If you were looking for the sandwich ingredient, seeEgg (item).For thecurry ingredient, seeBoiled Egg. For the Egg-relatedglitches, seeGlitch Egg andBad Egg.

APokémon Egg (Japanese:ポケモンのタマゴPokémon Egg) is an object from which mostPokémon are known to hatch. Pokémon Eggs have appeared in allcore series games where Pokémon breeding has been available, and were a major plot point inGeneration II, in which they were introduced. They have also appeared in several spin-off games.

In some animation and manga appearances, an Egg's shell will have a pattern that reflects the appearance of the Pokémon inside.

In the core series games

Pokémon Eggs are produced bybreeding two Pokémon of a compatibleEgg Group and opposite gender together and will contain, by default, the lowest species in the evolutionary line of the mother. According to a girl inSolaceon Town, where one of manyPokémon Day Cares are located, no one has ever seen a Pokémon lay an Egg, and thus, it is not confirmed that this is how they appear. According to Professor Elm, as quoted by a man inHearthome City, and aMonsieur inCoumarine City, Eggs are not actually eggs and are more like "cradles".

Some Pokémon, known asbaby Pokémon, are also found by hatching them from an Egg created by their evolved forms, either naturally or through use of a heldincense. Unlike other specieswhich cannot breed, baby Pokémon evolve into species which can do so. In the games,Legendary Pokémon cannot breed in captivity, and only twoMythical Pokémon—Manaphy andPhione—are capable of breeding, both producing Phione Eggs when bred withDitto.

Mechanics

The amount of time left until a Pokémon hatches from its Egg is determined by the number ofEgg cycles (which are measured in steps) that the player walks when it is in the party (including movement on aBicycle or whileSurfing). In-gametime has no direct bearing on Egg hatching.

Eggs utilize the same memory allocation as Pokémon, so the coding structure is very similar. What would be thefriendship value in a Pokémon is theEgg cycle count for an Egg. Unlike friendship, this value counts down at the end of every Egg cycle.

FromGeneration V toGeneration VIII, an Egg will hatch when its Egg cycle count reaches zero. If multiple Eggs become ready to hatch at the same time, the first Egg in the party will hatch first while each subsequent Egg will hatch with each subsequent step. InPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the subsequent step is no longer required as each subsequent eggs will hatch sequentially (due to the textbox with the "Oh?" message immediately appearing when brought back in the overworld after hatching an egg) instead.

In GenerationsIII,IV, andPokémon Scarlet and Violet, an Egg will only hatch if its Egg cycle count is zero before an Egg cycle ends (meaning that an extra Egg cycle must be walked). Only one Egg can hatch per Egg cycle, since Eggs are processed in order and if one hatches, any remaining Eggs are not touched.

Generation II is like Generations III and IV, except that an Egg will hatch when its Egg cycle count reaches zero.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, an Egg will not hatch when climbing, gliding or flying withKoraidon orMiraidon.

The number of Egg cycles that an Egg has left determines the text that is shown on its status screen.

Generation II

Generation II introduced the system of Egg creation and hatching that would continue, much unaltered, to the present. The first Pokémon Egg obtainable by theplayer in the series was aKey Item given byMr. Pokémon inPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal. TheMystery Egg is to be delivered toProfessor Elm inNew Bark Town; he will then study it and have one of his aides return it to the player in theViolet CityPokémon Center.

Elm's studies show that when a Pokémon Egg is carried with aTrainer with aparty of lively Pokémon, it will eventually hatch. This is easily proven, as some time after the Egg is given, if it is kept in the party, it will hatch into aTogepi.

The player reaching the Daycare onRoute 34 marks where the game mechanics of breeding are truly introduced. Though unrevealed in the games (and only ever truly shown byPokémon Stadium 2 andPokédex 3D), Pokémon belong to one or two of fifteenEgg Groups, and those which share an Egg Group and are of opposite gender are capable of breeding. Pokémon without gender can be bred with aDitto, as can any other Pokémon not in theNo Eggs Discovered Group. Pokémon in the No Eggs Discovered Group will not breed with any Pokémon or produce any Eggs.

Pokémon that hatch from an Egg will come out at level 5, having whatever moves their species can learn by that level, any move both parents know that the hatched Pokémon can learn through level-up, anyTM orHM moves they are compatible with that were known by their father, and anyEgg Moves their father passed down. The father's moves take priority over the moves the species would usually have at that level.

These are the only games in which an Egg's status screen differs considerably from that of a normal Pokémon, as all later games use either a modified version of the Pokémon status screen of that game (as is the case in Generation III), or the same status screen, minus some pages (as is the case in Generation IV, V, and VII).

