EV Training in Diamond, Pearl & Platinum: Best Spots
The best EV training spot for every stat in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, with the Pokémon to fight there and each spot marked on the map.
Power items add +4 EVs in one stat per battle. Buy them for 16 BP at the Battle Tower in Diamond and Pearl, or at the Battle Frontier in Platinum.
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Best EV training spots in Sinnoh
| Stat | Where | Picture | Fight (EVs each) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Diamond & Pearl Route 212 — Surf |  Platinum shows the same pond as Diamond and Pearl. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Wooper (+1 HP), Quagsire (+2 HP) |
| HP | Platinum Route 212 — Surf | In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Shellos (+1 HP), Gastrodon (+2 HP) |
| Attack | Lake Acuity — Super Rod |  In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Gyarados (+2 Attack), Seaking (+2 Attack) |
| Defense | Iron Island — caves |  In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Geodude (+1 Defense), Graveler (+2 Defense), Onix (+1 Defense) |
| Sp. Atk | Celestic Town — Surf |  In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Psyduck (+1 Sp. Atk), Golduck (+2 Sp. Atk) |
| Sp. Def | Route 223 — Surf |  Seen from Sunyshore City’s beach. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Tentacruel (+2 Sp. Def), Mantyke (+1 Sp. Def) |
| Speed | Route 227 — Surf |  In-game screenshot, Pokémon Platinum (Nintendo DS). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. | Poliwhirl (+2 Speed), Poliwag (+1 Speed) |
| Stat | Tip |
|---|---|
| HP | Surf the south half, below Pastoria City; the north half’s water is Psyduck |
| HP | The south half again; Tentacool mixes in Sp. Def |
| Attack | Lake Verity and Lake Valor have the same Super Rod pool |
| Defense | Golbat and Zubat mix in a little Speed; Onix lives from B1F down |
| Sp. Atk | Eterna City and Lake Acuity have the same surf pool |
| Sp. Def | Sunyshore City has the same surf pool; Pelipper mixes in Defense |
| Speed | Route 228 has the same surf pool |
EV basics: the caps, Pokérus and resets
The EV training guide explains the 510 and 252 caps and a spread to copy. It also covers the multipliers, Pokérus and how to reset EVs.
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