"... and if you could essentially "reset" your EV's and work them back up a different route."

I've had a number of people go out of their way to thank me for welcoming them. The number of people I've had personally complaining to me (though I am curious why they would have complained to someone other than me, if they really did complain at all) has been zero. Thank you for your "advice," but I have had…

It's basically saying, "I play with one hand tied behind my back, and I want someone else to do the same so our battle will be fair."

What difference does that make? Why should I care?

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I figured this out by accident as well on the original PS1 version of the game. Need some advice on how to change character jobs?

That is extremely impressive if you managed to do all that with the machine-gun alone.

Y'know, this kinda reminds me of an article I once read where some guy didn't know how to use a health kit in Bioshock (for non-players, it's mapped to a button press).

Probably not. Last year the Steam Summer Sale began at the end of June.

I think you're asking the game to let you battle on your terms instead of the game's. What would a "simple" battle be? Base stats only?

Just catch or trade for a Ditto, then custom-breed and train a new Charmander. If you want to "cherish" the old Charmander, give it a special nickname.

I'm thinking it involves either a special quest or a new wilderness area.

Oh, boy. Is there a spoiler I should (but shouldn't :-P) know about? :-D

I'm not really sure right off hand. I usually just mass-breed Zorua and occasionally starters for other people.

Indeed. By the same logic, you may as well adjust the game mechanics so the base stats (Attack, etc.) can't be affected in any way, either (e.g., Protein). It's possible to "know" a Pokémon's IVs and EVs just as it's possible to know a Pokémon's Attack value. The only difference is what the game explicitly tells…

A miscellaneous piece of advice; since Dragons seem to be especially popular go-to Pokémon in Wi-Fi battles, I would recommend training at least one Pokémon that can use Ice Beam well.

Absolutely; this was a great article.

If people want a "fair chance," they can do the EV/IV research and work as hard as everyone else. I'm not altogether certain that players without Internet access would necessarily have any interest in competitive battling, anyway.

Thanks, friend! =) Hopefully, God willing, the Steam Summer Sale should be in ... about a week or so, really.

Sorry, I must have missed that part.