Pokémon breeding/Anime

In the, Pokémon breeding refers to an entire line of work practiced by s, such as and Reggie. The anime has shown and discussed little about the literal breeding of to produce s, but it is assumed to be a part of a Breeder's work.

Pokémon breeding in the anime focuses heavily on raising happy and healthy Pokémon and keeping them in top condition by them well and feeding them nutritious. When preparing Pokémon food, Breeders will carefully select ingredients to ensure that the Pokémon will consume all it needs to grow stronger and healthier.

Breeders are shown to have knowledge on how to treat Pokémon illnesses and injuries by administering Potions and other medicine. Some Breeders will use a to crush and grind herbs to produce herbal medicine. They also know which can be used to cure Pokémon from status conditions.

It has been shown that Pokémon Professors get their starter Pokémon from Breeders who specifically raise and breed them, like Old Man Swamp from A Mudkip Mission. There are also a few farm-like facilities that produce Pokémon Eggs of various species. Both and  have obtained Eggs from such locations.

In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, Johanna stated that would need to learn about breeding in order to become a Top Coordinator. This is because Pokémon Coordinators must care for their Pokémon's appearance and well being, something which requires them to know how to produce nutritious snacks in the form of Pokéblocks and Poffins, as well as to regularly groom them.