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-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.
+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.
 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.
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 ===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.  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.
+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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 ===Default moves===
-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 priority 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.)
+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 priority 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==