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🍄Delta Breeding and You: Guide for Types & Genetics🍄
What Are Deltas?
Delta pokemon have a type that is different from regular pokemon of that species; for instance, a fire delta chansey is fire type rather than normal type. Delta pokemon have a glow corresponding to their type and a δ of the same color next to their name.
By default, delta pokemon have a single type. The sole exception is if the non-delta pokemon of that species has that type as a single type, in which case the delta version is a double type. They cannot have three types. For instance, magikarp is a water-type pokemon, so the delta water version is double water type. If a non-delta pokemon has two different types, all of its delta species will have single types. If a non-delta pokemon changes from a single type to a double type, its delta counterpart will change from a double to single type when it evolves. For instance, a non-delta apocalyptic growlithe is fire type, and it evolves into a fire/fire type. The fire delta apocalyptic growlithe is fire/fire type, and evolves into a fire type.
Delta Points
Delta pokemon are obtained by spending delta points at the Holon Research Tower. The amount of delta points required to delta-type a pokemon is directly proportional to the exp required to hatch the egg: 5 delta points per 1,280 exp. Delta points are accumulated in the Holon Capacitor, which can be purchased from the Holon Research Tower for 150,000. You can see how many delta points you have in the currency window by clicking the triangle next to your amount of zc.
There are two ways to acquire delta points: being clicked by logged-out users and trading in shiny, albino, and melanistic pokemon. Each logged out user (determined by IP address) that clicks you gives you one delta point, with the limitation that you can only get up to 10 delta points a day, and that each IP address can give out only one delta point per day (so the same IP address can't give two people a delta point each). For this reason, trading delta points isn't practical.
Trading in shiny, albino, and melanistic pokemon does not contribute to the daily cap of 10 points, and there is no limit to how many delta points you can accumulate via this method. The number of delta points received is again directly proportional to the exp required to hatch the pokemon: 1 delta point per 1,280 exp for a shiny, 2 per 1,280 exp for an albino, and 200 per 1,280 exp for a melan. So basically you need to trade in 5 shinies or 2.5 albinos for 1 delta of the same species, which is useful in melan hunts when you get a lot of spare shinies and albinos.
Breeding and Hatching Deltas
One factor that feeds into the delta type of a pokemon is the V-wave, which increases the chance that the delta will be the same type. At present I'm not sure if it's the V-wave on the day it's delta-typed or the V-wave on the day it's hatched that matters, but most of the time it's the same anyway.
The second known factor that affects delta type is breeding. If one parent of the egg is of a different species, the egg has an increased chance of being the same type as that parent. If the parent has two types, 2/3 of that chance goes to the parent's primary type (the first type listed in the pokemon's entry), and 1/3 goes to the parent's secondary type. Therefore, if you're going for a specific type, it's best to use a parent with a single type.
The stats in the chart below are rough estimates derived from a sample of 115 deltas I hatched; it's possible the chances are supposed to be 1/3 breeding, 1/3 v-wave, 1/3 random. If anyone takes more data or gets info from staff please post, but for now here are estimated chances for deriving a type from a single-typed parent, the primary or secondary type of a dual-typed parent, and/or the v-wave. Again, the parent has to be a different species from the egg.
Delta pokemon do not pass their types onto their delta offspring, at least of the same species. I don't know of any experiment with a delta parent of a different species. Wishforge badges, field type containing parents, and parents holding gems also does not affect delta type.
Delta pokemon have an equal chance of hatching shiny, albino, or melanistic as non-delta pokemon.
Single | Primary | Secondary | V-wave | Chance |
No | No | No | Yes | 28% |
Yes | N/A | N/A | No | 37% |
N/A | Yes | No | No | 25% |
N/A | No | Yes | No | 12% |
Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | 65% |
N/A | Yes | No | Yes | 53% |
N/A | No | Yes | Yes | 40% |
Best pokemon for breeding deltas
I've put together a table of the best pokemon to pass a type to their delta offspring, separated by egg group. For the best chance of getting a specific type, combine breeding with the v-wave.
Pokemon with no preceding number have a single type (and have the greatest chance of passing that type onto delta offspring); 1 indicates primary type and 2 indicates secondary type. If the pokemon has multiple types the other types are noted. I'm still not sure if it's the pokemon's type or its basic evolution's type that counts, so if the type only belongs to the evolution, the pokemon is in parentheses.
