Expert: Elijah MacNeish - 7/2/2004

Question
Im trying to evolve tyrouge into hitmonchan but tyrouges attack is higher than his defense.When i use a X-Defend it wont raise the defense points i need to evolve tyrouge into hitmonchan. Should i use "Iron" or what. Also what does (BTL) stand 4?

Answer
I have not played around with stats very much, so all I can do is try to lead you in the right direction.

Now, I'm assuming you haven't reached level 20 yet.  That's the evolution point, just in case you were unaware.  I would definately try to use those special items like iron.  Things like X Defend are only going to be temporary.  You would probably only use that at level 19.  If you thought the current battle was going to cause it to raise a level, use the X Defend close to the end.

One thing you might try is using more defensive moves during your battles, even if it won't help you much.  I'm not sure, since I haven't tried this, but I believe it may raise your defense stats quicker.  Try some battles in the wild and experiment.

What context are you seeing this "BTL" in?  Just a pure guess, but perhaps it's "battle"?

Good luck!  If you have anything else you want to ask, go right ahead.

--Elijah