"Breeding in Alola X-Post from /r/Pokemongiveaway"

Adapted from /u/Shiny_Sylveon's Guides.A Beginner's Guide to Breeding in AlolaWhat is breeding? - Birds & the BeedrillThe goal is to take the best traits of both parents and pass them on to the offspring.In Pokémon breeding is done to customize a Pokémon.All breeding takes place at the Paniola Ranch Nursery on Akala Island, by leaving 2 compatible Pokémon there at the same time. Every 256 steps the woman outside the Nursery and next to the Miltank may fold her arms to indicate that an egg is present. If you talk to the woman you may accept or reject the egg.Accept the egg, Tauros Ride and run toward the Nursery entrance while strafing left and right. You'll gain steps quickly by continuously running in the same area and you'll be able to see when the next egg is available. (256 steps x egg cycle)/2(with flame body) = steps to hatch with the egg in the party. The egg will hatch into the first stage of the female Pokémon left at the nursery. Specialcasesmayapply.Egg Cycle List.That is only breeding at its most simple. To properly breed you must understand: Egg Groups, Gender Ratios, Natures, Abilities, Pokéball Inheritance, Egg Moves, and IVs. By the end of this guide you will understand all of these.For Best Results.Breed and hatch 20 eggs from the Nursery. If you don't have access to the nursery or don't know what it is you may save this post for later and go back to playing until you do.Beat the Pokémon League. If you are not yet champion then you likely do not need this guide yet.Reach the Battle Tree on Poni Island and talk to the IV Judge.Have a Flame Body Pokémon in your party.Get the Oval Charm from Morimoto in Heahea City on Akala Island after becoming Champion and defeat him in a battle.Egg Groups - CompatibilityPokémon can only breed if they are compatible. Pokémon are compatible if they are within the same egg group.There are 13 viable egg groups: Bug, Dragon,Fairy,Field,Flying,Grass,Human-Like,Amorphous,Mineral,Monster,Water 1,Water 2,Water 3.Baby Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon, Nidorina and Nidoqueen are unable to breed.Ditto is unique. It can't produce other Ditto. It can breed with any Pokémon from the 13 egg groups as the passive parent. This means that any of those Pokemon when bred with Ditto will produce the stage one form of the non-Ditto parent. This is most useful for Pokemon with a heavily skewed gender ratio, are only one gender or are genderless.Gender Ratios - Sponge + Star = Clam?To breed your Pokemon must be of opposite genders or with a Ditto. Genderless Pokemon can only breed with Ditto. If you haven't taken the hint, Ditto is important to breeding.Male + Female, Male + Ditto, Female + Ditto, Genderless + Ditto.To determine the gender ratio of your Pokémon consult the info page of your Pokemon on Serebii. After you've selected your Pokémon look for "Gender Ratio."The female Pokémon will determine the species when breeding. If the Pokémon has a single gender or is genderless then that takes precedence.Natures: Min/MaxingThere are 25 Natures. Each raise a stat by 10% and decrease a stat by 10%. Hit Points are unaffected.All Pokémon can maximize their potential and niche with beneficial Natures. View the stat spread of your Pokémon to see the nature that would best work on your Pokémon.An Everstone can be used to pass on the nature of the Pokémon that is holding it to the offspring 100% of the time.Abilities - Natural TalentsAbilities are traits that a Pokemon exhibits naturally. They may have an effect in the overworld and/or battle.Every Pokémon has 2 abilities. Some have the same twice.Hidden Abilities (HA) are a third, rarer ability that a Pokémon may have.HA Pokémon may be found on some Pokémon through chaining.Other HA Pokémon must be transferred in through Pokémon Bank from another game.Some HA Pokémon are released as events only, but their HA can still be passed on like normal.Abilities of Pokémon can be changed by using Ability Capsules. However, they do not work for HAs or for Pokémon with only one normal ability.A female Pokémon has an approximately 80% chance of passing on their ability to the offspring. This includes HAs.Male HA Pokemon can pass on their HA, but only when bred with a Ditto.Genderless Pokémon can also pass on their HA.The ability of the Ditto has no effect on the offspring produced.Abilities are very important in competitive battling and may determine the outcome of a match. HAs are generally valued higher for rarity and collection purposes and they may be better suited for competitive play.Pokéball InheritanceMale, Female and Genderless Pokémon can pass on their Pokéballs! If both Pokémon bred together are the same species then there is a 50/50 chance that the offspring will be in either ball. If the species differ, even within the same evolution line, then the ball of the mother is inherited 100%. Any Pokémon Bred with Ditto will pass on its Pokéball. Ditto doesn't pass its Pokéball. The Masterball & Cherish Balls can not be inherited.After capture, the Pokéball that a Pokémon is in has no added effect and it is purely for aesthetic and collection purposes. Luxury Balls are the exception and they do pass on their effects to the offspring: x2 happiness earned.There are illegal combinations of Pokéballs and Pokémon, meaning