Golden Egg

Golden Eggs are collectibles in Salmon Run. Collecting Golden Eggs is the main objective. Golden Eggs spawn when a Boss Salmonid is defeated. Most Boss Salmonids drop three Golden Eggs. During the Mothership occurrence, only one is dropped; with a hiding Goldie one golden Egg is dropped after a certain number of hits, until it is splatted and drops five. Running or swimming into a Golden Egg will pick it up. Only one Golden Egg can be held at a time. Once a Golden Egg has been obtained, it must be placed in the Egg Basket by pressing "A" when near. Golden Eggs are retained if splatted while carrying one, but cannot be placed in the Egg Basket. A specified number of Golden Eggs must be returned to the Egg Basket in order to pass the wave. If the Golden Eggs have been dropped and not picked up, a Snatcher will come to pick it up. Snatchers can pick up three Golden Eggs at a time. If the Snatcher is splatted before it makes it to the water, the Golden Eggs will drop.