"Why the secrecy for individual values?"

#PokemonGO: I am not familiar with the main series pokemon games, but I wonder, is there a purpose that the IVs are kept secret? I mean why not simply list them in the details for each pokemon. Why go through a lengthy and imprecise in-game appraisal routine, and then through a third party rater in some cases breaking the TOS and risking bans/shadowbans to determine something that doesn't feel like it should be a secret. via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2rNKWeR