Wanted: IV Breeding [s]Tutor[/s] Help

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I've tried posting in the simple question thread with no avail. Thus I've determined that it's not a simple question. Why there isn't a thread dedicated to IV Breeding, I'll never know.

Please, I really want a tutor to help teach me how to IV breed. It would me much appreciated and I'd be happy to pay them one of my spoils. I know how to get a pokemon's IVs, but not how to breed them.
Thanks in advance. VM me, or post here if interested.
 
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Re: Wanted: An IV Breeding Tutor

I'm no expert on breeding, but from what I understand it can be a time-consuming process... even more so if you're trying to breed for high IVs in every stat. Here's an introductory guide, for starters:

http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46234

There's also Bulbapedia's article on breeding:

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Breeding#Inheriting_stats

Breeding in Hg/Ss also allows use of the Power Items to pass down a specific stat, which I guess at least removes a bit of the guess work.
 
Re: Wanted: An IV Breeding Tutor

I had already read both of those actually. :) Part of the problem is, because of my disorders, I tend to understand things far better when they're clear and consice.

I appreciate your attempt though.
 
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There really does need to be a simple to understand How To thread for both IV breeding and EV training. We simply get too many questions about them for their not to be one.

RainbowMoondust said:
I had already read both of those actually. :) Part of the problem is, because of my disorders, I tend to understand things far better when they're clear and consice.

I appreciate your attempt though.
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Well, essentially, it goes like this:

When the game generates an Egg, the IVs for the Pokemon within the Egg are generated at random. After the Pokemon generates those IVs, it chooses three IVs from the parents and passes them down in the following order:

1. Any IV from either parent.
2. Any IV from either parent that isn't HP.
3. Any IV from either parent that isn't HP or Defense.

Giving one of the parents one of the EV enhancing Power Items in HG/SS while they're in the Day Care, the game adds a Step 4, which passes down the IV from that parent from the stat corresponding to the held Power Item.

Anything that your not clear about?
 
Re: Wanted: An IV Breeding Tutor

I think I have the idea. Thanks a lot.

I also have a thread in the suggestions box about having an IV breeding thread.
 
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Rellik said:
Giving one of the parents one of the EV enhancing Power Items in HG/SS while they're in the Day Care, the game adds a Step 4, which passes down the IV from that parent from the stat corresponding to the held Power Item.
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After thinking about it some, I may be somewhat mistaken here. I think that instead of adding a fourth step, the game might simply forgo step 3 entirely and add the corresponding IV instead of adding a completely different step.
 
Re: Wanted: An IV Breeding Tutor

I'm no expert, but I IV breed quite alot and I can tell you how I do it.
1) Catch a ridiculous amount of whatever you're breeding for. If the pokemon's rare, you might want to spend more time breeding (meaning having a dad with good IV's but the mom with whatever IV's you got stuck with, and swapping out the mom as better females hatch.) Most of the time though, I'd rather catch than breed. Try to get an inbetween level, high enough that you can get a good idea with an iv calculator, but low enough that they're not hard to catch.
2) Take one of the egg groups the mom's in, and figure out a common, easy to catch pokemon in that egg group. Fill BOXES with it. Now go through, check all their IV's, and pick a suitable daddy!
3)Get a slugma or something with an ability that halves the time it takes eggs to hatch. You're gonna need it.
4) You also want the mom to have the nature you want the baby to be, which is one of the most annoying parts IMO. Some tips are using dittos with the right nature, or getting any pokemon with the ability synchronize as the right nature, and going out with that pokemon as the first pokemon in your party, and hunting for either ditto or the mom pokemon. 50% of the pokemon you catch will have the right nature. Once you've got a correct-natured mom or ditto, attach an everstone.
5) Go for like 2-3 Very good IV's (Like attack and or special attack and speed for sweepers, for walls HP + Defense + Special defense, ect.) and try to get some decent IV's (like, mid ranged) in other stats, except for ones that don't matter. Say, Attack on an Alakazam, or Speed on a Mamoswine. Doesn't matter, be happy with whatever you get.
6) Match up parents so that at least one parent has a 31 in the 2-3 stats you're going for. Remember Def. and HP will be harder to pass on, and a pokemon will only get like 3 IV's from their parents.
7)Now we need to know about characteristics. If you have some parents with 31's in certian stats, it's easiest to see if these 31's are passed on by glancing at a just hatched baby's characteristic.
Often Dozes off-"Highest" IV is HP. Could be 31. All other stats can have an IV = or less than HP IV.
Likes to thrash about- "Highest" IV is attack. Could be 31. All other stats besides HP can have an IV = or less than attack. HP IV must be less than attack (it goes in order from highest to lowest)
Capable of taking hits- "Highest" IV is defense. Could be 31. SA, SD, and Speed can be equal to or less than, Attack and HP must be less than.
Mischevious- "Highest" IV is Special Attack. Could be 31. SD and Speed can be equal to or less than, but HP, Attack, and Defense must be less than.
Somewhat Vain- "Highest" IV is Special Defense. Could be 31. All but speed are less than, but speed could be equal to.
Alert to Sounds- Highest IV is speed. Could be 31. All other IV's are less than.

