diff --git a/src/battle-scene.ts b/src/battle-scene.ts
index 936d0b83253..c9c8d6b788a 100644
--- a/src/battle-scene.ts
+++ b/src/battle-scene.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ export default class BattleScene extends SceneBase {
   public moveAnimations: boolean = true;
   public expGainsSpeed: integer = 0;
   public skipSeenDialogues: boolean = false;
+  /**
+   * Determines if the egg hatching animation should be skipped
+   * - 0 = Never (never skip animation)
+   * - 1 = Ask (ask to skip animation when hatching 2 or more eggs)
+   * - 2 = Always (automatically skip animation when hatching 2 or more eggs)
+   */
+  public eggSkipPreference: number = 0;
 
   /**
      * Defines the experience gain display mode.
diff --git a/src/locales/en/settings.json b/src/locales/en/settings.json
index 301ebea9b2b..ee8a43d7510 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   "expGainsSpeed": "EXP Gains Speed",
   "expPartyDisplay": "Show EXP Party",
   "skipSeenDialogues": "Skip Seen Dialogues",
+  "eggSkip": "Egg Skip",
+  "never": "Never",
+  "always": "Always",
+  "ask": "Ask",
   "battleStyle": "Battle Style",
   "enableRetries": "Enable Retries",
   "hideIvs": "Hide IV scanner",
diff --git a/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts b/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
index 1adb1568166..65426846bb3 100644
--- a/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ import { EggHatchData } from "#app/data/egg-hatch-data";
 export class EggLapsePhase extends Phase {
 
   private eggHatchData: EggHatchData[] = [];
-  private readonly minEggsToPromptSkip: number = 5;
+  private readonly minEggsToSkip: number = 2;
   constructor(scene: BattleScene) {
     super(scene);
   }
 
   start() {
     super.start();
-
     const eggsToHatch: Egg[] = this.scene.gameData.eggs.filter((egg: Egg) => {
       return Overrides.EGG_IMMEDIATE_HATCH_OVERRIDE ? true : --egg.hatchWaves < 1;
     });
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@ export class EggLapsePhase extends Phase {
     this.eggHatchData= [];
 
     if (eggsToHatchCount > 0) {
-
-      if (eggsToHatchCount >= this.minEggsToPromptSkip) {
+      if (eggsToHatchCount >= this.minEggsToSkip && this.scene.eggSkipPreference === 1) {
         this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t("battle:eggHatching"), 0, () => {
           // show prompt for skip
           this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t("battle:eggSkipPrompt"), 0);
@@ -46,6 +44,10 @@ export class EggLapsePhase extends Phase {
           }
           );
         }, 100, true);
+      } else if (eggsToHatchCount >= this.minEggsToSkip && this.scene.eggSkipPreference === 2) {
+        this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t("battle:eggHatching"));
+        this.hatchEggsSkipped(eggsToHatch);
+        this.showSummary();
       } else {
         // regular hatches, no summary
         this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t("battle:eggHatching"));
diff --git a/src/system/settings/settings.ts b/src/system/settings/settings.ts
index bc88c21e1e1..66021845c29 100644
--- a/src/system/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/system/settings/settings.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export const SettingKeys = {
   EXP_Gains_Speed: "EXP_GAINS_SPEED",
   EXP_Party_Display: "EXP_PARTY_DISPLAY",
   Skip_Seen_Dialogues: "SKIP_SEEN_DIALOGUES",
+  Egg_Skip: "EGG_SKIP",
   Battle_Style: "BATTLE_STYLE",
   Enable_Retries: "ENABLE_RETRIES",
   Hide_IVs: "HIDE_IVS",
@@ -281,6 +282,26 @@ export const Setting: Array<Setting> = [
     default: 0,
     type: SettingType.GENERAL
   },
+  {
+    key: SettingKeys.Egg_Skip,
+    label: i18next.t("settings:eggSkip"),
+    options: [
+      {
+        value: "Never",
+        label: i18next.t("settings:never")
+      },
+      {
+        value: "Ask",
+        label: i18next.t("settings:ask")
+      },
+      {
+        value: "Always",
+        label: i18next.t("settings:always")
+      }
+    ],
+    default: 1,
+    type: SettingType.GENERAL
+  },
   {
     key: SettingKeys.Battle_Style,
     label: i18next.t("settings:battleStyle"),
@@ -727,6 +748,9 @@ export function setSetting(scene: BattleScene, setting: string, value: integer):
   case SettingKeys.Skip_Seen_Dialogues:
     scene.skipSeenDialogues = Setting[index].options[value].value === "On";
     break;
+  case SettingKeys.Egg_Skip:
+    scene.eggSkipPreference = value;
+    break;
   case SettingKeys.Battle_Style:
     scene.battleStyle = value;
     break;