Ultimate Pokémon Breeding Guide

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Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, Mewtwo, Mew, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Latias, Latios, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Heatran, Regigigas, Giratina, Cresselia, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Landorus, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect

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The Monster Group:Abomasnow, Aggron, Ampharos, Bastiodon, Blastoise, Charizard, Druddigon, Exploud, Feraligatr, Garchomp, Haxorus, Kangaskhan, Lapras, Lickylicky, Marowak, Meganium, Nidoking, Nidoran-F, Rampardos, Rhyperior, Sceptile, Slowbro, Slowking, Snorlax, Swampert, Torterra, Tropius, Tyranitar, Venusaur

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Altaria, Arbok, Charizard, Dragonite, Druddigon, Garchomp, Gyarados, Haxorus, Hydreigon, Kingdra, Milotic, Salamence, Sceptile, Scrafty, Seviper

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Absol, Ambipom, Ampharos, Arbok, Arcanine, Beartic, Bibarel, Blaziken, Bouffalant, Buizel, Camerupt, Cinccino, Darmanitan, Delcatty, Delibird, Dewgong, Donphan, Dugtrio, Dunsparce, Emboar, Emolga, Empoleon, Espeon, Excadrill, Exploud, Farfetch'd, Flareon, Furret, Girafarig, Glaceon, Golduck, Granbull, Grumpig, Heatmor, Hippowdon, Houndoom, Infernape, Jolteon, Kecleon, Krookodile, Leafeon, Liepard, Linoone, Lopunny, Lucario, Luxray, Mamoswine, Manectric, Mawile, Mienshao, Mightyena, Miltank, Musharna, Nidoking, Nidoran-F, Ninetales, Pachirisu, Persian, Primeape, Purugly, Quagsire, Raichu, Rapidash, Raticate, Rhyperior, Samurott, Sandslash, Sawsbuck, Scrafty, Serperior, Seviper, Shiftry, Simisage, Simisear, Simipour, Skuntank, Slaking, Smeargle, Spinda, Stantler, Stoutland, Swoobat, Tauros, Torkoal, Typhlosion, Umbreon, Ursaring, Vaporeon, Wailord, Walrein, Watchog, Weavile, Zangoose, Zebstrika, Zoroark

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Alomomola, Azumarill, Bibarel, Blastoise, Buizel, Carracosta, Corsola, Crawdaunt, Delibird, Dewgong, Dragonite, Empoleon, Feraligatr, Gastrodon, Golduck, Gorebyss, Huntail, Kabutops, Kingdra, Lapras, Ludicolo, Mantine, Masquerain, Milotic, Octillery, Omastar, Pelipper, Politoed, Poliwrath, Quagsire, Relicanth, Seismitoad, Slowbro, Slowking, Stunfisk, Swampert, Swanna, Walrein

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Alomomola, Basculin, Gyarados, Lanturn, Lumineon, Luvdisc, Octillery, Qwilfish, Relicanth, Seaking, Sharpedo, Wailord, Whiscash

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Archeops, Armaldo, Carracosta, Cloyster, Corsola, Cradily, Crawdaunt, Drapion, Kabutops, Kingler, Omastar, Tentacruel

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Aerodactyl, Altaria, Archeops, Braviary, Chatot, Crobat, Dodrio, Farfetch'd, Fearow, Honchkrow, Mandibuzz, Noctowl, Pelipper, Pidgeot, Sigilyph, Skarmory, Staraptor, Swanna, Swellow, Swoobat, Togekiss, Unfezant, Xatu

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Accelgor, Ariados, Beautifly, Beedrill, Butterfree, Crustle, Drapion, Durant, Dustox, Escavalier, Flygon, Forretress, Galvantula, Gliscor, Heracross, Illumise, Kricketune, Leavanny, Ledian, Masquerain, Mothim, Ninjask, Parasect, Pinsir, Scizor, Scolipede, Scyther, Shuckle, Venomoth, Vespiquen, Volbeat, Volcanora, Wormadam, Yanmega

