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'''Chain breeding''' 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 {{pkmn|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 Pokémon that 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 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 [[Gender unknown|gender-unknown]] species, such as {{m|Heal Bell}} in [[Generation II]] exclusive to {{p|Miltank}} and {{p|Celebi}}.


{| {{bluetable2|lightbluebg c}}
== Example ==
|-
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 VIII]] from a male {{p|Togekiss}} through {{p|Pichu}} that needs to evolve into {{p|Pikachu}} to be able to breed:
! Grandparents
 
| width="20%" | [[Image:149.png]]<br>{{p|Dragonite}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#FFF6DE; border:5px solid #9CCD83" cellpadding=5px
| width="20%" | [[Image:006.png]]<br>{{p|Charizard}}♀
| width="40%" colspan="2" | N/A
|-
|-
! Parents
! style="background:#D5CDA4; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="2" | Parents
| colspan="2" | [[Image:004.png]]<br>{{p|Charmander}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
! style="background:#D5CDA4" | Offspring
| colspan="2" | [[Image:248.png]]<br>{{p|Tyranitar}}♀<!--OMG PEDO-->
|-
|-
! Child
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | First step
| colspan="4" | [[Image:246.png]]<br>{{p|Larvitar}}♀/♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
|- style="background:#83B46A"
| [[File:0026Raichu.png|96px|link=Raichu (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0468Togekiss.png|96px|link=Togekiss (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0172Pichu.png|96px|link=Pichu (Pokémon)]]
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| {{pcolor|Raichu|000}}{{color|e82010|♀}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
| {{pcolor|Togekiss|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Fairy}}
| {{pcolor|Pichu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|No Eggs Discovered}}
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Discharge|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charge|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Flying color light}}" | {{mcolor|Air Slash|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charge|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Dark color light}}" | {{mcolor|Nasty Plot|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | {{mcolor|Dazzling Gleam|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Thunder Shock|000}}
|-
|-
|}
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | Second step
 
|- style="background:#83B46A"
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.
| [[File:0172Pichu.png|96px|link=Pichu (Pokémon)]]
 
| rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Evolution|Evolve}}<br>→
{| {{bluetable2|lightbluebg c}}
| [[File:0025Pikachu.png|96px|link=Pikachu (Pokémon)]]
|-
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
! Parents
| {{pcolor|Pichu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|No Eggs Discovered}}
| width="34%" | [[Image:248.png]]<br>{{p|Tyranitar}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}} and {{m|Thrash}})
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
| width="33%" | [[Image:445.png]]<br>{{p|Garchomp}}♀
|-
|-
! Child
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | Third step
| colspan="2" | [[Image:443.png]]<br>{{p|Gible}}♀/♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}} and {{m|Thrash}})
|- style="background:#83B46A"
| [[File:0134Vaporeon.png|96px|link=Vaporeon (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0025Pikachu.png|96px|link=Pikachu (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0133Eevee.png|96px|link=Eevee (Pokémon)]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Vaporeon|000}}{{color|e82010|♀}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}}
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Eevee|000}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}}
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Water color light}}" | {{mcolor|Scald|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Helping Hand|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Charge|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Covet|000}}
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Ice color light}}" | {{mcolor|Aurora Beam|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Thunder Shock|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Helping Hand|000}}
|}
|}
{{-}}


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}} a move specific to a Pokémon of an all-female species, like {{p|Miltank}}, in order to pass it down.
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==External links==
[[de:Ei-Attacken#Chain Breeding]]
* [http://veekun.com/dex/calculators/breeding_chains Veekun's Chain Breeding Calculator]
[[es:Cadenas de cría]]
[[fr:Chaîne de reproduction]]
[[it:Catena di accoppiamenti]]
[[zh:连锁遗传]]

Latest revision as of 18:13, 17 January 2023

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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 Pokémon that can learn the move as an Egg Move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.

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 gender-unknown species, such as Heal Bell in Generation II exclusive to Miltank and Celebi.

Example

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 VIII from a male Togekiss through Pichu that needs to evolve into Pikachu to be able to breed:

Parents Offspring
First step
0026Raichu.png 0468Togekiss.png 0172Pichu.png
Raichu♀
Field and Fairy 		Togekiss♂
Fairy 		Pichu♂
No Eggs Discovered
Discharge Wish Wish
Charm Charm Charm
Charge Air Slash Charge
Nasty Plot Dazzling Gleam Thunder Shock
Second step
0172Pichu.png Evolve
→ 		0025Pikachu.png
Pichu♂
No Eggs Discovered 		Pikachu♂
Field and Fairy
Third step
0134Vaporeon.png 0025Pikachu.png 0133Eevee.png
Vaporeon♀
Field 		Pikachu♂
Field and Fairy 		Eevee
Field
Scald Wish Wish
Charm Charm Charm
Helping Hand Charge Covet
Aurora Beam Thunder Shock Helping Hand


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