Egg Move Chain Finder
Find the shortest breeding chain to teach any egg move to your Pokemon.
Gen 9 Mirror Herb Shortcut
In Scarlet/Violet, Pokemon can learn egg moves from picnic partners using Mirror Herb, without breeding. Have the Pokemon hold a Mirror Herb and picnic with another Pokemon that knows the desired move. The target Pokemon must have an empty move slot. This works even between Pokemon that don't share egg groups.
How Egg Move Breeding Chains Work
Egg moves are moves a Pokemon can only learn through breeding, passed from a parent that knows the move to the offspring. The parent and target must share at least one of the 15 egg groups. When no direct parent exists, you need a multi-step breeding chain using "bridge" Pokemon that belong to two different egg groups.
How This Tool Finds the Shortest Chain
The chain finder uses a BFS (breadth-first search) algorithm to explore egg group connections and find the fewest breeding steps needed. A 1-step chain means a Pokemon in the same egg group learns the move naturally (by level-up, TM, or tutor). A 2+ step chain means you must first breed the move onto an intermediate Pokemon, then breed that intermediate with your target.
Gen 9 Mirror Herb Shortcut
Starting in Generation 6, either parent can pass egg moves -- not just the father. Generation 9 introduced the Mirror Herb, which lets a Pokemon learn egg moves from a picnic partner without breeding at all. The target holds the Mirror Herb and must have an empty move slot. This works even between Pokemon that do not share egg groups, bypassing the traditional chain entirely.