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Does Pokemon GO have anything like EVs or IVs?
If not, do you think that plays a part in its popularity? Back in the Red and Blue days when no one knew or cared about the hidden stats of Pokemon, the fun was generated in the chance; the surprise of finding a rare or new Pokemon and using it regardless of how competitively viable it is. Pokemon GO seems to bring back that spirit of finding importance in every single Pokemon instead of mass-eugenics for the sake of competition. If this constitutes a major change in the mainline game series, I think it's a welcome one.
