Rather than a split 50/50, the ability that the mother has will have an 80% chance of being passed onto its offspring, with the other possible ability only having a 20% chance. However, introduced in Black 2 and White 2, the ability the mother has will now have a direct effect on what ability the baby will have. This used to make it troublesome when breeding for competitive Pokémon as you only had a one in four chance of getting the ability you wanted and the nature you wanted at best. Since Ruby and Sapphire, whenever you bred for a Pokémon the baby would have a 50% chance of getting either ability if it had two abilities (such as Scyther with Swarm and Technician).
In addition to this, they've tweaked the mechanics for the ability to finally be passed down. In addition, if both parents hold an Everstone, each nature has a 50% chance of being passed down, thus making it far easier now to breed better Pokémon. Carried through from Emerald right through to Black & White themselves, where they opened it up to allow the father a 50% chance of passing the nature down himself, this mechanic has been changed again for the better now there is a guaranteed 100% chance of the baby Pokémon being passed down the nature that the Everstone-holding parent has! Fantastic news for those Pokémon breeders as I’m sure you will agree. Compared to the random "wish for the best" aspect that Ruby and Sapphire had, this seemed like a god-send. Introduced in Pokémon Emerald, when a mother holds an Everstone and is bred with a compatible father, not including Ditto however which could only pass it down as the mother, there would be a 50% chance of the baby carrying that nature. For example, in a rather interesting twist of fortune, Black 2 and White 2 prevent the breeding of eggs until after the Elite Four when you can access Route 3 (Unova), making them the first time in the main games since Gen I to be unable to breed before the Elite Four. but anyway! Black 2 & White 2 are absolutely no exception to this and feature some new changes themselves. Well, I imagine a new storyline and some new formes. Black 2 and White 2 Other Pages: New Breeding Mechanics | For when a Mommy Pokémon and a Daddy Pokémon.Įvery now and then, Nintendo and GameFreak like to shake things up a little bit in a wild and crazy attempt to help justify two new games.