Pokemon Pearl is the game that introduced me to deeper Pokemon mechanics. EVs, IVs, shiny breeding, and stats were all things I started to pay attention to in Pokemon Pearl. I played this game instead of studying for my AP World History class. I sat on my bad and held my knees up with the book hiding my DS. I got a 4 on the exam and beat the game with: Infernape, Staraptor, Floatzel, Pikachu, Roserade, and Mespirit.