The trailer that dropped on October 2022 for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was packed full of data throughout its 14-minute run—most of it being model new to the franchise. Granted, a number of facets of it coated acquainted floor, just like the rehashing of the three story paths obtainable 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 can accumulate supplies from the open-world map and blend them to create all types of TMs.
On a extra vital 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. Nevertheless, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s method to yielding eggs could be a tad unwieldy for some because it’s now solely a secondary function linked to picnics.
Eggs Have At all times Been Made the Similar Approach…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 (make certain there’s a female and male or no less than one Ditto), watch for 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 method to get particular Pokemon which have particular strikes catered to your wants. Nevertheless, in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the builders determined to do away from this method. It’s at the moment 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 era of Pokemon.
Go On A Picnic, Get An Egg
Primarily based 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. In contrast to the method of Pokemon Sword and Defend, the place you’ll arrange a camp and cook dinner curry alongside different trainers, picnics are extra than simply for sitting down and making sandwiches.
Throughout the participant’s picnic on the trailer, you’ll see that they’ll test a basket once in a while; that is the place you could 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 to pair a feminine and male Pokemon for it to work? What are the stipulations? 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 a substitute, the highlight went to the sandwich-making minigame and the playtime facets of picnics. And based mostly on what I’ve seen, picnics focus closely on immersion fairly than the egg mechanic; it appears awkward to place such an impactful function in the midst 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 most likely nonetheless be the popular technique of many gamers when breeding eggs. Getting eggs via these Nurseries helps gamers plan out the traits of the Pokemon they need and multitask. As compared, picnics might pressure you to make use of a particular pair of Pokemon to get an egg as a substitute 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 dropping 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 via unplanned breeding combos. But when it’s the one method to get the products, breeders can anticipate a cumbersome time to get excellent 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 it’ll deal with the egg scenario skillfully. If achieved incorrect, many trainers might see breeding as extra of an inconvenience than a novelty. However hey, if Recreation Freak achieves the right mixture, picnics may very well be seen as the very best of each worlds—a spot of interplay and mechanically rewarding.