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  Welcome to the Kellmatak Islands, and a place widely known for it’s Pokémon breeders. In this new Pokémon adventure, you step down from your role as a Pokémon trainer and instead step into the shoes of a Pokémon Breeder’s apprentice.

But as your training goes on, a violent storm breaks out in Kellmatak and nearby Hoenn. The cause of this is soon discovered to come from a powerful Pokémon which has been genetically created from the earth’s strongest Legendaries. You leave your post as an apprentice and set out to save your people. Using your knowledge of Pokémon breeding, you set out to create the strongest Pokémon possible–one which can face the unknown cross-bred menace.

  In Pokémon Breeder, the amount of breeds and creations you can make is endless. There are many techniques you can use while creating a Pokémon, but during game play there are 3 that are applied most often. All three are crucial to winning the game, so study and master them all.

<-Meet Professor Maple, your mentor and teacher in the art of breeding. 

  One important aspect of the game is Breeding for Strength. This implies breeding Pokémon which are stronger or have more powerful moves than un-bred ones. Many times you will be challenged to breed Pokémon which either must learn moves completely different from their type. Ultimately, you will be forced to breed only the strongest Pokémon, as the non-bred will simply be too weak for their opponents. How hard will it be to teach a Geodude vinewhip? How hard will it be to breed a Caterpie worthy of battling a Zapdos? All the power of creation is in your hands; experiment, and you may find some astounding results!

  Can you create a pedigree Pokémon? Setting strength and battling aside, can you make a Pokémon worthy of a show? Enter contests in which your Pokémon's beauty is compared to other's. Feeding and grooming are also important in creating the world's most stunning Pokémon. While contest-bred Pokémon can not fight, and will not get stronger over time, their beauty requires an extreme amount of attention and caring for. Worthy contest breeds will gain ribbons, money, and prizes. If the idea of grooming isn't exactly your kick, consider this: Pokémon who have won contests sell for a huge amount of money, which can be used to buy items and accessories, but most importantly, can buy rare strength-based Pokémon.

In Pokémon Breeder, Eevee and her stages are very rare. You will receive only one Eevee in the game, so if you want to obtain all of the -eons, you will need to breed a few before you evolve them. The catch: Eevee only mates with her own kind, and Ditto. Obtaining Ditto is quite a job in itself. So why, then, is having Eevee and the -eons so important?

    Eevee and her evolutions are the most unique Pokémon in the game for one reason: they are contest and battle enabled. Not only that, but their strength is measured by their beauty. Basically, the better they do in the contests, the better they will do in the field. And, of course, Espeon and Umbreon only evolve when Eevee's beauty is at it's max. Want more reasons to breed Eevee? Espeon sells for more money than any other Pokémon in the game (including Mew, the only Legendary contest breed!) and Umbreon, Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon follow Mew respectively. Second-to-lastly, if you don't want to sell, collect all Eevee eveloutions and you will be rewarded hansomly: with both the Contest Breeder's Award (which includes 100,000 in Pokémon money!) and and a brand-spankin' new Mewtwo, which is one of the strongest Strength breeds out there. Ready for one more? in order to obtain Mew, you must collect all Pokémon in Pokémon Breeder which originated from the Red and Blue games! That includes, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon and Mew! Also, to obtain Lugia, you'll need to obtain all Pokémon originating from Gold and Silver, which includes Espeon and Umbreon! And of course, to obtain Jirachi, the strongest of the Strength breeds, you need to have all of the Pokémon available in Pokémon Breeder, which includes, well, all the Pokémon available in Pokémon Breeder.

Didn't think you were going to do that side-quest for Eevee? You may want to think again. Er, I mean, the sidequest before that, which is for Ditto... oh I give up.

  This is by far the most important part of Pokémon Breeder. You have the ability to take any two Pokémon and combine them into one. There is both technique and luck in the making of new Pokémon. Some crossbreeds may become super-powerful Pokémon, some may hatch as "mutts," the result of two breeds which just shouldn't of been crossed. Such "mutts" may not be kept and are confiscated. It is up to you to decide whether a pair of Pokémon will lay a unique egg. Usually it is quite easy, as all Pokémon who have the same egg type can be crossbred. Namely, there are two types of crossbreeds.

1) The first type of crossbreed is the eggbreed. This is when two Pokémon of the same egg type mate. There is almost no chance of hatching a mutt with an eggbreed. Creating eggbreeds is free... but be prepared for the old fashion leave 'em and walk around.

  2) The second is the genetic breed. The genetic breed allows you to take ANY two Pokémon and put them together. Not only does this offer endless possibilities, but the genetic form of breeding takes about as long as a Pokémon heals at a Pokémon Center. As it is done with a machine, and not mating, it is quick, but you will lose your original Pokémon (genetically, they will be "squished" together).

    There are disadvantages of genetic breed, of course. Firstly, it is very expensive to create a genetic breed, and the more the original Pokémon are worth, the more expensive it will get.  Second, there is a high rate of creating a mutt. This is especially inconvenient, since if a mutt is created, you will not get your money back. Also, you will need a license to create genetic breeds, which costs more money, and will be taken away if you create more mutts than breeds over time.  

    The GPBA, or Genetic Pokémon Breeder's Association, overlooks all genetic breeding performed. They give you a permit, and can take it away. Also, you will use their machines for the process, which will be used by their scientists. Basically, be nice, or you'll be stuck with old couples with big backyards.

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