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Abomasnow, Amoonguss, Bellossom, Breloom, Cacturne, Carnivine, Cherrim, Exeggutor, Ferrothorn, Jumpluff, Lilligant, Ludicolo, Maractus, Meganium, Parasect, Roserade, Serperior, Shiftry, Sunflora, Tangrowth, Torterra, Tropius, Venusaur, Victreebel, Vileplume, Whimsicott

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Audino, Azumarill, Blissey, Breloom, Castform, Cherrim, Clefable, Delcatty, Froslass, Glalie, Granbull, Jumpluff, Mawile, Minun, Pachirisu, Plusle, Raichu, Roserade, Togekiss, Whimsicott, Wigglytuff

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Alakazam, Beheeyem, Bisharp, Cacturne, Conkeldurr, Electivire, Gothitelle, Hariyama, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Hypno, Illumise, Infernape, Jynx, Lopunny, Lucario, Machamp, Magmortar, Medicham, Mienshao, Mr. Mime, Sableye, Sawk, Spinda, Throh, Toxicroak, Volbeat

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Banette, Castform, Chandelure, Chimecho, Cofagrigus, Drifblim, Dusknoir, Eelectross, Gallade, Gardevoir, Gastrodon, Gengar, Jellicent, Magcargo, Mismagius, Muk, Reuniclus, Spiritomb, Stunfisk, Swalot, Weezing, Wobbuffet

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Cofagrigus, Crustle, Ferrothorn, Froslass, Garbodor, Gigalith, Glalie, Golem, Probopass, Steelix, Sudowoodo, Vanilluxe

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Bronzong, Claydol, Cryogonal, Electrode, Golurk, Klinglang, Lunatone, Magnezone, Manaphy, Metagross, Porygon-Z, Rotom, Shedinja, Solrock, Starmie

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While Ditto's Transform and Imposter ability give it an interesting niche in combat, Ditto is one of the very most important Pokemon around when it comes to breeding. Ditto is capable of breeding with any Pokemon in the game that can be bred, except for other Dittos. When you use a Ditto to breed, it will "fill in" for the missing gender in this manner:

-If you use a Male Pokemon with a Ditto, Ditto will act as a Female surrogate, even if the species is Male only (like Tauros or Braviary)
-If you use a Female Pokemon with a Ditto, Ditto will act as a Male surrogate, even if the species is Female only (like Chansey or Miltank)
-If you use a Genderless Pokemon with a Ditto, Ditto will enable the genderless Pokemon to breed (examples include Metang and Starmie).

Capturing Wild Dittos
Wild Ditto can be found in every Pokemon game ever released. In Black and White, you can find them in the Giant Chasm (in the Plains section, after you go through the cave) after you acquire the National Pokedex. They can also be found in the Dream World. Be aware that sometimes you will encounter double battles in the Giant Chasm, and you might even encounter two Dittos at once!

If you are able to use the Pokéshifter, and you have access to Diamond or Pearl, you can find wild Dittos in Route 218 using the PokéRadar. If you have access to Platinum, Dittos are found in the Trophy Garden. If you have access to HeartGold and SoulSilver, you can find a large number of Dittos in Route 47 (you will need Surf and Waterfall to reach the patch of grass), or alternatively in Routes 34, 35, the Safari Zone, and Cerulean Cave.

Because Ditto is so versatile, it might be worth your time to capture an army of Ditto whose sole purpose is to act as a breeding army to pass down IVs and Natures using Power Items and Everstones. As such it might be in your best interest to use a Synchronizer to help get the nature of Dittos you want as well.

Here is a technique for capturing a large army of Dittos in Black and White. This technique can also be used in other games.

