How to Breed Pokémon in Scarlet & Violet

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Trainers can now find Pokémon eggs during picnics in , shortening the once lengthy breeding process. The new mechanic is simple and highly convenient since picnics can be started at any point in the game and in most areas of the Paldea region as long as players are stationed on level ground. Sandwich recipes with Egg Power can also be used during picnics to speed up the process of finding eggs, which will be located within the picnic basket on the ground at one end of the table. Beyond these new and exciting amendments made to breeding mechanics, older tricks for passing down natures and IVs have returned, in addition to methods for hatching eggs fast.

While there are pros and cons to breeding process, Pokémon trainers both new and old, will appreciate the accessibility and efficiency of the amended mechanic. Since daycares were first introduced in, they were the only locations in which players could breed their monsters and obtain eggs. However, this process was tedious and not exactly convenient since players had to first progress through the story before reaching these locations. In, players can open the picnic feature at any point in the story and begin their search for Pokémon eggs.

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To breed Pokémon, trainers will need to have a male and female monster of the same egg group on their team during a picnic, and any eggs produced will contain a Pokémon of the female species. However, a Ditto can and will breed with any Pokémon regardless of gender or egg group, making it an ideal breeding partner. Players can catch Ditto in , most easily in the areas surrounding Medali, as demonstrated by YouTuber AustinJohnPlays. Once an egg is laid after some