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Pokemon Go Guide: How to Get Eggs

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Pokemon Go players love hunting down and catching rare and powerful Pokemon. However, there are other ways of adding Pokemon to your growing collection. Eggs, the little items that push you to walk, bike, and sometimes drive long distances just to see what is inside. We’ve already shown you how to hatch eggs fast, and we also laid out what Pokemon might hatch from inside, but where do these eggs even come from? We’ll tell you in our guide on how to get eggs in Pokemon Go.

Unfortunately there isn’t some easy method of gaining a bunch of brand new Pokemon eggs. There’s only one way to get new eggs in Pokemon Go, and it can’t really be manipulated or exploited. Pokestops, the fancy locations where you get new Pokeballs and other supplies can also drop Pokemon eggs at random times.

There’s no way to know when they’ll do it, as the rewards are all random based around what items you can get at your level. One thing that you do need to keep in mind is that you can only carry nine Pokemon eggs at any one time. There is also no way to get rid of Pokemon eggs in Pokemon Go, so you have to hatch them all.

2km eggs might not interest you all that much, but you’ll have to hatch them the usual way if you want to clear some inventory space. you should check out the guide linked above and get hatching. A Pokestop won’t drop an egg for you if there is no space for it in your inventory. Make sure there are open spots at all times, if you want to get those fresh Pokemon eggs.

And that’s it for how to get eggs in Pokemon Go. They’re pretty valuable items, so try to follow these steps and get hatching.


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