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Published on November 20th, 2014 | by Gonzo

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EV Training Horde Hotspots in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

The release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is just around the corner so I’d like to introduce you to the EV training hotspots in the new games! Don’t know what that means? Check out our previous guide.

Below are the Pokémon’s locations, levels, encounter rate and method of encounter. Also provided is the EV gain from each battle as well as calculations for modifiers so you’ll know exactly how many EVs you’ll get. For now, the guide consists of hordes only and will be updated once the full games are released. The data we have does not provide the names of locations, so these are (hopefully) correct guesses. If not, they’ll be updated when ORAS is out.

1. Changes & Basic Information

Changes from 5th Gen

• The maximum amount of EVs in a single stat prior to XY was 255. In the 6th generation of games, it was reduced to 252, so now you don’t have to worry about going over when maxing out a single stat.
• Horde encounters are the fastest way to EV train your Pokémon. Use Sweet Scent in an area to trigger a horde encounter.

Modifying EV Gain

• Pokérus – doubles EVs gained, can be combined with Macho Brace and Power Items
• Macho Brace – doubles EVs gained, halves the holder’s Speed, can be combined with Pokérus
• Power Items – give 4 additional EV points to the corresponding stat, halves holder’s Speed, can be combined with Pokérus

Calculations for EVs per Pokémon

Don’t forget to multiply by 5 for horde encounters!

Base 3 points:

• Pokérus / Macho Brace: 6 EVs
• Pokérus + Macho Brace: 12 EVs
• Pokérus + Power Item: 14 EVs

Base 2 points:

• Pokérus / Macho Brace: 4 EVs
• Pokérus + Macho Brace: 8 EVs
• Pokérus + Power Item: 12 EVs

Base 1 point:

• Pokérus / Macho Brace: 2 EVs
• Pokérus + Macho Brace: 4 EVs
• Pokérus + Power Item: 10 EVs

2. Hordes

It seems Game Freak has understood our frustrations with running into the wrong Pokémon while training and given us at least one location with a 100% encounter rate for each stat. We’ve listed them below with alternatives in case there are hazards in the way! As always, this list will be updated as we find even more efficient ways of doing things. These are all hordes so you want to use Sweet Scent or Honey to attract them.

HP

Location: Rusturf Tunnel
Encounter Rate: 100%
Level: 5
EVs: 1 HP each

Attack

Location: Mt. Pyre (cemetery area)
Encounter Rate: 100%
Level: 15
EVs: 1 Atk each

Defense

Location: Route 111
Encounter Rate: 100%
Level: 11
EVs: 1 Def each

Note that Sweet Scent and Honey actually work in Sandstorm unlike in previous games!

Special Attack

Location: Route 119
Encounter Rate: 100%
Level: 13
EVs: 1 SpA each

Location: Route 113
Encounter Rate: 95%
Level: 9
EVs: 1 SpA each

Special Defence

Location: Route 115
Encounter Rate: 100%
Level: 10
EVs: 1 SpD each

Speed

or 
Location: Route 104 (North – Wingull, South – Taillow)
Encounter Rate: 100% combined
Level: 2
EVs: 1 Spe each
Note: the route is divided into two parts by Petalburg Woods. Southern part of the route has Taillow hordes, Northern has Wingull hordes.

As soon as the full games are released, we’ll expand the guide with more methods. Thanks to Project Pokémon for providing us the data to create this guide with and good luck with your EV training!

About the Author

Gonzo gave VGC a shot during Autumn Friendly in '11, fell in love with it and never looked back. World's #1 Stunfisk fan.

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