diff --git a/src/core/game3/pokemon.lua b/src/core/game3/pokemon.lua
index 555cdd34..a0b30cb6 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/pokemon.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/pokemon.lua
@@ -1160,8 +1160,18 @@ function Pokemon.replaceMove(mon, slot, newMoveId)
   return old
 end
 
+-- An egg reads as the language's own EGG whatever its nickname holds: pret's
+-- GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME) returns gText_EggNickname for any egg
+-- (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3020).  The stored nickname is only a placeholder
+-- -- the cart's daycare writes タマゴ (daycare.c:1100), this engine "EGG".
+local function eggName(mon)
+  if Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then return Strings("EGG") end
+end
+
 function Pokemon.displayMonName(mon)
   if not mon then return "POKéMON" end
+  local egg = eggName(mon)
+  if egg then return egg end
   local nick = mon.nickname
   if type(nick) == "string" and nick ~= "" then return nick end
   if mon.name and mon.name ~= "" then return mon.name end
@@ -1246,6 +1256,13 @@ function Pokemon.isEgg(mon)
   return (mon.isEgg == true) or (mon.egg == true) or (mon.species == 412)
 end
 
+-- pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3245 MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG: an egg's menu icon is
+-- SPECIES_EGG's, not the species it will hatch into (party_menu.c:2655).
+function Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(mon)
+  if Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then return Pokemon.SPECIES_EGG end
+  return Pokemon.speciesOf(mon)
+end
+
 local function read_rgba(species)
   local cache = resolve_cache(Pokemon._cache)
   local root = (Extract.CACHE_ROOT or "data/generated/gba") .. "/pokemon"
@@ -1572,6 +1589,8 @@ end
 
 function Pokemon.displayName(mon)
   if not mon then return "?????" end
+  local egg = eggName(mon)
+  if egg then return egg end
   if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   -- Prefer pack name over host species string when we can resolve.
   local sp = Pokemon.speciesOf(mon)
diff --git a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives.lua b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives.lua
index 2fe06362..ebaaa2b5 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives.lua
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ local function boxedMon()
     (tonumber(session.monBoxId) or 0) + 1, (tonumber(session.monBoxPos) or 0) + 1)
 end
 
+-- GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME) is gText_EggNickname for an egg
+-- (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3020)
 local function nicknameOf(mon)
   if not mon then return "" end
-  if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   local Pokemon = require("src.core.game3.pokemon")
+  if Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then return Strings("EGG") end
+  if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   pcall(function()
     if not Pokemon._names then Pokemon.install(nil) end
   end)
diff --git a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_queries.lua b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_queries.lua
index 02b36acb..e1ec57a5 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_queries.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_queries.lua
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@ local function speciesFromNational(nat)
   return (ok and tonumber(sp)) or nat
 end
 
--- pokefirered/src/field_specials.c:1671
+-- pokefirered/src/field_specials.c:1671; GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME) is
+-- gText_EggNickname for an egg (pokemon.c:3020)
 local function nicknameOf(mon)
   if not mon then return "" end
-  if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   local Pokemon = require("src.core.game3.pokemon")
+  if Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then return Strings("EGG") end
+  if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   pcall(function()
     if not Pokemon._names then Pokemon.install(nil) end
   end)
diff --git a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_trade.lua b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_trade.lua
index 6c426b7f..7b6ba06c 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_trade.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/scripting/natives_trade.lua
@@ -137,8 +137,11 @@ local function speciesName(species)
   return (Pokemon.name and Pokemon.name(species)) or ""
 end
 
+-- GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME) is gText_EggNickname for an egg
+-- (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3020)
 local function nicknameOf(mon)
   if not mon then return "" end
+  if require("src.core.game3.pokemon").isEgg(mon) then return Strings("EGG") end
   if mon.nickname and mon.nickname ~= "" then return tostring(mon.nickname) end
   return speciesName(speciesOf(mon))
 end
diff --git a/src/core/game3/trade_scene.lua b/src/core/game3/trade_scene.lua
index 4688520f..be5318fc 100644
--- a/src/core/game3/trade_scene.lua
+++ b/src/core/game3/trade_scene.lua
@@ -212,8 +212,11 @@ local function cryFinished(s)
   return done and true or false
 end
 
