Why can’t I get a Protean Froakie?

I can’t get a protean Froakie for some reason. I have been hatching countless eggs, around 20 to be exact, and they have all been Froakie. I am new to breeding in general so I don’t know much other than one has to have HD if you want an HD Pokemon and that they have to be in the same egg group in this case Water 1.

Parents:

Male: GreninjaHeld Item: Splash PlateAbility: Torrent

Female: SlowpokeHeld Item: NoneAbility: Rengenerator

I don’t care about special egg moves, I just want a protean Greninja for my playthrough but I don’t see why they aren’t producing an HD Pokemon.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Simply because Protean is a Hidden Ability. Hidden Abilities aren’t obtained through breeding regularly; it’s like a secret genetic trait. The parent has to have the Hidden Ability too in order for the offspring to have it.

To obtain an HA Froakie, you can go to the chatroom and ask, or look on Reddit or other trading forms.

I’d strongly recommend reading up on Hidden Abilities, since breeding for them varies from each generation.

An important note: the offspring will always be the same Pokemon as the female. I’d personally (in newer games) recommend a male Hidden Ability Froakie and a Female Regular Froakie,but HA being passed on by the gender varies on generation to generation.In Generation 6, only females could pass down Hidden Abilities.Again, I’d highly recommendreading up on HA breedingfor the game you’re playing.

I hope this helps!