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Undo partial revision 2642581 by SnorlaxMonster (talk) It changes the stat, not the IV, otherwise Hidden Power would be affected by Hyper Training.
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{{redirect|IV|the fourth generation of Pokémon games|Generation IV}} | {{redirect|IV|the fourth generation of Pokémon games|Generation IV}} | ||
{{Incomplete|2=Missing Chinese and Korean name; needs more information added}} | {{Incomplete|2=Missing Chinese and Korean name; needs more information added}} | ||
'''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 | '''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. | ||
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> | 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> | ||