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

[nickdt]

If my understanding is correct, capturing a Max Raid Pokémon works just like in GO (once your team defeats it, everyone gets a chance to capture it), except, unlike GO, you only get to throw one Poké Ball (unless you use a Yamper) and it has a chance to fail.

They already confirmed only one Player gets a shot at capturing the Pokemon and can keep it. The rest gets other rewards.

 

[9tiefly]

I think I might have discovered a new Pokémon? D: Who might this be? Doesn't look like the Ralts line, nor Mr.Mime's.

 

[Cresselia92]

I think I might have discovered a new Pokémon? D: Who might this be? Doesn't look like the Ralts line, nor Mr.Mime's.

I actually think that it is a Ralts’ minisprite. The horns and pose match.

On another note, I really love that Scorbunny sprite! :3

 

[TechSkylander1518]

I think I might have discovered a new Pokémon? D: Who might this be? Doesn't look like the Ralts line, nor Mr.Mime's.

It's hard to tell with the silhouette, but I think it actually is Ralts, sadly.

 

[blitzle stan]

They already confirmed only one Player gets a shot at capturing the Pokemon and can keep it. The rest gets other rewards.

No, everyone gets a chance. It's just that if you fail to catch, you still get other rewards.

 

[9tiefly]

I actually think that it is a Ralts’ minisprite. The horns and pose match.

On another note, I really love that Scorbunny sprite! :3

Ah, could be! I was picturing side by side horns instead of front and back, damn perspective!

 

[9tiefly]

It's hard to tell with the silhouette, but I think it actually is Ralts, sadly.
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NOOOO ;___;

 

[Cresselia92]

Since we’re talking about sprites, here are some of the revealed sprites from new Pokémon and revamped sprites from old Pokémon.

Spoiler

Note that the Arcanine sprite isn’t exactly new, it is taken from Pokémon LGPE.

 

[MineFreak18]

I really hope they have a mass release option for the pc box in this game, cause releasing all my breedjects one at a time ain't gonna cut it anymore. xD

 

[SinnohEevee]

They already confirmed only one Player gets a shot at capturing the Pokemon and can keep it. The rest gets other rewards.

Imagine you want the Pokemon but someone else catches it.

 

[TheTsarOfSarcasm]

Do you have an Old 3DS or a New 3DS? Because I have lag during battles with my Old 3DS in both pairs of Gen VII games.

2ds. i havent played in a bit so there might be like a second for the moves to load but with lets go i had several seconds of lag for moving in the overworld with all those pokemon there

 

[team-aerialace]

Imagine you want the Pokemon but someone else catches it.

which is exactly why you should be able to play with friends specifically online. I mean at least have the option, then there would be better communication, at least

 

[RileyXY1]

We need a Dark gym. The type has been there since Gen II. What was GF waiting for?

I don't think that one is really needed.

 

[Rainami]

Xatu stands rooted and still in one spot all day long. People believe that this Pokémon does so out of fear of the terrible things it has foreseen in the future.

xatu knew the masuda snap was coming

 

[Lunala]

If you play offline, shouldn't it be impossible for one of Max Raid NPCs to catch it? If so, that'd be a benefit to playing offline.

 

[RileyXY1]

If you play offline, shouldn't it be impossible for one of Max Raid NPCs to catch it? If so, that'd be a benefit to playing offline.

You're right. I believe that if you are playing offline with NPCs only the player can catch the raid Pokemon.

 

[Juizel]

If you play offline, shouldn't it be impossible for one of Max Raid NPCs to catch it? If so, that'd be a benefit to playing offline.

Now imagine it doesn't work like that and, adding to it to make the worst case scenario, you just battled an overly strong, super rare raid Pokémon that also happened to be shiny (not sure they can be shiny, but eh) and then a freaking NPC catches it.

I'm not sure if I'd laugh or cry in that situation.

 

[RileyXY1]

As far as I know, NPC partners can't catch Pokemon in previous games.

 

[Beer&Nyquil]

It would be so much funnier if we just never got a dark type gym

 

[blitzle stan]

Everyone just gonna keep ignoring my post where I corrected that point and stated that everyone who participates in the raid can catch it? Okay. Lol