Pokemon Black and White: EV Training Guide

Here is a tentative list I’ve compiled of the places in Black and White where I like to EV train my Pokemon. I hope it will help you all. Also, this list is subject to change if any additional places come to my attention.

HP:

Audino

Area: Just about anywhere where there is grass (it only appears with the “grass shaking method”)

EV Yield: 2 HP points

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 4HP points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 8HP points

(with Pkrs AND Power Weight): 12HP points

# of Audinos killed to reach Max HP Evs: 21 (with Pkrs and Power Weight)

There really is no set place to attain HP EVs in B/W, so I’ve figured that Audino is about the safest bet for it. While it does take a slight bit more effort to encounter these, the payoff is great and they appear almost everywhere in the whole game. I’d recommend Route 1 or 2 though, for the shaking spots of grass in these routes yield Audino 100% of the time, whereas other Routes have the potential to encounter other Pokemon in these spots.

Attack:

 Golett and Mienfoo

Area: Dragon Spiral Tower (Inside)

EV Yield: 1 Atk point

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 2 Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 4 Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Power Bracer): 10 Atk points

# killed to reach Max Atk Evs: 25 (with Pkrs and Power Bracer), then remove Power Bracer and kill one more (this will get you to an even 252. If you kill 26 with Power Bracer on, you will hit 255 EVs, 3 of which will become useless).

Druddigon

EV Yield: 2 Atk points

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 4 Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 8 Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Power Bracer): 12 Atk points

# killed to reach Max Atk Evs: 21 (with Pkrs and Power Bracer)

This is ideally the best place to EV train for Attack, because each of these three Pokemon yields Attack EVs.

Defense:

 Roggenrolla, Yamask, Klink and Ferroseed

Area: Wellspring Cave, Relic Castle or Chargestone Cave

EV Yield: 1 Def point (each one)

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 2 Def points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 4 Def points

(with Pkrs AND Power Belt): 10 Def points

# killed to reach Max Def Evs: 25 (with Pkrs and Power Belt), then remove Power Belt and kill one more (this will get you to an even 252. If you kill 26 with Power Belt on, you will hit 255 EVs, 3 of which will become useless).

There is no perfect place to EV train for Defense in the games, so the next best thing are the Wellspring Cave, Relic Castle and Chargestone Cave, which have about 50% encounter rate of Roggenrolla, Yamask, and Klink + Ferroseed, respectively. This means that since there are no places in which 100% of the Pokemon yield Defense EV, it might get a little annoying when trying to kill Yamasks quickly, but you keep encountering Sandile. Despite this setback, however, this is the best I could find.

Also, in the lower floors of Relic Castle, you will encounter Sandslash (2Def pts), Cofagrigus (2Def pts) and Onix (2Def pts), though this area is only accessible after beating the Elite Four the first time. Also, these three Pokemon together add up to a 65% encounter rate, where the other 35% of the time you will find Krokorok.

Special Attack:

Litwick and Elgyem 

Area: Celestial Tower

EV Yield: 1 Sp. Atk point each

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 2 Sp. Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 4 Sp. Atk points

(with Pkrs AND Power Lens): 10 Sp. Atk points

# killed to reach Max Sp. Atk Evs: 25 (with Pkrs and Power Lens), then remove Power Lens and kill one more (this will get you to an even 252. If you kill 26 with Power Lens on, you will hit 255 EVs, 3 of which will become useless).

My favorite place of the game, because it contains two of my favorite Pokemon in the game, and also allows for the flawless EV training of my favorite stat in the game. Celestial Tower, like Dragon Spiral Tower for Attack, is the most reliable and most simple place to EV train for Special Attack, where 100% of the time you will encounter one of these two cute little guys to aid you in reaching your maximum Special prowess.

Special Defense:

Frillish

Area: Routes 4, 17, 18, P2 Laboratory and Driftveil City

EV Yield: 1 Sp. Def point

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 2 Sp. Def points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 4 Sp. Def points

(with Pkrs AND Power Band): 10 Sp. Def points

# killed to reach Max Sp. Def Evs: 25 (with Pkrs and Power Band), then remove Power Band and kill one more (this will get you to an even 252. If you kill 26 with Power Band on, you will hit 255 EVs, 3 of which will become useless).

Another reliable Pokemon, Frillish will appear 100% of the time in each of the above mentioned bodies of water (bar the shaking water spots that may rarely appear). I’d recommend Driftveil City, because as opposed to the other four listed places, you can fly immediately there and start EV training once you enter the water, whereas in the other places you’ll have to trek through grass, sand and who knows what to get to that beloved jellyfish thing.

Speed:

Basculin

Area: Route 1

EV Yield: 2 Spe points

(with Pkrs OR Macho Brace): 4 Spe points

(with Pkrs AND Macho Brace): 8 Spe points

(with Pkrs AND Power Anklet): 12 Spe points

# killed to reach Max Spe Evs: 21 (with Pkrs and Power Anklet equipped)

There are several bodies of water throughout the game in which Basculin can be encountered, but I’ve found that the most efficient is in Route 1, where it appears 100% of the time, and where even the shaking spots of water will yield a Basculin (though of a different form). Both forms of Basculin give 2 Speed EVs, and for that they are no different. This is definitely the place to train for Speed, which is a very important stat.

While I might update this list if I find new places, this is the most compiled list I’ve made as of yet. I truly hope this will help many of you who may wish to begin EV training. The ideal means of doing this involves acquiring Pokerus (in this article abbreviated Pkrs) and allowing your Pokemon to hold the Power item that will raise the EVs of its respective stat.

If you wish to begin EV-ing your Pokemon but do not yet have Pokerus, feel free to contact me, either by email, PM or comment, and I will gladly arrange a trade with you to further help you out. Any questions/criticisms are welcome.

~Scarecrow