+-- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:1239 GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME), which is
+-- gText_EggNickname for an egg (pokemon.c:3020)
 local function nameOf(mon)
   if not mon then return "" end
+  if isEgg(mon) then return Strings("EGG") end
   local nick = mon.nickname or mon.name
   if type(nick) == "string" and nick ~= "" then return nick end
   local ok, Pokemon = pcall(require, "src.core.game3.pokemon")
diff --git a/src/import/CacheContract.lua b/src/import/CacheContract.lua
index 3e1c7d5a..3b2f5453 100644
--- a/src/import/CacheContract.lua
+++ b/src/import/CacheContract.lua
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ CacheContract.VERSION_REQUIRED_FILES_OVERRIDE = {
     "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/hatch.rgba",
     "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/shard.rgba",
     "data/generated/gba/pokemon/front/412.rgba",
+    -- src/party_menu.c:2655
+    "data/generated/gba/pokemon/icons/412.rgba",
     -- src/battle_records.c:563
     "data/generated/gba/trainer_tower/manifest.lua",
     "data/generated/gba/trainer_tower/records_bg.rgba",
diff --git a/src/import/gba/egg_extract.lua b/src/import/gba/egg_extract.lua
index 4aee2c4a..917f111c 100644
--- a/src/import/gba/egg_extract.lua
+++ b/src/import/gba/egg_extract.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 local Versions = require("src.import.gba.versions")
 local Lz77 = require("src.import.gba.lz77")
 local BgBake = require("src.import.gba.bg_bake")
+local PokemonExtract = require("src.import.gba.pokemon_extract")
 
 local EggExtract = {}
 
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ function EggExtract.run(rom, cache, opts)
   cache:write(cacheRoot .. "/pokemon/front/" .. EggExtract.SPECIES_EGG .. ".rgba",
     BgBake.bakeSpriteRgba(tiles, picBank, 0, PIC_W, PIC_H, false, false))
 
+  -- src/party_menu.c:2655 draws an egg's icon from MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG
+  cache:write(cacheRoot .. "/pokemon/icons/" .. EggExtract.SPECIES_EGG .. ".rgba",
+    PokemonExtract.iconRgba(rom, EggExtract.SPECIES_EGG))
+
   cache:write(root .. "/manifest.lua", string.format([[
 return {
   format_version = %d,
@@ -102,7 +107,12 @@ function EggExtract.ready(cache, cacheRoot)
   for _, rel in ipairs({ "hatch.rgba", "shard.rgba", "manifest.lua" }) do
     if not cache:exists(root .. "/" .. rel) then return false end
   end
-  return cache:exists(cacheRoot .. "/pokemon/front/" .. EggExtract.SPECIES_EGG .. ".rgba")
+  for _, sub in ipairs({ "front", "icons" }) do
+    if not cache:exists(cacheRoot .. "/pokemon/" .. sub .. "/" .. EggExtract.SPECIES_EGG .. ".rgba") then
+      return false
+    end
+  end
+  return true
 end
 
 return EggExtract
diff --git a/src/import/gba/pokemon_extract.lua b/src/import/gba/pokemon_extract.lua
index 46b02ffb..f4beff83 100644
--- a/src/import/gba/pokemon_extract.lua
+++ b/src/import/gba/pokemon_extract.lua
@@ -648,9 +648,26 @@ local function extract_egg_moves(rom, num)
   return eggMoves
 end
 
+-- gMonIconTable / gMonIconPaletteIndices entry for one species, both frames
+-- (32x64 RGBA); they run past NUM_SPECIES, so SPECIES_EGG has its own icon.
+local function icon_rgba(rom, sp, pals)
+  pals = pals or load_icon_pals(rom)
+  local w = Versions.MON_ICON_W or 32
+  local iconH = (Versions.MON_ICON_H or 32) * 2 -- 64 (2 frames)
+  local iconBytes = Versions.MON_ICON_BYTES or math.floor(w * iconH / 2) -- 1024 for 32x64
+  local off = gba_off(rom:u32(Versions.MON_ICON_TABLE + sp * 4))
+  if not off then return string.rep(string.char(0, 0, 0, 0), w * iconH * 4) end
+  local palIdx = rom:get(Versions.MON_ICON_PAL_INDICES + sp) or 0
+  if palIdx >= Versions.MON_ICON_PAL_COUNT then palIdx = 0 end
+  local pixels = decode_4bpp(rom:readBytes(off, iconBytes), w, iconH)
+  return bake_icon_rgba(pixels, pals[palIdx] or pals[0], w, iconH)
+end
+
 -- Exposed for tests (tests/engine/game3_egg_moves.lua).
 PokemonExtract.eggMovesFromRom = extract_egg_moves
 PokemonExtract.writeEggMovesLua = write_egg_moves_lua
+-- src/import/gba/egg_extract.lua bakes the SPECIES_EGG icon with it.
+PokemonExtract.iconRgba = icon_rgba
 
 --- Extract full pack into cache under {cacheRoot}/pokemon/.
 function PokemonExtract.run(rom, cache, opts)
@@ -669,13 +686,7 @@ function PokemonExtract.run(rom, cache, opts)
   local nameBase = Versions.SPECIES_NAMES
   local infoBase = Versions.SPECIES_INFO
   local natBase = Versions.SPECIES_TO_NATIONAL
-  local w = Versions.MON_ICON_W or 32
-  local h = Versions.MON_ICON_H or 32
-  local iconH = h * 2 -- 64 (2 frames)
-  local iconBytes = Versions.MON_ICON_BYTES or math.floor(w * iconH / 2) -- 1024 for 32x64
-  local palIdxBase = Versions.MON_ICON_PAL_INDICES
   local pals = load_icon_pals(rom)
-  local iconTable = Versions.MON_ICON_TABLE
   local frontPicTable = (Versions.OAK_SPEECH and Versions.OAK_SPEECH.mon_front_pic_table) or 0x2350AC
   local backPicTable = Versions.MON_BACK_PIC_TABLE or 0x23654C
   local palTable = (Versions.OAK_SPEECH and Versions.OAK_SPEECH.mon_palette_table) or 0x23730C
@@ -727,20 +738,7 @@ function PokemonExtract.run(rom, cache, opts)
     -- Table omits SPECIES_NONE; SpeciesToNationalPokedexNum uses [species - 1].
     toNat[sp] = (sp >= 1) and rom:u16(natBase + (sp - 1) * 2) or 0
 
