In Pokémon Sword and Shield it's important to know how to breed Pokémon and hatch eggs in order to obtain higher level and empowered creatures in the aspects that interest us in our adventure. And the breeding of Pokémon is a characteristic element of the saga and in the video game nintendo switch it couldn't be less; so much so, that thanks to good control of the breeding of eggs and how to hatch them we can obtain perfect creatures of some particular type with enhanced abilities that we find interesting. Therefore, below we will tell you all the secrets about how to raise and hatch eggs in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield from Nintendo Switch.
Pokémon Sword and Shield: How to raise and hatch eggs
The first thing we must be clear about raising Pokémon is that not all Pokémon are compatible with each other; so much so that both Pokémon They must be of different genders, although yes They must be of the same species so they can raise an egg. If we do not meet these two characteristics, raising eggs will be impossible.
Another key aspect to breeding in Pokémon Sword and Shield is locate available daycare centers, up to a total of two spread throughout the game world, places where we can leave two of our paired Pokémon to later receive an egg. The first daycare is located upon reaching Route 5, very easy to locate. On the other hand, the second nursery is on the other side of the central bridge that takes us to the outskirts of said Route 5. To start breeding in these nurseries we just have to talk to the character located at their respective entrances and leave the two Pokémon paired.
How to get eggs to hatch
Once we leave the two Pokémon at the daycare, we will have to wait about 30 minutes so that we can collect its egg; For the eggs to hatch we only have to move, either walking or running, whether on foot or with the bicycle available in the same area of the nurseries. After accumulating about 30 more minutes of travel, the egg will hatch.
Trust a Ditto
The good of Ditto is a great wild card for parenting of Pokémon, since it will not be necessary to have a Pokémon of the same species and the opposite gender. And as those most seasoned in Pokémon will know, Ditto is capable of generating eggs of any other species. Of course, if we want to get a Ditto we will have to look for it in the area of the Lake of Anger, located in the wild area.
Items that improve Pokémon breeding
Below we offer you a selection of objects that will be very beneficial for parenting from Pokémon in Sword and Shield:
- Eternal stone: The Pokémon that hatches from the egg will inherit the nature of the parent that equips this type of stone. The eternal stones are located outside the first gym located in Pueblos Hoyuelo. Once there we must locate the northern path that takes us to the gym; just before getting there, if we turn left we will find it.
- Mints: Thanks to the mints we can edit the values of the Pokémon's growth patterns, in order to adjust them to our needs.
- oval amulet: After beating León in the Pokémon League we will be able to face off against Shigeki Morimoto, designer of the Ionia Hotel. If we defeat it we will get the oval amulet spell as a reward, with which we can make our Pokémon lay more eggs.
Special incenses for certain Pokémon
We will find some Pokémon that will need specific incenses so that they are able to raise an egg, objects that we can purchase at the central market of the Amura Village through a store run by a blonde girl, with prices ranging between 2,000 and 11,000 coins:
- Wobbuffet and Wynaut | Soft incense
- Roselia/Roserade and Budew | Floral incense
- Sudowoodo and Bonsly | Rock Incense
- Mr. Mime/Mr. Frost and Mime Jr. | rare incense
- Mantine and Mantyke | Aqua incense
- Snorlax and Munchlax | slow incense