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'''Egg groups''' are categories which determine which {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are able to [[Pokémon breeding|interbreed]]. Similarly to the [[type]]s, a Pokémon may belong to either one or two Egg groups.   

Egg groups are decided by biological traits, which overall serves to allow Pokémon which are biologically similar to breed.  However, there are some oddities which have been noted within Egg groups: for example, the Field Egg group's standards are particularly broad, and many seemingly illogical pairings can be noted within it, such as {{p|Skitty}} [[HSOWA|and]] {{p|Wailord}}.

Egg groups are preserved along evolutionary lines; {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Kirlia}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, and {{p|Gallade}} are all in the {{egg|Amorphous}} group, while {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Raichu}} are in the {{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}. [[Baby Pokémon]] are the only Pokémon besides {{p|Shedinja}}, {{p|Nidorina}}, and {{p|Nidoqueen}} that are not in the same group as their evolutionary relatives; {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}} are both in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}}, while {{p|Shedinja}} is in the {{egg2|Mineral}}, despite having no gender, thus requires {{p|Ditto}} to breed.

Egg groups have only been canonically mentioned in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], where they are a part of [[Earl]]'s Pokémon Academy's extensive data banks, and [[Pokédex 3D]], where they are mentioned along with various other information about the Pokémon in question. They are also mentioned in various strategy guides.

Many Pokémon are included in two different Egg groups and can form what are known as [[chain breeding|breeding chains]]. These link many unrelated Pokémon together, allowing moves that would not normally be accessible to certain Pokémon to be legal, like {{m|Heal Bell}} on {{p|Blissey}}.

==Egg groups==

This is a list of Egg groups by their index number in the games:

# {{egg2|Field}}: The largest group, Pokémon here are terrestrial in nature. In Stadium 2, this Egg group was known as "Ground".

# {{egg2|Grass}}: Pokémon in this group are plant-like in appearance. In Stadium 2, this Egg group was known as "Plant".

# {{egg2|Human-Like}}: Pokémon in this group are fully bipedal. In Stadium 2, this Egg group was known as "Humanshape".

# {{egg2|Amorphous}}: Pokémon in this group are amorphous, having no definite form. In Stadium 2 this Egg group was known as "Indeterminate".

# {{egg2|Undiscovered}}: Pokémon in this group are unable to breed with anything. In Stadium 2, this Egg group was known as "No eggs".

* [[List of Pokémon by Egg group]]

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