Other Info
New items
It's been shown that you can find food-like items, such as Pungent Root and Pack of Potatoes. It is not yet known what you can do with these items.
Room Service is a held item that lowers a Pokémon's Speed when the move Trick Room is successfully used.
Eject Pack is...
New Moves and Abilities
New moves
Branch Poke is a new Grass-type move known by Grookey. Specifics are yet unknown.
Breaking Swipe is a new attack that can hit multiple Pokémon at once while lowering their attack. It is not known what type this move is, but Flygon is shown using it.
Max...
Online Features
Note: To be able to participate in activities that require online gameplay, you will have to enroll in the Nintendo Switch Online (paid) service.
Y-Comm
A new feature called Y-Comm can be used to do things like trade Pokémon and have Link Battles via the internet or local...
In-Game Features
The Gym Challenge
The main goal in the game is to become the Champion of the Galar region. In order to achieve that you need take on the top trainers of the Pokémon Gyms found in stadiums around the region. Each Gym has Pokémon Trainers that are experts in specific types...
New Characters
Player Characters
Before starting your adventure you can choose one of two characters to play as, who can be seen in the image above.
You can change how you want to look at the beginning of your adventure and can change this look further throughout the game.
Friends/Rivals...
New and Returning Pokémon
Starter Pokémon
Grookey is the Grass-type starter, it has the Ablity Overgrow.
Scorbunny is a Fire-type Pokémon, it has the Ability Blaze.
Sobble is the Water-type starter, with the Ability Torrent.
New Pokémon in the wild
Gossifleur, the Flowering Pokémon, is...
The Galar Region
(Bigger version)
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be set in a region called Galar. It’s said that you’ll visit various Gyms in this region and that you will be aiming to become the Champion.
Locations
Screenshots of various locations in Galar can be found under the...
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are the first games of the 8th generation, announced at a Pokémon Direct on February 27th, 2019.
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: November 15th 2019 (worldwide)
English Website: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Japanese Website: トップページ|『ポケットモンスター...
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