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How To Check Individual Values (IVs) In Pokemon Sword & Shield

How To Check Individual Values (IVs) In Pokemon Sword & Shield
If you want the strong Pokemon, you need the best IVs. This guide explains How To Check Individual Values (IVs) In Pokemon Sword & Shield as although its a vital feature for those looking to breed the ultimate Pokemon team, it’s hidden behind some extensive game progress.

Individual Values, more commonly referred to as IV’s, represents a Pokemon’s stat point potential. It’s what makes a Pokemon unique. For example, you can fight 6 different Pikachu’s and each will be different, because their stats are assigned different IV’s. The higher a Pokemon’s IV’s, the higher its stats will become. A Pokemon with max IV’s is the strongest version of that Pokemon you can find, not including EV training.

How To Check Individual Values (IVs) In Pokemon Sword & Shield

You can check IV’s in Pokemon Sword & Shield by unlocking the Judge feature. You must first complete the entire game, and then reach rank 4 at the Battle Tower. Once you have reached Rank 4, you can check your Pokemon’s IV at any box, even the one in your inventory.

Open your box, highlight a Pokemon and press the + button for View Stats, then press the + button again for Judge. This will give you a breakdown of a Pokemon’s IV’s. For the perfect Pokemon, you want the overall score to be Best.

  • No Good
  • Decent
  • Pretty Good
  • Very Good
  • Fantastic
  • Best

The Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu you can get at the start of Sword and Shield both have perfect IV’s, so that’s a good place to start.

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