Quote Originally Posted by Neo Emolga View Post
Still different because of the number of stages in both lines. Jolteon is 2 of 2, Dedenne is 1 of 1.
If that's the case, it invalidates what Noble said -- it wouldn't matter if you're counting up from Basic stage or down from 2nd stage, because Eelectrik and Jolteon have a different number of stages too.

So, fine. But if that's case, how is a difference in stage calculated? What are the furthest stages from each other? What counts as negative? What counts as neutral?