Genetic facts about Pokemon I've been thinking a lot about Pokemon genetics lately, and I believe I've discovered something amazing: All Pokemon have the same amount of chromosomes! Think about it; haven't you ever brought two totally different Pokemon to a daycare and received an egg within a day? That can only happen if both the Pokemon have the same chromosome count! This also means that the gestation time for [i]every female Pokemon[/i] is about twenty-four hours. That must be really weird for them. This also means that all Pokemon can't be mammals, either, because they don't give birth to live young. However, they all may be irregular like the platypus or the echidna, but I doubt it. This explains how the Ditto can change into another