Compatibility vs Egg Groups

As a whole, I have done away with egg groups that are common in the video games for both the egg system and the breeding system. Egg groups are complicated, clunky, and at times confusing. Instead, I've replaced egg groups with focusing on the Pokemon's nature. So, now that any Pokemon regardless of type or form can breed together, two Pokemon of specific nature's may not be. This was done to emphasize compatibility over type or form. So now, your Pidgeot can breed with a Gyarados and we can all call it a day.

Egg Hattching

General Rules

• Breeding Pokemon must be of opposite genders. One has to be male, the other female.
• The female Pokemon is what decides what 1st Evolution Pokemon will hatch from the egg, and the Pokemon's abilities. Ex) If the female is Pidgeot, then the Pokemon that will hatch will be Pidgey.
• The female Pokemon transfers all resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities to the newly hatched Pokemon.
• The male Pokemon is what decides the skill proficiencies and saving throws that are passed down. Ex) If the male's saving throw is Dexterity, then the newly hatched Pokemon's saving throw is Dexterity.
• The male transfers one resistance of the trainers choice to the newly hatched Pokemon. This resistance cannot conflict with any vulnerabilities that the female parent provides.
• Baby Pokemon cannot breed. (Happiny, Pichu, etc.)

Transfering Moves

When the Pokemon hatches, the trainer may select moves in the following order.

1. Level 1 moves for the Pokemon
2. Moves that either parent currently knows. (Max 1 from each parent, not type-dependent.)

A learned TM is cannot be inherited; however, the Learnable Move section from both parents is transferred to the newly hatched Pokemon.

Breeding with Ditto

• Genderless Pokemon must breed with Ditto
• Any Pokemon can breed with Ditto
• You cannot breed 2 Ditto's together.
• The main benefit of breeding with a Ditto is that you receive the 1st Evolution of that Pokemon again.
• For each skill stat, roll 3d4 and apply them as you like.
• All abilities, resistances, immunities, vulnerabilities, saving throws, and proficiencies are passed down from the non-Ditto Pokemon.
• Transferring moves remain's the same as stated above.

Everstone's & Nature

*Parent Pokemon holding an everstone when they are breeding guarantees the baby Pokemon to have the same nature as the everstone-holding parent. *If both parents hold an Everstone, nature is chosen at random from the nature chart (roll a d20). *If neither parent holds an Everstone, nature is chosen at random between the two parents (flip a coin).

Nature Compatibility

As stated earlier, breeding ignores egg groups that the video games created and opts instead for a nature-based compatibility chart. The left column is a list of all of the nature's in Pokemon5E. The right column are nature's that each nature cannot breed with or be matched with to breed. For example, a Grumpy Pidgeot cannot breed with a Hardy Arcanine.