Breeding the Perfect Pokémon?
So I’m trying to breed a Dratini with perfect IV’s in Black Version. I have a male Dratini with an everstone (To pass its brave nature) and a female Dratini.
The Judge at the battle subway says the following about my Male Dratini:
“This Pokémon has Outstanding potential overall, incidentally I would say the best potential lies in its attack stat, defense stat, Sp. Attack & Speed. It can’t be better in that regard.” (So I am safe to assume it has perfect IV’s in Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack and Speed)
Then he says this about my female Dratini:
“This Pokémon has relatively superior potential overall. I would say the best potential lies in its Hp, attack, special defense, speed. It can’t be better in that regard.” (So I figure I’m safe to assume it has perfect stats in HP, Attack, Special Defense and Speed…)
Now the thing I can’t seem to figure out is how I can keep getting eggs that lack a perfect Attack & Speed when both parents have both… Sometimes I only get one perfect stat and other times I don’t even get one, it makes absolutely no sense to me since I thought each parent gives 3IVs randomly to It’s offspring… So yes it’s not guaranteed to make the perfect Dratini every shot but has the potential; but I don’t get how if both have perfect IV’s in attack and speed how not every egg is AT LEAST GIVEN THESE TWO!
Please anyone with knowledge on breeding or information I am missing would be greatly appreciated… I just can’t keep on bicycling back and forth hatching 5 eggs at a time flame body anymore…
-Thank you, Sincerely
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From Pokémon Platinum onward, the baby will inherit three IVs, each from a different stat and from a random parent.
sourceSo without power items, the child has a 1/2 chance of inheriting physical attack and a (probably not independent) 1/2 chance of inheriting speed, which will be 31 no matter which parent they come from. So I guess you just got unlucky. Use power items to divide energy over time and improve your luck.
This is some advice about why speed is more useful than special attack and why you should decide your moves before deciding what nature you want. It’s intended for BW OU but works in almost every format newer than GSC. In BW OU, earthquake, outrage, dragon dance, and extreme speed are often considered 4 of Dragonite’s 5 best moves. If those are your Dragonite’s 4 moves, then your special attack is obviously useless, and you should get adamant nature.sourcesourceHowever, if you want to hit Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Shuca berry users, then you need a fire attack, such as flamethrower or fire punch. Even though 252 SpA flamethrower might hit harder than 252 Atk fire punch, fire punch uses the same physical attack EVs that Dragonite is already using for its other 3 moves. So you can put all of Dragonite’s remaining EVs into a more useful stat, such as speed. Even though Dragonite has high HP and defenses, slow tanks like Politoed and Tyranitar can often OHKO or 2HKO regardless of how much IVs or EVs your Dragonite has in those stats. The most reliable way to beat them is outspeeding and OHKOing them, which requires a nature that doesn’t lower speed.source