How do you get an Egg from a daycare?

To get an egg from a daycare, you need to leave two compatible Pokémon with the daycare attendant, and then check back with them periodically, as the egg will be given to you after a certain number of steps have been taken, with the exact number varying depending on the Pokémon being bred. The process involves choosing two Pokémon that are in the same Egg Group, or using a Ditto, which can breed with any Pokémon except those in the No Eggs Discovered group, and then riding your bike around the daycare to increase the step count and prompt the egg to be produced.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Information

1. How long does it take to get an egg from daycare?: The time it takes to get an egg from the daycare depends on how well the two Pokémon like each other, with some eggs being produced after just a few steps, while others may take longer, up to 255 steps or more.
2. How do you get eggs from daycare in Pokémon Crystal?: In Pokémon Crystal, the Day Care couple will give you a free egg if you have an open slot in your party, which will randomly hatch into one of several baby Pokémon, including Pichu, Elekid, Magby, Igglybuff, Cleffa, or Smoochum.
3. Can you hatch an egg in daycare?: While you can’t directly hatch an egg in the daycare, you can hatch it by biking around in front of the Daycare Center, with different Pokémon requiring different numbers of steps to hatch, such as Magikarp requiring 1,280 steps and Larvitar requiring 10,240 steps.

Breeding Mechanics

4. How do you get eggs from the nursery Pokémon?: To get an egg from the Pokémon Nursery, you need to leave two of your own Pokémon with the attendant, one male and one female of the same Egg Group, or a Ditto and any Pokémon from any other Egg Group except the No Eggs Discovered group.
5. Can you get an egg from baby Pokémon?: Baby Pokémon are first-stage evolutionary Pokémon that are small and cannot breed, with a few exceptions such as Togepi, Riolu, and Toxel, which can breed with Ditto.
6. How do you make Pokémon daycare faster?: The fastest way to increase the step count and prompt an egg to be produced is to bike around in a place where you can’t be interrupted by obstacles, as 1 step taken by the player equals 1 Exp point for the Pokémon.

Ditto and Breeding

7. Can Ditto breed with Ditto?: Unfortunately, Ditto cannot breed with other Ditto, as members of the Ditto Egg Group cannot breed with each other, making it necessary to catch them in the wild, trade with another player, or claim one in a special event.
8. Can Ditto breed with male Pokémon?: Ditto can breed with any other Pokémon, and if bred with a male Pokémon, the resulting egg will hatch into the father’s form.
9. What Pokémon can only breed with Ditto?: Genderless Pokémon, such as Rotom and Golurk, can only breed with Ditto, as they do not have a gender and cannot breed with other Pokémon.

Egg Groups and Breeding Restrictions

10. What Pokémon can’t breed?: Certain Pokémon cannot breed, including Special Pikachu Forms, Ditto with another Ditto, Galarian Fossil Pokémon, Ultra Beasts, most Mythical Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon, Unown, and Baby Pokémon.
11. Can you breed two Ditto?: As mentioned earlier, Ditto cannot breed with other Ditto, making it necessary to use alternative breeding methods.
12. Can you breed a Type: Null?: It is impossible to breed Type: Null with any Pokémon, including Ditto.

Hatching and Incubation

13. How do you hatch an egg without a mother?: In the context of Pokémon, you don’t need a mother to hatch an egg, as you can simply bike around in front of the Daycare Center to increase the step count and prompt the egg to hatch.
14. Can you hatch a non-fertile egg?: In the real world, hatching requires a fertile egg, which can be collected from hens housed with a rooster, whereas eggs sold in grocery stores are not fertile and will not hatch.
15. Is it possible to hatch a refrigerated egg?: According to National Geographic, refrigeration won’t kill the embryo, but it will stop it from growing, and poultry breeders will sometimes refrigerate fertilized eggs before hatching them in an incubator.