-    local ptr = rom:u32(iconTable + sp * 4)
-    local off = gba_off(ptr)
-    local palIdx = rom:get(palIdxBase + sp) or 0
-    if palIdx >= Versions.MON_ICON_PAL_COUNT then palIdx = 0 end
-    local pal = pals[palIdx] or pals[0]
-    local rgba
-    if off then
-      local bytes = rom:readBytes(off, iconBytes)
-      local pixels = decode_4bpp(bytes, w, iconH)
-      rgba = bake_icon_rgba(pixels, pal, w, iconH)
-    else
-      rgba = string.rep(string.char(0, 0, 0, 0), w * iconH * 4)
-    end
-    put(cache, root .. "/icons/" .. sp .. ".rgba", rgba)
+    put(cache, root .. "/icons/" .. sp .. ".rgba", icon_rgba(rom, sp, pals))
     picsWritten.icons = picsWritten.icons + 1
 
     -- Front Pic (64x64 RGBA)
diff --git a/src/import/gba/versions.lua b/src/import/gba/versions.lua
index 0294e685..ee5dff12 100644
--- a/src/import/gba/versions.lua
+++ b/src/import/gba/versions.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Versions.ROM_SIZE = 16777216
 --       setptrbyte each carry a leading byte plus a word (were shorter).  The
 --       old sizes mis-decoded every instruction after one, so every cached
 --       script is stale.
-Versions.CACHE_VERSION = 113
+-- v114: pokemon/icons/412.rgba, the SPECIES_EGG menu icon — eggs were drawn
+--       with the icon of the species they hatch into.
+Versions.CACHE_VERSION = 114
 Versions.NATIVE_VERSION = 6
 Versions.OW_VERSION = 1
 Versions.ANIM_VERSION = 1
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/box_storage_ui.lua b/src/ui/game3/box_storage_ui.lua
index 93796ed9..14cacbf7 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/box_storage_ui.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/box_storage_ui.lua
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ function BoxStorageUI.draw()
       local isHovered = (BoxStorageUI.cursorSlot == s and BoxStorageUI.mode ~= "party_drawer" and not BoxStorageUI.holdingMon)
       local bounceY = (isHovered and BoxStorageUI.hoverFrame == 1) and -2 or 0
       local f = (isHovered and BoxStorageUI.hoverFrame == 1) and 1 or 0
-      local sp = Pokemon.speciesOf(mon)
+      local sp = Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(mon)
       local icon = Pokemon.icon(sp)
 
       if icon and icon.image then
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ function BoxStorageUI.draw()
 
   -- If holding a mon, draw floating mini-icon under hand cursor
   if BoxStorageUI.holdingMon then
-    local hSp = Pokemon.speciesOf(BoxStorageUI.holdingMon)
+    local hSp = Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(BoxStorageUI.holdingMon)
     local hIcon = Pokemon.icon(hSp)
     if hIcon and hIcon.image then
       local q = hIcon.quads and hIcon.quads[0]
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/party_menu.lua b/src/ui/game3/party_menu.lua
index 2af1b24d..f6782538 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/party_menu.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/party_menu.lua
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ local function ensure_slot_sprites(i, mon, selected)
   local maxHp = tonumber(mon.maxHp) or tonumber(mon.maxhp) or 1
   local hpLevel = get_hp_bar_level(hp, maxHp, mon.isEgg)
 
-  local icon = Pokemon.icon(Pokemon.speciesOf(mon))
+  local icon = Pokemon.icon(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(mon))
   local q0 = icon and icon.quads and icon.quads[0]
   if not slot.mon then
     local id = select(1, Oam.createSprite({
@@ -2111,10 +2111,17 @@ local function draw_filled_slot(i, mon, selected)
   local info = slot_info(i)
   local desc = slot_description(i, mon)
 
