Generation Power

Each Pokemon starts out with 0 GP points. Pokemon that hatch from an Egg have a chance of having 1 more GP point than the parent with the least GP points (example: GP 4 male + GP 2 female = GP 2 or GP 3 offspring).

If you are **not** using a power seed, and the Pokemon in question can evolve, both the parents need to be evolved at least once for GP to be passed. This means you can’t use Ditto as one of your parents. However, if a Pokemon cannot evolve, you can still breed GP for them. The stat boost GP gives is calculated as (base\_stat \* (1.1 to the power of GP)). This applies for all stats (HP, Atk, Def, SpA, SpDef, Spe) in all versions up to 1.0 and all stats except HP in all versions 1.0+.

Power Seeds are items that, once given to the father, gives his next child the exact same GPs he has. Pokemon with an Heart Icon are the permanent version of that.

#### Similarity

Pokemon now have unique genes that help them pass on GP. The more ‘similar’ the Pokemon’s genes (i.e. if they were from the same parent), the less likely they are to pass on GP, and the more likely the offspring’s IVs are poor. In an extreme case (100% similar parents) the offspring have 0 IVs in all stats.

The less similar the two offspring are, the more likely the offspring is to have additional GP.

The similarity between two Pokemon can be determined by talking to the scientist west of the Day Care in Shawmonk.

Example: GP 4 male + GP 1 female, similarity = 40%, means GP2 offspring will be produced 100-40=60% of the time and GP1 offspring will be produced the remaining 40% of the time.

The chances for the child to have better GP are as follow:

**Chance for better GP** = 100% - Similarity between the parents

The similarity between two Pokemon can be determined by talking to the scientist west of the Day Care in Shawmonk.

Example: male 4GP + female 1GP with a similarity of 40%: **60%** of the eggs will be **2GP**, **40%** of the eggs will be **1GP**.

### Fusion (genderless)

GP Fusion: Genderless Pokemon can also acquire GP. In the Dooriver Research Lab, a scientist will offer to fuse two genderless Pokemon together. The first Pokemon you select will be the species of the resulting Pokemon. The second Pokemon needs to be genderless and evolved, and will be lost in the process. (Don’t forget to remove your items/cards from both Pokemon, as they will be lost.)

The resulting Pokemon will have one more GP than the lowest GP of the two. Example: 2GP Metang + 2GP Starmie = 3GP Metang. Note that if the order is reversed, i.e. 2GP Starmie + 2GP Metang, one would get a 3GP Starmie instead.

Shininess/plat-ness of the ‘parents’ has no bearing on the shininess/plat-ness of the ‘offspring’, and cannot be improved via gene similarity or any other method, barring the shiny charm.

Cronofuge’s guide to 5GP genderless Pokemon (Ditto is the example)

Todo: QC

Step 1: Get yourself a ditto, you can check the event pokemon FAQ to see where to find it. Step 2: After that catch yourself a staryu. Evolve the staryu.

Step 3: Breed those 2 until you have 16 1gp staryu eggs. Evolve all 16 1gp staryus.

Step 4: Fuse your 0gp ditto with the 0gp starmie.

Step 5: Fuse that 1gp ditto with another 1gp starmie.

Step 6: Now you'll need to fuse 2 of the 1gp starmies so you get a 2gp starmie. Fuse the 2gp ditto with this 2gp starmie to get a 3gp ditto.

Step 7: Continue this pattern by creating a 3gp starmie out of your 1gp starmies until you have a 3gp ditto and a 3gp starmie. Fuse those together to get a 4gp ditto.

Step 8: Continue this pattern by creating a 4gp starmie out of your 1gp starmies until you have a 4gp ditto and a 4gp starmie.

Step 9: Instead of fusing those, breed a couple of 5gp staryus so you can have fusion fodder for later. After that you can fuse the ditto and the starmie. As long as you have at least 1 5gp starmie laying around you can breed more for more fodder (if you wanted to get a genderless Pokemon for a different species instead.) Any future 5gp genderless pokemon you need you can just fuse the 0gp (new pokemon) with the 5gp starmies and you'll only need to fuse 5 times.

### GP, Power Seed and the heart icon

Equipping a Power Seed to a male Pokemon means there is a chance the male’s GP is directly passed on regardless of the female’s GP, or whether either parent is evolved.

Offspring will always inherit the father's GP **if the father has the power seed as of version 1.0.2**.

EX: 5GP male charmander w/ power seed + 0gp female charmander = 5GP offspring

5GP male charmander w/ power seed + 2gp female charmander = 5GP offspring

(As stated before, both examples show it doesn't matter if either aren't evolved, and the mother's GP doesn't matter).

**The power seed is consumed after producing an egg. If the father has the heart, it won't consume the power seed.**

The heart icon on the Pokemon’s summary means it has a permanent Power Seed effect, meaning it always has a chance to transfer its GP value directly to its offspring. The chances of this are the same as the ones listed above. Male and genderless non-shiny Pokemon have a 1% chance of having this attribute. All natural male and genderless shinies and platinums have this attribute. Shinified Pokemon cannot have this attribute unless they had it prior to being shinified.

Make sure to try out different combinations to maximize your chances of GP being passed down!

As of 0.9.5b, you can occasionally find Power Seeds in Carnival Park, Dooriver by fishing.