The trailer that dropped on October 2022 for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was packed full of knowledge throughout its 14-minute run—most of it being model new to the franchise. Granted, a number of elements of it coated acquainted floor, just like the rehashing of the three story paths out there to you. However you’ll be able to’t deny how thrilling it was when the trailer revealed Farigiraf, Giragfarig’s new evolution. There’s additionally the TM crafting mechanics, the place you possibly can gather supplies from the open-world map and blend them to create all kinds of TMs.
On a extra essential word, trainers noticed how they’d have the ability to get Pokemon eggs—a vital piece of information for any on the hunt for Shiny Pokemon. Nonetheless, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s method to yielding eggs is usually a tad unwieldy for some because it’s now solely a secondary characteristic linked to picnics.
Eggs Have At all times Been Made the Identical Method…Till Now
From a historic standpoint, eggs have at all times been a comparatively easy mechanic in Pokemon. You allow your Pokemon at a Pokemon Day Care or Nursery (be certain there’s a female and male or no less than one Ditto), await some time, and are available again to select up an egg. You’ll then carry that egg round as you stroll round till it hatches. The loop appears fairly simple to understand, no? It’s a no-fuss, no-frills strategy to get particular Pokemon which have particular strikes catered to your wants. Nonetheless, in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the builders determined to do away from this method. It’s presently unclear whether or not you’ll have a a lot tougher time getting the eggs you need. Who is aware of? Perhaps this mechanic will solely persist with the ninth technology of Pokemon.
Go On A Picnic, Get An Egg
Based mostly on the trailer proven in October 2022, you’ll be able to arrange picnics in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as a social exercise. Picnics are mainly like mini gatherings the place you’ll be able to eat alongside your teammates. Not like the method of Pokemon Sword and Protect, the place you’ll arrange a camp and prepare dinner curry alongside different trainers, picnics are extra than simply for sitting down and making sandwiches.
In the course of the participant’s picnic on the trailer, you’ll see that they’ll examine a basket now and again; that is the place you’ll find an egg. Sadly, the 14-minute-long video doesn’t present the small print we wish. How do these eggs spawn? Do we’ve got to pair a feminine and male Pokemon for it to work? What are the conditions? There’s additionally the matter of whether or not Egg Teams nonetheless play a vital half within the sport or if this new egg-making technique alters what traits are handed down from its Pokemon mother and father.
I’d have preferred to see extra, however as an alternative, the highlight went to the sandwich-making minigame and the playtime elements of picnics. And based mostly on what I’ve seen, picnics focus closely on immersion slightly than the egg mechanic; it appears awkward to place such an impactful characteristic in the course of one other mechanic that in any other case has little to do with breeding.
Why Pokemon Day Care Facilities/Nurseries Nonetheless Reign Supreme
I do know it’s too early to say this, however Pokemon Day Cares/Nurseries will in all probability nonetheless be the popular technique of many gamers when breeding eggs. Getting eggs by means of these Nurseries helps gamers plan out the traits of the Pokemon they need and multitask. As compared, picnics might power you to make use of a selected pair of Pokemon to get an egg as an alternative of utilizing that point to coach your different Pokemon whereas ready for one to pop up when stopping by a close-by Day Care. However I’m not shedding hope on picnics simply but—we nonetheless know little or no of what to anticipate in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
It’s believable for the video games to have their very own Nurseries the place you will get eggs; picnics can be a bonus for shock eggs by means of unplanned breeding combos. But when it’s the one strategy to get the products, breeders can count on a cumbersome time to get good IV Pokemon.
Deal with With Care
I admit that the playtime parts of picnics in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are charming, however I’m not 100% in on the concept that it’ll deal with the egg state of affairs skillfully. If accomplished unsuitable, many trainers might see breeding as extra of an inconvenience than a novelty. However hey, if Recreation Freak achieves the right mixture, picnics could possibly be seen as the perfect of each worlds—a spot of interplay and mechanically rewarding.
