@moo311
As a minor authority on breeding here, I can safely weigh in by saying that it's entirely RNG. Here's how I know:
The chance of an egg being produced is determined by the species and ownership of the parents, as you probably already know. Same species, different trainer, you have a 75% chance of producing an egg per cycle (roughly 256 in-game steps). Same species, same trainer, 50% per cycle. So on until you have different species from the same trainer at only 25%. The Oval Charm does increase the chance per cycle by about 1 roll, but this still means that depending on what mon you're breeding with, the chances could change entirely.
If say you started with a Ditto from a friend and a Hawlucha for instance, that's a 50% chance to produce an egg per cycle. However, if after a Hawlucha hatches with better IVs, and you switch out Ditto for something with the desired 5 or 6 IVs just a different species like Lucario (which you also breed), the chance goes down to 25% per cycle. So switching parents can affect this 'wave' as you call it.
If you're referring to the times when eggs appear immediately after only a few steps, that's because the game already generated another egg to appear after the previous cycle, and was simply waiting for you to claim the first one.
Other than that, these waves are completely RNG, and certain instances could hopefully be explained away using some of the scenarios I've described. Hope that helped you, moo!
- 0kamii
As a minor authority on breeding here, I can safely weigh in by saying that it's entirely RNG. Here's how I know:
The chance of an egg being produced is determined by the species and ownership of the parents, as you probably already know. Same species, different trainer, you have a 75% chance of producing an egg per cycle (roughly 256 in-game steps). Same species, same trainer, 50% per cycle. So on until you have different species from the same trainer at only 25%. The Oval Charm does increase the chance per cycle by about 1 roll, but this still means that depending on what mon you're breeding with, the chances could change entirely.
If say you started with a Ditto from a friend and a Hawlucha for instance, that's a 50% chance to produce an egg per cycle. However, if after a Hawlucha hatches with better IVs, and you switch out Ditto for something with the desired 5 or 6 IVs just a different species like Lucario (which you also breed), the chance goes down to 25% per cycle. So switching parents can affect this 'wave' as you call it.
If you're referring to the times when eggs appear immediately after only a few steps, that's because the game already generated another egg to appear after the previous cycle, and was simply waiting for you to claim the first one.
Other than that, these waves are completely RNG, and certain instances could hopefully be explained away using some of the scenarios I've described. Hope that helped you, moo!
- 0kamii
Amethyst Ωmega - Guild Leader/Founder
