How to Breed Marill Instead of Azurill
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To breed Marill instead of Azurill, you need to understand the basics of Pokémon breeding, specifically focusing on the Egg Group and the role of incense in determining the offspring. When you breed Azumarill with another Azumarill or with a Marill without holding a Sea Incense, the resulting egg will hatch into a Marill, not an Azurill.
Understanding Pokémon Breeding
Basic Principles
Pokémon breeding involves Egg Groups, incense, and the gender of the parent Pokémon. For two Pokémon to breed, they must be in the same Egg Group, with Ditto being a special case that can breed with any Pokémon not in the Undiscovered Egg Group.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you breed Marill and not Azurill? The Sea Incense ensures that an Azurill will hatch from an Azumarill egg; without the incense, the baby will be a Marill.
- Why won’t my Azurill breed? Azurill is a baby Pokémon and cannot breed until it evolves into Marill by raising its friendship value to 220 or higher and then leveling it up.
- How do you evolve Azurill into Marill? Azurill evolves into Marill by raising its friendship value to 220 or higher and then leveling it up, which can be achieved through walking with it, battling and winning with it, or feeding it berries.
- Can Marill and Pikachu breed? Yes, Marill and Pikachu can breed as they are both in the Fairy Egg Group.
- Are there any Pokémon that can’t breed? Yes, certain Pokémon like Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Arctovish cannot breed, reflecting their unique and somewhat malfunctioning nature.
- What is the most breedable Pokémon? Vaporeon is notable for being highly compatible in breeding due to its membership in the Field Egg Group, mostly comprised of mammals.
- Can Azurill change gender? Azurill has a different gender ratio than its evolutions, and depending on its personality value, some female Azurill may evolve into male Marill, though this was addressed in later generations.
- Why isn’t my Azurill evolving? The issue is likely due to friendship; Azurill evolves by maxing out its friendship, which can be increased by walking with it, battling and winning with it, and giving it berries, and decreased by its fainting.
- What is the Azurill evolution glitch? It’s not a glitch but a feature; Azurill and Marill have different gender ratios, leading to Azurill sometimes changing gender upon evolution.
- What egg does Azurill hatch from? Azurill can hatch more frequently from 2 km eggs obtained during specific events, making those events prime opportunities for hunters of shiny Azurill.
- Is Azurill rare? Shiny Azurill is rare due to its low catch rate of 10%, making encountering and catching one extremely rare.
- How do you get high friendship in Azurill? Friendship in Azurill can be increased by leveling it up with EXP Candy, giving it a Soothe Bell, or using vitamins, though vitamins can be costly.
- Where is the fairy Azumarill? Azumarill can be found in habitats like Casseroya Lake, West Province (Area One), and West Province (Area Three).
- Can Azurill be shiny? Yes, Azurill can be shiny, and each stage of its evolution requires the same amount of Candy to evolve, with Shiny Marill evolving into Shiny Azumarill with 25 Candy.
- How high does Azurill friendship have to be to evolve? Azurill needs a friendship value of 220 or higher to evolve into Marill, which can require several level-ups and careful management of its happiness through actions and items.