What is IV on Pokemon Platinum?

Answer 1

IV's are short for Individual Values. I don't feel like explaining, and this is a much thorougher explanation, http://www.serebii.net/games/ivs.shtml. You should use Serebii for all your Pokemon issues.

Answer 2

Forgive me if I make a mistake as I'm writing this from memory. :D

IV stands for Individual Values. There is one for every stat (HP, Attack, Defence, Special Attack, Special Defence & Speed). It is a number between 0 and 31 that influences how well the stat grows.

Lets use Blissey as an example. Blissey has a maximum HP stat of 714 at Lv.100. However, this is only possible if Blissey's HP IV is 31 (and 252 HP EVs, but that's irrelevant right now). If Blissey only has 30 IVs, it'll have an HP stat of 713. With 29 IVs, it'll be 712 etc. All the way down to a stat of 683 with 0 IVs.

IVs only exist in generations 3 onwards. In generations 1 & 2 there were DVs. Which were basically the same thing except it was a number from 0 to 15 and they worked slightly differently (I don't know much about DVs. Sorry)

Answer 3

Iv is very complecated. Like EVs, Individual Values also have a large effect on the stats of your Pokemon. However, unlike EVs, you cannot change the IVs of your Pokemon. For each stat, the IV itself is a number from 0, which gives you the lowest possible stat, to 31, which gives you the highest. For example, if you take two vaporeons (at level 100), one with an ATK IV of 31, and another with an ATK IV of 0, you will see that the difference between the stats is exactly 31. At half the level, the difference becomes half of 31, and so on.

Stats aren't the only thing affected by IVs. The type and base power of Hidden Power is also determined by the Pokemon's IVs. In general, the higher the IVs, the stronger Hidden Power will be (with a maximum base power of 70). However to control the type, you must specific combinations of IVs. For example, a Pokemon with an IV of 31 in every stat will have a dark-type Hidden Power, and if that Pokemon instead had a special attack IV of 0, the Hidden Power becomes type electric, and has a base power of 59.

While you cannot change the IVs of a Pokemon, you can have a large influence on what IVs a newly hatched Pokemon have. When breeding, 3 of the baby Pokemon's IVs are chosen completely at random. The other three IVs come from its parents. At least one comes from its father, and at least one from its mother, the third comes is randomly from either parent. After you have hatched a Pokemon, you can take it to the Battle Frontier (Emerald version only). Directly north of the Pokemon Center, there is an old man that gives you an estimate of what the overall IVs are, as well as what stat the highest IV is in. If you don't have Emerald Version (or you want more accurate information) you can use an IV calculator, which compares the stats of your Pokemon (you will have to level up the Pokemon a bit, because IVs have a smaller impact on the stats at lower levels).

Answer 4

Individual values, IVsfor short, sometimes also known as determinant values, DVsfor short, are the Pokémon equivalent of genes. They are instrumental in determining the stats of a Pokémon, being responsible for the large variation in stats among untrained Pokémon of the same species.