How does the Volbeat and Illumise breeding situation affect the Masuda Method?

Jul. 28, 2019

I was wondering if the masuda method works on these Pokemon since their breeding is a little complicated.For instance, if I breed a Volbeat and a foreign Ditto; it usually has a 50/50 chance of the Pokemon in the egg be a Volbeat or Illumise right? Technically those are two different Pokemon, so will the Masuda Method even work on them? Just curious. (This is for Pokemon XY btw)

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Yes, it will work.Whether or not the offspring is the same Pokemon as the non-Ditto parent you are using has no bearing on your chances of getting a shiny.Although they aretechnicallydifferent species, in breeding mechanics they count simply as a male/female equivalent of the Pokemon you are breeding. It’s not like you have less of a chance of getting a male shiny Charmander than a female if you used a Charizard to breed, for example.

Source: I’ve been breeding Pokemon for nine years.