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Egg Moves

Learn how to pass down Egg Moves like Aqua Jet and Dragon Dance in pokemon sun moon using chain breeding and Smeargle's Sketch. 100% success rate.

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Learn how to pass down Egg Moves like Aqua Jet and Dragon Dance in pokemon sun moon using chain breeding and Smeargle's Sketch. 100% success rate.

  • Access to Pokemon in the same Egg Group as your target.
  • Access to the Move Reminder (can teach any level-up move).
  • An Everstone (optional, to preserve nature).
  • Smeargle (for the Sketch method).
  • Adrenaline Orb (for the Smeargle method with strong moves).
Walkthrough
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    Chain Breeding Example (Totodile): Totodile can learn Aqua Jet and Dragon Dance as Egg Moves.
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    Aqua Jet: Popplio learns Aqua Jet via level up. Breed a male Popplio with a female Totodile. The offspring will know Aqua Jet.
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    Dragon Dance: Dratini learns Dragon Dance via level up and is in the Dragon and Water 1 Egg Groups. Breed a male Dratini with a female Totodile that already knows Aqua Jet. The offspring will know both Egg Moves.
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    Bonus: Each Island Scan Pokemon comes with one Egg Move by default.
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    Other Valuable Egg Moves: Gible and Outrage, Extreme Speed and Dratini are also valuable Egg Moves.
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    Preserving Nature: Equip the female parent with the Everstone to ensure the offspring inherits the desired nature while still receiving Egg Moves.
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    Success Rate: Egg Moves have a 100% chance of being passed down if the breeding process is done correctly.
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    Smeargle Method (Field Egg Group): Smeargle, found on Route 2, can learn any move using its signature move, Sketch. This allows any Pokemon in the Field Egg Group to learn desired Egg Moves without chain breeding.
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    Catching Smeargle: Use False Swipe and Thunder Wave to make catching Smeargle easier and prevent it from calling for help.
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    Teaching Smeargle Sketch: Train Smeargle until it learns Sketch (at level 11, 22, 33, etc.) or teach it via the Move Reminder.
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    Sketching Moves (Status/Weak Offensive): Lead with the Pokemon whose move you want to Sketch. Use the move on a wild Smeargle. Switch in your trained Smeargle and Sketch the move from the wild Smeargle.
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    Sketching Moves (Strong Offensive): Use an Adrenaline Orb on your first turn to encourage the wild Smeargle to call for another wild Smeargle. This causes the first Smeargle to use Struggle. After 4 Struggles, it will faint. If a second Smeargle appears, use your offensive move to KO the initial Smeargle. The new Smeargle will Sketch your move. Switch in your Smeargle and Sketch it. Ensure your Smeargle is strong enough to survive.
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    Repeat: Continue this process until your Smeargle has learned all desired Egg Moves.
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    Note: Moves that hit the whole area are difficult to Sketch; Surf and Earthquake are TMs.
Tips
  • Island Scan Pokemon come with one Egg Move already.
  • The Everstone can be used on the female parent to preserve nature without hindering Egg Move inheritance.
  • Smeargle can learn any move except Darkrai's Dark Void.
  • Wild Smeargle may call for help, which can be used to get two Smeargle on the field for Sketching stronger moves.
  • Ensure your Smeargle is strong enough to survive attacks from other Pokemon when Sketching.
Pokemon with learned Egg Moves. Specifically, Totodile can learn Aqua Jet and Dragon Dance through these methods.

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