Pokémon Day Care
A Pokémon Day Care (Japanese: ポケモン 育て屋 Pokémon Day Care) is a place for Pokémon Trainers to drop off their Pokémon to be raised in the care of other people. Most locations are staffed by a Day-Care Couple, but some are only staffed by a Day-Care Man and one is staffed by the Day Care Lad and his older sister. Pokémon in Day Care gain one experience point per step the player takes. Where it is possible to leave two Pokémon, it is also possible for them to breed and produce Eggs.
In Generations VII and VIII, the Pokémon Nursery is used for breeding instead of a Pokémon Day Care. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Picnics serve this purpose. The Isle Evelup in Poké Pelago and Poké Jobs can be used for increasing experience and leveling up.
In the core series games
The player can leave their Pokémon at Pokémon Day Care, where they gain experience over time. At Pokémon Day Care centers that can raise two Pokémon at once, if the player leaves a compatible pair of Pokémon, they will produce a Pokémon Egg in a process known as Pokémon breeding. All Pokémon Day Care centers except those in Kanto and Orre can raise two Pokémon at once, facilitating Pokémon breeding.
Leaving a Pokémon at the Day Care is free, but withdrawing it will cost 
100 plus an additional 100 for each level the Pokémon has gained while in Day Care. Any Pokémon left in the Day Care is completely healed.
In Pokémon Black and White, the Pokémon Day Care will initially only raise one Pokémon at a time; two Pokémon may be left after the player has received the Bicycle in Nimbasa City. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Pokémon Day Care is not accessible until the player has entered the Hall of Fame, as Skyarrow Bridge is blocked until the player has completed the game.
Experience
Pokèmon left in the daycare gain 1 experience point per step walked by the player. As they level up in the Day Care, Pokémon will not undergo evolution. If a Pokémon reaches a level where it can learn a new move, it will always learn that move; if the Pokémon already knows four moves, all of its moves will be shifted up one move slot, so that it forgets its earliest known move, and the newly learned move is placed last. From Generation II[citation needed] onward, a Pokémon may even forget HM moves this way; in Generation I, the player cannot deposit Pokémon that know HM moves in Pokémon Day Care.
In Generations I and II, when a Pokémon is taken out of the Day Care, its experience will lower to the minimum value for its current level.
In Pokémon Colosseum, if a Shadow Pokémon is left at the Day Care, it will gradually be purified. In Pokémon XD, however, Shadow Pokémon can no longer be left at the Day Care.
Breeding
- Main article: Pokémon breeding
If the player leaves two Pokémon of opposite genders and have an Egg Group in common at a Day Care, or any Pokémon that can breed and a Ditto, an Egg may be produced.
Locations
| Region | Location | Games | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto | Route 5 | RBY FRLG PE |
1 |
| Sevii Islands | Four Island | FRLG | 2 |
| Johto | Route 34 | GSC HGSS |
2 |
| Hoenn | Route 117 | RSE ORAS |
2 |
| Battle Resort | ORAS | 2 | |
| Sinnoh | Solaceon Town | DPPt | 2 |
| Unova | Route 3 | BWB2W2 | 2 |
| Kalos | Route 7 | XY | 2 |
| Orre | Agate Village | Colo.XD | 1 |
Gallery
Kanto: Route 5
Johto: Route 34
Hoenn: Route 117
Kanto: Route 5
Kanto: Four Island
Sinnoh: Solaceon Town
Johto: Route 34
Unova: Route 3
Unova: Route 3
Kalos: Route 7
Hoenn: Route 117
Hoenn: Battle Resort
Orre: Agate Village
In the anime
Several Pokémon Day Cares have been shown in the anime.
- Eggseter in Johto
- Appeared in Extreme Pokémon!. Several Day Cares are present in the Eggseter, including one run by Mr. Shellby. These Day Cares are run by Nesters who care for Pokémon Eggs and protect the babies that hatch. Races are held in the town, where winners receive Eggs as prizes. Ash received an Egg by winning a race.
- Near Dewford Town in Hoenn
- Appeared in A Mudkip Mission. This Day Care is run by Old Man Swamp who raises only Mudkip. The Day Care receives Mudkip Eggs from the Pokémon League and raises them to be starter Pokémon.
- Near Saffron City in Kanto
- Appeared in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure. It is run by Christopher and Jeannie, along with their daughter. May received an Egg from this Day Care center.
- Solaceon Town in Sinnoh
- Appeared in If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!. It is owned by Angie's parents.
- Near Nacrene City in Unova
- Appeared in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!. It is owned by Karena. Ash received an Egg from this Day Care center.
- Near Driftveil City in Unova
- Appeared in The Lonely Deino!. This Day Care is owned by Bobby.
- Near Humilau City in Unova
- Appeared in Unrest at the Nursery!. It is owned by a Principal and Layla.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter
The Day-Care Couple on Route 34 in Johto helped Gold, by letting him train on the Pokémon entrusted to them. This training helped Exbo evolve into Quilava, after which he perseveres harder and accumulates enough experience for Polibo, Gold's Poliwag, to eventually evolve into a Poliwhirl during their stay in Ecruteak City. They also taught him to battle without his billiards cue and goggles, as well as how to exploit type advantages.
Platinum chapter
At the end of this chapter, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were seen at the Solaceon Day Care with Manaphy and Phione. The Day-Care Couple from Johto also appears, telling the trio about a boy they once knew, having known to affect a Pokémon's personality before hatching.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, the Day-Care Couple are young, as opposed to the usual older couple. In Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!, they invite Gold to a tournament run by the Day-Care Center, and in A Huge Mysterious Tree!!, they give him a Pokémon Egg.
In other languages
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