Egg
Egg is the item a breeding pair produces, which hatches into a level 1 Pokémon after a set amount of walking
Each species has a hatch count in egg cycles, and one cycle has been 256 steps in most games. Magikarp needs 5 cycles and many legendary-adjacent species need 40 or more. The abilities Flame Body and Magma Armor halve the remaining cycles when a party member has them.
Main-series games; introduced in Generation II, Gold and Silver.
3 later changes
- Diamond and Pearl hatched eggs at level 1 instead of level 5.
- Black and White made Flame Body and Magma Armor halve hatching time.
- Scarlet and Violet produced eggs at picnics instead of at a Day Care.
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