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Egg Incubator card from the Pokémon GO set
Illustration by sadaji. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Item

Egg Incubator

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A risky but powerful way to start your game with a fresh Basic Pokemon.

ItemBeginner to play

What this card does

Flip a coin to see what happens next.

Heads lets you find a Basic Pokemon from your deck and place it on your Bench, then shuffle the rest of your cards.

Tails means you lose the card by putting it at the bottom of your deck instead of discarding it.

What it does

Egg Incubator

Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Basic Pokémon, put it onto your Bench, and shuffle your deck. If tails, put this Egg Incubator on the bottom of your deck instead of in the discard pile.

This card offers a high reward if luck is on your side. It allows you to bypass the slow start of the game by placing a ready-to-play Pokemon directly onto your Bench.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits aggressive decks that need to get their strongest Basic Pokemon into play quickly. You should only include it in decks where you can afford to miss a turn if the coin comes up tails.

Strengths
  • Fast setup
  • Bench space
  • Card advantage
Watch out for
  • Coin flip risk
  • Loss of resource
  • Inconsistent results
Pro tip

Use this card early in the match when you need to establish a strong presence on the Bench.

Good to know

Egg Incubator is a special item from the Pokemon GO game that helps trainers hatch eggs.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that this card is like a gamble, so they should not rely on it for every game.

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