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Oct 25, 2024 · In Generations II, III, and VII, Egg cycles are 256 steps long. In Generation IV, Egg cycles are 255 steps long. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Egg cycles are also 255 steps long, but are shorter on special dates. [1] In Generations V and VI, Egg cycles are 257 steps long.
Each egg has a cycle of 255 steps of which you need to complete in order to hatch the egg with the cycle being dependant upon the Pokémon species within the egg. This process can be sped up by having a Pokémon with the Flame Body or Magma Armor abilities which make counts each cycle as two cycles in order to make it progress faster.
This Bulbapedia article covers the mechanic in depth, but the TLDR is that every time the player takes around ~255 steps an Egg Cycle occurs. When an Egg Cycle occurs, every egg in the player's party has a counter that ticks down once (or twice if you have a Flame Body/Magma Armor Pokemon in your party).
An egg cycle is composed of 257 steps (in Generation V and on), so a Meowth egg should take 257*20 or 5140 steps to hatch. Serebii refers to this number as Base Egg Steps.
May 6, 2007 · 2. the number of steps-to-hatch depends on the position of the egg during hatching. first egg = 2815 steps. second egg = 3071 steps (+256 from the first) third egg = 3327 steps (+256 from the second, +512 from the first) fourth egg = 3583 steps (+256 from the third, +768 from the first)
Apr 5, 2021 · Each Pokemon species has am "Egg Cycle" value which you can find in this section which will determine how many cycles it takes to hatch. Each cycle lasts 256 steps. These can vary by up to 255...
Dec 7, 2021 · List of Pokemon by Hatch Steps. This is a hatch step chart for all Pokemon in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Find out how many steps are required to hatch each Pokemon in the game!
