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===Abilities and breeding=== | ===Abilities and breeding=== | ||
The mechanics of which Ability is acquired upon hatching a [[Pokémon Egg]] (in instances when a hatched Pokémon may have one of two Abilities) varies from game to game. In all games up to and | The mechanics of which Ability is acquired upon hatching a [[Pokémon Egg]] (in instances when a hatched Pokémon may have one of two Abilities) varies from game to game. In all games up to and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, a Pokémon hatched from an Egg has a 50% chance of acquiring either Ability. | ||
However, starting from {{game|Black and White|s | However, starting from {{game|Black and White|s}}, there is an 80% chance of the resulting offspring having the same "slotted" Ability as its mother and hence a 20% chance of the other Ability being passed down as long as the other parent is not {{p|Ditto}}. This might be a reference to {{wp|Mitochondrial DNA}} which, in most species, is inherited solely from the mother. | ||
Starting from Black and White, if the mother Pokémon has a Hidden Ability, it has a 60% chance to pass it on to her offspring when bred with another Pokémon from the same [[Egg Group]]. Hidden Abilities cannot be passed down from male or genderless Pokémon. | Starting from Black and White, if the mother Pokémon has a Hidden Ability, it has a 60% chance to pass it on to her offspring when bred with another Pokémon from the same [[Egg Group]]. Hidden Abilities cannot be passed down from male or genderless Pokémon. | ||