Generation III

Generation III retained much of the system introduced in Generation II, with only one major change:incenses are introduced that, if held by the appropriate Pokémon, will cause them to produce Eggs that hatch into new baby Pokémon (who were introduced in this generation). There are incenses forMarill's andWobbuffet's evolutionary lines, which allow them to produce Eggs that hatch intoAzurill andWynaut respectively. Presumably, these incenses are meant to keep the results of breeding consistent across generations while still allowing earlier Evolutions to be introduced.

All other mechanics present in Generation II are present in Generation III, including the system for hatching Eggs, except that Eggs require an extra Egg cycle to hatch. Egg Groups now have more members, but the groups themselves number the same as in Generation II, and no Pokémon have changed groups.

InPokémon Emerald, several more mechanics were added. A Pokémon'sNature could be influenced if its mother held anEverstone while in the Day Care, while Pokémon withMagma Armor orFlame Body shorten the hatching process if they are in the party with Eggs.

In Generation III, a Pokémon Egg's type is listed as???.

No Eggs can be obtained from or traded toPokémon Colosseum orXD.

Generation IV

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Generation IV expanded on the mechanics found inPokémon Emerald, making them standard to the series, as well as added more baby Pokémon only obtainable throughincense breeding. InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, rather than just the female, either parent now has a 50% chance to pass down its nature if it holds anEverstone. In addition to this, Pokémon Eggs now hatch at level 1. This would have been possible inGeneration III as well, but was not inGeneration II due to a glitch in the programming that caused level 1 "Medium Slow" Pokémon to jump to level 100 instantly when leveled up.

A minor change in mechanics from Generation III causes Eggs to hatch slightly earlier, with the length of an Egg cycle dropping from 256 to 255 steps. The Manaphy Egg obtainable from Ranger games has its own sprite that is different from other, normal Eggs' sprites.

Trainers can use the PokétchDay-Care Checker app to check whether or not an Egg has been produced, unlike in previous generations, where Trainers attempting to breed two Pokémon would need to stay near the Day Care if they wished to get an Egg as soon as it was ready.

Eggs may also be transferred toMy Pokémon Ranch, but they will not hatch as long as they are kept in the game. When the ranch reaches the maximum level (level 25, requiring 999 Pokémon to be present in the ranch),Hayley will offer to trade any Pokémon Egg for her Mew.

InPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum, Eggs cannot be given massages; if attempted, theMassage Girl will exclaim, "That's silly! I'd break that Egg if I tried to massage it!"

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Special dates

In theGeneration IV games,Egg cycles are reduced from 255 steps to 230 steps on certain days. For example, on a reduced-cycle day, aMagikarp will take 1380 steps to hatch instead of 1530 steps.

Generation V

Building on the mechanics introduced in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Generation V makes it possible for female Pokémon with a Hidden Ability to pass on their Hidden Ability to their offspring, unless the father is a Ditto. The Manaphy Egg is foundin the coding of Black and White, but was not used.

A significant change to the mechanics ofEgg cycles in Generation IV causes Eggs to hatch at earlier times; Eggs now hatch when their Egg cycle count drops from 1 to 0, rather than when it is 0 at the end of an Egg cycle, effectively reducing the number of Egg cycles that need to be walked by 1. The length of an Egg cycle was also increased from 255 to 257 steps, but this effect is overshadowed by the change in the hatching trigger.

Generation VI

Again expanding on mechanics from previous games, Generation VI builds upon the mechanics from Generation V by allowing mothers to pass onEgg Moves andPoké Balls, removing the ability to pass onTMs andHMs from the father, and allowing any Pokémon to pass down Hidden Abilities when bred with Ditto. Another new mechanic is the ability for the parents to pass down five IVs if one of them holds aDestiny Knot.

Generation VII

Again expanding on mechanics from previous games, Generation VII builds upon the mechanics from Generation VI by allowing fathers to pass onPoké Balls when bred with Ditto and randomizing which Poké Ball is passed down when two Pokémon of the same species breed and they are in different balls.

Generation VIII

Again expanding on mechanics from previous games, Generation VIII builds upon the mechanics from Generation VII by allowing two Pokémon to pass Egg Moves to each other if one knows the move and the other has an open move slot for it.

Generation IX

InPokémon Scarlet and Violet, Eggs can be found duringPicnics. Species that produced different baby Pokémon if holding an incense now produce these baby Pokémon naturally. Incenses do not appear in these games.

