Where To Get Vitamins In Pokemon Legends: Z-A

While leveling up your team in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, it won’t mean much if you don’t also put in the work to make your team the strongest it can be. One of the primary ways to do this is through EVs, or Effort Values. EVs are essentially hidden points that can be applied to any of the six stats to boost them and make your Pokemon stronger than others at the same level.

In total, each Pokemon has 510 EVs that can be spread out across the stats, with each stat capping out at 252. In short, this means you have enough points to max out two stats and then throw some additional points into any other stat you want. That being said, training EVs isn’t quite as simple as it sounds, especially for a whole team, but there are a few ways to speed up the process.

How To Reset EVs In Legends: Z-A

As mentioned, each Pokemon has a total of 510 EVs, and unfortunately, when you catch a Pokemon or have been using one for a while, they’re likely going to have already accrued some EVs across all their stats. Since that isn’t exactly ideal if you had specific stats that you wanted to max out, you’re going to need to wipe the slate clean and start over.

Thankfully, you can do this in one of two ways. The first is a full reset that can be done by visiting Lady Clear at the Rust Syndicate office after Main Mission 20. Once there, head over to the woman at the desk on the right-hand side, who will offer to reset your Pokemon’s EVs for a cost of five Mega Shards. You’ll need to repeat this process for each of the Pokemon you want to reset.

The other method, which can be done earlier in the game, is by using berries. While completing side missions and collecting items throughout Lumiose, you’re bound to pick up a variety of berries. If you look closely at their descriptions, some berries will mention that they decrease a Pokemon’s base points in a specific stat while also making them friendlier.

Essentially, the goal here is to feed your Pokemon enough berries, for each stat, until they’ve been fully reset. This will take quite a bit of berries if you’re doing this for all six Pokemon, since each berry only lowers the stat by 10 points, and there are six stats. That said, you can purchase more berries for 200 Pokemon Dollars each by visiting one of the berry market stalls around Lumiose.

You’ll come across a market stall selling berries in several areas throughout Lumiose, but if you’re in need of one and can’t find any, the easiest one to find is right near the center of Lumiose. Head to where the Tower is and then head down Estival Avenue (on the western side of the tower), where you should spot a Berry stall almost immediately, next to a Galettes stall.

Unlike Mints, which can be harder to track down, you can find every type of stat lowering berry at the same stall and won’t need to hunt down a specific one for a specific stat berry. For a breakdown of which berries you’ll need for each stat, please see the table below:

Image	Berry	Description
	Pomeg	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its HP stat.
	Kelpsy	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Attack stat.
	Qualot	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Defense stat.
	Hondew	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Special Attack stat.
	Grepa	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Special Defense stat.
	Tamato	If a Pokemon is fed this berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Speed stat.

After you’ve finished resetting your Pokemon’s EVs, then you’ll be free to start training them. Training EVs can be done in a variety of ways, with the simplest being consumable items and the most tedious being battling specific Pokemon.

How To Train A Pokemon’s EVs

Once your Pokemon have had their slates wiped clean, now is when you need to train them. Try to avoid battling or capturing anything random after resetting your Pokemon as doing either of those things will start accruing EVs again, which you’ll then need to use berries to get rid of. When it comes to training, there are two methods you can utilize.

The first method, which is also the simplest, is feeding your Pokemon Vitamins. Contrary to the berries, Vitamins actually increase a Pokemon’s base points for a specific stat. The other method, which can take far longer, is to battle or capture Pokemon that provide points for the specific stat you’re trying to train.

How To Train EVs Using Vitamins And Feathers

As mentioned, Vitamins are the most straightforward way to increase a Pokemon’s EVs. Vitamins can be collected all over Lumiose or earned as mission rewards, but you won’t be able to buy them until you reach Legends: Z-A’s post-game. Once you’ve completed the main story, they will become available for purchase from any Pokemon Center in the game for 5,000 Pokemon Dollars each.

There is one Vitamin for every stat and each one will have a description that indicates which stat they will add base points to. Each Vitamin will add ten EVs, so the exact amount each Berry usually takes away, and so you’ll need 26 Vitamins to max out a single stat. You’ll know you’ve achieved this when attempting to use another Vitamin tells you that there will be no effect.

Since you need 26 to max out a single stat, you’ll need 52 to max out two stats, and then you’re free to buy one additional Vitamin for whatever other stat you’d like to have max out your allotted 510 points. In total, using only Vitamins will cost you 265,000 Pokemon Dollars per Pokemon. So, if you’re planning to do this for an entire team, you’ll need 1,590,000 Pokemon Dollars.

That said, there are other items that increase EVs, just not as substantially. Feathers, which can be found all over Lumiose and appear as sparkles on the ground, can also increase a Pokemon’s base points. However, while a Vitamin increases a Pokemon’s stat by ten EVs, a Feather will only increase it by one.

With that in mind, Feathers can be a good way to decrease the cost of Vitamins by providing a few extra EVs, but they are not recommended as the sole way to max out EVs. Like the Vitamins, you’ll know which stat a Feather increases simply by looking at its description in your inventory.

How To Train EVs By Defeating Pokemon

In addition to the simple, but expensive, Vitamin method, there is a slightly more complex way to train EVs that won’t cost you a penny. When you’re out battling and catching Pokemon in Legends: Z-A, you’re unknowingly being rewarded with EVs. This is because each Pokemon in the game is assigned a specific stat that they award EVs toward when defeated or captured.

So, for example, if you’re looking to train Speed then you might seek out Pichu, while if you’re looking to train Special Attack then you might seek out Pyroar. Regardless of what stat you’re attempting to train, you’ll always have a variety of Pokemon to choose from that can provide EVs for that stat.

Additionally, since Legends: Z-A offers you the ability to catch Pokemon after knocking them out, you should try to capture everything you defeat to get the additional EXP and EV benefits. For an idea of which Pokemon you’ll need to seek out for each stat, and which ones provide the most EVs, please see the table below:

Now, one thing to keep in mind while doing this is the EXP share system. Since EXP share is in effect in Legends: Z-A, other Pokemon in your party not only gain the EXP earned from an encounter, they also earn the EVs. What this means is that you won’t want to have any Pokemon in your party that you don’t want to earn EVs towards that stat.

For example, if you’re training EVs for Special Attack by defeating Pyroar, you’re going to only want Pokemon in your party whose Special Attack EVs you’re trying to max out. With that in mind, this can be an effective way to train EVs for multiple Pokemon at once as long as they need the same stat maxed out.

To help speed things along even more, you can also equip a Training Item while battling Pokemon. Training Items are held items that you can use to increase the amount of EVs earned from battling and catching Pokemon. There is one Training Item for each stat, and they can either be acquired through Side Missions or purchased from Quasartico Inc. in post-game.

For an overview of each Training Item and which stat they boost EV rewards for, please see the table below:

Don’t forget that you can check your progress at any point by opening up the stats in a Pokemon’s summary. With all that information in mind, you now know everything necessary to reset and train your Pokemon’s EVs and are ready to begin building an unstoppable team in Pokemon Legends: Z-A that you can use to aid you in post-game content as well as the Mega Dimension DLC.