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Breeding Guide: How to Hatch Eggs Fast

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Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen - Breeding Guide How to Hatch Eggs Fast

To quickly hatch eggs from Pokemon breeding, you can cycle back and forth on a long straight path in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Learn how to start breeding Pokemon, how to hatch eggs fast, and what determines the Pokemon's compatibility here!

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How To Quickly Hatch Eggs

Cycle in a Straight Path

To hatch an egg, the player will need to take a number of steps. The number of steps required is based on the parents' egg groups.

The steps can be done while cycling, so it's recommended to find a long straight path where you can cycle back and forth.

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Team Rocket Hideout

Team Rocket Hideout Arrow Spin Tiles

If you are willing to leave your console unattended, you can go to the Team Rocket Hideout in the Celadon City Game Corner and set up your controller so your character keeps running into an arrow spin tile, effectively creating a loop.

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How to Breed Pokemon

Pokemon Breeding Steps
1.) Head to the Pokemon Day Care in Four Island
2.) Leave the Parent Pokemon
3.) Receive an egg
4.) Hatch the egg
Optional Steps
CheckmarkHold Incense
CheckmarkGet a Ditto

Head to the Pokemon Day Care in Four Island

To begin the breeding process, you will need to head to a Pokemon Day Care. Head to Four Island's Pokemon Day Care, which is accessible after receiving the Rainbow Pass.

Can Only Breed in Four Island's Day Care

The Pokemon Day Care in Route 5 does not accept more than one Pokemon at a time, making breeding impossible until you can access the Day Care in Four Island.

Leave the Parent Pokemon

Talk to the Day Care NPC and turn in the two Pokemon that you want to breed together.

Holding Incense Can Affect the Egg

Parent Held Item Baby
Pokemon FRLG - Marill Marill
Pokemon FRLG - Azumarill Azumarill 		Sea Incense Pokemon FRLG - Azurill Azurill
Pokemon FRLG - Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Lax Incense Pokemon FRLG - Wynaut Wynaut

Azurill and Wynaut are special Pokemon that can only be obtained through breeding. The parent Pokemon will need to hold a specific incense to get them.

Marill or Azumarill will need to hold a Sea Incense while Wobbuffet will need to hold a Lax Incense.

All Incense Locations

Receive an Egg

After taking a number of steps, the Pokemon will eventually breed, and the old man will give you the resulting egg. The number of steps depends on the Pokemon's compatibility; Pokemon with high compatibility require fewer steps while those with low compatibility require more steps to produce an egg.

Check the Pokemon's Compatibility

Talk to the old man outside the Pokemon Day Care to check the Pokemon's compatibility. His response will depend on the Pokemon's compatibility.

Compatibility Dialogue
Very Compatible "The two seem to get along very well!"
Compatible "The two seem to get along."
Slightly Compatible "The two don't really seem to like each other very much."
Not Compatible "The two prefer to play with other Pokemon more than with each other."

Hatch the Egg

To hatch an egg, you will need to take a number of steps again. The number of steps required depends on the baby Pokemon and can be influenced by its egg group.

Abilities Do Not Reduce Steps Needed

Unfortunately, the Flame Body and Magma Armor abilities do not influence the number of steps needed in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Which Pokemon are Compatible For Breeding

Have a Common Egg Group

Parent 1 Parent 2 Compatible?
Pokemon FRLG - Lapras Lapras
(Water 1 / Monster)		 Pokemon FRLG - Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
(Water 1)		 Yes
Pokemon FRLG - Lapras Lapras
(Water 1 / Monster)		 Pokemon FRLG - Snorlax Snorlax
(Monster)		 Yes
Pokemon FRLG - Lapras Lapras
(Water 1 / Monster)		 Pokemon FRLG - Gyarados Gyarados
(Water 2 / Dragon)		 No

All Pokemon belong to an egg group, with some belonging to two, and the parent Pokemon must have at least one egg group in common to be compatible enough to breed.

No Eggs Discovered Group

Some Pokemon are unable to breed and thus belong to the No Eggs Discovered egg group. Baby Pokemon like Azurill and Wynaut belong to this egg group.

Of Opposite Genders

The parent Pokemon must be a male and a female to be compatible. However, some Pokemon like Staryu and Voltorb are genderless and cannot breed unless it's with a Ditto.

Ditto Is an Exception

Ditto can breed with almost every Pokemon, except for those that belong in the No Eggs Discovered Group and another Ditto.

If you want to breed several unique Pokemon, we highly recommend getting a Ditto first so you don't have to look for compatible Pokemon.

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