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How do you determine BASE STATS?

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TrainerWithAnOPLucario

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So I’m the process of making a fan game, but I have no idea how to decide base stats for original Pokémon. Like the starters of the region for example… How do you decide how to do base stats?
 
I would figure out what battle niche you want the pokemon to be in, and then look at stats for already existing pokemon who fill a similar role. If you want one of your starters to be a speedy mixed attacker than something like Infernape's stats is a good place to start, but of course adjust as needed to make them unique and in line with your vision.
 
For starters since gen 7 they have been following this pattern of base stats
1st stage: 320
2nd stage: 420
3rd stage: 530
Starters tend to have balanced stats because they must be flexible enough to fit all kinds of playstyles, not just offensively, but also defensively. Although there are cases like Gens 8 and 9 where they have min-maxed stats, just don't min-max too much and try to compare it to how official starters spread their base stats.
Also, there are other factors when it comes balancing your fakemon such as typing, movepool and abilities.
 
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