EVs are basically what you get by battling certain Pokemon. They determine the stats you get in what stat when you level up.Ex: My Oshawott battles a Lillipup. Lillipup gives one Attack EV, so I get one if I defeat Lillipup. Four EVs give you one more point in that stat, so if I battle four Lillipups and lvel up, I’ll get one attack point.

Natures are just stat boosters, but they work differently. They are determined randomly*. Each nature increases one stat and decreases another.Ex: Adamant increases attack and decreases special attack.

Some natures increase and decrease the same stat, such as Hardy. therefore, there is no change in stats.

*If a Pokemon with synchronize is at the front of your party, and you find a wild Poekmon, that Pokemon is mroe likely to have the same nature as the Synchronize Pokemon.

Effort Values (EVs) are points that a Pokemon earns after a Pokemonbattle. They are NOT to be confused with experience points. EVs are hidden values. The game will not tell you they exist.Every Pokemon gives up to 3 EVs. The EVs can be rewarded to different stats. EVs can give you a hint in which stat(s) a Pokemon is the strongest at. For example, Politoed gives 3 EVs for Special Defense, but Boldore gives 1 Attack and 1 Defense.For every 4 EVs a Pokemon gains for a stat, that stat will gain 1 point at level 100. Therefore EVs are important for stat growth. Wild Pokemon have no EVs invested, so trained Pokemon are much stronger.A Pokemon can have 510 EVs invested at maximum. A Pokemon only needs 252 EVs in a stat for it to achieve maximum, but it needs a perfect IV well (IVs are not to be discussed here).In conclusion, EVs are important for a Pokemon’s stats.

Natures are different. A nature boosts one stat by 10% and hinders another by 10%. There are 25 natures in all. 5 of them do not affect any stats. Max HP is not affected by any natures.

I hope this helped :-)