In some cases that the game may crash,Shiny Pokémon that are hatched from the Eggs can appear again, but only if the game was saved before the Egg is hatched and it is in theplayer'sparty.

Eggs received from in-game events

Main article:List of Pokémon Eggs from in-game events

In severalcore series games, the player is able to obtain Pokémon Eggs from certainnon-player characters.

In theGeneration I games, theirGeneration VII remakes, and inLegends: Arceus, there are no Pokémon Eggs due to the absence of thebreeding mechanic. InPokémon X, Y,Sword, and Shield, the breeding mechanic is available but no Eggs are received from in-game events.

Some Eggs can also be received inPokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire and transferred to theGeneration III games.

Other known Eggs

Some Pokémon in theNo Eggs DiscoveredEgg Group have also been known to hatch from Eggs:

• Thelake guardiansUxie,Mesprit, andAzelf were born from the same Egg, according to one of Azelf'sPokédex entries.
• Arceus was born from an Egg before the universe existed, according to some of its Pokédex entries.

Appearance

Image from Generation II	Image from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire,FireRed and LeafGreen	Image from Pokémon Emerald	Image from Generation IV	Image from Generation V (front)	Image from Generation V (back)	Image from Generations VI andVII	(Unused) Image from Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee	Image from Pokémon HOME
Menu sprites from Generation II	Menu sprites from Generations III,IV, andV	Mystery Egg sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Menu sprite from Generations VI andVII	Menu sprite from Sword and Shield	Menu sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Dummied-out menu sprite from Legends: Arceus	Menu sprite from Scarlet and Violet	Menu sprite from HOME

Manaphy Egg

Manaphy Egg sprite fromGeneration IV	Manaphy Egg sprite fromGeneration V	Manaphy Egg menu sprite fromGenerations IV andV	Manaphy Egg menu sprite fromBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Manaphy Egg model fromHOME

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

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InPokémon Stadium 2, "EGG" is considered anickname of the Pokémon species inside. Due to Pokémon Stadium 2 hue shifting nicknamed Pokémon into different colors, Eggs get hue shifted as well. This can be seen when viewing Eggs in thePokémon Lab. Shinies do not ever get hue shifted, and therefore, all Pokémon Eggs with a Shiny inside are the default tan color without any color change. This way, it is possible to tell if a Pokémon Egg is Shiny before it hatches.

In the spin-off games

Hey You, Pikachu!

InHey You, Pikachu!, a Togepi Egg can be found and hatched while completing the Pokémon Picnic missions. In Japan, this game was released before the launch of Generation II, making it the first Egg to appear in a game.

Pokémon Snap

The Eggs of theKantolegendary birds appeared inPokémon Snap. This was the first appearance of Pokémon Eggs outside of Japan. These Eggs could be hatched by player interaction.

• Articuno: This Egg is in theCave area. It is silver and has a crystalline form. It hatches with the aid of two dancingJynx.
• Zapdos: This Egg is in theTunnel area. It is yellow with a jagged electric pattern on it. It hatches with the aid of aPikachu'sThunderbolt.
• Moltres: This Egg is in theVolcano area. It is white with a red flame design on it. It hatches when aPester Ball or an apple knocks it into the lava.

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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Four Eggs are available as unlockables inPokémon Puzzle Challenge; over time, they will hatch, and the Pokémon inside are only playable in Marathon mode.

• Magby is available after hatching the Fire Egg.
• Elekid is available after hatching the Lightning Egg.
• Igglybuff is available after hatching the Normal Circle Egg.
• Cleffa is available after hatching the Normal Star Egg.

Pokémon Breeder mini

Three Eggs containingTreecko,Torchic, andMudkip are available for the player to choose between inPokémon Breeder mini. However, these Eggs have a generic appearance, rather than their individual designs present in other media.

Pokémon Channel

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InPokémon Channel, Pokémon Eggs appear on theEggzamination: Hatch Up! channel, where the player can guess which Pokémon is within an Egg, and will win money if correct on hatching, which can take any time between 5 minutes to 24 hours. While some Pokémon hatch from plain white Eggs, a number of Eggs that have appeared in the animated series are a main feature on the channel.

Pokémon that hatch from their animated series Eggs includeAipom,Azurill,Bellsprout,Cleffa,Hoppip,Igglybuff,Krabby,Ledyba,Magby,Mudkip,Phanpy,Pichu,Sentret,Slowpoke,Smoochum,Swinub,Teddiursa,Togepi,Torchic,Treecko,Wooper, andWynaut.

