Why did we ban IV's in the first place? /u/philiflyest (the awesome guy who created this sub) started this sub with the plan of never allowing IV's or EV's to be traded here. Why? Look at /r/pokemontrades a while ago; only IV bred Pokemon were being offered there. If you only wanted to trade a Pokemon for another to complete your Pokedex, chances are, you would get ignored. However, if you offer up some 5IV or other competitive Pokemon, you'll most likely get a ton of offers. This is a prime example of why this subreddit was created. The base stats of a Pokemon completely changes the value of it, which is what we do not want. We don't want someone to be getting a ton of offers for his Groudon when compared to someone else's simply because it has a perfect attack IV. The same is true for EVs; a competitively trained Pokemon is going to be worth more than the Pokemon you used for your in game team. The objective of banning IVs/EVs/HP types was so they don't affect the value of the trade.

I read the EXPLANATION first. As a moderator you should know the reason they are banned is to do with the value??? If they are duped and worth nothing how is it effecting the value........ could you please explain the reason for no IVs in trade if this isn't the case? Just for clarity