DayCare

The DayCare is a place on PokéFarm run by Professor Laurel where up to two Pokémon can breed while gaining EXP. The DayCare can be accessed through a link on the NavBar.

About the DayCare

The DayCare page as it appears upon a user's first visit.

The DayCare page consist of four tabs:

• About the DayCare: Explains the use and the restrictions of the DayCare.
• Your Pokémon: Shows the Pokémon that are currently in the DayCare, and allows the user to add or remove Pokémon. This tab also contains information regarding the Pokémon in the Daycare, such as each Pokémon's Level, EXP, Gender, Name, and when applicable, Compatibility.
• Eggs: Shows the Eggs that the Pokémon in the DayCare produce, and allows the user to claim or release them.
• Updates: Allows for the purchase Account Upgrades that are related to the DayCare.

Leaving a Pokémon in the DayCare

In order to leave a Pokémon in the DayCare, a spot must be available in the second DayCare tab: Your Pokémon. Each user may leave up to two Pokémon in the DayCare. If one Pokémon is already in the DayCare when a user tries to leave a second Pokémon, the DayCare will only show Pokémon that are in the first Pokémon's Egg Group. If the user wants to add another Pokémon with no intention of Breeding, the closed eye symbol next to the page title has to be toggled to have all Pokémon displayed.

Note: Pokémon in the DayCare will still show up in a user's Party and Fields, and can still be interacted with.

Breeding

Breeding is considered the main usage of the DayCare, and occurs when two compatible pokémon are left in the DayCare. Breeding two Pokémon can producing an Egg of either of their species. The probability of two Pokémon producing an egg is determined by the level of compatibility there is between them. Depending on the compatibility of the Pokémon, there is a chance that an Egg may be produced each time the user completes 64 Interactions.

Breeding mechanics on PokéFarm Q differ slightly from the canon Pokémon games. Offspring may belong to the same evolutionary chain as either parent, rather than just the mother. Incense breeding is also nonexistent; a Snorlax can produce Munchlax eggs without holding a Full Incense. Pokémon from the Undiscovered Egg Group cannot breed with any Pokémon, this Egg Group includes Legendary Pokémon and Baby Pokémon, Manaphy and Phione are the only exceptions from this. Ditto can breed with every breedable Pokémon, including genderless Pokémon, but breeding two Ditto together will not produce any Eggs.

Compatibility

Example of a compatible breeding pair.

The compatibility of two Pokémon is based on multiple factors, including their: height difference, weight difference, and type difference. Considering this, Pokémon of the same species are more compatible breeding with each other, than with Pokémon of different species. The sentence beneath the two Pokémon in the DayCare gives a hint on how compatible they are as a breeding couple. In order to get an exact percentage of a couple's breeding compatibility, the Matchup Checker upgrade has to be purchased.

Sentence	Compatibility
The Pokémon are not compatible for breeding.	0%
The Pokémon seem to prefer being with others.	40-49%
The Pokémon get along reasonably well.	50-69%
The Pokémon are very friendly toward each other.	70-79%

Exclusive Pokémon

Exclusive Pokémon are special Pokémon that are exclusive to PokéFarm, and are their own unique species. Exclusive Pokémon will often be able to produce Eggs of their own species, as well as Eggs of their parent species, e.g. members of the Early Bird Line maybe produce both Early Bird Natu Eggs, and normal Natu Eggs. When breeding Exclusive Pokémon, there is a max chance of 12.5% (1 in 8) that an Egg that is produced will be of an Exclusive Species, there is a 85.5% chance (7 in 8) chance that Egg produced will be of a parent species.

Special Breeding Pairs

There are some Breeding Pairs that have special characteristics for breeding. They are listed below: <spoiler show="Show Special Breeding Pairs" hide="Hide Special Breeding Pairs">When breeding Miltank or Tauros with each other or any other Pokémon, both Miltank and Tauros Eggs can be produced.