that the only way to get that combination is to hack the Pokéball on.You can find more info about legal Pokéball combinations here.Egg Moves: What are they and how can I breed Pokémon with them?Egg moves are moves that a Pokemon inherits from its parent(s) and are obtained through breeding. You can look up a Pokemon’s egg moves by using Serebii or Bulbapedia. An example egg move page for Eevee can be found here.Both males and females can pass on egg moves and only to the first stage Pokemon if it can be passed down as an egg move.Genderless Pokémon and some species of breedable Pokémon cannot have egg moves, such as Combee and Caterpie.Some egg moves can only be bred from Pokémon that were transferred from previous games or other methods besides breeding. Ex: Scyther Defog; Snorlax Self-Destruct; Dragonite Extreme-Speed.If both parents are the same species and both know a move that the first stage Pokemon can learn then the egg will hatch with it.Egg moves allow bred Pokémon to have stronger attacks and better coverage than those without egg moves. These moves may be essential in competitive battling and breeding is the only way to obtain them. Pokémon with egg moves are more valuable because it gives a Pokémon more versatility.IVs: What are they and why are they important?IVs are short for Individual Values.They range from 0 to 31, with 31 being the highest for each stat value HP, Atk, Def, Spa, Spd, Spe.Most Pokémon will only need 5 stats maximized. If you're doing niche spreads then you likely do not need this guide.The Destiny Knot will randomly choose 5 IVs from the pool of 12 of both parents when it is held by one of the parents. The better IVs the parents collectively have, the better IVs the offspring will have.The 6th IV is always random. There is a 1 in 32 chance of it being the IV you want, so if you were breeding with two 6IV parents, all offspring will have some 5IV spread and there is a chance that 1 out of 32 babies will be 6IV.With a Destiny Knot equipped 5 stats will be passed down to the offspring from the pool of 12 from both parents. Any number of permutations are available but once one is selected from one parent that same stat won't be selected again.If you have 2 parents with:31/31/31/31/31/310/0/0/0/0/0the resulting child will only be able to inherit either 31 or zero in 5 stats with 1 stat being a 1/32 chance for any number 0-31 inclusive.Once a stat has been selected from one parent, that same stat will not be selected again to overwrite it.A possibility of the result of the above parents: 31/0/31/0/14/31Here 14 is the uninherited stat.5/6 of the resulting IVs come from both parents with 1 being random.The IVs that are passed down are selected from either parent at random.You may check the Probability Calculator to check for a more in depth probability analysis.You can check the IVs of any of your Pokémon whenever you have access to the PC interface by selecting "Judge" and looking at the spread. 31=Best; 30=Fantastic; 0=No Good; 1-15=Decent.Blue Markings=Perfect. Red Markings=0/30. HP=Circle; ATK=Triangle; DEF=Square; SPA=Heart; SPD=Star; SPE=Diamond.An Advanced Guide to Breeding in AlolaHidden Power - The Power That's InsideHidden Power is TM 10.Hidden Power can be any type except for Normal or Fairy providing coverage in competitive battling to cover a Pokemon’s weakness when it cannot learn any other moves of that type.Hidden Power is a Special move, meaning it’s useful only for Special Attackers or Mixed Attackers.The Woman to the left inside the Nursery at Paniola Ranch on Akala Island will tell you your Hidden Power.View your stats in the PC by selecting "Judge" to mark your IVs accordingly.Hidden Power is Determined by a Pokemon's IVs. Where "O" is an Odd value and "E" is an Even value. iamBGS at GameFaqsTypeHPAtkDefSpASpDSpeBugOEOOEEBugEOOOEEBugOOOOEEBugEEEOEOBugOEEOEODarkOOOOOODragonOOEOOODragonEEOOOODragonOEOOOODragonEOOOOOElectricOOOEOOElectricEEEOOEElectricOEEOOEElectricEOEOOEFightingEEEEEEFightingOEEEEEFightingEOEEEEFightingOOEEEEFightingEEOEEEFireEOEEOEFireOOEEOEFireEEOEOEFireOEOEOEFlyingOEOEEEFlyingEOOEEEFlyingOOOEEEFlyingEEEEEOGhostEOEOEOGhostOOEOEOGhostEEOOEOGhostOEOOEOGrassEOEEOOGrassOOEEOOGrassEEOEOOGrassOEOEOOGrassEOOEOOGroundOEOEEOGroundEOOEEOGroundOOOEEOGroundEEEOEEIceOOOOOEIceEEEOOOIceOEEOOOIceEOEOOOPoisonOEEEEOPoisonEOEEEOPoisonOOEEEOPoisonEEOEEOPsychicOOEOOEPsychicEEOOOEPsychicOEOOOEPsychicEOOOOERockOEEOEERockEOEOEERockOOEOEERockEEOOEESteelEOOOEOSteelOOOOEOSteelEEEEOESteelOEEEOEWaterEOOEOEWaterOOOEOEWaterEEEEOOWaterOEEEOOTable from /u/BreederCKHaving 1 or both parents with IV spread you are aiming for will help immensely and save you tons of time. Otherwise you'll have to use Power Items.Chain for at least 2, 4IV Ditto that cover all 6 stats.If you can, trade for a parent at /r/pokemontrades, /r/pokemonplaza or /r/relaxedpokemontrades to jumpstart your collection.You may also wait patiently for giveaways on /r/PokemonPlaza, /r/pokemongiveaway or /r/breedingdittos.Give back to the community that you take from. Help someone that was once in your position.Hidden Power: Can't stop BreedingDetermine the Hidden Power Spread that best suits your Pokemon. It should be able to check your Pokemon's usual counters with a type normally out of reach. Ex: Jolteon Ice or Grass.Place the two Pokemon that you plan