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-{{samename|value officially known as base stats|effort values}}
+{{samename|the '''base stats''' of an individual Pokémon|effort values}}
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-'''Base stats''' is an unofficial name for the general outline of [[stats|statistics]] for a specific [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]].
-Base stats usually give a general idea of the strengths and weaknesses a specific Pokémon will have. Pokémon often focus on some stats more than others. For example, {{p|Umbreon}} is mainly a defensive Pokémon; therefore its base stats in {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} are low compared to their corresponding defensive stats.
+'''Base stats''', when referring to a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]] as a whole, is a measure of that species's [[stats]] as compared to other species.
-Base stats range from 1 to 255, and are most often the prime representation a Pokémon species has in battle. For example, {{p|Blissey}} has the highest possible {{stat|Hit Points|HP}} base stat (255), but has Attack and Defense base stats of 10.
+For example, {{p|Umbreon}} is mainly a defensive Pokémon, therefore all Umbreon will have low {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} scores compared to their higher {{stat|Defense}} and {{stat|Special Defense}} scores (regardless of the individual's [[Nature]], [[individual values]], or [[effort values|its own base stats]]).
-Commonly, related Pokémon will have similar base stats, though distributed differently. This is one main difference between the two or more branches of a [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|split evolutionary line]]. For example, while {{p|Gardevoir}}'s base stats for Attack and Special Attack are 65 and 125, respectively, its counterpart {{p|Gallade}}'s Attack and Special Attack stats have inverted values. Pokémon of a higher [[evolution|evolutionary]] stage will also usually have higher base stats than those of a lower one, and will have higher total stats than those of their pre-evolved counterparts; the only exceptions are {{p|Shedinja}}, whose base stat total is lower than its pre-evolved form, {{p|Nincada}}, by 30, and {{p|Scizor}}, whose base stat total is the same as its pre-evolved form, {{p|Scyther}}.
+A species's base stats range from 1 to 255, and are most often the prime representation a Pokémon species has in battle. For example, {{p|Blissey}} has the highest possible {{stat|Hit Points|HP}} base stat (255), but also has one of the lowest Attack and Defense base stats (of just 10).
-Pokémon with very high base stat totals are often banned from tournaments. This is because they are considered too powerful.
+Commonly, related Pokémon species (especially [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|Pokémon with a split evolutionary line]]) will have similar base stats but with different distribution:  For example, while {{p|Gardevoir}}'s base stats for Attack and Special Attack are 65 and 125, respectively, its counterpart {{p|Gallade}}'s Attack and Special Attack stats are reversed (125 and 65, respectively). Pokémon of a higher [[evolution|evolutionary]] stage will also usually have higher base stats (both individually and in total) than their unevolved counterparts; the only exceptions are {{p|Shedinja}} (whose base stat total is lower than its pre-evolved form, {{p|Nincada}}, by 30), and {{p|Scizor}} (whose base stat total is the same as its pre-evolved form, {{p|Scyther}}).  Coincidentally, Pokémon species that are [[Version-exclusive Pokémon|exclusive to specific games]], even when not related by evolution (such as {{p|Caterpie}} and {{p|Weedle}}), may also have base stats that are similar in total but with different distributions between each stat.
-In [[Generation VI]], some Pokémon had their stats slightly improved. For example, {{p|Pidgeot}} had its base Speed increased from 91 to 101.
+Pokémon with very high base stat totals are often banned from tournaments, as they are considered too powerful.
+While these values generally do not change from one game generation to the next, the change from [[Generation I]] to [[Generation II]] saw the introduction of separate Special Attack and Special Defense scores (they were previously a single shared stat, {{stat|Special}}), and [[Generation VI]] saw some Pokémon given a slight boost in stats, such as {{p|Pidgeot}} whose base Speed was increased from 91 to 101.
 ''For a list of all Pokémon by their base stats, see [[List of Pokémon by base stats (Generation VI-present)|List of Pokémon by base stats]].''