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Some Pokemon eggs take many thousands of in-game steps to hatch. I'm only interested in breeding in late parts of the game, mostly after I have beaten the League. Since I've already done virtually all the things I wanted to do, I only generate a minimum of steps.
Is there some way of speeding up the hatching? I don't want to press D-pad arrows all day just so I can get an egg to hatch.
Edit: I'm playing Heart Gold, in case it's relevant.
Shown traits
Attack - Increases damage done by physical attacks.
Defense - Amount of damage reduction from physical attacks.
Special Attack - Increases damage done by special attacks.
Special defense - Amount of damage reduction from special attacks.
What determines whether a move is physical or special changed in generation IV. Before Generation IV this was determined by the type of move. For example, both wing attack and gust are flying. Both are also marked as physical because of this. In generations IV and V however, moves are marked physical or special based on the move itself, not its type. This makes more sense now that gust is special and wing attack would be physical.
Speed - The pokemon with the highest speed takes the first turn in a battle
HP - Your pokemon's total hit points, the amount of damage it can take before fainting.
Nature is something you can see and affects all stats depending on which nature a Pokemon has
EV's or Effort Values is a hidden vlaue that also affects Pokemon's stats. There's so much on this topic so it's better to just read the Bulbapedia page for yourself.
IV's or Individual Values are only used by the game to determine the stats of the Pokemon (e.g. when given an egg, found in the wild, or given by an NPC). IV's also determine whether the Pokemon is shiny or not in every generation other than the first.
The only hidden stats are Accurracy and Evasion. Both are explained here with mathematic formulas
IV stands for Individual Value.
IVs are a hidden stat that every Pokemon has innately, that cannot be changed after the Pokemon is originally generated. Each Pokemon has six separate IVs, one for each basic stat (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, and HP). The IV values can range from 0 to 31, with 31 being the best.
The specific equations to calculate stats at a given level include IVs, but it's a pretty complicated ordeal.
Here's the equation for HP:
And the equation for all the other stats:
(Images courtesy of Bulbapedia)
IVs are hidden values, and there is no way to tell them without simply noting your stats and EVs at several different levels and reverse-engineering them using a calculator. A good calculator for this task can be found here.
The best way to test for IVs upon newly hatching or catching a Pokemon is to save the game, then feed it a bunch of Rare Candies while noting its stats each level. After you narrow down its IVs, load the game again. The IVs won't be changed, but you'll have your Rare Candies back to use again.
You can also attempt to breed a Pokemon with the same IV stat as its parent by using a specific EV breeding item. Trust me, trying to get the IVs you want takes forever.
Best Answer
As Toomai states, having a Pokémon with Flame Body or Magma Armor helps tremendously.
While the effect of having two Pokémon with the same ability doesn't stack, the efficiency of the ability can be multiplied by up to five by carrying more than one egg at a time.
Finally, there is a bit of a trick that'll significantly simplify the issue: When on the Bike Road, half of your movement is handled for you, and an unblocked avenue that runs from top to bottom can be found on the far left side of the bridge.
This means that you only have to press and hold the up button on the D-pad; and this can be done with a rhythm that is very easy to do with complete absence of mind, often allowing you to at the very least read or watch something else as you slog along.