to breed with into the daycare and then collect and hatch the eggs like normal.Check your IVs in the PC. Look at the values, then talk to the Hidden Power checker to determine its Hidden Power.If the Pokemon’s IVs are what you are looking for, then congrats you have now bred an HP Pokemon!Use Hypertraining once you have your desired Hidden Power to patch up your Pokemon's Defenses, Special Attack and Speed as needed. Your Pokemon must be lv 100 to use Hypertraining.Breeding for Shiny Pokemon - The Masuda Method or Hay in the NeedlestackIntroHave you heard of Shiny Pokemon? What, No?A shiny Pokemon is a "rare" palate swap that is differently colored from the normal everyday Pokemon you encounter.Want to get one? Of course you do!But how do you go about hatching the shiny of your dreams? That's what this guide is for!Common MisconceptionsThe following will NOT increase your chances of breeding a shiny.Breeding using shiny Pokemon makes more shinies [False]This was only ever true for Gen 2 (Gold, Silver, & Crystal). The way IVs and shininess was determined by the game that gen is completely different from the other generations.In every Gen (except 2nd) breeding with shiny Pokemon has no effect on the likelihood of the offspring being shiny. Breeding with shiny parents and breeding without shiny parents will both result in the same chances of a shiny being hatched.Breeding using different region Pokemon (Masuda Method)This may or may not work. Why? Because breeding with a "US" Pokemon and a "AUS" Pokemon for example, is not the Masuda Method.But long story short, remember at the beginning of the game when it asked what language you wanted to play in? This one little choice has changed the way Masuda Method works since Gen VI. How? By allowing any region game to be in any language you want it to be.Masuda method goes by the language of the Pokemon not the region of the game it was obtained in.Masuda Method - Brought to you by...The Masuda Method with the Shiny Charm provides the greatest chances of breeding a shiny Pokemon.Combined the chances of hatching a shiny are 1 in 512. (This number is approximate and applies to each individual egg so you are not guaranteed a shiny in 512 eggs).But what exactly is the Masuda Method and how does it work?How does Masuda method work?The Masuda method works by breeding two Pokemon of different languages together.Language of the game the Pokemon was obtained in, not the region of the game it was obtained in.The way to tell if a Pokemon is foreign to your game is by the language tag that you can view on the Pokemon.As you can see in this screenshot the language tag is to the right of the Pokemon’s name. If there is no tag then the Pokemon is the same language as your game.Why all the confusion about how the Masuda method works?According to Bulbapedia’s Masuda method wiki page: “The Masuda method involves breeding two Pokémon created in games of different countries.” and “...although the method will work in any game provided at least one of the Pokémon in the pair is from a country different to the country of the game cartridge.”This was true, but that was pre gen 6. The major difference between Gen VI+ games and previous generation games is the ability for the player to be able to choose the language of the game.This is a big difference because prior to Gen VI, all Japanese language games originally came from Japan, all German language games originally came from Germany, etc. You could not choose the language of the game so the original country of the game matched its language.That is no longer true with Gen VI games. Now, any region game can be any language. The mechanics are still the same, with the exception that the region of the game may not match the language the game is played in. -So what all this means is that the region of the game does not matter. There is no difference between NA English, ITA English and KOR English. They are all English and so they are all treated as the same language and the Masuda method will not work. However, a US game that is played in French is a different language from a US game that is played in English and so the Masuda method will work with Pokemon from those games even though they are the same region.A note about eggs:From the bulbapedia wiki page linked above: “A Pokémon traded internationally while still in its Egg will retain the internal marking which recognizes it as a foreign Pokémon even though it appears to be native to the cartridge it was hatched in.”This still holds true for Gen VII. For example, trading an egg from a French Sun to someone with a game in English, the egg will have the French tag. Then, if they were to hatch the egg it will still be considered French because it came from a French game, but it will have the OT of the game it was hatched on and its name will be in English.Although, breeding two Pokemon with the same OTs will have a lower rate of an egg being generated than two Pokemon with different OTs. More info about that can be found here.Oval & Shiny Charms:Masuda method works with both Oval and Shiny Charms.The chances of a shiny being hatched using both the Masuda method and the Shiny Charm is 1 in 512 eggs.Normal chances are 1 in 4,096 without using Masuda method or Shiny Charm.Numbers are from bulbapedia here via /r/pokemon http://ift.tt/2hA70nY