What is the purpose of maxing out HP EVs?
Nov. 13, 2018I understand why you would want to max out Defense or Special Defense for a wall/staller but why would you max out your HP? (This never made sense to me.)
Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.
Firstly, increasing your HP stat protects you against both PhysicalandSpecial moves, because the same attack will take a smaller percentage of your HP. If you are not targeting a specific defense then increasing HP works the best.
Secondly, if your HP is lower than the defenses then it’s mathematically better to invest in HP. Even if you’re making a Physical tank and don’t care about Special Defense, you should always increase whichever stat is the lowest.
Warning, nerdy maths coming up! Say for example your HP is 50 and Defense is 100, and a particular attack does 20 HP damage. That’s 40% of your HP. However,
The opposite also works - if your Defense was lower than your HP you should increase Defense first.