-Acquire two Magikarps. One Magikarp can be bought from the Magikarp Salesman on the Wonder Bridge for $500, so you will need to breed or trade for your second Magikarp. It's recommended that your Magikarp don't know any attack moves at all.
-Travel to the Giant Chasm Plains area. You will need Surf and Strength to reach the Plains area the first time (subsequent visits you only need Surf). If you don't want to fight any wild Pokemon on the way, have your Lead be a level 60 Pokemon and use Repels.
-If you're using a Synchronizer, put it in the lead, and equip it with a Smoke Ball (to allow you to always run away).
Once you get in a battle with a single Ditto, immediately switch to your Magikarp. If you get into a battle with two Dittos, switch to both Magikarps. If you get into a battle with a Ditto and another Pokemon, run. The Ditto (or Dittos) will instantly transform into your Magikarps.
-If you are in a single battle, throw your Pokeball of choice (Repeat Balls and Net Balls work best, Dusk Balls work best at Night, while Ultra Balls have a high success rate). If you are in a double battle, you will need to defeat one of the Dittos before you can capture the other one.

Mathematically, the odds of catching a Ditto with at least one perfect 31 IV are about 1 in 6 (18.75% to be exact), so on average you will need to capture about 36 Dittos to acquire one with a perfect IV for each stat. That's a little over a full PC box.

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Level-Up Moves
If both parents know a level-up move that the baby can learn by level-up, then the baby will be born with the level-up move.

Example:

Male Tepig knows Heat Stamp
Female Emboar knows Heat Stamp

The resulting Tepig baby will be born knowing Heat Stamp, because Tepig can naturally learn Heat Stamp by level up.

Example:

Male Zoroark knows Night Slash
Female Zoroark knows Night Slash

The resulting Zorua baby will NOT know Night Slash, because Zorua can't legally learn Night Slash.

TM and HM Moves
If the male parent knows a TM move that the resulting baby can also learn, then the baby will be born knowing the TM move.

Example:

Male Snivy knows SolarBeam (taught by TM 22)
Female Snivy does not know SolarBeam at all.

The resulting baby Snivy will be born knowing SolarBeam.

Example:

Male Watchog knows Hyper Beam (taught by TM 15)
Female Watchog does not know Hyper Beam.

The resulting baby Patrat will NOT know Hyper Beam, because Patrat cannot legally learn Hyper Beam.

Example:

Male Dragonite knows Hyper Beam (taught by TM 15)
Female Dragonite does not know Hyper Beam.

The resulting Dratini baby will NOT know Hyper Beam. Even though Dratini can learn Hyper Beam by level up, it cannot learn it by TM, and therefore cannot be born knowing it (unless both parents know Hyper Beam, in which case it will be passed down as a level-up move).

Egg Moves
This is really the biggest thing about breeding. It allows certain Pokemon to learn moves they otherwise could never learn! To pass down an egg move, the father Pokemon must know the move, and the mother Pokemon's baby form must be capable of learning the move as an egg move.

Example:

Male Zoroark knows Night Slash
Female Oshawott doesn't know Night Slash

The resulting Oshawott baby will be born knowing Night Slash, a move that it otherwise could not learn!

In rare cases, certain egg moves can only be passed down to baby forms of certain Pokemon. Certain Pokemon require certain items in order to be bred as an infant form. For example:

Male Slowbro knows Zen Headbutt
Female Snorlax does not know Zen Headbutt

The resulting baby Snorlax will not know Zen Headbutt. However, if the Snorlax were to hold a Full Incense, so that it's offspring becomes a Munchlax instead...

Male Slowbro knows Zen Headbutt
Female Snorlax is holding a Full Incense

The baby Munchlax will know Zen Headbutt!

Egg Move Chaining
This is a method of passing down egg moves across multiple parents until the final Pokemon knows the move in question. For example, suppose we wanted a Charmander that knew the move Beat Up. We would have to learn it as an egg move from an Ekans/Arbok or Nidoran-M/Nidorino/Nidoking. However, these two Pokemon can only learn Beat Up as an egg move when bred with a Houndoor/Houndoom or Sneasel/Weavile that know Beat Up. So to pass this move down to our Charmander, we would need to breed using the following method:

-Male Weavile with Beat Up + Female Arbok = Male Ekans with Beat Up
-Male Ekans with Beat Up + Female Charmander = Charmander with Beat Up.

