Official Pokémon Sword and Shield speculation thread (Updated June 5th, 2019)

[AngryBinacle]

Just waiting for the gimmick to be announced

I just hope it's not a battle-gimmick the likes of mega's/z-moves, as it would really bloat the meta and even make it more burst-y.

 

[Defiant]

One thing I have noticed on the map, there doesn't seem to be any Pokemon Centres!

 

[AngryBinacle]

One thing I have noticed on the map, there doesn't seem to be any Pokemon Centres!

The map is not a 1:1 depiction of the ingame map.

 

[a230]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

 

[multiingbe]

I mean it’s just flavor text at the end of the day. Most kids probably don’t even read them.

Sometimes I enjoy the idea that there is sort of a hidden joke about the in-universe aspects of Pokemon researchers, as far as, the Pokedex seems to be exceptionally accurate, and then many of the descriptions resemble huge exaggerations, tall tales and urban legends!!

 

[TheElderKing]

One thing I have noticed on the map, there doesn't seem to be any Pokemon Centres!

The map is not a 1:1 depiction of the ingame map.

Yep, and they are shown in the trailer in at least two occasions (starting town and grass gym town).

Same goes for other buildings. The map is surely smaller in terms of size and number of buildings then the game world.

 

[Knightwolf09]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

Wow he messed that up way too easily. Like how all the professors are supposed to e named after trees, and he named his after a flower, Misstep 1. The rest just sounds fanservicey

 

[IncineROAR]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

Well if these rumors are true, 1) if the Pokemon Bank is going to be left to die, then I'm not wasting my time with this game, 2) if there is little post-game content, then I am not going to bother spending $60 for a game.

 

[Defiant]

The map is not a 1:1 depiction of the ingame map.

In that case I don't believe those domes are the gyms. There's only about 4 or 5, and the one in PokeLondon looks completely different to the others.
Similar to how Contest halls were separate in Ruby/Sapphire

 

[Pulsaro23]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

There's no way the Professor is named after a flower and not a tree.

 

[KiranTheWitch]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

Most of what it says is safe guess and information that can be gathered by using common sense.

What makes this leak most likely fake is that BS about Pokemon Bank and transferring from prior generations. This has already been addressed by the team and they're making sure it doesn't happen. People would be pissed.

 

[Defiant]

There's no way the Professor is named after a flower and not a tree.

Professor Pine is the more obvious choice. England's national tree is the Oak, but since that's already taken they could go for Scotland's Pine.

 

[Pulsaro23]

View: https://twitter.com/blazikerm/status/1102207202021068802


Another 4 chan leak

I also find it hard to believe that they wouldn't have any new regional variants. Why go through all the trouble of coming up with a open-ended name for a gimmick, if it's going to be restricted to Alola? Why not call it Alola variants instead of regional variants? It just doesn't add up...

 

[TheElderKing]

In that case I don't believe those domes are the gyms. There's only about 4 or 5, and the one in PokeLondon looks completely different to the others.
Similar to how Contest halls were separate in Ruby/Sapphire

The one shown in the trailer has a grass symbol on the front and inside the stadium. They are definitely gyms.
Also, there are a few which have masked appearances. In the industrial town, for example, during Ohmori’s speech you can see the new symbol of the logos ans stadium under the tower.

 

[Poke Dragon]

I just hope it's not a battle-gimmick the likes of mega's/z-moves, as it would really bloat the meta and even make it more burst-y.

This ^

 

[El_]

And London didn’t particularly 'feel' like the correct place for a Poison gym.

Well, Game Freak put a Bug Gym smack in the middle of NYC's financial district of lower Manhattan. Tbf to them, it was mainly an artsy styled Gym, but I still wouldn't have expect Bug for that part of NYC.

If there is a Gym in Poke'London, I think it will be Psychic or even Normal, but nothing can truly be ruled out.

 

[Joker901]

We really don't know who the gym leaders will be for each gym, GF does whatever GF wants to do. Trying to find a "pattern" or "what's missing" is rather pointless, I don't think it's safe to assume "Oh this gym is definitely going to have a male/female leader".

I'm not that sure about gym leaders...the all league thing may be different this time. Maybe you don't battle gym leaders but other teams. Those flags in the ice city may be a reference to it.

Just waiting for the gimmick to be announced

Well if things go like they did in the past, you have to wait about 5 months. Usually it's August the mechanics month.

 

[Synthaphone]

I'd be extremely disappointed if they left Bank to die- I'd have to buy a whole new copy of UltraMoon or Sun just to store my living dex in?? No transferring Pokemon from previous regions?

I don't think they'd do that though, because they've expressed in the past that they felt bad that people couldn't bring their Pokemon from Gen 1-2 into Gen 3 and didn't want to have that happen again...

 

[AngryBinacle]

I'm not that sure about gym leaders...the all league thing may be different this time. Maybe you don't battle gym leaders but other teams. Those flags in the ice city may be a reference to it.

Well if things go like they did in the past, you have to wait about 5 months. Usually it's August the mechanics month.

Mewtwo's Y mega was shown much earlier, though.

EDIT: They'd never take down Bank.

 

[SinnohEevee]

Well, last gen Decidueye was x2 weak to both Inci types, Incy was only weak to water and Primarina only weak to grass. Not really balanced. I think the type combos that give a perfect combo have all been used already.

The only rectangle that's similar to Grass, Fire, Water is Fighting, Flying, Rock.