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'''Chain breeding''' is the process of [[Pokémon breeding|breeding]] a [[move]] to a [[Pokémon]] that can only learn it as an [[egg move]], then in turn using that Pokémon to breed it to another Pokémon that can learn the move as an egg move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.
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'''Chain breeding''' is the process of {{pkmn|breeding}} a [[move]] to a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that can only learn it as an [[Egg Move]], then in turn using that Pokémon to pass down the move to another Pokémon that can learn the move as an Egg Move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.


An example of a move that is required to be chain bred would be {{m|Outrage}}.
Many breeding chains, however, are far longer than the Wish chain, and breeding chains can get longer still if a specific set of four moves is wanted on a specific Pokémon. Most chains that begin in the {{egg3|Field}} are made easier by {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to learn any move through {{m|Sketch}}, and some, especially in early generations, explicitly require that a Smeargle Sketch a move that is otherwise exclusive to an all-female or [[Gender unknown|gender-unknown]] species, such as {{m|Heal Bell}} in [[Generation II]] exclusive to {{p|Miltank}} and {{p|Celebi}}.


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== Example ==
Many moves must be chain bred, with these moves being more prevalent in earlier generations, as more Pokémon with larger learnsets and different [[Egg Group]] combinations continue to be introduced. What follows is a list of the steps needed to get an Eevee with {{m|Wish}} in [[Generation VIII]] from a male {{p|Togekiss}} through {{p|Pichu}} that needs to evolve into {{p|Pikachu}} to be able to breed:
 
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|-
|-
! Father
! style="background:#D5CDA4; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="2" | Parents
! Mother
! style="background:#D5CDA4" | Offspring
! Child
!
! Grandchild
|- align=center
| [[Image:149.png]]<br>{{p|Dragonite}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| [[Image:006.png]]<br>{{p|Charizard}}♀
| [[Image:004.png]]<br>{{p|Charmander}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
|
|
|-
|-
! Grandfather
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | First step
! Grandmother
|- style="background:#83B46A"
! Father
| [[File:0026Raichu.png|96px|link=Raichu (Pokémon)]]
! Mother
| [[File:0468Togekiss.png|96px|link=Togekiss (Pokémon)]]
! Child
| [[File:0172Pichu.png|96px|link=Pichu (Pokémon)]]
|- align=center
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
|
| {{pcolor|Raichu|000}}{{color|e82010|♀}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
|
| {{pcolor|Togekiss|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Fairy}}
| [[Image:006.png]]<br>{{p|Charizard}}♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| {{pcolor|Pichu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|No Eggs Discovered}}
| [[Image:248.png]]<br>{{p|Tyranitar}}♀
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| [[Image:246.png]]<br>{{p|Larvitar}}♀/♂<br>(with {{m|Outrage}})
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Discharge|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charge|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Flying color light}}" | {{mcolor|Air Slash|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charge|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Dark color light}}" | {{mcolor|Nasty Plot|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | {{mcolor|Dazzling Gleam|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Thunder Shock|000}}
|-
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | Second step
|- style="background:#83B46A"
| [[File:0172Pichu.png|96px|link=Pichu (Pokémon)]]
| rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Evolution|Evolve}}<br>→
| [[File:0025Pikachu.png|96px|link=Pikachu (Pokémon)]]
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| {{pcolor|Pichu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|No Eggs Discovered}}
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
|-
! style="background:#D5CDA4" colspan="4" | Third step
|- style="background:#83B46A"
| [[File:0134Vaporeon.png|96px|link=Vaporeon (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0025Pikachu.png|96px|link=Pikachu (Pokémon)]]
| [[File:0133Eevee.png|96px|link=Eevee (Pokémon)]]
|-
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Vaporeon|000}}{{color|e82010|♀}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}}
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}{{color|0070f8|♂}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}} and {{egg|Fairy}}
| style="background:#9CCD83" | {{pcolor|Eevee|000}}<br><small>{{egg|Field}}
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Water color light}}" | {{mcolor|Scald|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Wish|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
| style="background-color: #{{Fairy color light}}" | '''{{mcolor|Charm|000}}'''
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Helping Hand|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Charge|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Covet|000}}
|- style="background:#9CCD83"
| style="background-color: #{{Ice color light}}" | {{mcolor|Aurora Beam|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Electric color light}}" | {{mcolor|Thunder Shock|000}}
| style="background-color: #{{Normal color light}}" | {{mcolor|Helping Hand|000}}
|}
|}
{{-}}


Though to get a Tyranitar with Outrage requires only one intermediate Pokémon, making it a short chain, not all breeding chains are like this. In fact, some are several steps long, and at each stage, require the hatched egg to be a male Pokémon as to pass on the move to his own children.
==Related articles==
* [[Pokémon breeding]]


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Chain breeding is the process of breeding a move to a Pokémon that can only learn it as an Egg Move, then in turn using that Pokémon to pass down the move to another Pokémon that can learn the move as an Egg Move, but cannot breed with the original Pokémon.

Many breeding chains, however, are far longer than the Wish chain, and breeding chains can get longer still if a specific set of four moves is wanted on a specific Pokémon. Most chains that begin in the Field Egg Group are made easier by Smeargle's ability to learn any move through Sketch, and some, especially in early generations, explicitly require that a Smeargle Sketch a move that is otherwise exclusive to an all-female or gender-unknown species, such as Heal Bell in Generation II exclusive to Miltank and Celebi.

Example

Many moves must be chain bred, with these moves being more prevalent in earlier generations, as more Pokémon with larger learnsets and different Egg Group combinations continue to be introduced. What follows is a list of the steps needed to get an Eevee with Wish in Generation VIII from a male Togekiss through Pichu that needs to evolve into Pikachu to be able to breed:

Parents Offspring
First step
Raichu♀
Field and Fairy 		Togekiss♂
Fairy 		Pichu♂
No Eggs Discovered
Discharge Wish Wish
Charm Charm Charm
Charge Air Slash Charge
Nasty Plot Dazzling Gleam Thunder Shock
Second step
Evolve
→
Pichu♂
No Eggs Discovered 		Pikachu♂
Field and Fairy
Third step
Vaporeon♀
Field 		Pikachu♂
Field and Fairy 		Eevee
Field
Scald Wish Wish
Charm Charm Charm
Helping Hand Charge Covet
Aurora Beam Thunder Shock Helping Hand


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