Some egg chain breeds can stretch for several Pokemon. In some cases, you must inherit egg moves from previous generation games! For example, suppose you wanted to breed a Gothitelle to know the move Captivate. The only compatible Pokemon is a Sableye...however Sableye cannot learn Captivate in Black and White on its own! It must learn Captivate from a Generation IV game.

1.Capture or Breed a male Sableye in a Generation IV game.
2.Teach Sableye Captivate by TM78 in a Generation IV game.
3Move Sableye to Black/White with the Pokeshifter.
4.Breed your Male Sableye and Female Gothitelle

The resulting baby Gothita will be born knowing Captivate.

Multiple Egg Moves
You should keep in mind that you aren't limited to a single egg move. You can pass down multiple egg moves down the line. For example:

-Male Chikorita knows Sweet Scent and Magical Leaf
-You want a Snivy, so you have a Female Snivy to breed.
-Offspring Snivy will be born knowing both Sweet Scent and Magical Leaf.

This combination also works when passing down via chain breeding, so long as each male offspring along the way can also learn the moves you want to pass down.

Illegal Egg Move Combinations
On the subject of egg moves, you should keep in mind that certain egg move combinations, and certain egg moves with certain abilitys simply aren't possible. For example:

Suppose we wanted to simultaneously teach a Larvesta Magnet Rise and Morning Sun. Baby Larvesta can learn Magnet Rise from Forretress, and Morning Sun from a number of bugs such as Beautifly. However, because Beautifly can not learn Magnet Rise, and Forretress cannot learn Morning Sun, it is impossible to pass these two moves simultaneously to

Ground Egg Group and Smeargle
It's also worth noting that there is no illegal egg move combination in the Ground Egg group, due to Smeargle. As long as you can get a male Smeargle to learn the moves you want (using Sketch), it can breed with any Pokemon in the Ground Egg group and pass those moves down. In rare circumstances, this is the only way to get certain egg move combinations.

Final Move-Set for Offspring
When a baby is born, the moves it will be born knowing will be determined in this order. Any new moves that it learns will erase older moves as you go down this list.

1.Level 1 move-set
2.Level-Up moves that the parents know
3.TM and HM moves that the male parent knows
4.Egg moves that the male parent knows

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When breeding, three IVs picked at random will always be inherited from the parents. The other three IVs are then randomly generated.
Note: IVs can overlap. An egg could receive the father's Attack, then the mother's Attack, and then the father's Attack again. Though it would appear only one was passed on, all 3 were calculated by the game.

Here are some items that help:
Item: Inherited IV:
Power Weight-HP
Power Bracer-Attack
Power Belt-Defense
Power Anklet-Speed
Power Lens-Speed Attack
Power Band Special Denfense
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the parents can hold one of the Power items to pass the corresponding IV down to the child.
Mathematically speaking, you have these probabilities:

Passing down 1 desired IV:

1 in 2 chance of passing down any 1 specific IV from both parents
1 in 4 chance of passing down any 1 specific IV from one parent
Passing down 2 desired IVs:

1 in 5 chance of passing down any 2 specific IVs from both parents
1 in 20 chance of passing down any 2 specific IVs from one parent
Passing down 3 desired IVs:

1 in 20 chance of passing down any 3 desired IVs
1 in 160 chance of passing down any 3 desired IVs from the same parent.
The remaining three IVs that are not passed down are then randomly generated.

Mathematically speaking, you have the following odds regarding your remaining IVs to end up as a perfect 31 IV.

For 1 IV:

1 in 32 (3.125%) chance of any given IV being 31.
3 in 32 (9.375%) chance that at least one IV will be 31.
For 2 IVs:

3 in 512 (0.5859375%) chance of at least two IVs being 31.
1 in 1024 (0.09765625%) chance of any two IVs being 31.
For 3 IVs:

1 in 32,768 (0.0030517578125%) chance of all three remaining IVs being 31.
As you can see, the mathematical odds are stacked against you.

