Eggs & the Gacha System
The Egg Gacha is a persistent system for collecting rare Pokémon — completely separate from wild encounters. Some species can only be obtained through eggs, making the gacha essential for a complete Pokédex.
Egg Vouchers
Eggs are obtained by spending Egg Vouchers at the Egg Gacha (Menu → Egg Gacha, or the EGGS command during battle). There are four voucher tiers, each enabling different pull options:
| Voucher | Pull Option | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Egg Voucher (Regular) | ×1 pull — or ×10 for 10 vouchers | ×10 guarantees at least 1 Rare egg |
| Egg Voucher Plus | ×5 pulls | — |
| Egg Voucher Premium | ×10 pulls | Guarantees at least 1 Rare egg |
| Egg Voucher Gold | ×25 pulls | Guarantees at least 1 Epic egg |
Vouchers appear as item rewards during runs (Voucher Plus from Ultra tier, Voucher Premium from Rogue tier, Voucher Gold from Master tier).
Egg Tiers & Hatch Waves
Every egg belongs to one of four tiers, which determines how long it takes to hatch and what species can emerge. Rarer tiers produce more powerful Pokémon.
| Tier (in-game name) | Hatch Waves | Pokémon Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 10 waves | Starter value 1–3 |
| Rare | 25 waves | Starter value 4–5 |
| Epic | 50 waves | Starter value 6–7 |
| Legendary | 100 waves | Starter value 8–9 |
| Manaphy egg | 50 waves | Phione (7/8) or Manaphy (1/8) |
Hatched Pokémon are added to your starter pool, not your current party. Their IVs are determined by taking the best of two independent IV rolls, so egg Pokémon consistently have superior IVs versus wild catches.
The Three Machines
All three machines share the same base tier odds and pull costs, but each boosts a specific outcome. Pick the machine that matches your current goal.
Legendary Up
The Legendary Up machine features a rotating daily Legendary Pokémon. Every day a different Legendary cycles in as the day's featured Pokémon — check the Gacha Calendar to see today's.
Tier odds (Legendary Up):
| Tier | Odds |
|---|---|
| Legendary | 0.78% (2 in 256) |
| Epic | 2.73% (7 in 256) |
| Rare | 17.19% (44 in 256) |
| Common | 79.30% (203 in 256) |
Compared to the other two machines, Legendary Up has a doubled base Legendary rate (0.78% vs 0.39%). It also advances the Legendary pity counter by 2 per pull instead of 1, effectively halving the pulls needed to trigger pity.
When a Legendary egg hatches from this machine, there is a hard 50% chance to lock in the day's featured Legendary before the pool is even rolled. If that check fails, the featured Legendary is still in the normal weighted pool — so the true probability of getting it is slightly above 50% (~52% given the ~23-species pool).
Best for: Targeting a specific Legendary Pokémon, or farming Legendary-tier eggs in general.
Egg Move Up
The Egg Move Up machine doubles the chance of hatching an egg with a Rare Egg Move unlocked.
Tier odds: Identical to base (0.39% / 2.73% / 17.19% / 79.69%) — this machine does not affect tier rolls.
Egg Move odds — how it works
When an egg hatches, it rolls one of four egg move slots: indices 0–2 are common moves, index 3 is the rare move. The probability of landing on the rare move scales up with egg tier and is doubled by this machine:
| Egg Tier | Default rate | Egg Move Up rate |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 1 in 48 (2.08%) | 1 in 24 (4.17%) |
| Rare | 1 in 24 (4.17%) | 1 in 12 (8.33%) |
| Epic | 1 in 12 (8.33%) | 1 in 6 (16.67%) |
| Legendary | 1 in 6 (16.67%) | 1 in 3 (33.33%) |
Higher-tier eggs benefit most — a Legendary egg from this machine has a 1-in-3 shot at the rare move.
How egg moves unlock
When an egg hatches, if the rolled move is one the species hasn't had unlocked yet, it permanently unlocks that egg move for every future starter of that species. The rare move (index 3) is typically the strongest egg move a species can learn, so it's the most valuable unlock.
Best for: Farming rare egg move unlocks, especially on high-tier species.
Shiny Up
The Shiny Up machine doubles the base shiny rate.
Tier odds: Identical to base (0.39% / 2.73% / 17.19% / 79.69%) — this machine does not affect tier rolls.
Shiny rates by source
| Source | Shiny rate |
|---|---|
| Default gacha (Legendary Up / Egg Move Up) | 1 in 128 (0.78%) |
| Shiny Up machine | 1 in 64 (1.56%) |
| Same-species egg | 1 in 24 (4.17%) |
Shiny variant odds
If an egg is shiny, it rolls a second time for a variant tier:
| Variant | Chance (if shiny) |
|---|---|
| Common variant | 60% |
| Rare variant | 30% |
| Epic variant (full alternate palette) | 10% |
Pokémon without variant data are always treated as Common variant regardless of this roll.
Best for: Hunting shiny Pokémon from the gacha. For the absolute highest shiny rate, same-species eggs (4.17%) beat this machine, but Shiny Up is the best option for species you can't breed.
Pity System
The gacha tracks pull counts across all machines on your account. When a pity threshold is hit, the next Common egg that would be generated is automatically upgraded. All three counters run simultaneously — the highest eligible tier triggers first and resets that counter to 0.
| Pity tier | Triggers after | Legendary Up effective threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Rare | 9 pulls without Rare+ | 9 pulls |
| Epic | 59 pulls without Epic+ | 59 pulls |
| Legendary | 412 pulls without Legendary+ | 206 pulls (counts +2/pull) |
Hidden Ability Rates
Hidden Abilities can hatch from gacha eggs, but the rate is low from the machines. Same-species eggs are far better for HA farming:
| Source | HA rate |
|---|---|
| Any gacha machine | 1 in 192 (0.52%) |
| Same-species egg | 1 in 8 (12.5%) |
Egg Swap
After any egg hatches you can optionally swap the new Pokémon into your current party:
- Your first (lead) Pokémon cannot be swapped out
- Legendaries can only replace another Legendary, a Mega-capable, or a Dynamax-capable Pokémon
- Use this to upgrade your team mid-run with a powerful freshly-hatched Pokémon
Unlock Pity (Species Pool)
The species pool for each tier only includes Pokémon you've never caught and don't already have in an egg. If you've rolled the same tier 9 consecutive times without getting an uncaught species, the pool forcibly narrows to only uncaught species — guaranteeing something new on the 10th roll. This counter resets whenever you do hatch a new species.
Access During Battle
In V2, the Egg Gacha is accessible mid-battle via the EGGS command — no need to wait until the next title screen visit. This lets you hatch eggs and potentially swap in a just-hatched Pokémon immediately.