Pokémon breeding/Trivia


 * Some unusual pairings of Pokémon can be found within the Egg Groups, such as and  (which are even said to be mortal enemies), and the most famous pairing . However, the characters in the game make special mention of the fact that no one has seen Pokémon breed.
 * and cannot breed, despite the fact that the  line and  can.
 * Although Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts except (and debatably ) cannot breed in the core series games, s containing, , and  can be hatched in Pokémon Snap and a baby  has been seen in the . Likewise,  can be hatched from a special Egg from  in the Generation IV games.
 * When a Pokémon hatches from an Egg during both Generation II and Generation III, it is at level 5. However, many Pokémon from the wild can be found between levels 2 and 4, which is below the level of newly hatched Pokémon. This oddity had since been addressed from Generation IV onwards, where all hatched Pokémon start at level 1.
 * The Pokémon Mansion journals (which predate Generation II's introduction of breeding) describe Mew giving birth as opposed to producing an Egg. These were not changed in . It is unclear as to whether this is meant literally or metaphorically.