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This page is currently about all different types of moves inherited from a Pokemon's parents. Egg moves are a specific group of moves that are passed down by either parent (father pre-XY) knowing it. Level up/TM&HM/Light Ball moves are not Egg moves.
(→TM and HM moves: There is an important distinction between "moves known upon hatching" and "Egg moves". This page should really address that.) |
(This page is currently about all different types of moves inherited from a Pokemon's parents. Egg moves are a specific group of moves that are passed down by either parent (father pre-XY) knowing it. Level up/TM&HM/Light Ball moves are not Egg moves.) |
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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. | ||