Pokémon Scarlet and Violet obtained two new tera raids yesterday, which introduced Paradox variations of Suicune and Virizion to each video games. Nevertheless, some gamers have managed to affix these raids with out updating their video games with the most recent patch, and it’s damaged your complete battle in a approach that not solely locks them out of catching these legendary Pokémon, however has as an alternative given them a cursed, unreleasable, unhatchable egg, or a Unhealthy Egg, because it’s recognized colloquially locally.
Unhealthy Eggs are placeholders within the code that seem when the sport doesn’t comprise knowledge for a Pokémon. Earlier than yesterday’s patch, Strolling Wake and Iron Leaves weren’t coded into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, however as a result of the in-game tera raid menu attracts from a pool of battles different gamers are matchmaking for, it’s potential to affix earlier than really downloading any of the info related to the raids. In the event you do that, the Paradox Pokémon is changed with an egg. You possibly can nonetheless catch this egg, however it would by no means hatch, it will possibly’t be launched, and it simply sits in your field taking on house. The most important drawback of all of it? In the event you catch the Unhealthy Egg, it counts as your single catch for the occasion, and also you received’t have the ability to catch Strolling Wake or Iron Leaves even after you obtain the patch. Not like most occasion raids, these Pokémon can’t breed, so a buddy can’t make one other if you happen to catch the egg.
The Pokémon Firm and Sport Freak have acknowledged the issue and say they’re working on a solution. However for now, a handful of gamers are caught with an unborn Paradox Pokémon in an egg, lingering over their celebration and field house like a terrifying omen of an historic or futuristic monster but to be unleashed onto the world. Unhealthy Eggs have grow to be widespread sufficient within the Pokémon sequence to have a reputation for the phenomenon within the sequence’ nomenclature, however the idea nonetheless appears like one thing you’d hear about in a cursed copypasta from an early 2000s gaming discussion board: “In the event you don’t obtain the most recent replace, as an alternative of combating Iron Leaves, you’ll get an egg of its unborn spawn that’s trapped inside the confines of its shell. You possibly can’t do away with it, and also you’ll by no means have the ability to really catch the Pokémon you need.”
Strolling Wake and Iron Leaves had been initially teased in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s fundamental sport, so numerous gamers have been anticipating their releases for a number of months. Hopefully Sport Freak is ready to rectify the state of affairs each for future gamers and for many who have already been affected. On the very least, the sport now requires you to obtain the most recent patch to entry the raids.