-  PartyChrome.drawSlot(win.kind, win.left, win.top, selected, desc ~= nil)
+  -- pokefirered/src/party_menu.c:781 DisplayPartyPokemonData: an egg's slot
+  -- has no HP frame and shows only its nickname (gText_EggNickname).
+  local isEgg = Pokemon.isEgg(mon)
+  PartyChrome.drawSlot(win.kind, win.left, win.top, selected, desc ~= nil or isEgg)
 
   local name = Pokemon.displayName(mon)
   party_print(name, baseX + info.nick[1], baseY + info.nick[2], 56)
+  if isEgg then
+    if desc then party_print(desc, baseX + info.desc[1], baseY + info.desc[2], 64) end
+    return
+  end
   party_print("Lv" .. tostring(mon.level or 0), baseX + info.level[1], baseY + info.level[2], 32)
 
   local gender = mon.gender or (Pokemon.gender and Pokemon.gender(mon.species, mon.personality))
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/pc_chrome.lua b/src/ui/game3/pc_chrome.lua
index 553c9340..b41e5023 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/pc_chrome.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/pc_chrome.lua
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ function PcChrome.drawLeftDataPanel(hoveredMon, hoverFrame)
   if not hoveredMon then return end
 
   -- 1. Front Sprite in TV Screen (X: 10..73, Y: 19..80, W: 64, H: 61)
-  local sp = Pokemon.speciesOf(hoveredMon)
-  local sprite = Pokemon.frontPic(sp)
+  -- pokefirered/src/pokemon_storage_system_data.c:1034, :1057 MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG
+  local sprite = Pokemon.frontPic(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(hoveredMon))
   if sprite and sprite.image then
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
     local sw, sh = sprite.image:getDimensions()
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ function PcChrome.drawLeftDataPanel(hoveredMon, hoverFrame)
   end
   local lvl = hoveredMon.level or 5
   local gender = hoveredMon.gender or (hoveredMon.personality and ((hoveredMon.personality % 256 < 127) and "F" or "M"))
+  -- pokefirered/src/pokemon_storage_system_data.c:1091: an egg shows only
+  -- gText_EggNickname; the species, gender/level and item lines stay blank.
+  local isEgg = Pokemon.isEgg(hoveredMon)
+  if isEgg then nick = Strings("EGG") end
 
   -- Line 1: Nickname or Species Name (FONT_NORMAL, Y: 88)
   FrlgFont.draw(nick:sub(1, 10), 6, 88, {
@@ -236,32 +240,34 @@ function PcChrome.drawLeftDataPanel(hoveredMon, hoverFrame)
     colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE
   })
 
-  -- Line 2: /Species Name (FONT_NORMAL, Y: 102)
-  FrlgFont.draw("/" .. spName:sub(1, 10), 6, 102, {
-    small = false,
-    colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE
-  })
+  if not isEgg then
+    -- Line 2: /Species Name (FONT_NORMAL, Y: 102)
+    FrlgFont.draw("/" .. spName:sub(1, 10), 6, 102, {
+      small = false,
+      colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE
+    })
 
-  -- Line 3: Gender & Level (FONT_NORMAL, Y: 116)
-  if gender == "M" or gender == "male" then
-    FrlgFont.draw("♂", 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.MALE })
-    FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 18, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
-  elseif gender == "F" or gender == "female" then
-    FrlgFont.draw("♀", 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.FEMALE })
-    FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 18, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
-  else
-    FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
-  end
+    -- Line 3: Gender & Level (FONT_NORMAL, Y: 116)
+    if gender == "M" or gender == "male" then
+      FrlgFont.draw("♂", 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.MALE })
+      FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 18, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
+    elseif gender == "F" or gender == "female" then
+      FrlgFont.draw("♀", 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.FEMALE })
+      FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 18, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
+    else
+      FrlgFont.draw(Strings("Lv%s", tostring(lvl)), 6, 116, { small = false, colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE })
+    end
 
-  -- Line 4: Held Item Name (if holding an item) (FONT_SMALL, Y: 132)
-  local held = hoveredMon.heldItem or hoveredMon.item
-  if held and held > 0 then
-    local heldName = ItemsData.displayName(held)
-    if heldName and heldName ~= "" and heldName ~= "NONE" then
-      FrlgFont.draw(heldName:sub(1, 10), 6, 132, {
-        small = true,
-        colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE
-      })
+    -- Line 4: Held Item Name (if holding an item) (FONT_SMALL, Y: 132)
+    local held = hoveredMon.heldItem or hoveredMon.item
+    if held and held > 0 then
+      local heldName = ItemsData.displayName(held)
+      if heldName and heldName ~= "" and heldName ~= "NONE" then
+        FrlgFont.draw(heldName:sub(1, 10), 6, 132, {
+          small = true,
+          colors = FrlgFont.COLOR.WHITE
+        })
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -381,7 +387,7 @@ function PcChrome.drawPartyDrawer(party, partyCursor, hoverFrame, holdingSource)
   local isLeadPickedUp = (holdingSource and holdingSource.loc == "party" and holdingSource.slot == 1)
   local leadMon = (not isLeadPickedUp) and party[1]
   if leadMon then
-    local sp = Pokemon.speciesOf(leadMon)
+    local sp = Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(leadMon)
     local icon = Pokemon.icon(sp)
     if icon and icon.image then
       local isHovered = (partyCursor == 1)
@@ -401,7 +407,7 @@ function PcChrome.drawPartyDrawer(party, partyCursor, hoverFrame, holdingSource)
     local isPickedUp = (holdingSource and holdingSource.loc == "party" and holdingSource.slot == p)
     local pMon = (not isPickedUp) and party[p]
     if pMon then
-      local sp = Pokemon.speciesOf(pMon)
+      local sp = Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(pMon)
       local icon = Pokemon.icon(sp)
       if icon and icon.image then
         local isHovered = (partyCursor == p)
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/release_seq.lua b/src/ui/game3/release_seq.lua
index 9a8411df..3bf4ffde 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/release_seq.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/release_seq.lua
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function ReleaseSeq.draw()
     local curX = ReleaseSeq.startX
     local curY = ReleaseSeq.startY - (progress * 40) -- float upward 40px
 
