How would I pass down two TM Moves to Eevee in HGSS?

Hi all! I’m doing some experimenting with the eeveelutions with different moves in SoulSilver. Specifically, I want an Eevee with both Shadow Ball and Iron Tail. I have two Eevee, a boy that knows Iron Tail, and a girl that knows Shadow Ball. If from my understanding, this is true, only the boy would pass down Iron Tail and the offspring wouldn’t know Shadow Ball.

If that’s correct then how would I go about breeding chains to teach a hatched Eevee both moves? I’ve been racking my brain going from Togekiss —> Mawile —> Eevee(F) for Shadow Ball and my Leafeon —> Eevee(M) for Iron Tail.

What would I do now? What species of the Field Egg Group could pass downbothIron Tail and Shadow Ball? I really appreciate the advice!

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

I assume you don’t have any TMs to use?

As you know, the female cannot pass down moves in Gen 4 and you cannot breed Pokemon of the same sex, so the parents you currently have won’t help. You need a bigger breeding chain.

Theoretically, it would be possible to construct a breeding chain involving one Pokemon that learns Iron Tail via level up, another that learns Shadow Ball via level up, and possibly several other Pokemon that can inherit the moves through TM compatibility and act as a “bridge” to the Field group, which is compatible with Eevee. (That is, you need a sequence of Pokemon compatible with Iron Tail and Shadow Ball via TM that also have multiple egg groups that can eventually link up to Field.) This must involve one continuous lineage of male Pokemon, as any alternative would involve breeding moves onto a female that cannot pass them down.

Unfortunately, this is where you hit a snag. For the breeding chain to work, you firstly need at least one of the following things:

Unfortunately, there is no Pokemon satisfying any of those conditions in Gen 4, which means chain breeding will not allow you to get the Eevee that you want. (Neither Shadow Ball nor Iron Tail is a tutor move in Gen 4, either, so that is also not an option.)

There are two alternatives to chain breeding, but neither is particularly easy.

To make the Smeargle option work, get Smeargle into an in-game double battle with an ally that knows Shadow Ball or Iron Tail. You can then target your ally with Sketch to get the move you want. To make this easy, make sure Smeargle is slower than your ally, and both your Pokemon are faster than the opponent/s.

You can trigger a double battle usingPokegear rematches. Young Couple Tim & Sue on Route 13 on Fridays or Twins Kay & Tia on Route 15 on Saturdays would do.