How Specific do you need to be with the destiny knot?

Question

I have successfully bred 5 perfect IV Honedges, and Larvitars. For both Honedge and Larvitar I have used a 31/31/31/x/31/x + x/31/31/x/31/31 to get a common 5 Perfect IV.
However, now that I'm on to breeding Marill's, I can get no more than 4 perfect IVs. The combination I use varies from
x/31/31/x/31/31 + 31/31/x/x/31/31, to x/31/31/x/31/31 + 31/x/31/x/31/31. I haven't used the same IV spread as I used for Honedge and Larvitar. (Yes I am properly using Destiny knot + Everstone for nature.) I can't gett 5 perfect IVs. What is my issue? Can this detiny knot only pass 5 perfect IVs if the egg Pokemon is the lowest evolution (azumarill?). What am I doing wrong? I am on my 4th pc box using this combination.

Answer 1

I think your problem is that in all the IV spreads your using, none of them have a perfect IV stat in Sp. Atk. (I think it's Sp. Atk, anyway)

x/31/31/x/31/31
31/31/x/x/31/31
x/31/31/x/31/31
31/x/31/x/31/31

If the order you presented is correct and such, then yeah, there's one of your problems.
The remaining IV that isn't perfect is probably just the result of bad luck. Sorry. :(

Hope I helped. :)

Comments

I don't need special attack though.  I'm trying to obtain 31/31/31/x/31/31.  Thanks for the answer though.  Seems like nobody knows.

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Oh, okay. You're doing everything right then.
To what you've mentioned, and what is known, you're just having severe repetitive luck. xD Since X and Y is only three weeks into the release though, and the game data being a little harder to hack, there might be some vital information that hasn't been discovered. Sorry.

Hope I helped. :)