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An '''Egg move''' is a move passed down from a [[Pokémon breeding]] pair to their offspring. This can happen in one of four different ways.
An '''Egg move''' is any move passed down from a [[Pokémon breeding]] pair to their offspring, which it would not normally possess at the level it hatches. The term is also frequently used specifically for moves that a Pokémon can acquire only from breeding (i.e. moves that the offspring cannot learn via level-up, TM or HM, or [[move tutor]]), though a Pokémon can inherit moves from its parents in other ways.  All of these methods require the male Pokémon (the father) to know the move prior to breeding.


Most online Pokédexes list moves from the third category as a Pokémon's Egg moves. Before breeding a Pokémon, one must consider whether to use any Egg moves in that Pokémon's moveset, and breed accordingly. To learn more than one Egg move, since they are only passed on by the father, only a father Pokémon in the appropriate [[Egg Group]] that can legitimately have all of the moves in one moveset can be used. This makes certain combinations of Egg moves impossible for certain Pokémon: e.g. {{p|Tentacruel}} has both {{m|Rapid Spin}} and {{m|Mirror Coat}} as available Egg moves, but no Pokémon in the Water 3 [[Egg Group]] can learn both moves so Tentacruel can't use both in the same moveset.
Before breeding a Pokémon, one must consider whether to use any Egg moves in that Pokémon's moveset, and breed accordingly. To learn more than one Egg move, since they are only passed on by the father, only a father Pokémon in the appropriate [[Egg Group]] that can legitimately have all of the moves in one moveset can be used. This makes certain combinations of Egg moves impossible for certain Pokémon: e.g. {{p|Tentacruel}} has both {{m|Rapid Spin}} and {{m|Mirror Coat}} as available Egg moves, but no Pokémon in the Water 3 [[Egg Group]] can learn both moves so Tentacruel can't use both in the same moveset.


Sometimes to get a certain moveset onto a Pokémon, such as a {{p|Spinda}} with {{m|Wish}} and {{m|Baton Pass}} several steps must be taken. This is called [[chain breeding]].
Sometimes to get a certain moveset onto a Pokémon, such as a {{p|Spinda}} with {{m|Wish}} and {{m|Baton Pass}}, several steps must be taken; this is called [[chain breeding]].


==Rules of Egg move breeding==
==Rules of Egg move breeding==
===Level-up moves===
===Level-up moves===
If both parents know one or more moves that their offspring could learn by [[level]]ing up, the offspring will have that move. For example, {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Mismagius}} both know {{m|Mean Look}}, so their child, {{p|Misdreavus}}, who learns the move at level 19 will know it when it hatches.
If both parents know one or more moves that their offspring could learn by [[level]]ing up, the offspring will inherit that move. For example, {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Mismagius}} both know {{m|Mean Look}}, so their child, {{p|Misdreavus}}, who learns the move at level 19 will know it when it hatches.


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Note that {{p|Ditto}} cannot be used to pass down moves in this manner, because the only move it possesses is {{m|Transform}}.


===TM and HM moves===
===TM and HM moves===
If the male Pokémon knows a [[TM]] or [[HM]] move that the offspring can learn, the offspring will have that move. In this example, the father, {{p|Gliscor}}, learns {{m|X-Scissor}} naturally, and his child, {{p|Joltik}}, can learn the same move through [[TM81]], so it will know this move upon hatching. Prior to [[Generation V]], this was the only way to "reuse" one-of-a-kind TMs, like the ones obtained from [[Gym Leader]]s.
If the male Pokémon knows a [[TM]] or [[HM]] move that the offspring can learn, the offspring will have that move. This applies whether or not the female Pokémon knows the move (or if {{p|Ditto}} was used in lieu of a female).  In this example, the father, {{p|Gliscor}}, learns {{m|X-Scissor}} naturally, and his child, {{p|Joltik}}, can learn the same move through [[TM81]], so it will know this move upon hatching.


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Prior to [[Generation V]], this was the only way to "reuse" one-of-a-kind TMs, like the ones obtained from [[Gym Leader]]s.


===Egg moves===
===Egg moves===
If the male Pokémon knows a move that the offspring can learn only by breeding. For example, if a male {{p|Dragonite}} knowing {{m|Outrage}} is bred with a female {{p|Charizard}}, the resulting {{p|Charmander}} will know Outrage.
If the male Pokémon knows a move that the offspring can learn only by breeding, the offspring will be born knowing the move (similar to the inheritance of TM moves described above). For example, if a male {{p|Dragonite}} knowing {{m|Outrage}} is bred with a female {{p|Charizard}}, the resulting {{p|Charmander}} will know Outrage.


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===Default moves===
===Default moves===
All offspring Pokémon, in the absence of passed-down moves, will know at least one move when hatched, labeled in their level up move list as either "Start" or "--" in lieu of a level number. If these moves, together with the other Egg moves obtained in the above ways, number more than four, then the moves on top of their level up move list (with "Start" or "--") will be the ones that do not show up.
In addition to (or in the absence of) any inherited moves, the offspring Pokémon will know at least one default move when hatched, labeled in their level up move list as either "Start" or "--" in lieu of a level number. If this would result in the offspring possessing more than four moves, the inherited moves take proirity and the moves on top of their level up move list (with "Start" or "--") will be the ones that are not learned.  (If desired, the player may consult a [[move relearner]] to acquire those moves.)


==Exceptions==
==Exceptions==
* Genderless Pokémon cannot inherit any Egg moves, as they can only be bred with {{p|Ditto}}, and always start with a fixed number of moves. Some of these, such as {{p|Unown}} and {{p|Beldum}}, are also incapable of learning moves via TM and HM.
* Genderless Pokémon cannot inherit any Egg moves, as they can only be bred with {{p|Ditto}}, and always start with a fixed number of moves. Some of these, such as {{p|Unown}} and {{p|Beldum}}, are also incapable of learning moves via TM and HM.
* {{p|Pichu}} can "inherit" {{m|Volt Tackle}} if the female {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Raichu}} of the breeding pair holds the [[Light Ball]].
* {{p|Pichu}} can "inherit" {{m|Volt Tackle}} if the female {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Raichu}} of the breeding pair holds the [[Light Ball]].
* [[Incense]]-bred Pokémon often have a different Egg move list than their evolved forms.
* [[Incense]]-bred Pokémon often have a different Egg move list than their evolved forms, due to being classified in the Pokédex as a different species.


==See also==
==See also==
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