How to Incubate Pal Eggs in Palword

While exploring Palworld, you'll likely come across brightly-colored eggs inside small nests. If you want to turn these eggs into valuable Pals, then read on below to learn how to incubate Pal Eggs in Palworld.

How to use the Incubator in Palworld

The first step to hatching Pal Eggs is unlocking the Egg Incubator. The Egg Incubator differs from most other structures in Palworld, as it costs one Ancient Technology point to unlock. Ancient Technology points are earned by defeating bosses—such as Zoe and Grizzbolt—for the first time. Rather than taking on a Syndicate tower, however, I recommend fighting the Alpha Chillet near Fort Ruins, as its low level makes it much easier to take down.

After acquiring an Ancient Technology point, head to the Technology tab in the menu and select the Egg Incubator on the far right to unlock it. From there, all you have to do is place the incubator at your base. The Egg Incubator costs 10 Paldium Fragments, five cloths, 30 stones, and two Ancient Civilization Parts to build.

Once the Egg Incubator is built, put any Pal Egg in your inventory, then interact with it at your base and place the egg inside. A timer will then appear over the incubator; depending on the egg, you'll have to wait at least five minutes for it to be ready. When the countdown ends, interact with the incubator again to hatch your Pal Egg.

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What are Pal Eggs in Palworld?

Pal Eggs are small, colorful eggs randomly scattered throughout the world that you can collect. There are nine kinds of eggs in total, corresponding to the nine Pal types in Palworld. Each egg can only hatch Pals that share its type; for example, only Flame-type Pals will hatch out of Scorching Eggs. Eggs can also range in size from small to large.

One key factor to consider is the location of your Egg Incubator, as the temperature of the area will affect the time it takes your Pal Eggs to hatch. If your incubator is somewhere cool, then Damp and Frozen Eggs will hatch sooner, while Scorching Eggs and other types will take longer. For this reason, I suggest having multiple incubators in areas with varying temperatures. You can always build a Campfire or other source of heat near an incubator to warm it up.

Like Pokémon, all Pals hatched from eggs start at level one. Which Pal you receive from an egg is entirely based on luck, and aside from the typing, there's no way to determine what you'll get until it hatches. However, it does appear that the Pals you hatch from eggs are rarer than the common ones you'd find walking around. I've obtained Pals like Eikthyrdeer, Flambelle, and Dumud, which are somewhat scarce out in the wild, by incubating Pal Eggs.

For more Palworld guides, check out Palworld Type Chart – All elemental weaknesses and How to assign work to Pals in Palworld here at Pro Game Guides!