Well, the games leader messages give you, what they feel, is the most important info. In a way, it is. Powering something up to bash on raids? Atk 15 is really about all you care about. An ideal defender should be hp best, with good atk. I’m not sure how much Def fits in. But it’s really…well rounded stats. Nothing sucking too bad and THAT turns out to be a good IV.
But, seriously, for the longest time I only went off message and - I must emphasize - that that is totally fine. Quick catch. Appraise. Top message is at least 82%. Keep and bin the rest. It’s fine. It works. It’s only now, at level 38, with over 700 stock dudes, TMs lowering importance of base movesets, cramped for space, and no more huge team’s needed for friendly esteeming, that I’m trimming through and going, “bye bye 82s…ok, here 84s can go too…what? No more 87s good enough? Ok…”