Eggs of Togepi and Elekid

A Pokémon egg (Japanese: タマゴ tamago) is an object which every Pokémon hatches from. An egg's shell usually has a pattern reflecting the appearance of the Pokémon inside. Pokémon eggs are produced through breeding. According to a girl in Solaceon Town, no one has ever seen a Pokémon lay an egg, and so it is not actually confirmed that they lay the eggs. No alternate explanation for their creation is offered, however.

Some Pokémon, called baby Pokémon, can only be obtained in most games by hatching them from an egg. Most legendary Pokémon cannot breed in the Pokémon games and therefore their eggs are only seen in rare situations if at all; however, from Pokémon Snap and other situations, it is known that these Pokémon can somehow produce eggs and, subsequently, young offspring. Eggs will always hatch into a base evolutionary stage, or in cases such as Marill and Wobbuffet without the proper incense, the stage immediately following a baby stage.

In the games preceding and including Generation III, eggs hatch into level 5 Pokémon. Starting in Generation IV, however, to be more consistent with the fact that wild Pokémon are found at levels lower than 5, eggs hatch into level 1 Pokémon.

In the games

Pokémon Snap

The first appearance of eggs in the Pokémon video games was in Pokémon Snap. In this game, the eggs of the three legendary birds can be found and hatched. All three eggs are very large, appearing to be about the same size as the ZERO-ONE, which suggests the size of an egg increases with the general size of the Pokémon species.

Eggs available

Articuno

This egg is in the Cave area. It is silver and has a crystalline form. It hatches with the aid of two dancing Jynx.

Zapdos

This egg is in the Tunnel area. It is yellow with a jagged electric pattern on it. It hatches with the aid of a Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

Moltres

This egg is in the Volcano area. It is yellow with a red flame design on it. It hatches when a Pester Ball knocks it into the lava.

Generation II

Pokémon Gold and Silver were the first games in which eggs and Pokémon breeding became a notable part of the system. In this game, an egg can be produced by two Pokémon at a Pokémon Daycare, which is then given to the player upon their next visit. This egg is carried in the player's party until they take a certain number of steps and the egg hatches. The number of steps required for an egg to hatch varies with the Pokémon species inside the egg.

All Generation II eggs appear as a yellow egg with dark spots.

Eggs available

This excludes any eggs which the player can breed themselves.

Pokémon Gold and Silver / Pokémon Crystal

A Togepi egg is given by Mr. Pokémon, who lives on Route 30.

Pokémon Crystal

The old man at the Pokémon Daycare gives an egg. It can hatch into Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Tyrogue, Magby, Smoochum, or Elekid. It will know Dizzy Punch and has a 50% chance of being shiny.

Generation III

In the third generation games, Pokémon eggs are the same as in the second generation games.

All Generation III eggs appear as a gold-colored egg with green spots. This is an updated sprite of the Generation II egg.

Eggs available

This excludes any eggs which the player can breed themselves.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire / Pokémon Emerald

A Wynaut egg is given by an old couple in Lavaridge Town.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

A Togepi egg is given by an old man on Chrono Island.

Abilities

Pokémon Emerald adds two Abilities which affect egg hatching.

• Magma Armor
• Flame Body

If an egg is in the same party as a Pokémon with either of these abilities, the steps needed to hatch an egg will be halved.

Generation IV

In the fourth generation games, Pokémon eggs are the same as in the second generation games.

Most Generation IV eggs appear as a cream-colored egg with green spots. This is a new sprite based off the same egg design used in Generation III.

Manaphy, however, hatches from a unique clear blue egg with a red center and a ring of yellow spots. This egg can be obtained through a special mission in Pokémon Ranger and transferred by Mystery Gift to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl where it will hatch into the legendary Pokémon.

Eggs available

This excludes any eggs which the player can breed themselves.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

A Happiny egg is given by a Hiker in Hearthome City.

A Riolu egg is given by Riley on Iron Island.

Abilities

Just as in Pokémon Emerald, in Generation IV, there are certain Abilities that affect egg hatching.

• Magma Armor
• Flame Body

If an egg is in the same party as a Pokémon with either of these abilities, the steps needed to hatch an egg will be halved.

In the anime

The first egg ever seen was Togepi's, which briefly predated Pokémon Snap and thus could be considered the first Pokémon egg ever seen in the main canon. This egg was kept safe and warm by Brock; in later episodes, eggs are carried in individual containers designed to protect and incubate.

Pokémon raised from eggs

Misty's Togepi

This egg was white with blue and red triangular spots. It was found by Ash deep in Grandpa Canyon in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. It was taken care of by Brock and, for a short period, by Meowth. It hatched into a Togepi in Who Gets to Keep Togepi?. Since Misty was the first person it saw, the baby Pokémon thought she was its mother, and thus became hers.

Ash's Phanpy

This egg was light blue with no designs. It was given to Ash as a prize for winning a race in Extreme Pokémon!. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a Phanpy in Hatching a Plan!.

Ash's Larvitar

This egg was light green with no designs. It was given to Ash in Lapras of Luxury. It hatched into a Larvitar in Hatch Me If You Can!.

Misty's Azurill

This egg was never seen. It was the offspring of Tracey's Marill, and then Tracey gave it to Misty as mentioned in The Scheme Team!. This episode is also the first appearence of Misty's Azurill. There wasn't an episode on the time in which it hatched.

May's Eevee

This egg was brown with a light brown stripe of diamonds around its middle. It was given to May by a day-care worker in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure. She took care of it herself, and it hatched into an Eevee in Time-Warp Heals All Wounds.

Manaphy

This egg was clear blue with white spots and a red center. It was primary to the plot of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. During the movie, May took care of it and it hatched into a Manaphy.

Brock's Happiny

This egg is pink with a white stripe around the center and a red top. It was won by Brock in a Cosplay Convention in DP033. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a Happiny with the help of Nurse Joy in DP038.

Other anime eggs

• Extreme Pokémon!: An entire breeding house full of eggs appeared in this episode.
• A Mudkip Mission: This episode showed a home where baby Mudkip 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 a Vulpix 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 as Igglybuff, Spinarak, Ledyba, Magby, Wooper, Makuhita, Pichu, Teddiursa, Sentret, Skitty, Chinchou, Smoochum, and Sandshrew. A few of the designs were more difficult to distinguish than others: a brief debate appeared on the Bulbagarden forums about whether the eggs with yellow tops and dark bottoms were eggs of Pichu or of Drowzee, and an orange egg with a white star pattern was never clearly identified.