Pokemon X/Y Hidden Ability Breeding w/o ditto
I am attempting to breed an Eevee so that I can get an Espeon with Stored Power. I have a 6IV Eevee that has Stored Power, Baton Pass, and Bold Nature (All desired traits). The problem arises when I attempt to get the Hidden Ability. Everywhere I have read states that it is impossible with two Pokemon that have normal abilities, but never explicitly states that it is impossible with a hidden/normal ability parent combo.
Considering that Stored Power is an egg move and Magic Bounce is a Hidden Ability, how does one go about breeding an Eevee with both? Is it possible in an older generation? Can it be done in gen 6 w/out a ditto using two Pokemon of the same species where one has the hidden ability and the other does not?
Best Answer
You can pass down a hidden ability with a hidden/normal parent combo, but the hidden ability must be on the mother.
A female can pass down the hidden ability when bred with a male of the same egg group (of course includes same species), at an 80% rate.
A male can only pass down the hidden ability if he is bred with a ditto, and has a 60% rate.
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Can you breed hidden abilities without Ditto?
Breeding two pokemon with normal abilities will never result in a pokemon with a hidden ability. To breed a pokemon with a hidden ability, the female pokemon (or a male/genderless pokemon being bred with a ditto) must have its hidden ability. It will have a 60% chance of passing on the hidden ability.Can you breed hidden abilities in X and Y?
Like all generations, Pok\xe9mon X & Y bring a variety of breeding changes. Some of these changes are small, while others are massive. The most notable change is that Hidden Abilities, which previous required you to have the mother with the Hidden Ability, can now be bred without the mother having it.Can you get hidden ability Pokémon through breeding?
Once you've caught a Pok\xe9mon with a Hidden Ability, you can take it to the Pok\xe9mon Nursery and breed it. There's a 50% chance of passing on a Pok\xe9mon's Hidden Ability to its offspring. However, if you breed a Pok\xe9mon that has a Hidden Ability with a Ditto, you'll always pass the Hidden Ability down.Can you get a different ability by breeding with Ditto?
For normal abilities, when breeding a male and a female of the same Pok\xe9mon with different abilities, only the female has a chance to pass it down. The same goes for breeding a Pok\xe9mon with a Ditto. Females have an 80% chance to pass down their ability when bred with a Ditto or a male.ULTIMATE Breeding Guide: Perfect IVs, EVs, Natures, Hidden Abilities | Pokémon Sword \u0026 Shield
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