For only the second time since the app's launch back in 2016, Pokémon GO has received a new type of egg that can be used for hatching specific types of Pokémon. Introducing 'Strange Eggs'.
These new eggs join the already-existing 2km, 5km, 7km, and 10km varieties, topping them all with a walking distance requirement of 12km to hatch. Ironically, these long-distance eggs have been introduced just weeks after developer Niantic decided to strip away features which were in place to help players stuck indoors because of the current pandemic – including the half hatch distance modifier for eggs.
The 12km eggs can be used to hatch Poison-type Pokémon, Dark-type Pokémon, and Pokémon that acquire one of those types via evolution, and currently serve as the only way to obtain some of the app's newest arrivals such as Pawniard.
A welcome quarter hatch distance modifier is currently in place to celebrate the arrival of the new eggs, although this benefit will disappear starting from 19th October. The modifier is one of several things currently happening inside the game as part of a week-long Strange Eggs event:
- Strange Eggs have appeared in Pokémon GO! According to Spark’s early research, the following Poison-type Pokémon, Dark-type Pokémon, and Pokémon that acquire one of those types via Evolution can hatch from these Eggs: Larvitar, Scraggy, Trubbish, and Vullaby—though there may be even more!
- Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader to receive a Strange Egg, and walk 12 km to hatch it. You’ll need to have space in your Egg inventory before your battle with Sierra, Cliff, or Arlo in order to receive a Strange Egg. Strange Eggs will continue to be available in Pokémon GO after the event ends.
- Eggs placed in Incubators during the event will require one-quarter the normal walking distance to hatch.
- For the first time since March, new Team GO Rocket Special Research will be available! Join Professor Willow as he and the team leaders investigate Team GO Rocket’s involvement with Strange Eggs, culminating in a battle with Giovanni himself! This is the last Team GO Rocket Special Research in 2020. If you currently have the The Shadowy Threat Grows Special Research from earlier this year, you’ll need to complete it first before you can obtain this new Special Research.
- Poison-type and Dark-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild! Look forward to encountering Spinarak, Houndour, Poochyena, Gulpin, Stunky, Purrloin and more.
- Team GO Rocket will be more active than usual! Keep an eye out for Team GO Rocket taking over more PokéStops and Team GO Rocket balloons appearing more often.
- Take a snapshot for a surprise!
- Team GO Rocket Leader avatar items are now available in the shop. Perhaps you could use these avatar items to infiltrate and investigate Team GO Rocket! GO forth, Trainer!
To find these new eggs, you'll need to defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader. Have you already managed to get your hands on some? Let us know in the usual place.
[source pokemongolive.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Working on one atm but seems like it takes up a normal slot in the 9 eggs max. So be careful not to defeat a leader if full already.
This event and strange eggs is pure trash.it’s also trash we can’t delete eggs.
It’s kinda difficult to make room for eggs tbh. Must resist spinning pokestops and accepting gifts,
This game is really cool for the kids i would have loved this in my younger days personally! I think in next zelda game it would be cool if they did a minigame app where the premise is looking for koroks and maybe some other rare items. It would have to be free to play and be meaningful and if integrated properly could be great. Happy gaming folks! 👍🤔
@Strictlystyles that, or select a few pockets which can only be filled by adventure eggs or these strange eggs... niantic is slacking pretty hard when it comes to fun instead of annoying game mechanics.... mega evolutions was another recent disappointment for me.
The best way to catch a COVID type Pokemon!
The pro-lockdown measures were too good to be true. Or, more precisely, too good to last. The moment a player contracts COVID and sues Niantic or The Pokémon Company over it, I'll be laughing my backside off.
The last thing that Pokémon Go needed was more eggs in what's already a contentious system tip-toeing the lines of loot boxes.
Oh great they’re still helping the plague infect and kill people…
@AlexSora89 at least in the USA there’s enough politicians that are supportive of the plague they’ll probably get immunity from lawsuits.
Oh God, people are already talking politics. Look, I'm not saying that you can't have a political opinion or express it, but c'mon, do you really need to voice your concerns on a video game website? Please do that somewhere else, it annoys the ever living daylight out of people.
What's that pokemon!?
It's... Coronasaur!
Cya
Raziel-chan
The rocket leaders are super busted and massively unfun to fight. The battle system in Go is terribly mindless so in order to make it hard, they just give them broken OP Pokemon.
@Razzy Doesn’t have a profile pic. Makes bad joke. Signs his name at end of comment.
You must have been around since the internet was first developed!
@GrandScribe Dude... It's a video game... chill out. I don't think Niantic means to hurt anybody.
@Heavyarms55
Yeah, to deal with the Go Rocket battles you need to exploit the fact that they stop attacking for 2 seconds every time you shield, use a charge move, or switch a Pokémon.
If they didn't relent like that, they would be far too difficult.
This is why it's important to have spammable charge moves, like Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw on Dragonite, or Counter / Power Up Punch on Lucario. These will carry you through Go Rocket leader battles.
@RupeeClock Their stupidly unfair as it is. I don't want to deal with them. I'm level 40. I have tons of Pokemon with 2500-4000CP. And they still make me feel like I'm smashing my phone every time I try. It's not worth it. I'll stick to Gyms and raids.
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