How to: Pokemon Breeding Part 2

Pokemon IVs (Individual Values)

Every Pokemon has a set of IVs to them, 6 in total (one for each stat). Each IV is a number between 0-31.

The number represents how fast each stat will grow, on top of that Pokemon's base stat.

For example. Pokemon like Mew, Celebi, Jirachi and Victini all have 100 Base stat in all 6 stats.

If a Mew had 31 IV points in all it's stats, except speed, which had 0 IV points. Then all it's stats will grow at it's maximum potential, except for it's speed, which will be significantly less than the other stats as it levels up.

So naturally, you would want your Pokemon to have as much 31 IV points as possible in all it's stats it uses. (You want a Pokemon like Haxorus to have 31 IV in Attack, and you don't care what IV it has in Sp.Att, because you'll never use that stat.)

This makes for breeding Pokemon a little easier, if you identify what you want your Pokemon to be.

The next thing is to test your patience to see if you can wait as long as it takes to make that ideal Pokemon.

Basics of IV Breeding:

The egg usually get three of it's IVs randomly selected from it's parents, and the other three IVs are random, or a mash up or the parents, chance in other words.

You have to some degree, control over what IVs the egg will get. And the control comes from giving the parent Pokemon with the IV you want to breed across holding the appropriate Power Item.

HP - Power Weight

Att - Power Bracer

Def - Power Belt

S.At - Power Lens

S.Df - Power Band

Spd - Power Anklet

It works about 100% of the time when only one parent is holding a power item.

When both are holding different Power items, it still works, but it's slightly less accurate.

I'm not sure if it's true for all, but I've sometimes noticed that when one parent is holding either the Power Bracer or Power Lens, it tends to copy that parent's Attack IV and their Sp.At IV. But I think it might be a coincidence, unless you also experience the same, then let me know.

Basics of Nature Breeding:

If you have one parent with the ideal nature you want in the egg, then you can give them an Everstone to hold, and 50% of the time, the egg will have the same nature.

As for breeding Abilities. You can't. It's always random.

That's about it for now with IV breeding. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments. :D