Sun and Moon breeding, natures and Egg moves
Use Paniola Ranch’s Nursery to arrange compatible parents, useful inherited values and the correct regional form.
Original Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon for Nintendo 3DS (2016). Sun and Moon differences are labelled. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have a different story, expanded Pokédex and altered trials.
Use the Nursery for Eggs
Leave two compatible Pokémon at the Paniola Ranch Nursery. They need a shared Egg Group and suitable sexes, or a breedable partner with Ditto. Undiscovered-group Pokémon cannot produce Eggs. The Nursery does not level its residents as older Day Care services did. Collect the Egg, keep it in the party and travel until it hatches; Flame Body or Magma Armor speeds hatching when a qualifying Pokémon is in the party.
Separate nature and IV inheritance
Everstone passes the holder’s nature, while Destiny Knot selects five inherited IV stats from the two parents instead of the ordinary three. Those five are selected across both parents; the item does not promise the five highest values. A Power item can guarantee inheritance of its associated stat, within the inherited set. Hyper Training does not change the underlying IVs passed to an Egg.
Plan moves before pairing the parents
Eligible Egg moves can pass through either parent under Generation VII rules. Check the receiving species’ Egg-move list and the parents’ current moves. TMs are not inherited simply because a parent knows a TM move; teaching the reusable TM directly may be simpler. Incense still matters for the relevant baby species. Pokémon with different original language tags can improve shiny odds through the Masuda method.
Preserve regional form and a useful record
Breeding in Alola generally produces the local form for species with regional forms. An Everstone on an appropriate non-Alolan parent can preserve its form in the applicable lines. Record the intended species, form, nature, Ability and four moves before repeating a breeding batch. Hatch enough Eggs to unlock the Battle Tree judge’s PC evaluation, then compare individual stats before spending Bottle Caps.
These guides cover original Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon (2016). Check the version and in-game time before planning an encounter.