Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26581304-20150906194347/@comment-26871289-20150913194607

Another way to make my point is to ask whether the likelihood of breeding a Rare Enbrat is in any way related to the probability of breeding a regular Enbrat? If it is, then you would be better off breeding an existing Rare Enbrat against a regular Enbrat since that combination (if available) can only result in an Enbrat. You're better off not choosing a combo that can result in outcomes that are not an Enbrat (like Potbelly and T-Rox) since those outcomes would totally preclude breeding the desired Rare Enbrat.

On the other hand, if the likelihood of breeding a Rare Enbrat is totally independent of the probability of breeding a regular Enbrat, then you're better off with the combo that produces the least costly (in time) failures. In this case, breeding Rare Enbrat with regular Enbrat is the worst choice because it will always produce the most costly failure (another regular Enbrat). Instead, choosing T-Rox and Potbelly is a better choice because many of the failures will be the less costly parents, which will lower the average amount of time you'll wait for your next attempt. As an aside, it's also interesting to ask whether T-Rox & Potbelly or Pummel & Noggin would be the more optimal 3&1 breeding combo.