Pokémon that hatch from plain white Eggs includeBulbasaur,Chansey,Charmander,Chikorita,Corsola,Cubone,Diglett,Delibird,Eevee,Geodude,Girafarig,Goldeen,Hoothoot,Koffing,Mr. Mime,Natu,Poliwag,Psyduck,Remoraid,Shellder,Smeargle,Squirtle,Sudowoodo,Vulpix, andZubat.

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Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire

Eggs can be hatched while playing in Egg Mode inPokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. While playing on theRuby Field, hitCyndaquil into the Egg stand three times to start heating the Egg. Hitting it once more will make the Egg hatch. Afterwards, sending the ball into the Egg stand again will lead toAerodactyl orTotodile replacing the Egg. While playing on theSapphire Field, send the ball through the Egg Stand to turn on one of the lights. This only works by sending the ball up the lower Egg Loop and not through Spoink launching the ball. Once all four lights are lit, the Egg will hatch the next time the ball is sent through the Egg stand. Afterwards, sending the ball through the Egg stand once more makes a new Egg appear and the process starts over. After an Egg has been hatched it must be caught by hitting it twice with thePoké Ball in less than a minute, otherwise it will go back into the Egg Stand.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

InPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness andSky, theplayer can earn Eggs as a reward for missions with a reward listed as ???. Only one Egg can be kept at a time, and will be sent toChansey's Day Care. The Egg will hatch after a random number of days, at which point, the hatched Pokémon will ask to join the player's team, be at level 1, and knowEgg Moves.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

AWonder Egg can be found at the end of theSurrounded Sea, which will hatch intoManaphy the next morning.

	Spoilers end here.

Pokémon Battle Chess

Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version

InPokémon Battle Chess BW Version, aVictini Egg acts as the equivalent of a king piece in chess. The Egg can take three hits before it hatches, and Victini can take one before fainting. If this Victini faints, the controlling player loses. The Egg can still be moved even while unhatched, though only when it has been damaged at least once.

Pokémon Battle Chess (Set)

In the Pokémon Battle Chess set, aTogepi Egg replaced Victini as the king piece. Both Togepi and Victini have the same rules as an Egg and when undamaged, though they have different movement and damage rules for when each has taken damaged after hatching.

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Pokémon Picross

InPokémon Picross, a Pokémon Egg appeared as a puzzle inArea 00-03.

Pokémon GO

For current and historic lists of Eggs inPokémon GO, seeList of Eggs in Pokémon GO.

InPokémon GO, a Pokémon Egg can be hatched by placing it inside anEgg Incubator and travelling a required distance. A player can hold a maximum of nine Eggs at once and cannot discard unhatched Eggs. In addition, if these nine slots are filled, there are three bonus Egg slots that can only hold Strange Eggs and Eggs obtained from Adventure Sync rewards. The player's travel is only counted towards hatching an Egg at low speeds (i.e. walking and running speeds).Adventure Sync allows the player's walked distance to be tracked even while the app is closed; without it, only walking while the app is open counts towards hatching Eggs.

There are six different distances which Eggs can require: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, and 12 km. Starting October 25, 2016, Eggs are colored based on the total distance required to hatch them: 2 km Eggs are white with green spots, 5 km Eggs are white with orange spots, 7 km Eggs are yellow with pink spots, 10 km Eggs are white with purple spots, and 12 km Eggs (also known as Strange Eggs) are white with red spots. 7 km Eggs were introduced on June 21, 2018, initially only being able to hatch intoAlolan forms, but the pool has since been expanded to includebaby Pokémon as well. Strange Eggs were introduced on October 12, 2020. Daily Adventure Eggs were introduced on October 15, 2025. When the player logs into the game for the first time on a new day, a Daily Adventure Egg will automatically be placed into its own Incubator that can only be used with the Daily Adventure Egg. The player can only hold and incubate one Daily Adventure Egg at a time. Hatching the Daily Adventure Egg will also reward the player with 10,000 XP.

In December 2020, three bonus storage spaces were added. If the player already has nine Eggs, Eggs can still be received from weekly Adventure Sync rewards or from Team GO Rocket Leader battles and placed into one of these slots. The Daily Adventure Egg does not count toward the player's current Egg storage.

Eggs can be obtained in a variety of ways. Each of the listed methods has its own separate pool of obtainable Pokémon Eggs.

