How To Hatch Eggs in Pokémon GO & Find Out Which Pokémon Could Hatch

Are you stuck in a pit of Pidgeys and Rattatas? Can’t find anything other than a 10 cp Weedle? Here we will show you how to get Pokémon eggs, how to hatch them and what sort of Pokémon you can expect to hatch.

First off, you’ll need to actually get an egg. Eggs can either be found, randomly, at Pokéstops or when you level up. It’s pot luck in either instance and as far as we know there is no way to guarantee eggs either from Pokéstops or when you level up. 

There are three types of Pokémon eggs in Pokémon GO. There are 2km, 5km and 10km eggs. The “km” refers to the distance you’ll have to walk to hatch them and generally speaking the longer the distance, the better the Pokémon you’ll get. 

How to hatch your eggs in Pokémon GO

Step 1

To start incubating your eggs all you have to do is open the app and then click the Pokéball at the bottom of the screen. Click on “Pokémon” and then swipe left to the “eggs” tab. Once you’re here tap the egg you want to incubate and you’ll be taken to a list of available incubators.

When you start the game you are given an incubator with infinite uses, but you can also buy extra incubators (cost = 150 Pokécoins) if you want to incubate more than one egg at once. Once you’ve clicked an incubator, the incubation process begins. We’d suggest using your infinite usage incubator for 2km eggs and the limited use incubators for 5km and 10km eggs.

Step 2

To hatch your eggs you will have to walk the distance that applies to the egg you’ve picked to incubate. So for a 2km eggs, you’ll have to walk 2km to hatch it. You don’t have to do that all at once though and there are some ways to speed things along. For example, if you leave your phone connected to a power source and on a flat surface, you could add around 500m to your walking total for the day. 

You will also need to be moving at a speed below approximately 20kmph. This is so you can’t cheat and that you aren’t silly enough to Pokémon and drive. But if you’re on a bus or a passenger in a car you can accrue a few extra steps when the vehicle stops.

Step 3

Once you’ve hit the distance you need to travel, your new Pokémon will hatch. Now it can be disheartening to go all that way only for a Zubat, but there are ways to manage your expectations.

Below we have a full list of which Pokémon you can get from which egg, so you can avoid a bit of disappointment. But there are a few rules. If you have a 5km egg, you can get anything from the 5 km list or, unfortunately, anything from the 2km list too. 10km eggs can include Pokémon from all of the different tiers. It’s unfair, but that’s the life of a Pokémon master.

Pokémon You Could Get From 2 km Eggs

Egg Distance	Pokémon	Pokémon Type
2km	Bulbasaur	Grass, Poison
	Charmander	Fire
	Squirtle	Water
	Caterpie	Bug
	Weedle	Bug, Poison
	Pidgey	Normal, Flying
	Rattata	Normal
	Spearow	Normal, Flying
	Pikachu	Electric
	Clefairy	Fairy
	Jigglypuff	Normal, Fairy
	Zubat	Poison, Flying
	Geodude	Rock, Ground
	Magikarp	Water

Pokémon You Could Get From 5 km Eggs

Egg Distance	Pokémon	Pokémon Type
5km	Ekans	Poison
	Sandshrew	Ground
	Nidoran♀	Poison
	Vulpix	Fire
	Nidoran♂	Poison
	Oddish	Grass, Poison
	Paras	Bug, Grass
	Venonat	Bug, Poison
	Diglett	Ground
	Meowth	Normal
	Psyduck	Water
	Mankey	Fighting
	Growlithe	Fire
	Poliwag	Water
	Abra	Psychic
	Machop	Fighting
	Bellsprout	Grass, Poison
	Tentacool	Water, Poison
	Ponyta	Fire
	Slowpoke	Water, Psychic
	Magnemite	Electric, Steel
	Doduo	Normal, Flying
	Seel	Water
	Grimer	Poison
	Shellder	Water
	Gastly	Ghost, Poison
	Drowzee	Psychic
	Krabby	Water
	Voltorb	Electric
	Exeggcute	Grass, Psychic
	Cubone	Ground
	Lickitung	Normal
	Koffing	Poison
	Rhyhorn	Ground, Rock
	Tangela	Grass
	Kangaskhan	Normal
	Horsea	Water
	Goldeen	Water
	Staryu	Water
	Tauros	Normal
	Porygon	Normal

Pokémon You Could Get From 10 km Eggs

Egg Distance	Pokémon	Pokémon Type
10km	Onix	Rock, Ground
	Hitmonlee	Fighting
	Chansey	Normal
	Mr.Mime	Psychic, Fairy
	Scyther	Bug, Flying
	Jynx	Ice, Psychic
	Electabuzz	Electric
	Magmar	Fire
	Pinsir	Bug
	Lapras	Water, Ice
	Eevee	Normal
	Omanyte	Rock, Water
	Kabuto	Rock, Water
	Aerodactyl	Rock, Flying
	Snorlax	Normal
	Dratini	Dragon

Still got some burning questions? Check out our ‘Pokémon GO tips: Your questions answered‘ feature.