Monster egg group
Normal | Lickitung line, Kangaskhan, Snorlax, Whismur line, Ditto |
Fire | Charmander/Charmeleon |
Water | Squirtle line, Totodile line, Mudkip, Chewtle, Orkit |
Electric | Mareep line |
Grass | Chikorita line, Treecko line, Turtwig/Grotle, Seasonal Turtwig line |
Ice | Bergmite line, Glaquine line |
Fighting | 2 Boxaby line (rock) |
Poison | Nidoran/Nidorino/a |
Ground | Cubone/Marowak |
Flying | 2 Tropius (grass), (2 Charizard (fire)) |
Psychic | 2 Slowpoke line (water), 2 Snowpoke line (ice) |
Bug | none |
Rock | Cranidos line, Petripeep |
Ghost | (2 Alolan marowak (fire, basic ground)) |
Dragon | Axew line, Druddigon |
Dark | 2 Bezerell line (water) |
Steel | 1 Aron line (rock) |
Fairy | 2 Pixrine (rock) |
Water 1 egg group
Normal | Bidoof, Ditto |
Fire | none |
Water | Poliwag/Poliwhirl/Politoed, Clamperl line, Tympole, Froakie/Frogadier, Pyukumuku, Squirtle line, Psyduck line, Seel, Horsea/Seadra, Totodile line, Remoraid line, Mudkip, Corphish, Feebas line, Piplup/Prinplup, Buizel line, Shellos, Phione, Manaphy, Alomomola, Clauncher line, Popplio/Brionne, Sobble line, Chewtle, Orkit |
Electric | Pincurchin |
Grass | 2 Lotad line (water) |
Ice | Eiscue, Glaquine line |
Fighting | Clobbopus line |
Poison | 1 Skrelp (water), 1 Dragalge (dragon, basic poison/water), 1 Mareanie line (water) |
Ground | 1 Stunfisk (electric), 1 Galarian Stunfisk (steel) |
Flying | 1 Cramorant |
Psychic | 2 Inkay line (dark), 2 Snowpoke line (ice), 2 Slowpoke line (water) |
Bug | 1 Surskit (water), 1 Masquerain (flying, basic bug/water) |
Rock | 1 Omanyte line (water), 1 Kabuto line (water) |
Ghost | Galarian Corsola line |
Dragon | Dratini/Dragonair |
Dark | Croaket |
Steel | 2 Galarian Stunfisk (ground) |
Fairy | 2 Marill line (water) |
Field egg group
Normal | Rattata line, Meowth line, Tauros, Eevee, Sentret line, Aipom line, Dunsparce, Teddiursa line, Stantler, Smeargle, Miltank, Zigzagoon line, Slakoth line, Zangoose, Kecleon, Glameow line, Patrat line, Lillipup line, Minccino line, Bouffalant, Bunnelby, Furfrou, Yungoos line, Komala, Whismur line, Skitty line, Spinda, Bidoof, Buneary line, Skwovet line, Wooloo line, Pasovan, Ditto |
Fire | Vulpix line, Growlithe line, Ponyta line, Cyndaquil line, Torchic, Torkoal, Tepig, Pansear line, Darumaka line, Heatmor, Fennekin/Braixen, Litten/Torracat, Chimchar, Scorbunny line, Solynx, Apocalyptic Growlithe line |
Water | Oshawott line, Panpour line, Psyduck line, Seel, Wailmer line, Piplup, Buizel line, Popplio/Brionne, Sobble line, Blophin line |
Electric | Electrike line, Shinx line, Blitzle line, Pikachu line, Mareep line, Pachirisu, Yamper line, Surfing/Flying/Snowboarding Pikachu |
Grass | Pansage line, Chespin/Quilladin, Skiddo line, Seedot, Snivy line, Grookey line, Taiveret/Taipaeus |
Ice | Cubchoo line, Alolan Vulpix, Ardik line, Galarian Darumaka/Darmanitan, Eiscue |
Fighting | Mankey line, Passimian, Mienfoo line, Pancham, Galarian Farfetch'd line |
Poison | Ekans line, Nidoran/Nidorino/a, Seviper |
Ground | Sandshrew line, Diglett line, Phanpy line, Hippopotas line, Drilbur, Mudbray line, Silicobra line, Tillink line, Kenyip |
Flying | 2 Emolga (electric), 2 Farfetch'd (normal), 2 Delibird (ice), 2 Woobat (psychic), 2 Flarbat (fire) |
Psychic | Spoink line, Munna line, Espurr line, Kitsunari, Galarian Ponyta |
Bug | Kitwurm/Purrpa |
Rock | Rockruff line, Petripeep |
