Genderless Pokémon Breeding Problems

When I breed for Individual Values, I always check my armory of trained Pokémon and collection of untouched wild-caught Pokémon for high stats to breed into my newest idea. That way I'm sure what Effort went into the stats, if any at all, and know the IVs calculation comes out correctly.

However, there are times when a collection cannot help achieve high stats when breeding new Pokémon. Genderless Pokémon!



All of these Pokémon are genderless, as well as their relatives through evolution. Genderless Pokémon can't breed with anything other than Ditto, so unless your Ditto has the stat you're looking for, you may be out of luck.

However, there are techniques that may aid you in your quest. Catching any of these Pokémon, fresh from the wild, offers a chance at high stats as IVs are generated completely randomly. Some of these Pokémon are even found in swarms, making your job catching a lot of them a lot easier on the right day.

Others, like Porygon or Beldum, can be obtained through events in previous generation games. Saving, grab these Pokémon, check them, and reset if you aren't happy with what you get and want to try again.

Male-only Pokémon like the Hitmon trio also fall under the same category as before, they can only breed with Ditto. So remember the same rules when breeding these guys as well. Remember that Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee can be picked up in FireRed and LeafGreen, just like Porygon and Beldum.



These techniques are certainly a lot faster than breeding these Pokémon with a Ditto, waiting for Eggs and then hatching them, hoping for high IVs. Catch 'em and breed them for natures instead!