Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Teach Pokemon Egg Moves

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Teaching Pokemon egg moves has been of vital importance for years now, but Pokemon Scarlet & Violet make the process easier than it ever has been. Though they’re still called “egg moves,” Pokemon can learn them outside the breeding process.

While Pokemon breeding is usually done to ensure Pokemon have great stats, Pokemon can also pass on moves to their children. These are often moves that they don’t usually learn and, for many Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, they need them to be effective. They can also unlock new ways to utilize the Pokemon, such as the ever-popular Belly Drum Azumarill.

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In previous generations, Pokemon could only learn egg moves via breeding. This often resulted in disappointment for players who caught a shiny Pokemon in the wild or found a battle-ready Pokemon in Max Raid dens. Thankfully, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet allows any Pokemon to learn egg moves even if they didn’t hatch from the egg with them.

Players can teach Pokemon egg moves by breeding a male Pokemon of one species with a female of a different species. If the male Pokemon knows a valid egg move at the time of breeding, Pokemon that come from eggs produced from that breeding session will automatically know the move. This can introduce new moves to Pokemon that they can’t otherwise learn.

For example, Yawn is a very useful support move that Dachsbun can learn as an egg move. If the player breeds a male Komala that knows Yawn with a female Dachsbun or Fidough, the resulting eggs will contain Fidough that know Yawn at level one.

Recent generations have allowed female Pokemon to also pass down egg moves to their children. This can save Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players a headache with