What is Appraisal in Pokémon GO?
In-game IV reveal feature. Three colored bars per stat (red = 15, orange = 13-14, yellow = 8-12, gray = 0-7).
In-game IV reveal feature. Three colored bars per stat (red = 15, orange = 13-14, yellow = 8-12, gray = 0-7).
Appraising a Pokémon reveals its IVs as three colored stat bars (Attack, Defense, Stamina) and a 1-4 star total rating. Tap the menu icon → Appraise.
Bar colors: red = 15 (perfect), orange = 13-14, yellow = 8-12, gray = 0-7. Bars within a color come in three segments — Hundo Hunter's iOS app reads the segments directly to back-solve the exact IV value.
Total stars: 4★ = hundo, 3★ = at least one 15, 2★ = all 13+, 1★ = at least one 13+. Appraising is the only way to confirm IVs without a calculator.
See appraisal in action with the related Hundo Hunter tool.
What does Appraisal mean in Pokémon GO?
In-game IV reveal feature. Three colored bars per stat (red = 15, orange = 13-14, yellow = 8-12, gray = 0-7).
Appraisal explained in detail
Appraising a Pokémon reveals its IVs as three colored stat bars (Attack, Defense, Stamina) and a 1-4 star total rating. Tap the menu icon → Appraise. Bar colors: red = 15 (perfect), orange = 13-14, yellow = 8-12, gray = 0-7. Bars within a color come in three segments — Hundo Hunter's iOS app reads the segments directly to back-solve the exact IV value. Total stars: 4★ = hundo, 3★ = at least one 15, 2★ = all 13+, 1★ = at least one 13+. Appraising is the only way to confirm IVs without a calculator.
Is Appraisal the same as in the main-series Pokémon games?
Mostly yes — but Pokémon GO has unique mechanics around catching, raids, and PvP that change how Appraisal works compared to the main-series games. See the full explanation above for GO-specific details.