• Spinning aPokéStop orGym has a chance of awarding the player a 2 km, 5 km, or 10 km Egg.
• Gifts fromFriends have a chance of containing a 7 km.
• WeeklyAdventure Sync rewards may include Eggs. The player can obtain a 5 km Egg for walking 25 km and a 10 km Egg for walking 50 km.
• Winning abattle against aTeam GO Rocket Leader will award a Strange Egg (12 km Egg).
• Logging into Pokémon GO for the first time on a new day (Daily Adventure Egg).

While it is not possible to know what will hatch from an Egg beforehand, an Egg's properties are determined at the time it is obtained (not when it is hatched). The hatched Pokémon'spower up level will match the player'sTrainer level at the time its Egg was obtained, capped at level 20. Its origin location will be the location at which the player obtained Egg; for Eggs obtained from Gifts, it will be the location at which the Friend obtained the Gift. Pokémon that are hatched from Eggs are guaranteed at least 10IVs (out of the maximum 15) in each stat. Region-exclusive Pokémon can only be hatched from Eggs obtained in its respective region; only during the 2018 and 2019 Ultra Bonus events, region-exclusive Pokémon (i.e.Farfetch'd,Kangaskhan,Mr. Mime, andTauros) were obtainable worldwide from 7 km Eggs. Although the possible pool of Pokémon obtainable from Eggs is occasionally updated, these changes do not affect Eggs that players already have on hand, including Event Pokémon hatched after the event when it was obtained has ended.

Hatching Eggs is the only way to obtain most baby Pokémon, along withSalandit,Varoom,Charcadet andLarvesta.

Upon hatching an Egg, a player will receive a random amount ofStardust andCandy dependent on the Egg's distance. The number of Candy received directly corresponds to the amount of Stardust received.

• 2 to 7 km:${\displaystyle Candy=\lfloor \frac{stardust}{75}\rfloor }$
• 10 km:${\displaystyle Candy=\lfloor \frac{stardust}{100}\rfloor }$
• 12 km:${\displaystyle Candy=\lfloor \frac{stardust}{200}\rfloor }$

Distance	Stardust	Candy
1 km	TBA	TBA
2 km	400 - 800	5 - 10
5 km	800 - 1600	10 - 21
7 km	800 - 1600	10 - 21
10 km	1600 - 3200	16 - 32
12 km	3200 - 6400	16 - 32

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article:Egg Pokémon (Masters)

InPokémon Masters EX, the player character (Scottie orBettie) can formsync pairs with Pokémon that are hatched from Eggs. Eggs can appear as random drops from certain battles, and some Eggs are available only during limited-time events.

Pokémon Playhouse

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InPokémon Playhouse, the player is able to hatch several Eggs.

Eevee × Tamagotchi

InEevee × Tamagotchi, the player'sEevee hatches from an Egg at the start of the game.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series was where Pokémon Eggs made their debut, withAsh finding an Egg inAttack of the Prehistoric Pokémon predating Pokémon Snap by nearly a year. The Egg was kept safe byBrock, but unlike later episodes, was not kept in its own case. Later Eggs have been shown to be kept in acase, which includes aPoké Ball for the baby to be put into upon hatching.

In earlierseries, Eggs are depicted with unique patterns that match the Pokémon contained within. This was changed inPokémon Journeys: The Series, with Eggs instead being closer to the generic Egg design from the games; however, the spots on Eggs do vary in color based on the Pokémon, rather than only being green like in the games.

Aside from Togepi's Egg, which hatched similarly to a real egg, later Eggs are shown to flash white before hatching, then to glow white and transform into the Pokémon they contain, similarly toEvolution. ByPokémon the Series: Black & White, hatching Eggs would be depicted as glowing and the eggshell bursting open to reveal the young Pokémon, much like in the games.

InAddress Unown, it was revealed that Pokémon are able to see the world outside of their Eggs. Additionally, Pokémon have been seen interacting from inside their Eggs, withManaphy usingHeart Swap on theTeam Rocket trio before it even hatched (it is also implied that it was the one who gaveMay the dream involvingthe Sea Temple).

InPutting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, a fossilizedAerodactyl Egg is shown and revealed to have been used in conjunction with anOld Amber to resurrect a living Aerodactyl.

InThe Gates of Warp! andShowdown at the Gates of Warp!,Dialga andPalkia's battling, due to them both being instigated byAlternate World Team Rocket, had caused many Pokémon todevolve and turn back into Eggs. Once the crisis was resolved, Dialga and Palkia repaired the distortions and freed the Pokémon from their Egg forms, reversing the devolutions.

