Natures! Need Help!

[Sywo]

This is quite frustrating! I'm trying to breed a kick butt Bulbasuar-Ivysaur-Venasaur to take on the first Farm Gym Leader, and I can't get my Adament Grovyle to breed with my female bulbasaur! Do you have any idea what natures can breed with which?

[Myrddraal]

natures have nothing to do with what can breed with what, they have to be in the same 'egg group'

bulbasaur: http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/001.shtml

if u look at the bottom, it says what poke's are in its egg group

[Sywo]

I know that and I've checked, Grovyle is in the egg group. It must be something to do with natures. My Venasaur couldn't breed with Bulbasaur, so explain that please.

[BugCatcher6]

Talk to the Day Care Guy and see what he has to say. If he says, "The two prefer to play with other POKéMON than each other", then they will not produce an egg. If it says anything else then it will take time. It could be almost instantaneously to get an egg, or it could take a whole boring day. You will get one though, be patient. This is all Dependant on several things, their natures, ID numbers and so forth. A Traded Pokémon for example can take longer to get an egg with than one you personally caught. Although I really don't understand how natures have anything to do with making an egg, but from what I have read online it, people say that natures do, but never say how they do he-he.

[Sywo]

I'm now trying to breed the male offspring from some other pokemon, to get females with bashful and Bold natures. Then I can try again.

[BugCatcher6]

Could always get a female with the nature you want and make her hold an everstone for a 50% chance to have that same nature.

[Myrddraal]

Talk to the Day Care Guy and see what he has to say. If he says, "The two prefer to play with other POKéMON than each other", then they will not produce an egg. If it says anything else then it will take time. It could be almost instantaneously to get an egg, or it could take a whole boring day. You will get one though, be patient. This is all Dependant on several things, their natures, ID numbers and so forth. A Traded Pokémon for example can take longer to get an egg with than one you personally caught. Although I really don't understand how natures have anything to do with making an egg, but from what I have read online it, people say that natures do, but never say how they do he-he.

it seems logical to me that if natures are involved then:
"opposite" natures will take longest to breed, i.e. a nature with +atk on mother and a nature of -atk on father (and vice versa)

non-"opposite" but not-similar natures (need a title here..) take medium time to breed, e.g. nature with +atk-speed on mother breeding with nature of +def -sp.def on father.

and "similar" natures take the fastest time, e.g. nature of +atk -def with +atk-speed..

and *if theres 4 different stages? i cant remember if theres 3 or 4* --- a nature of+atk-def with +atk-def would be the fastest..


if natures were taken into account in breeding time, this would be the logical solution, but i dont know if they are :o

[BugCatcher6]

it seems logical to me that if natures are involved then:
"opposite" natures will take longest to breed, i.e. a nature with +atk on mother and a nature of -atk on father (and vice versa)

non-"opposite" but not-similar natures (need a title here..) take medium time to breed, e.g. nature with +atk-speed on mother breeding with nature of +def -sp.def on father.

and "similar" natures take the fastest time, e.g. nature of +atk -def with +atk-speed..

and *if theres 4 different stages? i cant remember if theres 3 or 4* --- a nature of+atk-def with +atk-def would be the fastest..


if natures were taken into account in breeding time, this would be the logical solution, but i dont know if they are :o

Yeah I have never found a reason why natures do anything for breeding. On every website that I have seen breeding info on, that said natures figures in, never say why or how. I got to get my Magic 8ball out and ask it. But you do make a very good point.

[Sywo]

Thanks for your help!