-    local icon = ReleaseSeq.mon and Pokemon.icon(Pokemon.speciesOf(ReleaseSeq.mon))
+    local icon = ReleaseSeq.mon and Pokemon.icon(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(ReleaseSeq.mon))
     if icon and icon.image then
       local q = icon.quads and icon.quads[0]
       love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, alpha)
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua b/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
index fb18e4b1..a969188b 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/summary_menu.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ end
 -- pokefirered/src/pokemon_summary_screen.c:5180
 local function play_mon_cry()
   local mon = current_mon()
-  if not mon or mon.isEgg then return end
+  if not mon or Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then return end
   local species = Pokemon.speciesOf(mon)
   if not species then return end
   local okA, Audio = pcall(require, "src.core.game3.audio")
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function SummaryMenu.openMenu(party, startIndex, opts)
   SummaryMenu._slide.active = false
 
   local mon = current_mon()
-  if mon and mon.isEgg then
+  if mon and Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then
     SummaryMenu._page = PAGE_EGG
   elseif SummaryMenu._mode == "select_move" then
     SummaryMenu._page = PAGE_MOVES_INFO
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ local function change_mon(delta)
   SummaryMenu._moveCursor = 1
   SummaryMenu._swapSlot = nil
   local mon = current_mon()
-  if mon and mon.isEgg then
+  if mon and Pokemon.isEgg(mon) then
     SummaryMenu._page = PAGE_EGG
   elseif SummaryMenu._page == PAGE_EGG then
     SummaryMenu._page = PAGE_INFO
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ local function draw_page_moves(mon, isDetail)
 end
 
 local function draw_page_egg(mon)
-  local species = Pokemon.speciesOf(mon)
+  -- pokefirered/src/pokemon_summary_screen.c:4016 MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG
+  local species = Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(mon)
   local nx, ny = cxy("name", 40, 18)
   draw_text(Strings("EGG"), nx, ny, 64, "NORMAL")
 
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ function SummaryMenu.draw()
   end
 
   -- 2. OVERLAY LAYER (Foreground elements anchored to screen coordinates)
-  draw_top_bar_text(SummaryMenu._page, mon.isEgg)
+  draw_top_bar_text(SummaryMenu._page, Pokemon.isEgg(mon))
   if SummaryMenu._page == PAGE_EGG then
     draw_page_egg(mon)
   else
diff --git a/src/ui/game3/trade_scene.lua b/src/ui/game3/trade_scene.lua
index ca7e9374..d8015ca3 100644
--- a/src/ui/game3/trade_scene.lua
+++ b/src/ui/game3/trade_scene.lua
@@ -257,23 +257,24 @@ function TradeSceneUi.draw()
     love.graphics.draw(art.linkMonShadow, 129 - w2, (s.crossMonBy or -10) + (s.crossY2b or 0) - h2)
   end
 
+  -- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:757 draws every mon by MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG
   -- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:1541
   if s.crossMonVisible then
-    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(s.offer and (s.offer.species or s.offer.speciesId)),
+    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(s.offer)),
       60, 192 + (s.monY2a or 0), 1)
-    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(s.received and (s.received.species or s.received.speciesId)),
+    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(s.received)),
       180, -32 + (s.monY2b or 0), 1)
   end
 
   -- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:772
   if s.playerVisible then
-    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(s.offer and (s.offer.species or s.offer.speciesId)),
+    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(s.offer)),
       120 + (s.monX2 or 0), 60, s.monScale or 1)
   end
 
   -- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:1716
   if s.partnerVisible then
-    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(s.received and (s.received.species or s.received.speciesId)),
+    draw_mon(Pokemon.frontPic(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(s.received)),
       120, 60, 1)
   end
 
