Ah yes , Republicans on education . Step One dismantle effective education programs with decades of research . Step Two push education policies of which any seasoned teacher could see the catastrophic implications . Step Three use these policies to force teachers to follow ineffective methodologies . Step Four use declining student grades under their own policies to argue that public schools are a bad idea and privatization is the way to go . <| sep |> Pokerus doubles EV gains as if the Pokemon was wearing a Macho Brace or similar item . If it is holding one and it ' s infected , the gain is instead quadrupled . The virus cures after 1 to 7 days strains are random unless the Pokemon is stored in the PC . Fear not the doubling effect of the virus is permanent , even after the virus is cured . In fact , I ' m giving away Pokemon with it now riiiight !