Breeder's Cup

The Breeder's Cup, also known as The Baby Cup, is a style of Pokémon battling where you use the youngest forms of Pokémon straight from their eggs, up to level 5.

Only the initial forms of Pokémon are allowed. For example, Pichu is allowed, but Pikachu is not. Even though Pikachu evolves into Raichu, he is not the very first form.

Single form Pokémon are not allowed. Pokémon like Tauros or Spiritomb don't evolve at all, so technically they aren't the first form of anything. As such, you cannot use them.

This is where a trainer's ability to breed really shines through. This cup relies almost entirely on breeding Egg Moves into your Pokémon.

Remember that Egg moves come from the male when breeding, and the baby will always be the same species as the female. Oh, and make sure your Pokémon are in the same Egg Group before breeding, too! Otherwise, you'll never get an egg.

Both Serebii's Pokédex and Bulbapedia outline which Egg Groups Pokémon are in and which Egg Moves they can learn. You can find links to these resources on the right side of this page.

Natures, IVs and Effort Points have little impact on Pokémon at level 5, but the small increases they give are certainly worth it. If you intend to Effort Train without passing level 5, make the most of vitamins and dividing up experience points. Using a bunch of exp. shares, or making a lot of Pokémon take part in the battle can be useful here. This can be very time consuming, especially considering you'll need to find low level Pokémon to battle for Effort Points if you want to stay under level 5.

Again, Serebii's Pokédex has lists of where to get Effort Points.

The Breeder's Cup is a real test of not only breeding skill, but strategy. Give it a try some time!