diff --git a/tests/drivers/game3_import2_fresh_cache.lua b/tests/drivers/game3_import2_fresh_cache.lua
index ce6dff15..76dc14f3 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/game3_import2_fresh_cache.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/game3_import2_fresh_cache.lua
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ local ROUND2_SAMPLE = {
   "data/generated/gba/move_relearner/bg.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/hatch.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/front/412.rgba",
+  "data/generated/gba/pokemon/icons/412.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/native/layouts/alt_366.mid",
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/engine/game3_egg_display_name_test.lua b/tests/engine/game3_egg_display_name_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..994d3e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/game3_egg_display_name_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env luajit
+-- An egg is named by the language's own EGG, as pret's GetMonData(MON_DATA_NICKNAME)
+-- does for any egg (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3020): the party and every screen
+-- that names a mon through Pokemon.displayName / displayMonName show it, whatever
+-- placeholder the egg's nickname stores.
+
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+love = require("tests.love_stub")
+
+local T = require("tests.harness")
+local check = T.check
+
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
+local Pokemon = require("src.core.game3.pokemon")
+
+-- A minimal pack, so no ROM is needed.
+Pokemon._names = { [25] = "PIKACHU", [172] = "PICHU" }
+
+local egg = { species = 172, isEgg = true, nickname = "EGG", name = "EGG" }
+local hatched = { species = 172, isEgg = false, nickname = "", name = "PICHU" }
+local named = { species = 25, nickname = "SPARKY" }
+
+Strings.load({})
+check(Pokemon.displayName(egg) == "EGG", "an egg reads EGG with no catalog")
+check(Pokemon.displayMonName(egg) == "EGG", "in both name helpers")
+
+Strings.load({ strings = { EGG = "OEUF" } })
+check(Pokemon.displayName(egg) == "OEUF", "an egg follows the catalog's EGG")
+check(Pokemon.displayMonName(egg) == "OEUF", "in both name helpers")
+check(egg.nickname == "EGG", "without its stored nickname being rewritten")
+
+local bare = { species = 172, isEgg = true, nickname = "" }
+check(Pokemon.displayName(bare) == "OEUF", "an egg with no nickname at all is still named EGG")
+local species_only = { species = 412, nickname = "" }
+check(Pokemon.displayName(species_only) == "OEUF", "and so is one known only by the egg species")
+
+-- (looking up a species the pack lacks reloads it; put the minimal one back)
+Pokemon._names = { [25] = "PIKACHU", [172] = "PICHU" }
+check(Pokemon.displayName(hatched) == "PICHU", "a hatched egg goes back to its species name")
+check(Pokemon.displayName(named) == "SPARKY", "and a nicknamed mon keeps its nickname")
+check(Pokemon.displayMonName(named) == "SPARKY", "in both name helpers")
+
+Strings.load({})
+T.finish("game3_egg_display_name_test")
diff --git a/tests/engine/game3_egg_icon_species_test.lua b/tests/engine/game3_egg_icon_species_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..744f7538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/game3_egg_icon_species_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env luajit
+-- An egg's menu icon is SPECIES_EGG's, as pret draws it from
+-- GetMonData(MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG) (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3245,
+-- party_menu.c:2655), not the icon of the species it will hatch into.
+
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+love = require("tests.love_stub")
+
+local T = require("tests.harness")
+local check = T.check
+
+local Pokemon = require("src.core.game3.pokemon")
+Pokemon._names = { [25] = "PIKACHU", [172] = "PICHU" } -- a minimal pack, so no ROM is needed
+
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg({ species = 172, isEgg = true }) == 412, "a Pichu egg's icon is the EGG's")
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg({ species = 172, egg = true }) == 412, "whichever egg flag it carries")
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg({ species = 412 }) == 412, "an egg known only by the egg species stays one")
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg({ species = 172, isEgg = false }) == 172, "a hatched mon keeps its species")
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg({ species = 25 }) == 25, "and so does any other mon")
+check(Pokemon.speciesOrEgg(nil) == nil, "no mon, no species")
+
+-- Every screen that draws a party or box mon's icon goes through it (the PC
+-- chrome's third call is its hovered-mon front pic).
+local SITES = {
+  { "src/ui/game3/party_menu.lua", 1 },
+  { "src/ui/game3/box_storage_ui.lua", 2 },
+  { "src/ui/game3/pc_chrome.lua", 3 },
+  { "src/ui/game3/release_seq.lua", 1 },
+}
+for _, site in ipairs(SITES) do
+  local f = assert(io.open(site[1], "rb"))
+  local src = f:read("*a")
+  f:close()
+  local n = select(2, src:gsub("Pokemon%.speciesOrEgg%(", ""))
+  check(n == site[2], ("%s draws %d mon(s) by speciesOrEgg (found %d)"):format(site[1], site[2], n))
+end
+
+T.finish("game3_egg_icon_species_test")
diff --git a/tests/engine/game3_egg_screens_test.lua b/tests/engine/game3_egg_screens_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5fa3191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/engine/game3_egg_screens_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env luajit
+-- The screens that show a single mon draw an egg as an egg, as pret does with
+-- GetMonData(MON_DATA_SPECIES_OR_EGG) and MON_DATA_NICKNAME
+-- (pokefirered/src/pokemon.c:3245, :3020): the party slots, the PC's hovered-mon
+-- panel, the summary's egg page, the trade scene, and the script string buffers.
+
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local T = require("tests.harness")
+local check = T.check
+
+require("src.core.GameVersion").set("firered")
+package.loaded["src.core.game3.audio"] = setmetatable({}, { __index = function() return function() end end })
+
+local gfx = setmetatable({}, { __index = function() return function() end end })
+gfx.newQuad = function() return {} end
+gfx.newImage = function() return nil end
+gfx.getWidth = function() return 240 end
+gfx.getHeight = function() return 160 end
+_G.love = { graphics = gfx, timer = { getTime = function() return 0 end } }
+
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
+local Pokemon = require("src.core.game3.pokemon")
+Pokemon._names = { [25] = "PIKACHU", [172] = "PICHU" } -- a minimal pack, so no ROM is needed
+Strings.load({ strings = { EGG = "OEUF" } })
+
+local pics = {}
+Pokemon.frontPic = function(species)
+  pics[#pics + 1] = species
+  return { image = { getDimensions = function() return 64, 64 end }, w = 64, h = 64 }
