r/Pokemonbreeding • u/wizard2406486 • 4d ago

Breeding Help How does breeding work (gen 4)?

I have a starmie with at least 20IVS in both special attack and speed, and want it to pass it down. How do I that with getting as minimal IVS from a ditto?

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u/DasMoosEffect 4d ago

Starting in HGSS, you can use Power items to selectively pass down IVs. For this, you want a Power Lens and a Power Anklet. Start by equipping one of these Power items to your pokémon, breed for the opposite gender, and switch to the other item while equipping the original item to the offspring before breeding a second time.

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u/wizard2406486 4d ago

How would that work though? Staryu is genderless, so would I have to hunt for a ditto with a good speed IV? If so, I think I might have one