Often Dozes off has the most potential, because ANY IV could be 31. Once you go down the list though, the IV's above the "Highest" IV can no longer be 31, they could still be 30 though...but you'll be popping out eggs like crazy.

Once you hatch eggs, if they have one of these characteristics, level them up ONLY IN THE DAYCARE or with rarecandies so that they don't gain EV's. I like using metalkid's iv calculator, because you can put the stats in for multiple levels, and find out what the iv's are likely to be at an earlier level than other iv calculators.
8) The majority of what you'll be doing. Hatch. Check Characteristics. Level. Calculate. Swap out parents as you get better pokemon. IV breeding is a horrible world sometimes. Make sure you swap held items such as everstones or lightballs too, and make sure mom has the right nature.
9) Once you get a baby with the prefered iv's, nature, and ability, viola! 500 eggs later, you have that perfect pokemon. And you'll hold onto it like a friggin' diamond lol

That's kind of long, and there's better things explaining things like characteristics and such, but that's my guide. Hope it helps =)
 
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I have 200 Eevees laying around if that counts as ridiculous. I'm breeding for Larvitar though.

These are the goodish ones I've collected so far. I need to discard some of the ones I collected early on.

Larvitar - #246 (Impish) (A1)
HP: 0 - 11
Att: 21
Def: 15 - 16
SpA: 0 - 9
SpD: 0 - 11
Speed: 7 – 17


Larvitar - #246 (Hardy) (A2)
HP: 0 - 3
Att: 21
Def: 29
SpA: 1 - 2
SpD: 0 - 3
Speed: 9 - 10


Larvitar - #246 (Mild) (A3)
HP: 8 - 12
Att: 10
Def: 13
SpA: 28
SpD: 24
Speed: 6 – 10

Larvitar - #246 (Bold) (A4)
HP: 29
Att: 4 - 5
Def: 28
SpA: 2
SpD: 7
Speed: 18 – 21

Larvitar - #246 (F Modest) (A5)
HP: 0 - 7
Att: 0 - 2
Def: 16 - 23
SpA: 28
SpD: 0 - 7
Speed: 3 – 10

Larvitar - #246 (Quiet) (A6)
HP: 7
Att: 0 - 2
Def: 8 - 12
SpA: 0 - 2
SpD: 19 - 23
Speed: 31

Larvitar - #246 (F Relaxed) (A7)
HP: 7
Att: 24
Def: 20 - 21
SpA: 18 - 19
SpD: 0 - 6
Speed: 8 - 10

Larvitar - #246 (Timid) (A8)
HP: 7 - 8
Att: 27
Def: 17 - 18
SpA: 28
SpD: 7 - 8
Speed: 8 - 9

Larvitar - #246 (Hardy) (A9)
HP: 27
Att: 0 - 1
Def: 8
SpA: 27
SpD: 23
Speed: 9

Larvitar - #246 (F Serious) (A10)
HP: 18
Att: 0
Def: 29
SpA: 28
SpD: 19 - 21
Speed: 0

Larvitar - #246 (Bold) (A11)
HP: 24
Att: 0 - 3
Def: 14
SpA: 28
SpD: 12 - 13
Speed: 18 - 21

Larvitar - #246 (Jolly) (A12)
HP: 26
Att: 21
Def: 31*
SpA: 2
SpD: 24
Speed: 5

Larvitar - #246 (Gentle) (A13)
HP: 27 - 29
Att: 0 - 1
Def: 19 - 22
SpA: 31*
SpD: 0 - 3
Speed: 5 - 6

I'm way ahead of the first few steps. I did gain some usefull info though. Maybe I'll try to pass on A13s SpA.
 
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(TM2 gave me permission to bump)

Okay, something is going weird here.

"To double check, if in SS, one breeds a pokemon with IVs of 31 in HP and Attack, and one with IVs of 31 in HP and Speed, and equip them with the item to pass on Attack and Speed respectively, then the result will always have IVs of 31 in Speed and Attack? and a good chance of having HP be 31 as well?"
-my understanding of the process

However, I hatch an egg and check it's IVs, but it's attack isn't perfect. What am I doing wrong?
 
If both parents hold a Power Item, the IV that is passed is randomly chosen between the two (having a 50% chance of being one or the other). You are not guaranteed both.
 
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