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Can anyone explain to me the basics of hatching

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Survivor
Dec 31, 2010
20
Hello! I've been trying to hatch a good life pet that does decent damage and maybe some healing if i'm lucky, but i'm not sure how to obtain said pet. Are there certain snacks I need to feed my pet for certain stats? What about pedigree? Also, how do i recieve certain moves? Does each pet have a unique talent list or is it preset for the pet you have?

-Wolf Dragoncaller, Lvl 87 Archmage Theurgist

Archon
Sep 17, 2012
4162
1st Gen pets (pets dropped or bought) have 10 talent slots. Every 1st Gen pet of a certain type has the same exact 10 possible talents in their list. As you level the pet up, it's 5 learned talents will reveal themselves at each level. Talents are set when a pet is hatched/dropped/bought. Nothing you feed or train with will change which 5 talents a pet learns.

The only difference with hatched pets is that they are a blend of their parent's talent lists. They get 10 of 20 possible talents from both of their parent's lists and then learn 5 of those 10. So every hatched pet with the same 2 parents can be totally different and have totally different mix of talents, but all their talents will come from the 20 their parents had in their lists.

Pedigree is just a total of possible talents by level. Common =1 up to Epic =5. So hypothetically if a pet had 10 Epic talents and 10 Epic Derby it would be 100 pedigree. It really means nothing. Concentrate on what talents you want, not on highest pedigree. There are some Uncommon talents that are better than Epic.

You should go through http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Category:First_Generation_Pets
Decide what pets and talents you want. Then see where they can be found and work on hatching the talents you want into the pet you want.

Historian
Jun 19, 2010
657
Basic Pet Hatching Questions and Answers Parts I and II:

Where in Wizard 101 do players go to train, hatch pets, or buy and sell pet snacks?
Pet Pavilion

Where does hatching occur?The Pet Hatchery

What type of pets can hatch?Two adult or higher level pets can hatch

What do Pet Talents do?
Pet Talents
Boost your wizard's statsProvide extra spells in duels (by Item Card or Pet Casting)raise the Pet's Attributes. *** Remember your pet has to be equipped to benefit from them ***
What is a Pet Pedigree?
http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?77673-Illustrated-Pet-Pedigree-Education
Pet Pedigree Total equals all the Pet Talent & Derby Skill Bubbles added together What does that mean?The higher the Pedigree the better chances you have at getting Epic Talents and Derby Skills

Do pets have preset Talents?

Gamma does a great job explaining this:
https://www.wizard101.com/forum/pets/pet-statistics-talents-and-powers-17861

Excerpt from what Gamma says shown below:
Your Pet has Talents and Powers.There are ten possible Talents and ten possible Derby Powers for each pet typeYour pet starts off as a Baby with no Talents or Derby Powers, and you get access to more as you level your pets.Some Talents and Derby Powers are better than others. They are called Uncommon, Rare, Ultra-Rare, or EpicWhen you hatch, your new baby pet may get 5 Talents from each parent What kind of Pet Talents are there?
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Category:Talents#axzz4CuFRCvfH

Historian
Jun 19, 2010
657
Basic Pet Hatching Questions and Answers Parts II:

Life Pets

http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Category:Life_Pets#axzz4CuFRCvfH


Best Life Pet Discussion

http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?239862-Best-Life-pet


Pet Snacks
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Snack:Snack_Classes#axzz4CuFRCvfH
You feed your pet snacks after you train that help level your petFeed your pets items from your backpack you don't want or need Have fun hatching pets!

Survivor
Dec 31, 2010
20
Tylerwildpants on Jun 28, 2016 wrote:
Basic Pet Hatching Questions and Answers Parts I and II:

Where in Wizard 101 do players go to train, hatch pets, or buy and sell pet snacks?
Pet Pavilion

Where does hatching occur?The Pet Hatchery

What type of pets can hatch?Two adult or higher level pets can hatch

What do Pet Talents do?
Pet Talents
Boost your wizard's statsProvide extra spells in duels (by Item Card or Pet Casting)raise the Pet's Attributes. *** Remember your pet has to be equipped to benefit from them ***
What is a Pet Pedigree?
http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?77673-Illustrated-Pet-Pedigree-Education
Pet Pedigree Total equals all the Pet Talent & Derby Skill Bubbles added together What does that mean?The higher the Pedigree the better chances you have at getting Epic Talents and Derby Skills

Do pets have preset Talents?

Gamma does a great job explaining this:
https://www.wizard101.com/forum/pets/pet-statistics-talents-and-powers-17861

Excerpt from what Gamma says shown below:
Your Pet has Talents and Powers.There are ten possible Talents and ten possible Derby Powers for each pet typeYour pet starts off as a Baby with no Talents or Derby Powers, and you get access to more as you level your pets.Some Talents and Derby Powers are better than others. They are called Uncommon, Rare, Ultra-Rare, or EpicWhen you hatch, your new baby pet may get 5 Talents from each parent What kind of Pet Talents are there?
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Category:Talents#axzz4CuFRCvfH
So if i'm going for a damage pet, i should level up its strength attributes? Also, do pet snack schools even matter?