Ghost | 2 Apocalyptic Poochyena line (dark) |
Dragon | 2 Orthrus Houndour line (fire) |
Dark | Alolan Meowth line, Poochyena line, Absol, Purrloin line, Zorua line, Nickit line, Lunupine, Impyre, Halloween Purrloin line |
Steel | Galarian Meowth line, Cufant line |
Fairy | Snubbull line |
Bug egg group
Normal | Ditto |
Fire | 1 Glileo line (poison), 1 Sizzlipede line (bug) |
Water | 1 Dewpider line (bug) |
Electric | 2 Joltik line (bug) |
Grass | 2 Sewaddle line (bug), 2 Paras line (bug) |
Ice | 1 Snom line (bug) |
Fighting | 2 Heracross (bug) |
Poison | 1 Skorupi (bug), 1 Drapion (dark, basic poison/bug) |
Ground | Trapinch, Arasprit |
Flying | 2 Gligar line (ground), 2 Vampire Gligar line (ground), 2 Ryukuza (dragon), 2 Scyther (bug), 2 Ledyba line (bug), 2 Yanma line (bug), 2 Combee line (bug) |
Psychic | (2 Mega Butterfree (bug, basic bug), (2 Dottler/Orbeetle (bug, basic bug)) |
Bug | Caterpie/Metapod, Pinsir, Pineco, Wurmple/Silcoon/Cascoon, Kricketot line, Burmy, Karrablast, Shelmet line, Scatterbug/Spewpa, Grubbin, Volbeat, Illumise, Blipbug, Kitwurm/Purrpa, Aphreyd/Scavady |
Rock | 2 Shuckle (bug), 2 Dwebble line (bug) |
Ghost | 2 Scaracross (bug) |
Dragon | 1 Ryukuza (flying) |
Dark | (2 Drapion (poison, basic poison/ground)) |
Steel | 2 Durant (bug) |
Fairy | 2 Cutiefly line (bug) |
Flying egg group
With the exception of a few notated pokemon, all pokemon in this group have a secondary type of flying and a different primary type. Thus I have left off the "1" notation on almost every pokemon in the table.
Normal | Ditto (single-type normal), Pidgey line, Spearow line, Doduo line, Hoothoot line, Taillow line, Starly line, Chatot, Pidove line, Rufflet line, Fletchling, Pikipek line, Farfetch'd, Swablu, Gosold |
Fire | 1 Flarotis/Flaroptera (fairy, basic fire/flying), Fire Oricorio, Flarbat |
Water | Wingull line, Ducklett line |
Electric | Electric Oricorio |
Grass | Rokiwi (single-type grass), 1 Brushiwi (grass/dark, basic grass) |
Ice | none |
Fighting | Galarian farfetch'd line (single-type fighting) |
Poison | Zubat line |
Ground | none |
Flying | Rookidee/Corvisquire (single-type flying) |
Psychic | Natu line, Sigilyph, Psychic Oricorio, Woobat line, Early Bird Natu line |
Bug | none |
Rock | Aerodactyl, Archen line |
Ghost | Ghost Oricorio |
Dragon | 2 Noibat line (flying), (Altaria (basic normal/flying)) |
Dark | Murkrow line, Vullaby line |
Steel | Skarmory |
Fairy | Togetic line, Faemueño line |
Fairy egg group
Normal | Chansey line, Audino, Skitty line, Castform, Ditto |
Fire | none |
Water | Phione line |
Electric | Plusle/Minun, Pikachu line, Pachirisu, Flying/Surfing/Snowboarding Pikachu |
Grass | Shroomish, Cherubi line |
Ice | Snorunt/Glalie |
Fighting | (2 Breloom (grass, basic grass)), (2 Mega Raichu (electric, basic electric)) |
Poison | 2 Roselia line (grass), 2 Apocalyptic Shroomish line (grass) |
Ground | none |
Flying | 2 Hoppip line (grass), 2 Togetic line (fairy), 2 Faemueño line (fairy) |
Psychic | Hatenna/Hattrem |
Bug | 1 Cutiefly (fairy) |
Rock | none |
Ghost | (2 Froslass (ice, basic ice)) |
Dragon | none |
Dark | 1 Impidimp line (fairy) |
Steel | 1 Mawile (fairy) |
Fairy | Clefairy line, Flabébé line, Spritzee line, Swirlix line, Snubbull line, Milcery line |
Grass egg group
All dual-type pokemon in this group have grass as one of the types, so I skipped that notation.