Pokémon hatched from Eggs

Pokémon		Episode appeared - Episode hatched	Description	Notes
	Misty's Togepi	Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon - Who Gets to Keep Togepi?	White with blue and red triangular spots.	Found byAsh. Raised byBrock.
	Ash's Phanpy	Extreme Pokémon! - Hatching a Plan!	Light blue with no design.	Given toAsh byMr. Shellby.
	Ash's Larvitar	Lapras of Luxury - Hatch Me If You Can!	Jade green with no design.	Given toAsh byNaomi.
	May's Eevee	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure - Time-Warp Heals All Wounds	Brown with a cream-colored zigzag stripe around its middle.	Given toMay byChristopher and Jeannie.
	Brock's Happiny	All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! - One Big Happiny Family!	Light pink with a white stripe around the center and a red top.	Received byBrock for winning thePokémon Dress-Up Contest.
	Dawn's Cyndaquil	An Egg Scramble!	Mostly green, with a cream colored bottom and three red spots near the bottom.	Received byDawn for winning theJohto Festival.
	Ash's Scraggy	Here Comes the Trubbish Squad! - Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!	Tan with brown spots.	Given toAsh byKarena.
	Ash's Noibat	A Not-So-Flying Start!	Lavender with purple markings that resemble a Noibat's ears.	Found byAsh's Hawlucha.
	Ash's Froakie		Light blue with white markings that resemble a Froakie's hands.	Hatched offscreen. Shown in a flashback inCloudy Fate, Bright Future!.
	Ash's Rowlet		Very little of the Egg was seen.	Hatched offscreen. Shown in a flashback inFirst Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.
	Snowy	Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! - Racing to a Big Event!	White with a blue pattern that looked like flowers.	Given toLillie bySamson Oak.
	Ash's Riolu	Caring for a Mystery!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with light blue spots. The pattern of the spots was identical to all Eggs inPokémon GO at the time of its appearance.	Given toAsh by theVermilion CityNurse Joy.
	Ash's Pichu	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with yellow spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Ash's Dratini	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with sky blue spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Ash's Gastly	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with dark purple spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Dawn's Piplup	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with dark blue spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Goh's Scorbunny	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with orange spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Goh's Sobble	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with light blue spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Goh's Trapinch	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with burnt-orange spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Goh's Aerodactyl	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with bluish-gray spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Goh's Grookey	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!	Resembled an Egg from the core series games with lime green spots.	Devolved into an Egg due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia. Reverted back.
	Cynthia's Gible		Resembled an Egg from the core series games with dark blue spots.	Hatched offscreen. Shown in a flashback inIt's... Champion Time!.

Pokémon hatched from Eggs that were not seen

Misty's Azurill

It was the offspring ofTracey's Marill, and thenTracey gave it toMisty as mentioned inThe Scheme Team!, when Azurill itself first appeared.

Iris's Axew

Axew was given to Iris prior to the start of the series a few days after he had hatched.

Other Pokémon Eggs

• Extreme Pokémon!: An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Several "dummy" Eggs were used in the race. A large number of the Egg varieties seen, both real and dummy, are unique to this episode. Some of the designs seen are similar toBeedrill,Farfetch'd,Drowzee,Starmie, andHeracross, although Beedrill and Starmie usually cannot hatch from Eggs directly.
• A Mudkip Mission: This episode showed a home where babyMudkip were bred and even showed one hatching and spraying May in the face. These Eggs were small and blue with orange spots.
• May's Egg-Cellent Adventure: An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Primarily, it featured an Egg of aVulpix which was about to hatch, which was two shades of red with a design of curls separating the top from the bottom, reflecting the design of Vulpix's tails. Many other Eggs appeared in the breeding house. Based on the design, some of the other Eggs were identified asAipom,Bellsprout,Chinchou,Cleffa,Elekid,Igglybuff,Ledyba,Magby,Pichu,Sandshrew,Sentret,Smoochum,Spinarak,Swinub,Teddiursa, andWooper. A few of the designs were more difficult to distinguish than others.
• Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea: AManaphy Egg was primary to the plot of this movie. During the movie, while everyone was trying to protect the Egg, the center began to glow. WhenMay caught it after being tossed into the air, it began to hatch into aManaphy. This Egg was translucent blue with a red, yolk-like sphere and a ring of yellow dots inside of it.
• The Psyduck Stops Here!:Psyduck Eggs were seen in this episode and were the reason why the Psyduck were blocking the road. These Eggs were yellow with patterns that looked like Psyduck's feet.
• In Alola to New Adventure!:Samson Oak received this Vulpix Egg from his cousin,Professor Oak. InLillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Samson offered Ash and his classmates the opportunity to raise either this Egg or awhite one. When the latter was chosen, Samson chose to raise the remaining Egg himself. InGetting to Know You!, it hatched into a Vulpix. Unlike the previous Vulpix Egg, this Vulpix Egg was orange in color.
• First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!:Pikipek Eggs were seen in this episode and were hatched alongsideAsh's Rowlet by aToucannon.
• Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle:Celebi is rumored to visit the jungle in times of peace and leave behind an egg from the future in its wake.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series &Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Eggs seen in these series feature a more standardized design, closely resembling the generic Egg designs from thecore series games, albeit with the color of the spots depending on the Pokémon inside.

