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In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it took about two days for a Pokémon's immune system to fight off the virus. After recovering from the virus, a little dot appears on the Pokémon's status screen indicating that it is immune to the virus and impossible to reinfect. | In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it took about two days for a Pokémon's immune system to fight off the virus. After recovering from the virus, a little dot appears on the Pokémon's status screen indicating that it is immune to the virus and impossible to reinfect. | ||
This disease is actually a good thing. The PokéRus doubles the Effort Values received from battles. This causes the stats of a Pokémon to grow twice as fast while still leveling up at a normal rate. This is especially helpful in raising Pokémon caught at a high level, since it is difficult to raise their Effort Values to maximum before Level 100. | This disease is actually a good thing. The PokéRus doubles the [[Effort Values]] received from battles. This causes the stats of a Pokémon to grow twice as fast while still leveling up at a normal rate. This is especially helpful in raising Pokémon caught at a high level, since it is difficult to raise their Effort Values to maximum before Level 100. | ||
After a Pokémon's immune system fights off the virus, it will still be able to gain double Effort Values permanently. However, it will not be able to infect other Pokémon with the beneficial enhancement at that stage. | After a Pokémon's immune system fights off the virus, it will still be able to gain double Effort Values permanently. However, it will not be able to infect other Pokémon with the beneficial enhancement at that stage. | ||
[[Category:Game mechanics]] | [[Category:Game mechanics]] | ||