Normal | Ditto |
Fire | 2 Pepyre line |
Water | 1 Lotad line |
Electric | none |
Grass | Tangela line, Sunkern line, Carnivine, Petilil line, Maractus, Fomantis line, Bounsweet line, Chikorita line, Seedot, Shroomish, Cacnea, Turtwig/Grotle, Cherubi line, Snivy line, Grookey line, Gossifleur line |
Ice | 2 Snover line |
Fighting | (2 Breloom (basic grass)) |
Poison | 2 Oddish line, 2 Bellsprout line, 2 Foongus line, 2 Bulbasaur line, 2 Roselia line, 2 Apocalyptic Shroomish line |
Ground | (2 Torterra (basic grass)) |
Flying | 2 Hoppip line, 2 Tropius |
Psychic | 2 Exeggcute line |
Bug | 1 Paras line |
Rock | none |
Ghost | 1 Phantump line |
Dragon | 2 Applin line |
Dark | (2 Nuzleaf/Shiftry (basic grass)), (2 Cacturne (basic grass)) |
Steel | 2 Ferroseed line |
Fairy | Comfey |
Human-Like egg group
Normal | Spinda, Buneary line, Ditto |
Fire | Magmar line, Chimchar, Scorbunny line |
Water | none |
Electric | Electabuzz line |
Grass | Cacnea |
Ice | 1 Jynx (psychic), 1 Galarian Mr. Mime line (psychic) |
Fighting | Machop line, Tyrogue line, Makuhita line, Timburr line, Throh, Sawk, Mienfoo line, Pancham, Clobbopus line |
Poison | 1 Croagunk line (fighting) |
Ground | none |
Flying | 2 Hawlucha (fighting) |
Psychic | Abra line, Drowzee line, Gothita line, Elgyem line |
Bug | Volbeat, Illumise |
Rock | none |
Ghost | 2 Sableye (dark) |
Dragon | none |
Dark | 1 Sableye (ghost), 1 Pawniard line (steel), 1 Impidimp line (fairy) |
Steel | 2 Pawniard line (dark) |
Fairy | 1 Valkind line (fighting) |
Mineral egg group
Normal | Ditto |
Fire | (2 Carkol/Coalossal (rock, basic rock)) |
Water | none |
Electric | 2 Alolan Geodude line (rock) |
Grass | 1 Ferroseed line (steel) |
Ice | Vanillite line, Snorunt/Glalie, Bergmite line |
Fighting | none |
Poison | Trubbish line |
Ground | 1 Galarian Yamask line (ghost) |
Flying | none |
Psychic | none |
Bug | 1 Dwebble line (rock) |
Rock | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Roggenrola line, Rolycoly, Stonjourner |
Ghost | Yamask line |
Dragon | 2 Duraludon (steel) |
Dark | none |
Steel | Cufant line |
Fairy | 2 Klefki (steel), 2 Pixrine (rock) |
Water 3 egg group
Normal | Ditto |
Fire | none |
Water | Shellder, Krabby line, Staryu, Corphish, Clauncher line |
Electric | none |
Grass | 2 Lileep line (rock) |
Ice | (2 Crabominable (fighting, basic fighting)), (2 Cloyster (water, basic water)) |
Fighting | Crabrawler |
Poison | 1 Skorupi (bug), 1 Drapion (dark, basic poison/bug) |
Ground | none |
Flying | 2 Archen line (rock) |
Psychic | 1 Kyutopi line |
Bug | 1 Selkrub line (poison), 1 Wimpod line (water) |
Rock | 1 Lileep line (grass), 1 Anorith line (bug), 1 Archen line (flying), 1 Binacle line (water), 1 Omanyte line (water), 1 Kabuto line (water) |
Ghost | Galarian Corsola line |
Dragon | none |
Dark | (2 Drapion (poison, basic poison/bug)), (2 Crawdaunt (water, basic water)) |
Steel | none |
Fairy | 2 Kyutopi line |
Amorphous egg group
Normal | Castform, Ditto |
Fire | Slugma |
Water | Shellos, Blue Moon Slugma |
Electric | Tynamo line, Pincurchin |
Grass | 1 Pepyre line (fire) |
Ice | none |
Fighting | (2 Gallade (psychic, basic psychic/fairy)) |
Poison | Grimer line, Koffing line, Gulpin line |
Ground | 1 Stunfisk (electric), 1 Galarian Stunfisk (steel), 1 Galarian Yamask line (ghost) |
Flying | 2 Drifloon line (ghost) |
Psychic | Wobbuffet, Chimecho, Solosis line |
Bug | none |
Rock | (2 Magcargo (fire, basic fire)), (2 Blue Moon Magcargo (water, basic water)) |
Ghost | Misdreavus line, Shuppet line, Duskull line, Yamask line |
Dragon | 1 Dreepy line (ghost) |