• Trial on a Golden Scale!:Larvesta Eggs were seen in this episode, being the target of aPokémon poacher. They had red spots.
• The Gates of Warp!: Due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia,Alternate World Dawn'sPiplup reverted back into an Egg with dark blue spots. Multiple other reverted Eggs also appeared in the episode.
• Showdown at the Gates of Warp!: Due to the influence ofDialga andPalkia,Alternate World Ash'sInfernape reverted back into an Egg with orange spots. Several other Egg spot colors were also seen with reverted Pokémon such asAlternate World Chloe'sEevee–brown,Alternate World Team Rocket'sCroagunk,Glameow,Rhyhorn, andStunky, and a Trainer'sBuizel andShieldon–orange and yellow spots, respectively. Alternate World Ash'sPichu and Alternate World Goh'sTrapinch,Aerodactyl,Scorbunny reverted into Eggs very similar to their counterparts from the main world.
• Fuecoco…Becomes a Crook?!:Sandile Eggs were seen in this episode and were the reason why the Sandile,Krokorok, andKrookodile were disturbing the group ofArcheologists.

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  AnElekid Egg inExtreme Pokémon!
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  ASentret Egg inExtreme Pokémon!
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  APichu Egg inExtreme Pokémon!
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  "Dummy" Eggs inExtreme Pokémon!
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  "Dummy" Eggs inExtreme Pokémon!
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  A fossilizedAerodactyl Egg inPutting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!
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  AnAipom Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ABellsprout Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AChinchou Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ACleffa Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AnIgglybuff Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ALedyba Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AMagby Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ASandshrew Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ASmoochum Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ASpinarak Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ASwinub Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ATeddiursa Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AWooper Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AVulpix Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  ASlowpoke Egg inMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure
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  AManaphy Egg inPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
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  ThreePsyduck with their Eggs inThe Psyduck Stops Here!
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  AVulpix Egg inGetting to Know You!
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  FivePikipek Eggs and aRowlet Egg inFirst Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!
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  SixLarvesta Eggs inTrial on a Golden Scale!
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  A Piplup Egg inThe Gates of Warp!
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  A Pichu Egg inShowdown at the Gates of Warp!
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  A Chimchar Egg (right) inShowdown at the Gates of Warp!
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  A Buizel (left) and Shieldon (right) Egg inShowdown at the Gates of Warp!
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  Sandile Eggs inFuecoco…Becomes a Crook?!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

InSigh for Psyduck,Mr. Fuji's deceasedDoduo is shown hatching from an Egg in a photograph. Notably, this was before the concept of Pokémon Eggs was introduced, and the Egg seen in the photograph was more similar to a real-life bird egg.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

InTeddiursa's Picnic,Gold received an Egg produced byJasmine's twoTogetic, which eventually hatched into aTogepi, nicknamedTogebo.

InPlayful Porygon2,Pika andChuchu,Red andYellow's respectivePikachu, produced an Egg, which later hatched into Gold'sPichu,Pibu. It initially appeared as a plain Egg without a pattern, with the Pichu pattern only appearing on it shortly before it hatched.

In a flashback shown inThe Last Battle XIV,Pryce'sLapras, La Glace, was shown hatching from an Egg.

Diamond & Pearl arc

InHurrah for Rapidash,Roark's Cranidos is seen as an egg in a flashback.

InLucky Lucario II,Riley'sRiolu's Egg was put inside a cavern as a final task forDiamond during his training onIron Island. It hatched soon after being found.

Platinum arc

InAlternate Dimension Showdown XI, Diamond was given aManaphy Egg byLooker, who had been entrusted with it during a mission inFiore. The Egg later hatched into Manaphy at thePokémon Day Care. Manaphy later produced an Egg that hatched into aPhione.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

InAll About Arceus IX, Red'sSnorlax,Snor, andEmerald's Snorlax were revealed to have produced an Egg.

