- How to Breed in Scarlet/Violet
- Where to find Ditto
- Egg Power Sandwiches
- Useful Breeding Items
- Useful Training Items
- EV Training
- EV Removal
- IV Ratings
How to Breed in Scarlet/Violet
Breeding in Pokemon SV is done in the Picnic mechanic. Any time two Pokemon with compatible egg groups are in a picnic together, there is a random chance over time to generate an egg in the picnic basket at the end of your picnic table. Simply walk to it and press A to check for eggs.
This can be a slow process, but can be done while AFK and requires no action from the player. It can also be sped up significantly using Sandwiches which grant Egg Power.
Where to find Ditto
Ditto, which are able to breed with any breedable Pokemon, can be found in West Province Area Two and Three.
They will disguise themselves as other Pokemon in the area, but can be revealed by using ZL to focus them which will show their name (or ???) if you haven’t encountered one before.
Egg Power Sandwiches
Eggs can be used to increase the speed at which your pokemon lay eggs. You start the game with the Jam Sandwich recipe, but may eventually want to upgrade to the Great Peanut Butter sandwich later. Level 3 requires herba mystica and isn’t really much of an improvement:
- Egg Power 1: Jam Sandwich - Strawberry, Jam
- Egg Power 2: Great Peanut Butter - Banana, Peanut Butter, Butter
Useful Breeding Items
| Item | Where to Get | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| Everstone | Delibird Presents | Allows Pokemon to pass down their nature to children. |
| Destiny Knot | Delibird Presents | 5 IVs will be passed down from parents |
Useful Training Items
| Item | Where to Get | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Bottle Cap | Delibird Presents, Raid Drops | Boosts a single IV to max. |
| Gold Bottle Cap | Porto Marinada Auction | Boosts all IVs to max. |
| Ability Capsule | Tera Raids | Changes a Pokemon’s ability to its other standard Ability |
| Ability Patch | Tera Raids | Changes a Pokemon’s ability to its Hidden Ability |
| Nature Mints | Chansey’s Goods | Changes a Pokemon’s nature to the one in the mint’s name. |
| Mirror Herb | Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa) | Allows a pokemon to fill empty ability slots with egg moves from other Pokemon during picnics |
EV Training
| Item | Where to Get | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases Attack EVs by 10 |
| Calcium | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases Special Attack EVs by 10 |
| Iron | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases Defense EVs by 10 |
| Zinc | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases Special Defense EVs by 10 |
| HP Up | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases HP EVs by 10 |
| Carbos | Chansey’s Goods/Tera Raids | Increases Speed EVs by 10 |
| Power Bracer | Delibird Presents | Boosts Attack EVs gained after battle |
| Power Lens | Delibird Presents | Boosts Special Attack EVs gained after battle |
| Power Belt | Delibird Presents | Boosts Defense EVs gained after battle |
| Power Band | Delibird Presents | Boosts Special Defense EVs gained after battle |
| Power Weight | Delibird Presents | Boosts HP EVs gained after battle |
| Power Anklet | Delibird Presents | Boosts Speed EVs gained after battle |
EV Removal
If you’ve trained EVs you don’t want, use these berries to get rid of them. Note that the first berry immediately reduces EVs to 100 if they are above 100, so you need a maximum of 11 to fully reset a stat:
| Item | Where to Get | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| Kelpsy | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 2 | Decreases Attack EVs by 10 |
| Hondew | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 2 | Decreases Special Attack EVs by 10 |
| Qualot | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 1 | Decreases Defense EVs by 10 |
| Grepa | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 1 | Decreases Special Defense EVs by 10 |
| Pomeg | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 2 | Decreases HP EVs by 10 |
| Tamato | Tera Raids/Sparkling Pickups in East Province Area 1 | Decreases Speed EVs by 10 |
IV Ratings
After beating the game, you can see an assessment of each of your Pokemon’s IVs in its summary. Below is a translation of what each of the descriptions mean:
| Description | IV Range |
|---|---|
| No Good | 0 |
| Decent | 1-15 |
| Pretty Good | 16-25 |
| Very Good | 26-29 |
| Fantastic | 30 |
| Best | 31 |