Dark | 2 Alolan Grimer line (poison), 2 Spiritomb (ghost) |
Steel | 2 Galarian Stunfisk (ground) |
Fairy | Milcery line |
Water 2 egg group
Normal | Ditto |
Fire | none |
Water | Goldeen line, Luvdisc, Finneon line, Basculin, Wishiwashi, Magikarp, Remoraid line, Wailmer line, Alomomola, Arrokuda line, Blophin line |
Electric | 2 Chinchou line (water) |
Grass | none |
Ice | 1 Alicalf line (rock) |
Fighting | none |
Poison | 2 Qwilfish (water) |
Ground | 2 Barboach line (water) |
Flying | (2 Gyarados (water, basic water)), (2 Mega Wailord (water, basic water)) |
Psychic | 2 Inkay line (dark), 2 Bruxish (water) |
Bug | none |
Rock | 2 Alicalf line (ice), 2 Relicanth (water) |
Ghost | 2 Skeleco line (water) |
Dragon | none |
Dark | 1 Inkay line (psychic) |
Steel | (2 Hydrinifor (water, basic water)) |
Fairy | none |
Dragon egg group
Normal | Ditto, 1 Swablu (flying), 1 Drampa (dragon) |
Fire | Charmander/Charmeleon |
Water | Horsea/Seadra, Magikarp, Feebas line |
Electric | 1 Helioptile line (normal), 1 Quetzephyr line (flying) |
Grass | Treecko line |
Ice | none |
Fighting | 2 Scraggy line(dark) |
Poison | Ekans line, Seviper |
Ground | Silicobra line, Trapinch |
Flying | 1 Noibat line (dragon) |
Psychic | none |
Bug | none |
Rock | 1 Tyrunt line (dragon) |
Ghost | 1 Gragon line (dragon) |
Dragon | Bagon/Shelgon, Goomy line, Jangmo-o, Dratini/Dragonair, Axew line, Druddigon |
Dark | 1 Scraggy line (fighting), 1 Deino line (dragon) |
Steel | 1 Duraludon (dragon) |
Fairy | 2 Wagell line (poison) |
Delta Type Effects
Delta pokemon don't always follow ordinary rules when it comes to types. I've outlined different situations where type generally comes into play, and where deltas fit in, below:
Exp gained as egg: Delta'd eggs do not gain any type-based bonuses to exp, so it's best to delta them right before hatching (as long as you don't forget)
Exp gained after hatching: Delta pokemon benefit from type-based bonuses according to their delta type
Gems: Delta pokemon yield the same gem types as their non-delta types.
Type race: Delta pokemon count as their non-delta types for type race points.
Evolution items/fields: Delta pokemon evolve in the same way non-delta pokemon of the same species do.
Wishforge evolutions: Delta pokemon count as their delta types for wishforge evolutions, and not as their non-delta types.
Field affinity: Delta pokemon use the affinity of their delta type or non-delta type, whichever is more preferable. For instance, a fire magikarp and water charmander will become happy in a fire or water field, even though a water type would become unhappy in a fire field. I have found exceptions to this, but I believe it is a glitch similar to how Glaceon does not become happy in an ice-type field
Battles: Delta pokemon have the same weaknesses as their non-delta types, but can use moves designated for their delta types.
Unanswered questions
Does a pokemon with a different type than its basic stage pass on its typing or the typing of its basic stage? (Tentative answer: basic stage typing) What about a pokemon that's undergone a forme change? (Same tentative answer)
Which type does a delta pokemon of a different species pass on? (Tentative answer: non-delta type)
What is the exact boost that v-wave and breeding provide?
Are there any other ways to influence delta types? Ideas: pokemon/deltas in party (probably not), type race team (probably not)
If I've made a mistake somewhere or you have any information to add, post and I'll correct/add it.
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