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

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The Haymaker

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"The 2DS is the only exception because my argument doesn’t work with it..."

The option to play it in the preferred way will be always there though. Why is this so hard to understand?

The new Switch will target users who think that the handheld switch is currently too big (it’s around the size of 3DS XL without Joycons iirc. There's currently nothing for people who’re used to the smaller handhelds they could take anywhere.
It would also work for the cheaper market which doesn’t care for the console aspect (they probably wouldn’t want to play games like ARMS, but the option to play would be there in handheld, and if they want to play it so much in console mode they can get a dock.

The Switch design will also be sturdier for children since it wouldn’t have the JoyCon rails.

The handheld focused Switch that can still Switch will also be geared towards a larger market.
It will also help to promote multi-Switch households which Nintendo has already begun to see a need for. They already sell a dockless Switch in Japan. It’s just the next step for that.

If that happened to the 3DS to make a 2DS then why not for Switch?
Ok I will flesh that out, since you think I was dismissing the 2DS for the sake of my argument. It's the only exception because it's the only instance that Nintendo has intentionally made a console with strictly fewer features. However, in this case, it was to address the concerns that Nintendo had with the console early on, and it had nothing to do with pricing.

So addressing the point about size being a reason for a cheaper model - compared compare the 3DS, I don't see how this is as pertinent or as widespread of a concern that Nintendo would view as worthy of a new model with fewer features. Nintendo has pretty clearly made this a console-focused system, which is why I don't see them making drastic changes to the model when it comes to downsizing. It's venturing from Switch territory to the point where they would be better off making a new DS model, which won't happen.

I'm not saying there aren't reasons Nintendo couldn't go for the minimalistic approach, but there's no precedent for them catering to demands for a cheaper version of a console, especially when upgraded versions inevitably cause the older's price to fall anyway. And for the case where they did downgrade, it wasn't for cosmetic reasons, and there isn't a similar concern with the Switch. Combined with the approach that Nintendo has taken for the Switch, the long amount of time between the original and next model's release, history of DS models, and the lack of any information that indicates otherwise, I'm skeptical of the beliefs that the next Switch will not be an upgrade. There's definitely a lot of room for improvement for the engine and graphics to be closer to standards set by Sony and Microsoft, which is the other half of the debate on what the Switch needs to do.
 

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I kinda wish Detective Pikachu would've had some sort of hint towards Sword/Shield - maybe just a new Pokemon appearing in/after the credits.

I knew it wouldn't be likely but hey, would've been cool.
 

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Yep, but I'm really not gonna watch that one to check.
I only went to Detective Pikachu because I won preview tickets and who says no to a free movie? Also lowkey hoped for a small gen 8 thing. :p
 

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I doubt HeartGold and SoulSilver could be surpassed as remakes.
Heart Gold Crown and Soul Silver Scepter
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I hope this month they will show us 2 legends, 3 secondary starter stages and moves, 7 or 10 random pokes and then every month something about new moves, abilities and more
 

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One would think there’s no way GF would let a Pokemon increase its speed every turn for literally existing,..

Not that I think that this thing is real (it isn’t) but Scorbunny’s HA isn’t the most fake thing there.

As someone who runs minimise toxic stall Chansey, I can tell you speed (or any stat tbh) is quite different from evasion, especially in how its received by the fans. It will never, ever happen, mark my words.
 

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As someone who runs minimise toxic stall Chansey, I can tell you speed (or any stat tbh) is quite different from evasion, especially in how its received by the fans. It will never, ever happen, mark my words.
It's not just that. You can easly let your own choice scarf whimsicott beat up it (which is a weak and not very effective move on fairy) and raise scorbunny evasiness to +4 before anyone could even touch It. That's so broken It should not be considered a possibility.
Max speed, 0 attack, choice scarf Whimsicott + max speed, max attack life orb scorbunny and you basically win considering that among the moves that cannot miss there's not a single one It would be weak to:
Aerial Ace - Flying
Aura Sphere - Fighting
Disarming Voice - Fairy
Feint Attack - Dark
Hyperspace Fury - Dark
Hyperspace Hole - Psychic
Magical Leaf - Grass
Magnet Bomb - Steel
Shadow Punch - Ghost
Shock Wave - Electric
Swift - Normal
Trump Card - Normal
Vital Throw - Fighting
Smart Strike - Steel
 

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Some people think we will not get any SwSh news this month...

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I do hope we get something in May, like the legendaries? You know, the Pokemon who appear on the box arts? It's gotta happen sooner rather than later.
And don't forget a new footage or gameplay, that gym mechanics etc.

I hope Gamefreak really gives us a lot of informations this month after a lack of news in previous month. ( Like, come on Gamefreak, 2 months without any new news related to Pokemon Swsh??! You should give us a new detailed informations about this game this month PERIODT. )
 

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I have to wonder if those of you who think that two months are too long have any experience with how non-Pokemon games are covered. It's a long haul.

And before anyone says it, the fact that they confirmed Switch games in 2017 doesn't mean that the SwSh coverage should have started early (at the expense of the actual first Switch games). They just committed to the console and killed unnecessary debates about it.
 

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Worst case we get the trailer late may
my guess is still may 9 tho.
 
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