Pokemon Go's Equinox Event Brought Massive Changes to Eggs
Pokemon Go used its recent Equinox Event to massively overhaul its egg pools, drastically reducing [...]
2 KM Eggs
Players have about a 40% chance of pulling a 2 KM egg during the Equinox event, which contains a mix of highly desirable Pokemon and some surprisingly common species. The 2 KM egg pool includes the following Pokemon:
- Slowpoke
- Oddish
- Togepi
- Chansey
- Mareep
- Larvitar
- Remoraid
- Tyrogue
Many believe that both Oddish and Slowpoke were both included in the 2 KM eggs to give players a last chance to obtain Slowking and Bellossom before rolling out Gen 3 Pokemon and thus reducing the chances of finding both those Pokemon in the wild. Obviously, the most desirable Pokemon in this batch include Mareep and Larvitar, two of Gen 2's rarest Pokemon.
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While the 5 KM egg pool remains the biggest egg pool in the game, it was drastically reduced for the event. The 5 KM egg pool includes a mix of "common" Pokemon that players have a 5% chance of pulling and "uncommon" Pokemon that players only have a 2.5% chance of finding when they get an egg. The three common Pokemon in the egg pool includes:
- Mankey
- Horsea
- Stantler
Horsea has a Gen 2 evolution, which is why Pokemon Go likely included it in the event.
The uncommon Pokemon include:
- Scyther
- Pinsir
- Grimer
- Eevee
- Omanyte
- Kabuto
- Houndour
- Pineco
- Teddiursa
There's no real rhyme or reason to this egg pool, but we're guessing that Pokemon Go noticed that these Pokemon weren't being caught as often as other species, so they included them in the event.
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We reported previously that players could hatch Porygon from eggs hatched in the Equinox. However, we incorrectly reported that they came from 2 KM eggs. Porygon is one of the two "common" species that hatch from 10 KM eggs, with a pull rate of about 5%. The full list of common 10 KM Pokemon are:
- Dratini
- Porygon
Dratini is still highly sought after, as Dragonite is still one of Pokemon Go's most powerful Pokemon. Like some of the other species mentioned earlier, Porygon has a Gen 2 evolution that many players likely still don't have.
Players also have a 2.5% chance of pulling one of the following 10 KM Pokemon:
- Lapras
- Aerodactyl
- Snorlax
- Sudowoodo
- Miltank
Those are all standbys for the 10 KM egg pool, although we're not sure why the underpowered Sudowoodo was included in the event.
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