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→‎TM and HM moves: ack, didn't like that last paragraph. Rephrased the Gen VI section also.
(→‎TM and HM moves: ack, didn't like that last paragraph. Rephrased the Gen VI section also.)
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===TM and HM moves===
===TM and HM moves===
Prior to Generation VI, if the male Pokémon knows a [[TM]] or [[HM]] move that the offspring can learn, the offspring will inherit that move. This applies whether or not the female Pokémon knows the move (or if {{p|Ditto}} was used in lieu of a female), and regardless of how the father originally learned the move.
Prior to Generation VI, if the male Pokémon knows a [[TM]] or [[HM]] move that the offspring can learn, the offspring will inherit that move. This applies whether or not the female Pokémon knows the move (or if {{p|Ditto}} was used in lieu of a female), and regardless of how the father originally learned the move.
In Generation VI, either parent can pass down a move available as a TM or HM, but only if it is considered an Egg move for the species (as described in the next section).


In this example, the father, {{p|Gliscor}}, learns {{m|X-Scissor}} by level up, and his child, {{p|Joltik}}, can learn the same move through [[TM81]], so it will know this move upon hatching.
In this example, the father, {{p|Gliscor}}, learns {{m|X-Scissor}} by level up, 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.
Prior to [[Generation V]], this was the only way to "reuse" one-of-a-kind TMs, like the ones obtained from [[Gym Leader]]s.


Because TMs vary between generations, the specific moves that can be inherited in this manner also vary between generations (though the move itself may still be inheritable by other means). For example, if a male {{p|Pachirisu}} knowing {{m|Endure}} is bred with a {{p|Ditto}}, in [[Generation IV]] the baby will know the move upon hatching (because Endure was [[TM58]] in that generation) but in [[Generation V]] or {{Gen|VI}} it will not.
As of [[Generation VI]], the offspring no longer inherits TM or HM moves automatically, but may still be able to inherit the move by another meansFor example, {{p|Archen}} cannot inherit {{m|Roost}} as an egg move (despite being compatible with [[TM19]]), but {{p|Fletchling}} can (because Fletchling learns it via level-up), and {{p|Vullaby}} can as well (because it is a specific Egg move for Vullaby).


===Egg moves===
===Egg moves===
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