

You could even hatch the egg, then reload, then enter the den again - but that's a lot of reloading! But don't fast-travel! Then, you can go into the den until you leave with the egg you want. So, after finding a Gold Den, or causing a monster to retreat, save first at a Catavan Stand. You can’t save scrub hatching eggs, but you can save scrub before entering a den! The den is randomly generated only after you enter, changing the eggs it generates at the nest. Watch the beginner's guide to Monsties in Monster Hunter Stories 2 in the video above! Or, reference the Egg Guide and List in this Wiki to see every egg pattern and Monstie they belong to! If you’ve hatched one before, that information will be in your Monstipedia. The color narrows it down to a specific species. Its pattern tells you what type of Monster is inside - like these tiger stripes for fantastic Flying Wyverns, or these lame oblongs for Herbivores. You can tell what’s inside an egg based on its pattern and color. The passive skills that are random are, of course, more rare than the guaranteed genes a Monstie hatches with!

Know that some Monsties are born with innate genes that are rare-generally active attack skills. They could be useful when you unlock the Rite of Channeling, which lets you move a gene to another Monstie.

Genes with white borders are uncommon, gold are rare, and platinum are ultra rare. Gold shining eggs, and the even rarer Rainbow shining eggs are definitely worth hanging onto. Navirou tells you the smellier and heavier the eggs the better, but there are special effects to look for too. Watch the video above to learn things you should know about Monster Hunter Stories 2! Look for Shiny Eggs
