Currently, Pokemon X and Pokemon Y have the lowest number of new Pokemon at a modest 72 compared to Unova's 156. This still hasn't prevented Kalos Pokemon from appearing in later mainline games such as Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet. As of now, there's a little over 40 Kalos Pokemon in Pokemon GO.
As of 2023, there have been a handful of events with certain Kalos Pokemon at the center in Pokemon GO. Most of these involved releasing their Shiny Variants, but another may have included Legendary or Mythical Pokemon. Outside of Events and catching Gen 6 Pokemon in the wild, there are a handful that can be obtained by hatching Eggs.
How to Obtain Pokemon Eggs
Unlike in mainline games where Eggs are obtained from breeding, Pokemon GO trainers can get Eggs by spinning the discs at PokeStops or Gyms, opening a Gift, or as an Adventure Sync Reward. Eggs aren't classified by what Pokemon they contain. Instead, GO divides them into categories based on how long it takes for the Egg to hatch:
- 2km
- 5km
- * 7km
- 10km
* 7km Eggs are unique, yellow Eggs with pink spots. These are only obtainable from Gifts. Their Hatch Pool mostly consists of Pokemon with Regional Variants such as Galarian Farfetch'd or Hisuian Growlithe. During holidays or special events, the Hatch Pool for the 7km Eggs will sometimes change. For example: Instead of hatching a Galarian Stunfisk, players may end up hatching a Smoochum. Any 7km Egg received post-event will follow the regular 7km Hatch Pool.
There are also Strange Eggs, which require 12km to hatch. Unlike the 2k, 5km, and 10km Eggs, Strange Eggs can only be obtained by defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders or Giovanni.
Adventure Sync Eggs are rewards for walking 5km or 10km in one week. If players have room in the storage, they'll receive an Adventure Sync Egg, which has a different Hatch Pool from the regular 5km and 10km Eggs from PokeStops/Gyms.
While the 2k-10km Eggs are kept in a storage of 9, the Strange Eggs have a Bonus Storage, which can hold up to three Strange Eggs at a time. Eggs can't be removed, so in order to make room, players will need to hatch one first. Until there's room for another Egg, it will be impossible to farm more Eggs from Stops/Gyms, etc.
Which Kalos Pokemon Hatch from Eggs?
Surprisingly, there aren't many Kalos Pokemon that can be hatched. Niantic released the Shiny Variants for Tyrunt and Amaura, two Pokemon that are part of the 10km Egg Pool, but otherwise, the Gen 6 Hatch Pool is still low. Fortunately, it's easy to find the Gen 6 Egg Pokemon in the wild or during Field Research Breakthroughs. Thus, if players intend on evolving one of their Kalos Pokemon, they have some options when it comes to farming Candy.
Each Pokemon in the Hatch Pool are rated on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being the most common and 5 being the rarest.
2km Eggs | ||
|---|---|---|
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
N/A | - | - |
5km Eggs | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
N/A | - | - |
5km Eggs (Adventure Sync Only) | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
N/A | - | - |
7km Eggs | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
N/A | - | - |
10km Eggs | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
Tyrunt | Rock/Dragon | ★★ |
Amaura | Rock/Ice | ★★ |
Goomy | Dragon | ★★★★ |
10km Eggs (Adventure Sync Only) | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
Goomy | Dragon | ★ |
12km Eggs (Strange Eggs) | ||
Pokemon (Gen 6) | Typing | Rarity |
Pancham | Fighting | ★ |
Skrelp | Poison/Water | ★★★★ |
Inkay | Dark/Psychic | ★★★★ |
Kalos Pokemon appear to only hatch from the 10km and 12km Eggs. This means they're harder to obtain from spinning PokeStops than their 2k-5km counterparts. The Gen 6 Pokemon that players may have trouble hatching are Pancham, Skrelp, and Inkay. This is due to them being locked to the Strange Eggs, meaning players will need to defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts and then defeat the Team GO Rocket Leader just to get one Strange Egg. The storage space for 12km Eggs is also significantly smaller than the main storage.
How to Hatch Eggs
Eggs can only hatch if they're placed in an Incubator first. There are the blue/regular Egg Incubators and the Super Incubators. Egg Incubators will take the full distance/time to hatch, while a Super Incubator will cut the required distance in half. Incubators can only hold one Egg at a time, and they all break after three uses.
Players also receive an orange/regular Egg Incubator. This one will never break, but like any other Incubator, it can't incubate more than one Egg at a time. Therefore, it's best for players to have a few Incubators in the storage so that they don't have to wait for one to hatch.
If GO trainers notice they're getting low on Egg Incubators, they can remedy this by:
- Raising the Trainer Level. Certain levels will reward Egg Incubators for completing the milestone.
- Another method is to complete Special Research Tasks. Some of these tasks have an Egg Incubator as the reward.
- Finally, players can buy one Egg Incubator for 150 PokeCoins or one Super Incubator for 200 PokeCoins at the in-game shop. There's also the Voyager Box, which has x10 Egg Incubators and x8 Super Incubators for the cost of 1750 PokeCoins.
Pokemon GO is available for mobile devices.