Gravity cat wrote...
It's sad when Pokemon becomes all about IVs and EVs.
Most I've ever bothered with was EVs, and that was for PokeMMO.
EV's have existed since gen 2.
IV's since the first one.
Meta game didn't pick up till gens 3 and 4.
Gen 6 had slight changes to IV's to account for the new type, but overall the entire system has just become more accessible since there's a pretty big emphasis on online battling/trading.
It all depends on the way you want to play though. You can along all the games without having to worry about IV's and EV's, or even natures.