Not all HP Pokemon should be pegged at 2:1. Have you been offering more than you should for them?

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Some of you may have or seen HP pokemon up for trades. Sometimes the owner of these pokemon ask for 2:1 ratios.

Why?

The reason for this is because certain HP IV spreads need either ODD or EVEN values in their missing IV (usually ATK) stat.

#####Examples of popular HP spreads that need these specific values:

• Ice: 31.E.30.31.31.31
• Fire: 31.E.31.30.31.30
• Grass: 31.E.31.30.31.31

In these cases, having an ODD IV value instead of an EVEN value in the ATK stat results in a different HP. This means that the chances to get these specific HPs from similar parents are literally halved.

Then there are also HP spreads that are not affected by this

######Example of popular HP spreads not effected by Odd/Even requirements:

• Fighting: 31.X.30.30.30.30
• Ground: 31.X.31.30.30.31
• Rock: 31.X.30.31.30.30

In the above cases, whether the X value is ODD or EVEN does not affect the HP type. This means that as long as the parents are perfect, the odds of hatching another with the correct spread are exactly the same as a regular 5IV.

The reason for 2X worth that you see some pokemon being asked for is not there.

##To find out whether you're getting your worth, or being overcharged:

HP Pokemon get more convoluted when you start breeding for things such as mixed attackers and swap up HP spread types: to find out whether they're really worth that second pokemon, simply input the IV values here: Psypokes IV HP Calculator

And simply input both ODD and EVEN values into the missing IV slot. If both inputs yield the same result, then there is no reason why that HP combination is worth 2:1.