Growth (stat)
The Growth, or Size, stat is a factor that determines the relative size of Pokemon compared to other Pokemon of the same species.
A Pokemon's size also increases along with its level, allowing two Pokemon sharing the same species and growth to be easily distinguished.
This genetic factor is generated randomly when the Pokemon spawns and is displayed in the Pokemon's Summary menu, it cannot be modified in any way.
For most Pokemon, with the sole exception of Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist, the Growth is only an aesthetical stat that does not affect the Pokemon's behavoir or strenght in battle.
Wild Pokemon spawn with a multitude of sizes, however the Microscopic and Ginormous growths are exclusive to Breeding and cannot be obtained in any other way.
In order, from the smallest to the biggest, the Pokemon are available in the following sizes:
| ID | Growth | Size Multiplier | Spawn Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Microscopic | 0.33x | 0% |
| 0 | Pygmy | 0.5x | 5% |
| 1 | Runt | 0.75x | 10% |
| 2 | Small | 0.9x | 20% |
| 3 | Ordinary | 1x | 30% |
| 4 | Huge | 1.1x | 20% |
| 5 | Giant | 1.25x | 10% |
| 6 | Enormous | 1.5x | 5% |
| 7 | Ginormous | 1.66x | 0% |
| — | File:Alpha icon.pngAlpha | 1.75x | Alpha Pokemon-exclusive |
Breeding
A Pokemon's Growth stat can be passed down through Breeding.
Apart from the File:Alpha icon.pngAlpha size, there are no specific requirements to satisfy to pass down a specific growth, but it is possible to have a decent control over the offspring size by breeding two parents that share the same growth.
The size of the offspring is determined by the growth between the mother's and father's growths, with some random variance. To make an example:
- If the growths of the parents are Giant and Runt, the offspring will have:
- - ⅓ chance to be Small;
- - ⅓ chance to be Ordinary;
- - ⅓ chance to be Huge.
In this example the determined growth (the one equally "distant" from Runt and Huge) is Ordinary, so it and the two directly adjacent sizes will have a chance to be passed to the offspring.
The slight variance in growth occurs even if both parents have the same growth.
The Microscopic and Ginormous growths have ⅓ to be obtained by, respectively, breeding two Pygmy or two Enromous size parents.
Alpha Pokemon only pass down their File:Alpha icon.pngAlpha growth if bred with another Alpha Pokemon, otherwise the offspring will have no chance to inherit the growth.