+end
+local texts = {}
+local FrlgFont = require("src.ui.game3.frlg_font")
+FrlgFont.draw = function(text) texts[#texts + 1] = tostring(text) end
+
+local function egg()
+  return { species = 172, isEgg = true, nickname = "EGG", name = "EGG", level = 5,
+    heldItem = 1, gender = "M", personality = 1, otName = "RED", otId = 1,
+    hp = 1, maxHp = 1, moves = {}, pp = {} }
+end
+local function has(list, value)
+  for _, v in ipairs(list) do if v == value then return true end end
+  return false
+end
+
+-- pokefirered/src/pokemon_storage_system_data.c:1034, :1091
+local PcChrome = require("src.ui.game3.pc_chrome")
+PcChrome.ensure = function() end
+PcChrome.drawWaveforms = function() end
+pics, texts = {}, {}
+PcChrome.drawLeftDataPanel(egg(), 0)
+check(pics[1] == 412, "the PC panel draws an egg's front pic as the EGG's (got " .. tostring(pics[1]) .. ")")
+check(texts[1] == "OEUF", "and names it by the language's EGG (got " .. tostring(texts[1]) .. ")")
+check(not has(texts, "/PICHU") and not has(texts, "Lv5"),
+  "with no species, level or item line: " .. table.concat(texts, " | "))
+pics, texts = {}, {}
+PcChrome.drawLeftDataPanel({ species = 172, nickname = "PICHU", level = 5, gender = "M" }, 0)
+check(pics[1] == 172 and has(texts, "/PICHU") and has(texts, "Lv5"),
+  "a hatched mon keeps its pic, species and level lines")
+
+-- pokefirered/src/party_menu.c:781 DisplayPartyPokemonData, :2197 sSlotTilemap_MainNoHP
+local PartyMenu = require("src.ui.game3.party_menu")
+local PartyChrome = require("src.ui.game3.party_chrome")
+local slotsHidingHp = {}
+PartyChrome.drawSlot = function(kind, _, _, _, hideHp)
+  if kind ~= "empty" then slotsHidingHp[#slotsHidingHp + 1] = hideHp and true or false end
+end
+texts, slotsHidingHp = {}, {}
+PartyMenu.show({ { species = 25, nickname = "SPARKY", level = 12, gender = "M", hp = 30, maxHp = 30 }, egg() })
+PartyMenu.draw()
+PartyMenu.close()
+check(has(texts, "OEUF") and has(texts, "SPARKY"), "the party names both mons: " .. table.concat(texts, " | "))
+check(not has(texts, "Lv5") and has(texts, "Lv12"), "an egg's party slot shows no level, the other one does")
+check(slotsHidingHp[1] == false and slotsHidingHp[2] == true,
+  "and an egg's slot has no HP frame (hideHp = " .. tostring(slotsHidingHp[1]) .. ", " .. tostring(slotsHidingHp[2]) .. ")")
+
+-- pokefirered/src/pokemon_summary_screen.c:4016
+local SummaryMenu = require("src.ui.game3.summary_menu")
+local SummaryChrome = require("src.ui.game3.summary_chrome")
+for k, v in pairs(SummaryChrome) do
+  if type(v) == "function" and k:match("^draw") then SummaryChrome[k] = function() end end
+end
+pics = {}
+SummaryMenu.openMenu({ egg() }, 1, { page = 0 })
+SummaryMenu.draw()
+SummaryMenu.close()
+check(has(pics, 412) and not has(pics, 172),
+  "the summary's egg page draws the EGG's front pic (got " .. table.concat(pics, ",") .. ")")
+pics = {}
+local flagOnly = egg()
+flagOnly.isEgg, flagOnly.egg = nil, true
+SummaryMenu.openMenu({ flagOnly }, 1, { page = 0 })
+SummaryMenu.draw()
+SummaryMenu.close()
+check(has(pics, 412) and not has(pics, 172), "for any egg flag (got " .. table.concat(pics, ",") .. ")")
+
+-- pokefirered/src/trade_scene.c:757, :1239
+local TradeSceneUi = require("src.ui.game3.trade_scene")
+local offer, received = egg(), { species = 25, nickname = "SPARKY" }
+TradeSceneUi._core = { state = function()
+  return { playerVisible = true, partnerVisible = true, offer = offer, received = received }
+end }
+pics = {}
+TradeSceneUi.draw()
+check(pics[1] == 412 and pics[2] == 25,
+  "the trade scene draws a sent egg as the EGG (got " .. table.concat(pics, ",") .. ")")
+TradeSceneUi._core = nil
+local savedLove = _G.love
+_G.love = nil
+local TradeScene = require("src.core.game3.trade_scene")
+TradeScene.play(offer, received, nil, {})
+local st = TradeScene.state()
+check(st.sentName == "OEUF", "and names it by the language's EGG (got " .. tostring(st.sentName) .. ")")
+check(st.recvName == "SPARKY", "while the other mon keeps its nickname")
+_G.love = savedLove
+
+-- pokefirered/src/field_specials.c:1671 BufferMonNickname, daycare.c:1216
+local Ctx = require("src.core.game3.scripting.ctx")
+local Flags = require("src.core.game3.scripting.flags")
+local Std = require("src.core.game3.scripting.stdscripts")
+local Natives = require("src.core.game3.scripting.natives")
+package.loaded["src.core.game3.runtime"] = {
+  getSession = function() return { party = { egg() } } end,
+  isActive = function() return true end,
+}
+local ctx = Ctx.new({})
+ctx.mode, ctx.status = "bytecode", "running"
+Flags.setVar(nil, ctx, 0x8004, 0)
+Natives.special(ctx, Std.SPECIAL.GetSelectedMonNicknameAndSpecies, { log = function() end })
+check(ctx.stringVars and ctx.stringVars[1] == "OEUF",
+  "a script buffering an egg's nickname gets the language's EGG (got "
+  .. tostring(ctx.stringVars and ctx.stringVars[1]) .. ")")
+
+Strings.load({})
+T.finish("game3_egg_screens_test")
diff --git a/tests/game3_import2_cache_version_test.lua b/tests/game3_import2_cache_version_test.lua
index 9830444f..adcdb34d 100644
--- a/tests/game3_import2_cache_version_test.lua
+++ b/tests/game3_import2_cache_version_test.lua
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ local ROUND2_KEYS = {
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/hatch.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/shard.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/front/412.rgba",
+  "data/generated/gba/pokemon/icons/412.rgba",
   -- src/trainer_card.c:265, :1454, :1560
   "data/generated/gba/trainer_card/front_0.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/trainer_card/front_4_female.rgba",
diff --git a/tests/game3_import2_misc_assets_test.lua b/tests/game3_import2_misc_assets_test.lua
index 54aa47c3..b26719a5 100644
--- a/tests/game3_import2_misc_assets_test.lua
+++ b/tests/game3_import2_misc_assets_test.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ local WANT = {
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/hatch.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/egg/shard.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/pokemon/front/412.rgba",
+  "data/generated/gba/pokemon/icons/412.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/trainer_tower/manifest.lua",
   "data/generated/gba/trainer_tower/records_bg.rgba",
   "data/generated/gba/trainer_card/front_0.rgba",
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ written["x/pokemon/egg/shard.rgba"] = "stub"
 written["x/pokemon/egg/manifest.lua"] = "stub"
 check(EggExtract.ready(stub, "x") == false, "egg ready() also wants the SPECIES_EGG front pic")
 written["x/pokemon/front/412.rgba"] = "stub"
+check(EggExtract.ready(stub, "x") == false, "egg ready() also wants the SPECIES_EGG icon")
+written["x/pokemon/icons/412.rgba"] = "stub"
 check(EggExtract.ready(stub, "x") == true, "egg ready() accepts the whole group")
 
