perceived by some to be a bad thing, is in fact beneficial to the growth of your

Pokemon. In ♠ GSC, Pokerus doubled the amount of Stat Exp received at the end of battle,

meaning your stats grew twice as ♠ fast. Now in Generations III and IV, the virus will

double the amount of EVs that your Pokemon earn. Pokerus ♠ will be caught randomly by one

of your Pokemon after beating a wild Pokemon. When you next visit a Pokemon ♠ Center,