Pixelmon Breeding Guide: Daycare, Eggs and IVs on Complex (2026)

Short answer: Pixelmon breeding on Complex Pixelmon (pixel.mc-complex.com) happens in the Day Care. Place a Day Care block and right-click it (or type /daycare with Elite rank or higher), add two Pokemon from the same egg group, and confirm. Each IV on the egg rolls between the two parents' values, a held power item locks one stat for 7,500 Coins, and every Pokemon has 5 breeding lives. Walk with the egg in your party to hatch it, and check progress with /eggsteps.

How Pixelmon breeding works on Complex​

1. Get a Day Care block. Buy one for 100,000 Coins at /warp grassmart or in /shop under the Machine Shop. All 16 colors work the same.
2. Open it. Place the block and right-click it. With Elite rank or higher, /daycare opens it from anywhere.
3. Add two Pokemon. They need a shared egg group and opposite genders, or one of them can be a Ditto. /pwiki shows any Pokemon's egg groups.
4. Confirm. A Breeding Confirmation menu shows both parents, their breeding lives, a predicted egg and the cost. Pick a gender here if you want one.
5. Wait, then claim the egg. When the timer ends, collect the egg from the Day Care.
6. Hatch it. Walk with the egg in your party until it hatches.

No item requests: the Pixelmon Day Care normally asks for items before it breeds. On Complex those requests are skipped, so breeding starts as soon as you confirm.
Day Care boxes: you can breed in 10 boxes at once, and ranks add more. See Pixelmon Ranks.
Tip: Shift-click Confirm to jump straight back into the Day Care and set up the next pair.

Pokemon breeding items​

Breeding items are sold in the EV/Breeding Shop at /warp psychicmart or in /shop.
The Oval Charm also cuts breeding time in half.

How IVs, natures and abilities pass down​

IVs: on Complex, each of the egg's six IVs rolls a random value between the two parents' IVs for that stat. Breed two strong parents and the egg can't fall below the weaker one in any stat.
Power items: a parent holding a power item passes its exact IV for that stat, with no roll. Give each parent a different power item to lock two stats. You pay 7,500 Coins per power item when you confirm.
Natures: give a parent an Everstone to pass down its nature. This follows Pixelmon's normal Everstone rule.
Hidden Abilities: in a pair without a Ditto, a female parent with its Hidden Ability always passes it down. A male parent with its Hidden Ability passes it 60% of the time.
Gender: the egg's gender is random for free, or you can pick Female for 1,500 Coins or Male for 3,000 Coins in the confirm menu. You only see genders the baby can naturally have.

Breeding lives​

Every Pokemon on Complex Pixelmon has breeding lives. The confirm menu shows each parent's lives.

• A Pokemon starts with 5 breeding lives.
• Each time you collect an egg, both parents lose 1 life.
• The egg starts with the lower of its parents' lives after that breed. Two fresh parents give an egg with 4 lives.
• A Pokemon with 0 lives can breed one last time. After that it is permanently unbreedable.
• An egg bred from a 0-life parent is untradeable and has 0 lives itself.

Breeding time and hatching eggs​

Breeding time: Complex uses Pixelmon's standard Day Care timer. A box takes 90 minutes when both parents share the same main type, and 3 hours when their main types differ. Hourglasses and the Oval Charm make it faster, and Omega rank can finish a box instantly with /pokebreed <box> once every 10 minutes.
Hatching: eggs hatch as you walk with them in your party. Each egg cycle is 255 steps, and different species need a different number of cycles. Type /eggsteps <slot> to see how many steps are left.
Check before you hatch: /ivs works on eggs, so you can check an egg's IVs right away.
Hatch instantly: Legend rank and up can use /hatch <slot> to hatch one egg every 10 minutes.

Breeding commands​

About /neuter: it asks you to confirm, then marks the Pokemon as unable to breed. You can't undo it, so only use it on Pokemon you never want bred.

Breeding rules on Complex​

• No Ditto with Ditto: two Ditto can't breed together.
• No breeding tax: you only pay for the extras you choose: power items, gender and hourglasses.
• Untradeable eggs: eggs bred from a parent with 0 lives can't be traded or sold.
• Trade cooldown: a Pokemon you get from /pgift, the GTS or a trade machine can't be traded again for 12 hours.
• Legendaries: legendary Pokemon are in the Undiscovered egg group and can't breed, which is Pixelmon's standard rule.

Pixelmon Breeding FAQ​

How does breeding work in Pixelmon?​

Where do I get a Day Care in Pixelmon?​

How do I breed perfect IVs in Pixelmon?​

What items do you need for Pokemon breeding?​

How long does Pixelmon breeding take?​

How many times can a Pokemon breed?​

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