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

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Oriden

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Hey all I just realised something: all the past villains have a colour motif

  • Red: Maxie
  • Orange : Lysandre
  • Yellow (hair): Lusamine
  • Green (hair): Ghetsis/N
  • Blue (hair): Cyrus
  • Indigo: Archie
And then there is Black (Giovanni), White (Guzma, hair) and Grey (Colress, , clothes). The only one we're missing is purple. They even formed a rainbow team together. Coincidence? Well I have been awake for 22 hours, so maybe, but just in case I'm right I'm betting right now that the next evil team leader has purple hair and or clothes (pink, magenta and similar shades are acceptable too).
That's actually... a pretty good catch there.

Also you should probably go sleep. XD
 

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I wonder how it will work. Does the Switch have a camera?

I think you will have to scan the QR code with your smartphone and then in some way (bluetooth probably) transfer the gift into the game.

"Starting on 5/11, use Pokémon Pass to scan the code below...Download Pokémon Pass for your mobile device."
 

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Probably a stretch, but if the two houses that are purple belong to the professor(s), it’d be so cool to have them be an antagonist.
Don't think it will work. Not because it wouldn't be interesting, but because GF can't keep secrets (e.g.: how everyone knew about Lusamine being the main villain instead of Guzma).
I think you will have to scan the QR code with your smartphone and then in some way (bluetooth probably) transfer the gift into the game.

"Starting on 5/11, use Pokémon Pass to scan the code below...Download Pokémon Pass for your mobile device."
Thanks. I still don't have a Switch so I didn't know it didn't have a camera. Doesn't help that I have never been able to try one. The last time I saw a demo Switch a kid around 6-years old got there before me.
 

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Probably a stretch, but if the two houses that are purple belong to the professor(s), it’d be so cool to have them be an antagonist.

This give me Sycamore socks speculations feelings. I have to say it would be cool tho.
 
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In regards the whole feminine starter discussion, I just want to say that I find it funny that some people think Meganium is feminine when it's one of the few Pokemon with a visible gender difference.

Don't think it will work. Not because it wouldn't be interesting, but because GF can't keep secrets (e.g.: how everyone knew about Lusamine being the main villain instead of Guzma).

Yeah... Game Freak has never really given us a villain that they didn't make abundantly obvious from the first encounter. Like, I could have done without the evil villain theme playing for Lysandre during our first meeting, thanks...

The villains usually have something interesting going on with them , but it would be nice to have more of a surprise for once.
 

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In regards the whole feminine starter discussion, I just want to say that I find it funny that some people think Meganium is feminine when it's one of the few Pokemon with a visible gender difference.



Yeah... Game Freak has never really given us a villain that they didn't make abundantly obvious from the first encounter. Like, I could have done without the evil villain theme playing for Lysandre during our first meeting, thanks...

The villains usually have something interesting going on with them , but it would be nice to have more of a surprise for once.
Well, the Meganium thing can be chalked down to the fact that they have feminine names in their name. Chikorita, Bayleef and Meganium. It could have been by accident, though. The pink flower also makes Meganium look feminine.

On the surprises part: Aside from what you mention, there's also the fact that no matter what they do, fans will know that there's something up.
 

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How is it that hard? They already got it down to $250 for the same Switch without a dock. They already sell a Dockless Switch.
Remove the costliest parts- 2 batteries and 2 motion sensors and you’re already there.
(And that’s including their profit markup)

Make it work with the Dock and extra Joy-Cons if wanted and now it can Switch. Too.

There, you got a cheaper Switch you can 'Switch' later if you want to with no consequences and a lower price.
I don’t really get what’s the issue with this set up.
The biggest problem with removing motion sensor functionality is that games like Arms become basically unplayable. The thing is that this isn't so much a new marketable console as it is a Switch with parts removed. I'd expect more differences beyond "we cut all this so you can have a cheaper, lower-quality console." It's just not something Nintendo really does. If they take something out, they add other features to differentiate from other models. Also, it makes much more sense to make an upgraded model and simply discount the original Switch. It's what happened with the DS -> DS Lite -> DSi -> 3DS progression in the past.
 
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They had the option not to show it if they did choose to include it, so it is still too early to say that it is confirmed to not be in the game.
Seven Heavens, why would they turn off a feature? Following 'mons were default in HG/SS, too, they'd never turn it "off" during a trailer.

It's clearly not happening as has been shown in the trailer, as ALL of the shots in the overworld have been without a partner Pokémon running behind the trainer. That's proof enough. The game is probably feature-ready, too and they would never not-show something like this.

Trainers have been clearly depicted in the overworld (mines, first town, home, grass-patches, ice-town, ice-path, etc.) without their partner.
 

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Seven Heavens, why would they turn off a feature? Following 'mons were default in HG/SS, too, they'd never turn it "off" during a trailer.

It's clearly not happening as has been shown in the trailer, as ALL of the shots in the overworld have been without a partner Pokémon running behind the trainer. That's proof enough. The game is probably feature-ready, too and they would never not-show something like this.

Trainers have been clearly depicted in the overworld (mines, first town, home, grass-patches, ice-town, ice-path, etc.) without their partner.
In let's go you were free to not take your pokemon out of a ball. Meaning the following feature is manual, unlike HGSS where it's default.
 

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The biggest problem with removing motion sensor functionality is that games like Arms become basically unplayable.
Isn’t ARMS playable in handheld mode, too? You’d be playing it in the same way and it’d have all the resources the Switch has access to in handheld mode.

If they take something out, they add other features to differentiate from other models.
What did they add to 2DS?
 

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In regards to the whole "X Pokémon is voiced by a woman, so it's feminine/a female": there have been instances where Pokémon who are confirmed to be male have been voiced by women. For example:
  • As @TechSkylander1518 pointed out, all Pikachu, regardless of gender, are voiced by the same woman. Not only that, but in the dub of the I Choose You! movie, Ash's Pikachu is also voiced by a woman when he "talks";
  • Jessie's Wobbuffet is voiced by women in the dub, despite being confirmed to be male (thanks to gender differences);
  • Ash's Starly/Staravia/Staraptor sound feminine (and are even voiced by a woman), despite being confirmed to be male;
  • Ash's Leavanny is also voiced by a woman and sounds feminine, even though it's confirmed that it's a male;
And these are just a few examples off the top of my head. I'm sure that if I spent more time checking more of the main characters' Pokémon, I'd find even more examples. Anyways, my point is, just because a Pokémon is voiced by a woman or has a feminine voice, it doesn't mean that said Pokémon is feminine or is a female or is associated with women and girly things.
 

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But it's still absurd to believe they would have the feature turned off for the sake of a trailer.
The following feature is distracting from showing off the region, especially if it still has the flashy obnoxious return to pokeball animation every time it hits an obstacle. It would have made it more difficult to film a clean trailer.
 

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The following feature is distracting from showing off the region, especially if it still has the flashy obnoxious return to pokeball animation every time it hits an obstacle. It would have made it more difficult to film a clean trailer.
You're coming up with arguments to keep the fantasy alive.

Keep on dreaming, I guess.
 

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When will we get a new trailer? It is so silent around it.
 
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