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'''Individual values''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|個体値|こたいち}}}}''' ''individual values''), abbreviated '''IVs''', and sometimes referred to as '''determinant values''' (DVs) in the context of [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}}, are the Pokémon equivalent of {{wp|genes}}. They are instrumental in determining the [[stats]] of a Pokémon, being responsible for the large variation in stats among untrained Pokémon of the same species. IVs are fixed when the individual Pokémon is created and cannot be changed, although [[Hyper Training]] causes stats to become values corresponding the maximum IVs.

They have been officially known as '''{{j|{{tt|生まれつきの強さ|うまれつきのつよさ}}}}''' ''innate strengths'' in Japanese since at least {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. In English, recent media from [[The Pokémon Company International]] has called them '''individual strengths'''.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/strategy/training-battle-ready-pokemon/ Training Battle-Ready Pokémon!]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/strategy/the-details-of-discovering-pokemon-eggs/ The Details of Discovering Pokémon Eggs]</ref> In the games, the term '''potential''' is often used to allude to IVs, such as by the [[stats judge]]. [[Shigeru Ohmori]] has stated that the reason {{EV}}s and IVs are hidden is because he prefers to think of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} as "real, living creatures".<ref>[http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-12/11/pokemon-interview Pokemon's Junichi Masuda: 'We weren’t explicitly targeting children' (Wired UK)]</ref>

Each of the six battle stats has an IV associated with it, with that IV coming into calculation alongside the Pokémon's [[base stats]], [[Nature]], and {{EV}}s to determine the actual stat number. A Pokémon's IVs are determined when it is [[Pseudorandom number generation in Pokémon|generated by the game]] (i.e. when it is obtained as an {{pkmn|Egg}} from the [[Pokémon Day Care]], [[wild Pokémon|encountered in the wild]], or [[Gift Pokémon|given to the player by an NPC]]).

! colspan="2" | Gender ratio

| 5-15

| 0-4

| 7-15

| 0-6

The calculated [[Type]] and [[Power]] of the move {{m|Hidden Power}} is based on the IVs of the Pokémon. Hidden Power can be of any type aside from {{t|Normal}}, and prior to [[Generation VI]], have a power between 30 and 70.

In {{g|X and Y}}, all Pokémon in the {{egg3|Undiscovered}} are guaranteed to have a perfect 31 in at least three of their individual values when caught in the wild or obtained as a gift (except via [[Mystery Gift]]). In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, this only applies to {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]]. In {{g|Sun and Moon}}, this applies to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, [[Ultra Beast]]s, and {{p|Type: Null}}.

===External links===

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[[it:Valori Individuali]]