Crustle

Crustle EV Training

The best EV spread for Crustle, what to defeat to get it, and a planner that counts the battles for you.

Best EV spread

Bulky physical attacker

252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def

Crustle's highest stats suit this role. Slower, but takes hits and hits back hard. Want something else? Pick another role in the planner below.

What to defeat

Crustle EV yield

2 Defense

Every Crustle you defeat gives this many EVs to the Pokémon that battled it.

Base stats

HP70
Attack105
Defense125
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def75
Speed45
Total485

Plan Crustle's training

1

Your Pokémon

Crustle

Crustle #558

HP 70Atk 105Def 125SpA 65SpD 75Spe 45

Base stats · When defeated, it gives 2 Def EVs

2

Where it is now

Its current training

Leave a box empty if that stat hasn't been trained. The grey numbers show what an untrained Crustle would have.

Advanced: its IVs aren't all 31

IVs are a Pokémon's hidden "genes" (0–31 per stat). We assume 31, the best possible. If you've checked them with an IV judge, enter them here for an exact plan.

3

Your goal

Enter its level above first.

4

Your training plan

Almost there.

Enter Crustle's level in step 2 and your plan appears here.

EV training, explained simply

What are EVs?

Effort Values are hidden points a Pokémon earns every time it defeats another Pokémon. Each species gives EVs in one or two stats — a Rattata gives Speed, a Geodude gives Defense. Every 4 EVs add about one point to that stat at level 100.

How many can a Pokémon have?

Up to 252 useful EVs in one stat, and 510 in total. That's why most trained Pokémon max two stats (252 + 252) and put the last 4 somewhere else.

How do I see my Pokémon's EVs?

Most games don't show them as numbers. That's why this planner works from the stats on your summary screen instead — it works out the EVs behind them for you.

What makes EV training faster?

Vitamins (Protein, Carbos…) give 10 EVs each. Power items add extra EVs per battle, and Pokérus doubles everything. Turn them on in the plan to see how many battles you save.

Does it work on Switch and Switch 2?

Yes. Nothing is read from your game — you type in what you see, so it works for every game from Ruby and Sapphire to Scarlet and Violet, on any console or emulator.

Which Pokémon should I defeat?

Pick ones that give only the stat you want, so nothing is wasted: HP, Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed.