Pokémon GO Breeding is still not released, however, we created this page to help understand the breeding mechanics from other Pokémon Games and how it works.
There is a lot of confusion about how Breeding worked in the core games, especially in the Egg groups section, so let’s clarify that. This page will be updated with Breeding info once Breeding becomes a thing in Pokémon GO.
Breeding Rules in Pokémon GO
The basics of breeding in Pokémon GO are probably going to be the same as in other Pokémon games. Here we go:
- You need two Pokemon from the same egg group, if they match in one of their egg groups they will produce an egg.
- IVs are passed down from the parents to the child
- The egg produced will be the same species as the mother.E.g A Male Ekans breeding with a Female Dratini makes a Dratini egg (50/50 chance of the egg hatched being Male or Female). This does not mean non viable Females are useless just breed until a Male is hatched with the same IVs (every Pokemon has a gender ratio, so make sure you check it, Chansey for example is 100% Female so you will never hatch a Male Chansey).
- Males are able to pass down moves to the egg.
- Pokemon that do not have genders cannot breed (except with Ditto)
- Ditto can breed with every Pokémon
How Egg Groups work
Breeding in Pokemon, and probably in Pokémon GO also, is done through egg groups and is not limited to the same species, as shown by the “Alola Egg groups” image.
There are two things that get passed down with trading:
- Moves
- IV values
In other words, a 100% Gyarados (even with Bite and Twister) may actually become a very valuable breeding tool, as the Magikarp family belongs to two egg groups: Dragon egg group and the Water 2 egg group.
