Explore essential breeding items like the Destiny Knot and Everstone, and discover exclusive Pokémon species obtainable only through breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
This guide details important items and exclusive species related to Pokémon breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Some Pokémon can only be obtained through breeding, often requiring specific held items to produce the desired offspring.
Important Items
| Item | Effects |
| Destiny Knot | Allows five random IVs to be inherited from the parents. |
| Everstone | Guarantees the holder’s Nature to be passed down. |
| Full Incense | Lets Snorlax breed Munchlax when held. |
| Lax Incense | Lets Wobbuffet breed Wynaut when held. |
| Light Ball | Lets Pikachu breed Pichu that know Volt Tackle. |
| Luck Incense | Lets Chansey/ Blissey breed Happiny when held. |
| Odd Incense | Lets Mr. Mime breed Mime Jr. when held. |
| Power Anklet | May pass down the Speed IVs of the holder. |
| Power Band | May pass down the Special Defense IVs of the holder. |
| Power Belt | May pass down the Defense IVs of the holder. |
| Power Bracer | May pass down the Attack IVs of the holder. |
| Power Lens | May pass down the Special Attack IVs of the holder. |
| Power Weight | May pass down the Max HP IVs of the holder. |
| Pure Incense | Lets Chimecho breed Chingling when held. |
| Rock Incense | Lets Sudowoodo breed Bonsly when held. |
| Rose Incense | Lets Roselia/ Roserade breed Budew when held. |
| Sea Incense | Lets Marill/ Azumarill breed Azurill when held. |
| Wave Incense | Lets Mantine breed Mantyke when held. |
Exclusive Species
Some Pokémon species can only be found by breeding them. This section denotes which Pokémon are typically breeding-exclusive and how to get them. Some can be found in the game by other means, but this focuses on breeding methods.
| Pokémon | Parents | Method |
| Azurill | Marill, Azumarill | Breed while holding Sea Incense. |
| Bonsly | Sudowoodo | Breed while holding Rock Incense. |
| Budew | Roselia, Roserade | Breed while holding Rose Incense. |
| Chingling | Chimecho | Breed while holding Pure Incense. |
| Cleffa | Clefairy, Clefable | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Elekid | Electabuzz, Electivire | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Happiny | Chansey, Blissey | Breed while holding Luck Incense. |
| Igglybuff | Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Magby | Magmar, Magmortar | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Mantyke | Mantine | Breed while holding Wave Incense. |
| Mime Jr. | Mr Mime | Breed while holding Odd Incense. |
| Munchlax | Snorlax | Breed while holding Full Incense. |
| Phione | Manaphy & Ditto | Breed Manaphy and Ditto together for Phione. |
| Pichu | Pikachu, Raichu | Just breed; hold Light Ball to learn Volt Tackle. |
| Smoochum | Jinx | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Tyrogue | Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop | Just breed; nothing special to note. |
| Wynaut | Wobbuffet | Breed while holding Lax Incense. |
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