Summary
- Pokemon GO players can hatch eggs in the game by walking certain distances, with the shortest being 2 km and the longest being 12 km.
- An unfortunate player accidentally hatched a 2016 egg and got a disappointing result, a Tentacool, instead of something rare or shiny.
- Other players shared similar stories of accidentally misplacing or disappointing outcomes with their saved items in Pokemon GO, such as sending a gift to the wrong person or transferring a rare Pokemon.
A Pokemon GO player has accidentally hatched an egg that was in their inventory for seven years and got an underwhelming result. Pokemon GO brings the experience of being a Pokemon trainer to real life with the help of augmented reality. One of the activities available in Pokemon GO is hatching eggs using an incubator to get new monsters.
There are five types of eggs in Pokemon GO that are hatched by walking certain distances: the shortest distance is 2 km, and the longest is 12 km. Pokemon GO players can get eggs in different ways, and the simplest method is spinning Photo Discs at PokeStops. Pokemon GO often offers bonuses in events such as shorter distances to hatch eggs or holds events focused on hatching eggs.
Reddit user dadstachecashstash revealed that they accidentally hatched a 2016 egg and got a disappointing outcome. While players hoped the Redditor would get something rare or a shiny Pokemon, the result of the seven-year-old egg was a Tentacool. It's not uncommon for Pokemon GO players to save eggs to use in events where it's possible to hatch a specific Pokemon. This was not the idea of the player, who returned to Pokemon GO this year and intended to save the egg as "a subtle way to flex something unique" in their account. The Pokemon GO player says they resisted not hatching the egg during this year's Riolu Hatch Day but was careless.
On dadstachecashstash's post, other Pokemon GO players lamented the incident, and some comments shared similar stories. One Redditor recalled having saved a gift acquired on a trip to send to a specific friend but sent the gift to someone else by mistake. Another player revealed that they transferred their Charmander catched in Pokemon GO on day 1 to the professor. A third comment said they once hatched a 2016 egg and got a Zubat without a health indicator, the same case as the player's Tentacool. Players noted that the missing data may be due to the stats rework that Pokemon GO did in 2018.
Pokemon GO recently held the highly anticipated Pokemon GO Fest 2023, Niantic's annual celebration in which Pokemon GO players participated in many in-person activities like hatching eggs. With the local celebrations over, players are gearing up for Pokemon GO Fest 2023: Global. This portion of the event will be open to all, and players with a ticket will have access to specific content like Mega Diancie's debut in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO is available to play on Android and iOS devices.