Unlock the Ultimate Potential: Why Pokémon Games Need to Embrace the Anime's Egg Power-up

In the Pokémon games, Pokémon Eggs are a common feature. However, the anime added a unique twist that made the handling of eggs much more interesting. While players may not pay much attention to the visual design of the eggs, the anime took the initiative to give each Pokémon Egg a distinct look, unlike the games where all eggs look the same. Misty's Togepi, with its red and blue triangles on the shell, was an early example of this in the anime. It's a feature that the games could greatly benefit from emulating, although it wasn't implemented in the Journeys series.

Pokémon's Anime Made Each Egg Visually Unique

While the concept of Pokémon Eggs may initially seem absurd due to the potential odd pairings for mating, it actually makes much more sense for each species to have individualized eggs. In the anime, these eggs are typically discovered or obtained independently, rendering their source irrelevant. However, since each species in the anime has unique egg designs, it becomes readily possible to determine which Pokémon will eventually emerge from the egg. For instance, Dawn's Cyndaquil hatched from an egg patterned after Cyndaquil, while Brock's Happiny emerged from a pink egg resembling the Chansey line. As seen in Journeys, the Pokémon Eggs now align more closely with the eggs in Pokémon Go, featuring a standardized pattern with slight color variations that vaguely correspond to the Pokémon within.

Players of the Pokémon games often face confusion with mystery eggs, as all eggs look the same and can take a while to hatch. There is no guarantee that the effort put into hatching them will be worth it. This issue is particularly prevalent in Scarlet and Violet, where an egg could come from a combination of any two Pokémon in the player's party. Therefore, until it hatches, the contents of the egg remain a mystery. If the games followed the example of the Pokémon anime in this aspect, it would be much easier for players to identify a specific egg they are searching for within their collections. Interestingly, there have been instances of unique eggs in the games, such as the Manaphy egg in Diamond and Pearl, which has a distinctive appearance with its transparent blue shell and red core. Pokémon Eggs have been a significant element of the series since its inception, and it is time for the games to make them as captivating as they are portrayed in the Pokémon anime.