Pokémon breeding: Difference between revisions

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==In the games==

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====Breeding rate====

| Different || Same || "The two don't {{tt|really|Gen V+}} seem to like each other {{tt|very|Gen VI+}} much."<br/>[[Hoenn Route 117|Man]]: "But I have to say, those two don’t seem to like each other all that much." / [[Battle Resort|Lad]]: "But they don’t seem to like each other very much..."{{sup/6|ORAS}}<br/>[[Paniola Ranch|Lady]]: "They don't seem to like each other very much, though."{{sup/7|SM}} || 20% (40%)

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| style="background:#FFF" | "The two prefer to play with other Pokémon {{tt|more|Gen IV+}} than {{tt|with|Gen IV+}} each other."<br/>[[Hoenn Route 117|Man]]: "Those two would really rather play with other Pokémon, though, and not each other." / [[Battle Resort|Lad]]: "Seems they’d rather play with other Pokémon&mdash;not so much with each other."{{sup/6|ORAS}}<br/>[[Paniola Ranch|Lady]]: "They don't seem to like playing together, though."{{sup/7|SM}}  

| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 0%

| Different || Same || "It shows interest in <other Pokémon's nickname>." || 0.04% (9.5%)

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| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" colspan=2 | Both Pokémon's Defense [[IV]]s are the same and<br/>their Special IVs are different by either 0 or 8

=====Gender-counterpart species=====

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|406|Budew}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|433|Chingling}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|438|Bonsly}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|439|Mime Jr.}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|440|Happiny}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|458|Mantyke}}

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| rowspan="2" | {{MSP|446|Munchlax}}

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===Hatching Eggs===

"Time" is actually determined by Egg cycle completion, which is determined by in-game steps or biking. An Egg cycle is a counted number of steps that activates breeding-related programs in the game. One Egg cycle lasts 256 steps in the second and third generations, 255 steps in the fourth generation, and 257 steps in later generations. When the game reaches the end of an Egg cycle, it does a few things: the step counter for the cycle is reset to zero, the game randomly decides if an Egg is to be found at the Day Care (if compatible Pokémon are present in the Day Care at the time), and all (or only a few) Eggs currently in the player's [[party]] have their Egg cycle count reduced by one. If the Egg cycle count for an Egg reaches zero after being reduced (in the second and in the fifth or later generations) or is zero when it would be reduced (in the third and fourth generations), the Egg will begin to hatch. Prior to the fifth generation, if an Egg hatches, the game will not subtract an Egg cycle count from the rest of the Eggs after it in the party, ensuring that no two Eggs can hatch at the same time. In the fifth generation and later, if more than one Egg reaches zero at the same time, the first Egg hatches immediately while the rest hatch in order each time the player takes another step.

* Prior to Generation VI, if the father knows any moves that are [[TM]]s or [[HM]]s in that game (and in {{v2|Crystal}}, moves that are taught by a [[Move Tutor]]) that the baby is also compatible with, it will inherit the move. If a genderless Pokémon breeds with Ditto, the resultant baby will inherit any compatible TM or HM moves that the genderless non-Ditto Pokémon parent knows.

* If the father or, starting in Generation VI, the mother knows any specific [[Egg Move]]s that the baby can learn, the baby will inherit the move.

If this would result in the baby possessing more than four moves, the moves take priority in the order listed: Volt Tackle, mother's Egg Moves, father's Egg Moves, TM and HM moves, inherited level-up moves, baby's default moveset. The moves passed down will be ordered on the baby Pokémon by the priority listed above.

====Generation VI====

This can be combined with an [[EV-enhancing item]] to ensure that one desired IV is always inherited; however, the offspring will still inherit only a total of five IVs from its parents (the EV-enhancing item simply guarantees which IV will be transferred for one of the five that the Destiny Knot allows).

===Inheriting Natures===

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, whichever Pokémon is holding an Everstone will have a chance of passing down its Nature, regardless of gender, or whether it is breeding with a Ditto.

From {{2v2|Black|White|2}} onward, if one parent holds an Everstone, its Nature will always be passed down. If both parents are holding an Everstone, a parent's Nature will still always be passed down, but which parent's Nature is passed down is randomly determined.

In Generations {{gen|III}} and {{gen|IV}}, Abilities could not be inherited by breeding. An Egg would simply randomly be born with one of its possible Abilities.

If an Egg does not inherit its Ability from a parent, it can only be born with one of its non-Hidden Abilities.

===Inheriting Poké Balls===

Starting in Generation VI, the Poké Ball of the female Pokémon will be passed down to its offspring. In Generation VII, if a male and female Pokémon of the same [[Pokémon (species)|species]] are bred, the offspring will have an equal chance of inheriting either parent's Poké Ball. Despite being able to produce offspring of either species when bred together, {{p|Nidoran♀}}/{{p|Nidoran♂}} and {{p|Volbeat}}/{{p|Illumise}} are still considered different species and the male's Poké Ball will not be inherited when breeding with its female counterpart.

In Generation VI, male and genderless Pokémon (including {{p|Ditto}}) have no impact on the type of Poké Ball inherited; as such, when breeding a male or genderless Pokémon with Ditto (which is the only way to breed certain species), the offspring is always obtained in a standard Poké Ball. In [[Generation VII]], when breeding a male or genderless Pokémon with Ditto, the Poké Ball of the male or genderless Pokémon will be passed down to its offspring.

===Breeding for Shininess===

====Generation IV====

====Generation V====

====Generation VI====

==In the anime==

==Trivia==

* Some unusual pairings of Pokémon can be found within the Egg Groups, such as {{p|Seviper}} and {{p|Zangoose}} (which are even said to be mortal enemies), and the most famous pairing {{Appendix|Fan terminology#HSOWA|Skitty and Wailord}}. However, the characters in the game make special mention of the fact that no one has seen Pokémon breed.

* {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}} cannot breed, despite the fact that the {{p|Nidoran♂}} line and {{p|Nidoran♀}} can.

* When a Pokémon hatches from an Egg during both [[Generation II]] and [[Generation III]], it is at [[level]] 5. However, many Pokémon from the wild can be found between levels 2 and 4, which is below the level of newly hatched Pokémon. This oddity had since been addressed from [[Generation IV]] onwards, where all hatched Pokémon start at level 1.

* The [[Pokémon Mansion journals]] (which predate Generation II's introduction of breeding) describe Mew giving birth as opposed to producing an Egg. These were not changed in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. It is unclear as to whether this is meant literally or metaphorically.

* [http://www.smogon.com/ingame/guides/breeding_guide_part1 Smogon's detailed guide on breeding and Egg-hatching]

* [http://www.upokecenter.com/content/pokemon-gold-version-silver-version-and-crystal-version-breeding The Ultimate Pokémon Center's Generation II breeding guide]

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