Gallery

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  Mr Fuji'sDoduo hatching from its Egg
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  Togepi (Togebo) Egg
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  Pichu (Pibu) Egg
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  Igglybuff Egg
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  Pryce'sLapras Egg
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  Riley'sRiolu Egg
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  Roark's Cranidos Egg
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  Manaphy Egg
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  Phione Egg

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

• Hareta received an Egg from his father,Kaisei, at the end ofA Surprise Visit from Hareta's Father!. It hatched into aMinun inThe Anger of Legendary Pokémon Heatran.

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  Hareta'sMinun Egg

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

• Gold received a Pokémon Egg from theDay-Care Couple inA Huge Mysterious Tree!!. It hatched intoPichu inThe New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
• Chris hatched aTogepi from an Egg thatGold delivered toProfessor Elm inEscape From The Mystery Forest!.

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  Chris'sTogepi Egg

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

• InBabysitting Isn't Easy!,Shu was tasked with babysittingSmoochum,Cleffa,Igglybuff, andMagby Eggs, which all ended up hatching at once.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

• Red hatched aTogepi Egg inHatch the Pokémon Egg!!.

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  Togepi Egg

In the TCG

• _____'s Chansey: Depicts aChansey hatching from an Egg, as well as many other generic Eggs in the background.
• Fossil Egg: Used to hatch into any Pokémon that evolves fromMysterious Fossil.
• Manaphy's Egg: Used to hatch intoSea's Manaphy.

Trivia

• The color of a standard Pokémon Egg may be a reference to the standardYoshi Egg, as one of its early appearances was inYoshi, a game also developed byGame Freak.
• The Eggs ofElekid andMagby are the only Eggs whose designs depict those of the Pokémon'sevolvedform, rather than the Pokémon it directly hatches into.
• Manaphy, which isMythical, is the only Pokémon which has been seen hatching from an Egg in the animated series that is unable to evolve.
• Even though Eggs are incapable of battling, they havebase stats programmed into the game. Each stat is 10.
  • Througha glitch inPokémon Emerald andGeneration IV, Eggs can actually battle in-game.
• InRuby and Sapphire, there was a minor bug when Pokémon hatched from an Egg in another game was traded to either game. When done, the "Egg" that appears after the location where the Egg hatched in the summary will change to "met" when traded to Ruby or Sapphire. This bug was fixed inPokémon Emerald.
  • Also in Generations III, IV, and V, when an Egg is generated, it is given the OT, ID, secret ID, and game identifier of the game which created it. This can cause an Egg which is traded to hatchShiny and then be normally colored, or hatch normally colored, and then be Shiny. This is due to the change in OT, ID, and secret ID happening after the hatching cutscene.
  • This issue is also present if a Pokémon is traded between the main and remake games of the third and fourth generations: the game identifier is never changed, meaning that an Azurill Egg generated in Hoenn, but then traded to Kanto and hatched will, though identifying itself as having the Kanto player as its OT, still be marked as having been generated in Hoenn. When transferred via Pal Park to Generation IV, it will say that it is from Hoenn, rather than Kanto, as this is determined not byindex number of the location hatched, but by game identifier. In Generation IV, this occurs between Sinnoh and Johto games when Pokémon are transferred forward to Generation V. It cannot occur between Kanto/Hoenn and Johto/Sinnoh games, however, as Pokémon Eggs cannot be transferred via Pal Park.
  • Both issues were resolved inGeneration VI, where an Egg uses its current owner's OT, ID, secret ID, and game identifier while hatching.
• The DVs of the Pokémon hatched from the Odd Egg will always be either 0/2/10/10/10 if Shiny or all 0 if non-Shiny, regardless of language version. These are the lowest possible values in Generation II for any Shiny or non-Shiny Pokémon, respectively.^[1]
• The Odd Egg always hatches with 125 experience points. This matches the baseexperience for theMedium Fast experience group (which includesPichu,Tyrogue,Smoochum,Elekid andMagby in this instance), but exceeds the base experience for theFast experience group. This makes it possible for aCleffa orIgglybuff hatched from the Odd Egg to start with more experience points than it would normally have.
  • This, in turn, means hatching a Cleffa or Igglybuff from the Odd Egg is the only way to newly obtain a Pokémon that already has experience point progress towards its next level.
• Prior toGeneration IV, due to the fact that Pokémon hatched from Eggs at level 5, severalwild Pokémon found in earlyroutes had lower levels than newly-hatched Pokémon.

In other languages

Egg Watch

Related articles

• Episodes in which a main character obtains a Pokémon Egg
• Pokémon breeding
• Lucky Egg

References

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