Pokémon breeding: Difference between revisions

Pokémon can be breed by leaving two compatible Pokémon at the [[Pokémon Daycare]] in [[Generation II]] and beyond, located on [[Route 34]] in [[Johto]], [[Route 117]] in [[Hoenn]], [[Four Island (town)|Four Island]] in the [[Sevii Islands]], and [[Solaceon Town]] in [[Sinnoh]]. Two Pokémon are compatible if they are of the same species and opposite gender, share at least one [[Egg Group]] (see below), or one of them is {{p|Ditto}}. [[Legendary Pokémon]] (except for [[Manaphy (Pokémon)|Manaphy]]) and [[baby Pokémon]] cannot breed. Pokémon with gender unknown (besides the aforementioned legendaries) can only breed with Ditto. After returning to the Daycare, the old man will be outside ([[Generation II]]), out of line with the fence ([[Generation III]]), or facing the road ([[Generation IV]]). The man will hand the player an egg, if he or she replies to his question with yes. After walking around for a while, the egg will hatch into a [[level]] 5 ([[Generation II]] and [[Generation III|III]]) or level 1 ([[Generation IV]]) version of the bottom of the female's evolutionary chain.

"Time" is actually determined in steps. For example, a {{p|Gligar}} takes 6364 steps to hatch. Therefore, riding a [[bike]] would reduce the egg's actual hatching time by travelling quickly. [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire]] and [[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]] allow players to use the Mach Bike, which is twice as fast as the Acro Bike. [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]] give players a harder time hatching their eggs, however, for there is no "Mach Bike" available. This was compensated with new [[egg moves]] for certain species of Pokémon. Additionally, in Pokémon Emerald, if any Pokémon with {{a|Flame Body}} or {{a|Magma Armor}} is in the [[party]], it reduces the hatching time by half: A Gligar egg would take only 3282 steps if a {{p|Slugma}} is in the party. This feature became standard [[Generation IV]].