Pokémon Egg Hatching Doesn't Make Sense, & This Comic Proves It
This Easter, a Pokémon fans comic explained the inherent strangeness of Pokémon eggs. The breeding mechanic was first introduced in Pokémon Generation 2 and quickly became a mainstay of the franchise, being implemented even in spin-offs like Pokémon Masters.
Logically speaking, the fact that all Pokémon lay eggs is a little absurd. Those that resemble fish, birds, and insects are understandable, but the mammalian Pokémon species lay eggs as well, in addition to the esoteric Ghost-types and more besides. The fact that players can get an egg from Pallosand, a possessed sandcastle, can be a little hard to swallow in that regard. So the ubiquitousness of eggs is rather odd in terms of worldbuilding, although understandable from a gameplay perspective. Eggs allow for consistency, and hatching them requires an investment in time and energy from players, increasing playtime. This is true in both the mainline games, where you can be reasonably certain of the outcomes of breeding, and other games like Pokémon GO, which leaves the contents of its eggs mostly up to chance (albeit with the pool of possibilities and hatch rates available for trainers to view).
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With all that to consider, it isn't surprising that fans can and will poke fun at the concept on occasion. One fan artist on Instagram, known as katalystcomics, wished fans a happy Easter with an appropriately egg-themed comic. Due to Pokémon's breeding mechanics being based around the concept of Egg Groups, which denote which Pokémon can breed together, it is entirely possible to breed Wailord, a Pokémon over 14 meters (or around 47 feet) tall, with Diglett, which generally stands at a grand total of
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