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'''Chain SEXING''' is the process of [[Pokémon breeding|breeding]] a [[move]] to a [[Pokémon]] that can only learn it as an [[egg move]], then in turn using that Pokémon to breed it to another Pokémon that can learn the move as an egg move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.
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'''Chain breeding''' is the process of [[Pokémon breeding|breeding]] a [[move]] to a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that can only learn it as an [[Egg Move]], then in turn using that Pokémon to pass down the move to another which can learn the move as an Egg Move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.


An example of a move that is required to be chain bred would be {{m|Outrage}}.
Many moves must be chain bred, with these moves being more prevalent in earlier generations, as more Pokémon with larger learnsets and different Egg Group combinations continue to be introduced. What follows is a list of the steps needed to get an Eevee with {{m|Wish}} in [[Generation V]]:


{| {{bluetable2|lightbluebg c}}
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{normal color}}; border: 2px solid#{{normal color dark}}"
|-  
|- align="center"
! Grandparents
! width="20%" class="roundyleft" style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Grandparents
| width="20%" | [[File:149.png]]<br>{{p|Dragonite}}<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| width="20%" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:176Togetic.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Togetic}}{{male}}<br>(knows {{m|Wish}})
| width="20%" | [[File:006.png]]<br>{{p|Charizard}}
| width="20%" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:025Pikachu.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Pikachu}}{{female}}
| width="40%" colspan="2" | N/A
| width="40%" |
|-
|- align="center"
! Parents
! class="roundyleft" style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Parents
| colspan="2" | [[File:004.png]]<br>{{p|Magikarp}}<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| colspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:172Pichu.png|96px]]&nbsp;→&nbsp;[[File:025Pikachu.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Pichu}}{{male}} → {{p|Pikachu}}{{male}}<br>(knows {{m|Wish}})
| colspan="2" | [[File:248.png]]<br>{{p|Magikarp}}
| width="20%" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:196Espeon.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Espeon}}{{female}}
|-
|- align="center"
! Child
! class="roundyleft" style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Child
| colspan="4" | [[File:246.png]]<br>{{p|Magikarp}}{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=♀|1=♂}}<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| class="roundybr" colspan="3" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:133Eevee.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Eevee}}{{male}}<br>(knows {{m|Wish}})
|-
|}
|}


It can also be used to pass on entire movesets, even if individual moves are able to be passed down without an intermediary. For example, taking the child Larvitar with Outrage and leveling it up so that it will learn {{m|Thrash}}, it can pass down '''''both''''' moves to a child {{p|Gible}}, which cannot learn either of them normally.
It can also be used to pass on entire movesets, even if individual moves are able to be passed down without an intermediary. For example, taking the child Eevee with Wish and leveling it up so that it will learn {{m|Baton Pass}} at level 36, it can pass down '''''both''''' moves to a child {{p|Spinda}}, which cannot learn either of them normally.


{| {{bluetable2|lightbluebg c}}
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{normal color}}; border: 2px solid#{{normal color dark}}"
|-  
|- align="center"
! Parents
! width="20%" class="roundyleft" style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Parents
| width="34%" | [[File:248.png]]<br>{{p|Tyranitar}}<br>(with {{m|Outrage}} and {{m|Thrash}})
| width="20%" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:133Eevee.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Eevee}}{{male}}<br>(knows {{m|Wish}} and {{m|Baton Pass}})
| width="33%" | [[File:445_f.png]]<br>{{p|Garchomp}}
| class="roundytr" width="20%" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:327Spinda.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Spinda}}{{female}}
|-
|- align="center"
! Child
! class="roundyleft" style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Child
| colspan="2" | [[File:443{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=_f|1=}}.png]]<br>{{p|Gible}}{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=♀|1=♂}} <br>(with {{m|Outrage}} and {{m|Thrash}})
| class="roundybr" colspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:327Spinda.png|96px]]<br>{{p|Spinda}}{{male}}<br>(knows {{m|Wish}} and {{m|Baton Pass}})
|-
|}
|}


Many chains, however, are not as short as this Outrage chain, with a few having several steps that are required to be followed. What is required of all chains, however, is that the child is a male Pokémon so that he can continue to pass on the move. Several chains even require that a male {{p|Smeargle}} {{m|Sketch}}es a move specific to a Pokémon of an all-female species, like {{p|Miltank}}, in order to pass it down.
Many breeding chains, however, are far longer than the Wish chain, and breeding chains can get longer still if a specific set of four moves is wanted on a specific Pokémon. Most chains that begin in the {{egg3|Field}} are made easier by {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to learn any move through {{m|Sketch}}, and some, especially in early generations, explicitly ''require'' that a Smeargle Sketch a move that is otherwise exclusive to an all-female or genderless species, such as {{m|Heal Bell}} in [[Generation II]] (exclusive to {{p|Miltank}} and {{p|Celebi}}).


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://seedot.org Waiting for Seedot Chain Breeding Calculator]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150510201447/http://waitingforseedot.appspot.com/ Waiting for Seedot Chain Breeding Calculator] - Generation IV


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Revision as of 22:53, 27 May 2016

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The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information.

Chain breeding is the process of breeding a move to a Pokémon that can only learn it as an Egg Move, then in turn using that Pokémon to pass down the move to another which can learn the move as an Egg Move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.

Many moves must be chain bred, with these moves being more prevalent in earlier generations, as more Pokémon with larger learnsets and different Egg Group combinations continue to be introduced. What follows is a list of the steps needed to get an Eevee with Wish in Generation V:

Grandparents 176Togetic.png
Togetic
(knows Wish)
025Pikachu.png
Pikachu
Parents 172Pichu.png → 025Pikachu.png
PichuPikachu
(knows Wish)
196Espeon.png
Espeon
Child 133Eevee.png
Eevee
(knows Wish)

It can also be used to pass on entire movesets, even if individual moves are able to be passed down without an intermediary. For example, taking the child Eevee with Wish and leveling it up so that it will learn Baton Pass at level 36, it can pass down both moves to a child Spinda, which cannot learn either of them normally.

Parents 133Eevee.png
Eevee
(knows Wish and Baton Pass)
327Spinda.png
Spinda
Child 327Spinda.png
Spinda
(knows Wish and Baton Pass)

Many breeding chains, however, are far longer than the Wish chain, and breeding chains can get longer still if a specific set of four moves is wanted on a specific Pokémon. Most chains that begin in the Field Egg Group are made easier by Smeargle's ability to learn any move through Sketch, and some, especially in early generations, explicitly require that a Smeargle Sketch a move that is otherwise exclusive to an all-female or genderless species, such as Heal Bell in Generation II (exclusive to Miltank and Celebi).

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