Nidoran is considered one Pokémon, ignoring its gender differences. So breeding a member of its evolution line with any other Pokémon, may result in a Nidoran Egg which can hatch either male or female.

Even though Zangoose and Seviper should be able to breed, the feud between them makes it impossible for them to do so.</spoiler>

Breeding Unown

All Species of Unown are member of their own Egg group (the Unown Egg Group), which allow for Unown to breed with each other without a Ditto. Specific Unown letters can be bred together to produce other letters of Unown, the breeding mechanism for doing so is outlined below: <spoiler show="Show how to breed specific letters" hide="Hide how to breed specific letters">When breeding with Unown it is necessary to know that the same letters will always produce the same letters. When breeding two A Unown with each other they will always produce A Unown. When breeding an A Unown and a B Unown they will always produce a C Unown.

To know which Unown will be produced while breeding their letters need to be seen as numbers, where each number is equal to their place in the alphabet. Unown A equals to 1, Unown B equals to 2 etc.

Unown Letter	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z	?	!
Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28

The first step is to find out which Unown appears later in the alphabet and therefore which Unown has the higher number of the breeding pair. This number is the first value, the number of the other Unown is the second value. Now to get the resulting Unown the second value has to be subtracted from the first value. The resulting value is added to the first value which gives the number of the resulting Unown. Mathematically speaking with an example of breeding Unown A and Unown B.

x = Number of the Unown which appears later in the alphabet, in this example: Unown B, number: 2
y = Number of the Unown which appears earlier in the alphabet, in this example: Unown A, number: 1
z = Number of the Unown which results from breeding both Unown, in this example: From breeding Unown A and Unown B

(x - y) + x = z

Where (x - y) is calculated first. In this example: (2 - 1) + 2 = 3 Looking up number 3 from the table tells that Unown C results from breeding Unown A and Unown B. Another possible formula is:

2 * x - y = z

Where 2 * x is calculated first.

Note: If the resulting value is over 28 then 28 has to be subtracted from the result to get the real number.

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Eggs

Eggs that were bred by a couple in the DayCare can be viewed in the Eggs tab. A user may only take one Egg from the DayCare each day, but DayCare passes may be used to claim more Pokémon. Users in Hypermode obtain a Hypermode Shelter Pass each day, which allow them to take an additional Egg each day, additional DayCare passes can be purchased for Gold Poké.

Any Eggs not claimed by a user while in the DayCare are sent to the Shelter every reset (00:00:00, server time). An exception from this are Event Eggs, as they only have a 1% chance of going into the Shelter.

Upgrades

DayCare Upgrades can be purchased with Gold Poké (GP) on the Upgrades tab of the DayCare.

• SpyGlass: A tool that will reveal the specific image of an Egg. It comes in handy when the user is breeding with two different Pokémon species. Can be bought for 20 GP.
• Red Gigaremo: A tool that can force a user's Pokémon to be more compatible with each other while lowering their happiness. Couples must be breeding compatible to work; 0% compatibility cannot be increased. The Red Gigaremo can be used any time for a one-time purchase of 2,000 GP.

Note: If one of the Pokémon in the couple runs away, the other will also run away.

• Matchup Checker: A small tool that shows a user exactly how compatible the user's Pokémon are for a one-time buy of 100 GP. Once bought, a percentage will show up next to the couple's compatibility sentence.
• DayCare Pass: This allows a user to take additional Eggs from the DayCare. Each Pass costs 20 GP and can only be used once. Users also have the option to by Passes in bulk, at a discount prices, in sets of 10 (for the price of 9) or 60 (for the price of 50).
• DayCare EXP Booster: Increases the amount of EXP gained by Pokémon while in the DayCare by 25%. Users can stack up to five Boosters to get the maximum boost out of them. Can be bought for 300 GP.
• Destiny Knot: The Destiny Knot helps with IV Breeding. If either parent holds it, then the child will inherit more of its stats from the parents than it normally would. The Destiny Knot can be bought for 1000 GP.