How do Eggs work?

What are these Eggs people are talking about

• Eggs are items that will hatch a Pokemon after you have walked a specified distance. But the only egg that will count the distance being walked is the egg in the incubator.

Where do i find eggs?

• I have only received eggs as rewards from pokestops. Its just a random chance.

Starting the incubation process

• As soon as you find your first egg, you need to add it to the incubator ASAP. If you dont add the egg to the incubator, its not doing anything and not progressing to hatching.

How do i get an egg into an incubator?

• Click on the pokeball
• Goto "Pokemon"
• Up the top right, there is a tab called "EGGS" - click that
• Tap the Egg you want to hatch (the longer the distance required, the better chance of getting better Pokemon)
• Press the "Start Incubation" button
• Select a free incubator - everyone starts with 1 incubator that never expires. You can buy / find incubators that expire after 3 uses (so you catch be incubating multiple eggs at a time).

How is distance registered in the app?

• For distance to register, you need to have the app open and running. If you minimise it or lock your phone or anything, the distance you walk will not count. There is a "Battery Saver" mode that will black out the screen but keep the app active which does record distance correctly and saves battery.

• Their is a max speed where if you travel faster then that, any distance travelled will not count. For instance, being on a train with the app open will only record the slow parts of the trip (arriving and leaving a train station). The fast parts dont count.

• Some goes with driving obviously, I've been told the speed limit is 60kmph, but i've only tested myself at 20kmph which works fine. So doing a lap of your local gyms, late at night, doing 20kmph, will count as walking. I'll try confirm the max speed at some point. I tried 40kmph and it didnt register - so the max speed is between 20kmph and 40kmph.

• Just so its clear, yes the app needs to be running an open for any walking distance to count. Riding too fast on a bike can also cause distance not to count. Best to check your phone after travelling for a bit to see if the distance is being recorded and adjust accordingly.

What happens once you have walked the distance required by and egg?

• You will get a full screen message with a picture of the egg. Tapping the egg starts the hatching process after a bit of an animation

What rewards do you get from the egg?

• Well you get a random Pokemon obviously, but you also get quite a bit of stardust and candy. For instance, i hatched my 10km egg tonight and i got an Omanyte, 2701 Stardust and 27 Omanyte Candy. Rewards for getting fit, hard to complain.

Whats the difference between an egg with a bigger distance to unlock?

• After hatching multiple 10km, 5km and 2km eggs, i can confirm that the eggs that take longer to hatch give better rewards. There is always a random element to it, but you get stronger Pokemon, more candy and more dust in the eggs that require more distance.