Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
It's actually really fun once you get into it. EVs are dead simple, especially now that we have super training, and if you have friends with good IV Pokemon, the breeding process becomes much more straightforward.

This is what I love about Pokemon - it's simple enough to be accessible to casual players, but if you want to delve deep into the mechanics, you have that option and it's really satisfying.

Now, if there were only a reliable method to catch shinies. I've played Pokemon since the very beginning and I have never encountered a shiny, not even once.
In Pokemon X, fairly early on I got a shiny Gulpin. I was pretty chuffed! I gave it away as a gift to Bubba and MissH and they've been taking care of it ever since.