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1280-Magikarp

2560-Azurill, Cleffa, Croagunk, Igglybuff, Munna, Pachirisu, Pichu, Togepi

3840-Bidoof, Burmy, Caterpie, Combee, Corphish, Geodude, Hoothoot, Illumise, Karrablast, Kricketot, Ledyba, Lillipup, Lotad, Minccino, Nincada, Patrat, Pidgey, Pidove, Poochyena, Rattata, Roggenrola, Scraggy, Seedot, Sentret, Sewaddle, Shelmet, Shroomish, Skitty, Slakoth, Spearow, Spinarak, Spinda, Starly, Surskit, Taillow, Venipede, Volbeat, Weedle, Woobat, Wurmple, Zigzagoon, Zubat

5120-Abra, Aipom, Audino, Baltoy, Barboach, Bellsprout, Blitzle, Bonsly, Bouffalant, Bronzor, Budew, Buizel, Bulbasaur, Buneary, Cacnea, Carvanha, Charmander, Chatot, Cherubi, Chikorita, Chimchar, Chinchou, Clamperl, Corsola, Cottonee, Cubchoo, Cubone, Cyndaquil, Darumaka, Deerling, Delibird, Diglett, Ditto, Doduo, Drilbur, Drowzee, Ducklett, Dunsparce, Durant, Dwebble, Ekans, Electrike, Elgyem, Emolga, Exeggcute, Farfetch'd, Feebas, Ferroseed, Finneon, Foongus, Frillish, Gastly, Girafarig, Glameow, Gligar, Goldeen, Gothita, Grimer, Growlithe, Gulpin, Heatmor, Hoppip, Horsea, Houndour, Joltik, Kangaskhan, Kecleon, Klink, Koffing, Krabby, Lickitung, Litwick, Luvdisc, Machop, Magnemite, Makuhita, Mankey, Maractus, Mareep, Mawile, Meditite, Meowth, Miltank, Minun, Mudkip, Murkrow, Natu, Nidoran F, Nidoran M, Nosepass, Numel, Oddish, Oshawott, Panpour, Pansage, Pansear, Paras, Pawniard, Petilil, Phanpy, Pineco, Piplup, Plusle, Poliwag, Ponyta, Porygon, Psyduck, Purrloin, Qwilfish, Ralts, Remoraid, Rhyhorn, Rotom, Rotom (Fan), Rotom (Frost), Rotom (Heat), Rotom (Mow), Rotom (Wash), Rufflet, Sandile, Sawk, Seel, Seviper, Shellder, Shellos, Shinx, Shuckle, Sigilyph, Skorupi, Slowpoke, Slugma, Smeargle, Sneasel, Snivy, Snorunt, Snover, Snubbull, Solosis, Spheal, Spoink, Squirtle, Stantler, Staryu, Stunfisk, Stunky, Sunkern, Swablu, Swinub, Tangela, Tauros, Teddiursa, Tentacool, Tepig, Throh, Timburr, Torchic, Torkoal, Totodile, Trapinch, Treecko, Trubbish, Turtwig, Tympole, Tynamo, Vanillite, Voltorb, Vullaby, Vulpix, Whismur, Wingull, Wooper, Wynaut, Yanma, Zangoose

6400-Absol, Carnivine, Castform, Chingling, Cryogonal, Duskull, Elekid, Golett, Heracross, Lunatone, Magby, Mantyke, Mienfoo, Mime Jr., Misdreavus, Onix, Pinsir, Riolu, Sableye, Sandshrew, Scyther, Shuppet, Skarmory, Smoochum, Solrock, Tropius, Tyrogue, Venonat, Yamask, Zorua

7680-Anorith, Archen, Cranidos, Drifloon, Druddigon, Hippopotas, Kabuto, Lileep, Omanyte, Shieldon, Spiritomb, Tirtouga

8960-Aerodactyl, Aron, Eevee

10240-Alomomola, Axew, Bagon, Basculin (Blue-Striped), Basculin (Red-Striped), Beldum, Deino, Dratini, Gible, Happiny, Lapras, Larvesta, Larvitar, Munchlax, Phione, Relicanth, Wailmer