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A Pokémon's [[gender]] is determined by the lowest eight digits (the lowest byte, highlighted in <span style="background:#FF9999">red</span> above) of ''p'' in binary form. Mathematically, this can be derived by calculating <code>''p'' [[wp:modulo operation|%]] 256</code>. Below, this value will be referred to as ''p<sub>gender</sub>''. | A Pokémon's [[gender]] is determined by the lowest eight digits (the lowest byte, highlighted in <span style="background:#FF9999">red</span> above) of ''p'' in binary form. Mathematically, this can be derived by calculating <code>''p'' [[wp:modulo operation|%]] 256</code>. Below, this value will be referred to as ''p<sub>gender</sub>''. | ||
In a Pokémon species' [[Pokémon base stats data structure in Generation III|base stat structure]], there is a value called the ''gender threshold'', a byte with a value ranging from 0 to 255. | In a Pokémon species' [[Pokémon base stats data structure in Generation III|base stat structure]], there is a value called the ''gender threshold'', a byte with a value ranging from 0 to 255. In most cases, if ''p<sub>gender</sub>'' is greater than or equal to the gender threshold, the Pokémon is male, otherwise it is female. There are a few special values for the gender threshold, however, that are interpreted specially and without regard to the value of ''p<sub>gender</sub>''. A gender threshold of 255 indicates genderless species of Pokémon such as {{p|Magnemite}}. The value 254 indicates female-only species such as {{p|Nidoran♀}}. Finally, the value 0 indicates male-only species such as {{p|Nidoran♂}}. | ||
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Because the comparison to determine gender is greater than or equal, Pokémon are not actually perfectly distributed between male and female according to the ideal ratios shown above. For example, for a Pokémon with a 50/50 male/female gender ratio, there is actually a 129/256 (50.390625%) chance for the Pokémon to be male and 127/256 (49.609375%) chance for the Pokémon to be female. | Because the comparison to determine gender is greater than or equal, Pokémon are not actually perfectly distributed between male and female according to the ideal ratios shown above. For example, for a Pokémon with a 50/50 male/female gender ratio, there is actually a 129/256 (50.390625%) chance for the Pokémon to be male and 127/256 (49.609375%) chance for the Pokémon to be female. | ||
==Ability== | ==Ability== | ||