IV Training in daycare?

Is it best to put a pokemon in daycare holding an IV boosting item (power band etc) or to train them yourself?

I tested it by putting my Rhydon in the daycare holding the item that boosts sp.def and it gained 7 points from one level.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

I’m going to clear up the confusion in your question. Firstly, IVs are hidden values that you cannot “train” as such. Once you have a Pokemon the values are fixed. EVs are the ones you can train - you start with 0 and gain them as you battle. The idea is to try and gain specific EVs in stats, e.g. Attack and Speed.

The Power items have a couple ofdifferentuses. As a hold item when BATTLING, the Pokemon gains 4 EVs in a particular stat, plus the EVs the Pokemon you’re battling gives.

As a hold item in DAYCARE, the Pokemon passes down its IV stat to the baby. This is the only way to influence what IVs a Pokemon has. Once they have hatched from the egg you will need to EV train the Pokemon.

Pokemon that are left in daycare to just level updo not gain EVsand obviously their IVs never change.

It is better to train them yourself, as your Pokemon will not get important EVs in Daycare. If Rhydon gained SP. DEFENCE EVs with the SP. DEFENCE band, It could have increased anything up to 10 in one level.

If you’re lazy and don’t care about EVs then the Daycare is better, but it all depends.In other wordsIt is better to raise Pokemon with bands yourself rather than Daycare