Do both parents hold Destiny Knot?

Do Both Parents Hold Destiny Knot? A Complete Guide to Pokémon Breeding

Direct Answer
No, both Pokémon cannot hold a Destiny Knot simultaneously. Only one Pokémon, either the father or the mother, can have a Destiny Knot, and its effect applies to the resulting offspring. This guide will delve deeper into the mystery of Destiny Knots and provide insight into Pokémon breeding.

What is Destiny Knot?
Destiny Knot, also known as Egg Nature Manipulation, is a trait that determines how much stats are inherited from a parent to a child when breeding. With the Destiny Knot, five out of six individual values (IVs) are randomly taken from the parents. The remaining one IV is randomly selected, whereas normally, three IVs would be taken from each parent.

What Does It Mean if Both Parents Have a Destiny Knot?

• Both parents, separately, pass down a combined total of 5+5 = 10 IVs, while in normal breeding, three IVs would be passed from each parent, for a total of 3+3 = 6 IVs.

Practical Implications
No real difference; both normal breeding and breeding with both Destiny Knot parents will inherit random IVs, only one of which is specific, while the rest remain undetermined.