How to find out what Effort Values a Pokémon currently has

The Japanese trainers indicate IVs using the letter "V" and indicate each stat in the order they appear on the Summary of each Pokemon:

• H = HP
• A = Attack
• B = Defence
• C = Sp. Atk
• D = Sp. Def
• S = Speed

If you have a 3 perfect IV Pokemon with perfect HP, Def, and Sp. Def, you would input something like:

3V HBD

If you are looking for Pokemon with Hidden Abilities be on the look out for these characters: ゆめ or ユメ (yume, lit. dream).

You can find the different natures in Japanese here.

Typically, if the notes end in ほしい　（hoshii, lit. wanted）or ください （kudasai, lit. please), this indicates that text the came before it is something that trainer wants.

If you see です（desu, lit. it is） at the end, it usually means to affirm preceding text.

E.g., "3VADSです, 3VHBCほしい" could indicate that the Japanese trainer is offering:

• a 3 perfect Attack, Sp. Def, and Speed IV (A, D, S) Pokemon

and wants:

• a 3 perfect HP, Def, and Sp. Atk IV (H, B, C) Pokemon

The chance of getting a shiny has indeed improved. It has doubled. This is further increased by chain fishing, getting multiple Pokemon in a row without moving or getting the "Not even a nibble" message. Poke radar works much the same to improve the odds, and the Masuda Method of breeding further increases these odds.

The Masuda Method means you take a foreign Pokemon and breed it with one from your region. For example, say you wonder trade and get a Japanese Pikachu. Breed that with a Pikachu you caught and you have a better chance of a shiny than if you breed two Pikachu that you caught.

This chance is increased further in the Friend Safari. In the Friend Safari, you are eight times more likely to find a shiny than the rest of the game. However, the shiny charm does not affect this.