{"id":236108,"date":"2025-10-02T21:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2151138"},"modified":"2025-10-02T21:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:55:41","slug":"pokemon-go-fans-peer-into-loot-box-style-egg-rarity-system-with-surprising-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-fans-peer-into-loot-box-style-egg-rarity-system-with-surprising-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go fans peer into loot box-style egg rarity system with surprising results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pokemon-go-fans-peer-into-loot-box-style-egg-rarity-system-with-surprising-results.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, Pok\u00e9mon Go added a tier system to its loot box-style eggs, which for the first time gave some visibility to the chances of their contents.<\/p>\n<p>This made sorting which eggs to hatch much easier, as it was now clear which were from specific events, and it was also a welcome first step to indicating the likelihood of getting a specific creature, something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-08-06-we-should-talk-about-pokemon-gos-loot-boxes\">fans have been loudly calling out for<\/a> over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with weeks of data to test, a group of more than 50 hardcore players at top fan community <a href=\"https:\/\/thesilphroad.com\/science\/egg-transparency-rarity-tiers\">The Silph Road<\/a> has analysed thousands of egg hatches to see how well the tier system matches up to reality &#8211; and there are some surprising findings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-25-pokemon-go-fans-peer-into-loot-box-style-egg-rarity-system-with-surprising-results\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-25-pokemon-go-fans-peer-into-loot-box-style-egg-rarity-system-with-surprising-results\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two months ago, Pok\u00e9mon Go added a tier system to its loot box-style eggs, which for the first time gave some visibility to the chances of their contents. This made sorting which eggs to hatch much easier, as it was now clear which were from specific events, and it was also a welcome first step to indicating the likelihood of getting a specific creature, something fans have been loudly calling out for over the past few years. Now, with weeks of data to test, a group of more than 50 hardcore players at top fan community The Silph Road has analysed thousands of egg hatches to see how well the tier system matches up to reality &#8211; and there are some surprising findings. 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