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(it's true >_> the article makes it seem like it's only for Gen I/II but it works in III and IV too, just not for level 100 Pokemon. I'm not too good at wording though.)
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The '''Box trick''' is a method in the Generation {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}} [[Pokémon games]] that allows a [[Pokémon]] to gain [[Effort values|effort points]] without necessarily leveling up in the process. This method is most useful when training a Pokémon that is already at level 100.
The '''box trick''' is a method in the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that causes a Pokémon's stats to be recalculated based on its current [[effort values]]. This trick is applicable in [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} through {{gen|IV}}; from [[Generation V]] onward, the trick is obsolete, due to changes to a Pokémon's EVs automatically being applied to its stats.


Usually, a Pokémon gains stat points when they level up, based on the amount of effort points that the Pokémon has acquired through battle, and based on its own [[Stats#Base Stats|base stats]]. But by depositing a Pokémon into the PC and withdrawing it, the game will, in the process of depositing/withdrawing, recalculate the stats of the deposited Pokémon based on the amount of effort points etc. it possesses.  The reason it does this is because while in the box the actual stat values are not stored, so they must be calculated when taken out or viewed.
A Pokémon's stats are derived values, based on the Pokémon's [[level]], {{EV}}s (effort values), {{IV}}s (individual values), [[base stats]], and (from Generation III onward) [[nature]]. If a Pokémon [[level]]s up or [[evolution|evolves]], its level or base stats change, and all of its stats are recalculated; however, prior to Generation V, a Pokémon's stats are not always recalculated when its EVs are changed. From Generation I to IV, even if a Pokémon gains EVs in battle, its stats remain unchanged unless it leveled up or evolved; in Generation II, gaining EVs by consuming [[vitamin]]s does not cause a Pokémon's stats to be recalculated either.


A Level 100 Pokémon in Generation {{Gen|III}} and {{Gen|IV}} is unable to gain effort points, so this trick cannot be used to increase a Level 100 Pokémon's stats in those games. However, a Pokémon can still gain effort points through this method in later generations, provided that they are not level 100.
If a Pokémon is placed in the [[PC]], its stats will be recalculated, without the need to level up or evolve. Doing this intentionally is known as the box trick. This occurs because the derived stats are not stored for Pokémon in the PC, only the values from which they are derived.
 
From Generation III onward, a Pokémon's stats are also recalculated if its EVs are changed by a vitamin or {{cat|Friendship-raising Berries|EV-reducing Berry}}.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Pokémon data structure in Generation I]]
* [[Stats]]
* [[Pokémon data structure in Generation II]]
* [[Pokémon data structure (Generation I)]]
* [[Pokémon data structure (Generation II)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 14 October 2022

The box trick is a method in the core series Pokémon games that causes a Pokémon's stats to be recalculated based on its current effort values. This trick is applicable in Generations I through IV; from Generation V onward, the trick is obsolete, due to changes to a Pokémon's EVs automatically being applied to its stats.

A Pokémon's stats are derived values, based on the Pokémon's level, EVs (effort values), IVs (individual values), base stats, and (from Generation III onward) nature. If a Pokémon levels up or evolves, its level or base stats change, and all of its stats are recalculated; however, prior to Generation V, a Pokémon's stats are not always recalculated when its EVs are changed. From Generation I to IV, even if a Pokémon gains EVs in battle, its stats remain unchanged unless it leveled up or evolved; in Generation II, gaining EVs by consuming vitamins does not cause a Pokémon's stats to be recalculated either.

If a Pokémon is placed in the PC, its stats will be recalculated, without the need to level up or evolve. Doing this intentionally is known as the box trick. This occurs because the derived stats are not stored for Pokémon in the PC, only the values from which they are derived.

From Generation III onward, a Pokémon's stats are also recalculated if its EVs are changed by a vitamin or EV-reducing Berry.

See also

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