 local regionFiles = {}
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ local SHEETS = {
   { "pokemon/egg/hatch.rgba", 32, 128 },
   { "pokemon/egg/shard.rgba", 32, 8 },
   { "pokemon/front/412.rgba", 64, 64 },
+  { "pokemon/icons/412.rgba", 32, 64 },
   { "trainer_tower/records_bg.rgba", 240, 160 },
   { "trainer_card/front_0.rgba", 240, 160 },
   { "trainer_card/front_4_female.rgba", 240, 160 },
@@ -389,6 +393,8 @@ local eggPic = blobs["pokemon/front/412.rgba"]
 check(distinctColors(eggPic) > 4, "the EGG front pic is painted art")
 local _, _, _, eggCorner = pixel(eggPic, 64, 0, 0)
 eq(eggCorner, 0, "the EGG pic corner is transparent, as pic index 0 is")
+local eggIcon = blobs["pokemon/icons/412.rgba"]
+check(distinctColors(eggIcon) > 2, "the EGG menu icon is painted art")
 local eggMan = loadTable("pokemon/egg/manifest.lua")
 check(eggMan ~= nil and eggMan.hatch ~= nil and eggMan.hatch.frames == 4
   and eggMan.hatch.sheetHeight == 128 and eggMan.shard.sheetWidth == 32,