If it helps bring anyone else ease of mind, here's mine that has the lab in its summary. Definitive proof that you are in fact doing the right thing and that unfortunately luck just isn't on your side! Fwiw, it took about... 50 reloads on my end? Counting timed ones, my 10 free reloads, and the actual item reloads. So yeah it's all luck-based! Hope y'all find 'em soon!

I guess I wasn't clear enough, what I'm trying to say is that there are other mons that exist too. Why not use those now instead of giving half of an intended deal?

Gotta say the way legendaries are implemented this time seems kinda questionable at best most of the time.

Well, I suppose it's a good thing we just had the Rank update, making it so that you don't have to get them immediately, isn't it? ;)

There are hundreds and hundreds of Pokemon that can appear in the lab, so you're wading through a massive pool to try to find any. It's not really a surprise that, out of 48 eggs, none were the one you were looking for. I could go looking for a Caterpie or some other Swarm-rarity mon and have a decent shot at not finding it in just 48 eggs, and I have to imagine these guys aren't super common. All that to say- keep going, it's in there. It's just that it's one gumball out of the whole machine.

Just wondering why do you release new pokemon in waves instead all at once?

It takes time for the art team to add everything into PFQ that and they work on other projects too like updating sprite colors and prepare for upcoming holidays

Correct, if we released everything all at once, nothing from paldea would be on site until May this year. The waves provide smaller more manageable chunks for both players and the art team to focus their attention and time on

Ok, I just noticed (and this might irritate some people that I'm bringing this up), but the Loyal Three being summoned isn't required yet to summon Arceus. Is that intentional because of them being locked behind tourney currency at the moment?

Oh, I somehow missed this announcement and was taken by surprise when a new egg appeared in the lab. The one thing I'm wondering is, if the Loyal Three unlock conditions require a certain other pokémon (or I'm betting certain forms of a certain other pokémon), then why wasn't that certain other pokémon released first? Just cause of dex order?