The last few gens have made breeding significantly easier for people that want to get into it. But people often still say it is a confusing endeavor. Do you breed Pokémon? I myself consider myself to be a Pokémon Breeder. I like to breed and get those perfect IV Pokémon with a beautiful Ball combo and lovely egg moves. Not to mention that I am a huge fan of Matsuda method breeding as it is the best way for me to get a good shiny.
I have done a lot of breeding for IVs over the last few games. It's been a while now but I might get back into it, so yeah I do breed my Pokémon, just not currently.
I agree with marine. Ever since gen 6, breeding has been my niche. I can breed anything someone may want and even get a shiny or two during the process. I feel that breeding is so easy to get into and is definitely worth while.
If I breed, it isn't for competitive or anything. I'm not even in the scene. It's mostly just to fill up my Pokédex, train up a baby team, get a Pokémon for someone, or get a hidden ability. Otherwise, I don't really consider myself one.
Breeding's definitely been pretty fun. The new stuff like egg moves, Masuda, Habs and other little tidbits keep it interesting for hobbyists. I like to breed shinies and egg moves. IVs seem a little more complicated and out of my wheelhouse.
I've considered myself a breeder since Gen 5 where I started then everything changed and made things much easier which I can't complain about. I love breeding. I really like breeding up good pokémon more than actually using them at times and I have breeding stock dating back from gen 4 , I especially like breeding pokémon in rare balls and of course with all the perfect IVs they need too.
I started breeding in Gen 5 but did not get serious until Gen 6 and have been breeding egg moves and 5-6IV Pokémon for competetive. I have gotten away from it recently, but it is really fun for me. Breeding for shinies is really awesome especially when they have great IVs and natures!
Like a few here I started in Gen V, getting "serious" about it in Gen VI which introduced a lot of novelties (the most catching for me, balls), I remembered opening a few Breeding Shops here and there so it quickly became an habit for me to always be breeding something, up to now most of my in-game hours were spent cycling around and hatching eggs xD all games except US in the 999:99 hours. It can get tiring at times yes, but doing it while you watch something make the deal way easier. But the best part imo is helping people and making friends, I got really close to amazing people over the course of the years I have been in this. <3
I love being able to help out people and exchange cool pokes that I bred myself. Feels like I am contributing to the fandom as a whole by doing that.
I breed a lot of Pokémon actually. Not only for getting Pokémon with good IV's and Natures, but I also shiny hunt using MM. I think breeding is the best way to get a shiny! Well, other than chain fishing.
I only recently started breeding in gen VI. Nothing too series, I just wanted to have a perfect female Eevee to go along with my fanfiction I was writing. It took a year of breeding and 10 perfect males before I finally got one. By the end of it, I burned myself out. I did like it though and do plan on returning to do some more series breeding in the future.
