Pokémon Sword and Shield anime speculation thread

[RileyXY1]

Ash here looks so much younger, almost like he is Max or Bonnie's age.

 

[Grass Type Gardenia]

Ash here looks so much younger, almost like he is Max or Bonnie's age.

It’s just the art style

 

[RileyXY1]

It’s just the art style

I believe that it is. There's no way that they would make Ash the same age as Max and Bonnie.

 

[JeoDude]

I like the designs. It feels a bit weird if Ash wears shorts in Galar, but I think they made his design with all regions in mind, not just Galar.

I know it is far too early for a storyline prediction with this new series but I would love to see Ash teaching the other character things he learned in past regions. Maybe the other character can teach Ash about Galar's features. This would be a nice dynamic between the two

 

[RileyXY1]

I like the designs. It feels a bit weird if Ash wears shorts in Galar, but I think they made his design with all regions in mind, not just Galar.

I know it is far too early for a storyline prediction with this new series but I would love to see Ash teaching the other character through the past regions with his knowledge and experience. Maybe the other character can teach Ash about Galar's features. This would be a nice dynamic between the two

I don't think that they would do that unless this new girl outright replaces Ash as the main character starting in Gen 9.

 

[nickdt]

Seeing the tomboy with Scorbunny, for me confirms Sobble for Ash and Milo as the male companion who gets Grookey.

 

[RileyXY1]

Seeing the tomboy with Scorbunny, for me confirms Sobble for Ash and Milo as the male companion who gets Grookey.

Ash might travel with Allister instead.

 

[Jukain]

The big question is why is the Galar trainer traveling the world? It only remotely gives them credence, though. Seeing Galar itself is still more interesting.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Where is the Trio?

 

[Myth]

I liked the new character, but I'm not sure I'll like this series as much as the others.

Initially, it doesn't look like a reboot, nor the drastic change I was imagining. But only the Ash we know traveling around the world. Something they can easily change in mid-season if they want to, or even in the next gen. Not the substantial change I was expecting, honestly.

I'm ok with that, but I don't know what to expect from a series of Ash traveling the world.

 

[nickdt]

Where is the Trio?

Its clear not everything is on this poster. It only focuses on Ash and the companion. First Alola poster didn't had Team Rocket either. It only had the companions/classmates, Kukui and Oak.

 

[Emmy]

I just hope that Galar isn't shafted. I really don't care for seeing the previous Regions so I hope they keep it to an absolute minimum if possible.

 

[RileyXY1]

Its clear not everything is on this poster. It only focuses on Ash and the companion. First Alola poster didn't had Team Rocket either. It only had the companions/classmates, Kukui and Oak.

The DP poster also had Ash, Dawn, and Paul on it with no sign of Brock anywhere.

 

[Grass Type Gardenia]

Its clear not everything is on this poster. It only focuses on Ash and the companion. First Alola poster didn't had Team Rocket either. It only had the companions/classmates, Kukui and Oak.

Yes the SM one hat the TRio, with Bewear

 

[UxieLover1994]

The new trainer looks quite androgynous from my point of view. I thought this was a male at first.

Where is the Trio?

Ash, Pikachu, Jessie, James, and Meowth are the only real characters in the series, so the latter three will turn up in the SwSh series. We can expect a trailer on Sunday with them.

Ash here looks so much younger, almost like he is Max or Bonnie's age.

So, not only is Ash not allowed to age foreword, this pretty much means winning leagues makes him age backwards, but still remain 10. A few more league wins, and we've be seeing the adventures of what looks like a 5-year-old Ash in some unannounced region 30 years down the ladder.

 

[WatcherMark]

I wouldn't be surprised if the new girl is anime exclusive.

Just remember that before Black and White came out, everyone thought Iris was an anime-exclusive character.

 

[RileyXY1]

Just remember that before Black and White came out, everyone thought Iris was an anime-exclusive character.

She might be some rival or Gym Leader that we don't know about. She could even be Opal, the leaked Fairy-type Gym Leader.

 

[Jez]

Meowth and wobbuffet are on the poster. Meowth in the arms of Dragonite. Why not Jessie and James ? ... I hope they have a good screentime...

 

[Grass Type Gardenia]

She might be some rival or Gym Leader that we don't know about. She could even be Opal, the leaked Fairy-type Gym Leader.

Doubt that is That leaked Gym Leader, since the only Pokémon she has is Scorbunny.

Spoiler: Spoiler

Opal is described of being an actress, so I can only imagine her of being someone older.

 

[Tomboyish Mermaid]

Is this new character a boy or a girl? It is a bit hard to tell. It looks like a boy first, but when I look a bit closer the character has slightly visible eyelashes that you mostly see only on female characters. Maybe the new character is actually a girl but for some reason wants to pretend that she is a boy. Or she is just a very boyish girl.