Is a pokemon's gender determined before it hatches from its egg?
At what point is a pokemon's gender (or other stats) determined when it originates from an egg? Is it determined as soon as the egg is added to the player's inventory, or is it only determined when the egg hatches? (Or is it determined at some other time?)
I am particularly interested in the answer for Sun and Moon.
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Everything about Eggs is determined when you pick up the egg.
Additionally, nothing else (not even resetting) affects the Random Number Generator used for Eggs in Sun/Moon, which means unless you actually pick up (or decline) an Egg, soft resetting does nothing and you will pick up the exact same egg. In order to actually soft reset for Eggs, decline the Egg right after resetting, then save again so you can repeat the process until it corresponds to your wishes.
Since the RNG is deterministic when you know how it works (and there are programs that do), this allows precise control over your Eggs.
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Are Pokémon Eggs predetermined gender?
A Pok\xe9mon's Ability, Nature, Gender, Shininess, IV's, Characteristic etc. is determined when the Egg is given to the player by the Day Care Man. So the answer to your question is no.Does the male or female determine the Pokemon?
In Generation II, a Pok\xe9mon's gender is determined based solely on its physical Attack IV when compared to its gender ratio. A Pok\xe9mon is female if its physical Attack IV is less than or equal to its species' gender ratio, otherwise it is male.What determines gender in Pokémon breeding?
If you're breeding two different Pokemon, the Pokemon that hatches will be the same as the female. If breeding with a Ditto, the hatchling will always match the Pokemon that isn't the Ditto.Does the female Pokémon determine the egg?
If the female Pok\xe9mon has a non-Hidden Ability, then there is a 80% chance that its offspring will hatch with the Ability in the same slot as the mother. The above is regardless of whether the female Pok\xe9mon is bred with a male Pok\xe9mon or Ditto.Game Theory: Nurse Joy is a Pokemon!
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