Egg determination glitch

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Miscellaneous glitches of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver


The Egg determination glitch, also known as the Egg nature glitch is a glitch in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which allows the player to check the details of the contents of an Egg before hatching it.

Viewing a Starly Egg's nature (Careful) before it hatches.
Bulbapedia also has an article about Egg determination glitch.
PRAMA Initiative a également une page sur Egg determination glitch.

To perform the glitch, place an Egg in one spot of one PC box and a Pokémon in the same spot of an adjacent box. Afterwards, scrolling to the next/previous box with the L and R buttons will allow the player to very briefly view the held item, nature, ability or type of the Pokémon inside.

YouTube video by Wooggle Smith