Pokémon GO Announces Sandile Hatch Day With Shiny Boosts and Shorter Egg Distances

Niantic has detailed the next Pokémon GO Hatch Day, and Sandile is about to become substantially less elusive. Sandile Hatch Day will run on October 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, with Sandile appearing far more frequently in 2 km Eggs and receiving increased Shiny odds. Event bonuses include double hatch Candy, half Egg Hatch Distance and a greater chance of obtaining 2 km Eggs from PokéStops. Free Timed Research will award an Incubator and XP, while an optional US$1.

99 research ticket adds quarter Egg Hatch Distance plus opportunities to earn Stardust, a Star Piece and two Super Incubators. Hatch events remain one of Pokémon GO's more cunning loops: mechanically they are about walking, but emotionally they are about telling yourself the next Egg definitely contains the thing you want. At least shorter hatch distances make the inevitable disappointment arrive faster. The October event continues a busy autumn calendar for the decade-old location-based giant.