SwSh Sword & Shield: Expansion Pass

[Fan of Jarrus]

The Crown Tundra will be big.

 

[Zachie]

Im really excited for Crown Tundra tbh but I just really want it to be better than the current expansion. Apart from adding Miltank is was ridiculously underwhelming.

 

[WyndonCalling]

Im really excited for Crown Tundra tbh but I just really want it to be better than the current expansion. Apart from adding Miltank is was ridiculously underwhelming.

Hm, I really enjoyed IoA as the 'This Is Where We Hid The Real Wild Area' expansion pack. I loved the overworld detail, verticality and windi-ness - even the Sharpedo helped create a sense that this was a semi-hostile wilderness. I already wasn't anticipating much in the way of story, but Mustard's volte-face was a surprising touch.

Not to say that this level of detail should have been in the base game, but...

 

[Zachie]

Hm, I really enjoyed IoA as the 'This Is Where We Hid The Real Wild Area' expansion pack. I loved the overworld detail, verticality and windi-ness - even the Sharpedo helped create a sense that this was a semi-hostile wilderness. I already wasn't anticipating much in the way of story, but Mustard's volte-face was a surprising touch.

Not to say that this level of detail should have been in the base game, but...

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it, I was just surprised with how short it was really. Like if you already have a living dex with the mons they added, then you've finished that part, and after that all you really have to do is the story stuff which takes such a short amount of time. Shrug.

 

[Matleo]

does someone know how gen 8 places within charts in comparance to other generations?

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[WyndonCalling]

Haven't seen anyone suggest this yet, but I'd be surprised if no one's reached the same conclusion:

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Peony will be Galar's Ground-type specialist. It matches the Ruin Maniac theme, and if he is related to Rose, Ground and Steel could reflect a shared mining background. Garchomp could be his ace.

 

[Defiant]

Haven't seen anyone suggest this yet, but I'd be surprised if no one's reached the same conclusion:

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Peony will be Galar's Ground-type specialist. It matches the Ruin Maniac theme, and if he is related to Rose, Ground and Steel could reflect a shared mining background. Garchomp could be his ace.

Ace would be Gmax Sandaconda in my opinion

 

[Esserise]

Claydol / Mamoswine / Excadrill / Golurk / Runerigus / Marowak

Tried to do Ground type + expedition/archaeology theme. Claydol is an ancient clay figurine, Mamoswine was discovered in a glacier from an ice age, Excadrill = excavation, Golurk is another ancient manmade work, Runerigus is based on a real archaeological interest (the Ingvar runestones), and Marowak's bones make me think of dig sites (arguably a Fossil mon would be more appropriate but there are no Ground-type ones)

 

[RK9]

Claydol / Mamoswine / Excadrill / Golurk / Runerigus / Marowak

Tried to do Ground type + expedition/archaeology theme. Claydol is an ancient clay figurine, Mamoswine was discovered in a glacier from an ice age, Excadrill = excavation, Golurk is another ancient manmade work, Runerigus is based on a real archaeological interest (the Ingvar runestones), and Marowak's bones make me think of dig sites (arguably a Fossil mon would be more appropriate but there are no Ground-type ones)

Replace the Marowak with a Sandaconda (So he has a G-Max) and you might be pretty close tbh.

 

[Phosphene]

Replace the Marowak with a Sandaconda (So he has a G-Max) and you might be pretty close tbh.

I would be very happy to see Sandaconda get some long love.

 

[TapLover]

Pokemon	Sword Pokedex entry	Shield Pokedex entry
Abra	This Pokémon uses its psychic powers while it sleeps. The contents of Abra's dreams affect the powers that the Pokémon wields.	Abra can teleport in its sleep. Apparently the more deeply Abra sleeps, the farther its teleportations go.
Kadabra	Using its psychic power, Kadabra levitates as it sleeps. It uses its springy tail as a pillow.	This Pokémon's telekinesis is immensely powerful. To prepare for evolution, Kadabra stores up psychic energy in the star on its forehead.
Alakazam	It has an incredibly high level of intelligence. Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.	Alakazam wields potent psychic powers. It's said that this Pokémon used these powers to create the spoons it holds.

What are your thoughts on the Isle of Armor entries of the Abra line?

 

[Phosphene]

This post seems pretty random. TapLover could you please add an explanation as to why you want to know people’s thoughts on these entries, or your own opinion(s) on them? Thanks.

As for my thoughts...

Well, they seem interesting, I guess. Parts of the entries appear to repeat stuff from previous entries, while other parts include entirely new information. Disappointingly, it seemed like SwSh had fewer new entries compared to the gen 7 games, so anything new is nice.

 

[Puddle]

I love the idea that Alakazam actually creates its own spoons using its psychic power. And Kadabra using its tail as a pillow - that's new! I love it when Pokedex entries reveal new things about old Pokemon. I found Alola's Pokedex entries especially interesting because they went into detail about the region's ecosystem and the way the different species of Pokemon interact with one another.

 

[Fairy Type Arceus]

Honestly hoping for a 3rd dlc. But With DP remakes being likely next year I had an idea. What if sword and shields 3rd expansion and DP remakes 1st are shared. As in weather you're playing swsh or dp remakes you'll go the same location: The battle resort now complete with the battle frontier (would love it if it combined both emerald and platnuims bf). That way its dp dlc while being a 3rd expansion for those who don't buy the remakes at all.

 

[SerenaToAlola]

Honestly hoping for a 3rd dlc. But With DP remakes being likely next year I had an idea. What if sword and shields 3rd expansion and DP remakes 1st are shared. As in weather you're playing swsh or dp remakes you'll go the same location: The battle resort now complete with the battle frontier (would love it if it combined both emerald and platnuims bf). That way its dp dlc while being a 3rd expansion for those who don't buy the remakes at all.

Has this been done before by any other game?

 

[TapLover]

But then what could this mean?

To prepare for evolution, Kadabra stores up psychic energy in the star on its forehead.

Does this mean Kadabra is a cocoon, or that the writer thinks that "All Middle Evolution Are Cocoon-Like"?

And as for Kadabra "levitating", does that refer to Teleport?

 

[Fairy Type Arceus]

Has this been done before by any other game?

Of course not. Has there ever been any dlc before swsh?
Edit: if you mean any game period, no idea but pokemon is different than most games. Yeah you wouldn't except call of duty to include a shared dlc with their last game and their newest one but thats because they don't have any reason too. Pokemon needs to care about the new region of the generation just as much as the remake. Once we move onto gen 9 they would of course not do something like this for gen 8.

 

[Puddle]

You could say that Navel Rock and Birth Island, shared by FRLG and Emerald, were kind of a precursor to DLC. There have also been games that share postgame content, like Platinum and HGSS both having a Battle Frontier, and XY and ORAS both having a Battle Maison. Two games sharing the same DLC is an interesting idea and I think it could happen, especially if it involves the player travelling to a faraway place that isn't part of the game's main region.

 

[SerenaToAlola]

Edit: if you mean any game period, no idea but pokemon is different than most games. Yeah you wouldn't except call of duty to include a shared dlc with their last game and their newest one but thats because they don't have any reason too. Pokemon needs to care about the new region of the generation just as much as the remake. Once we move onto gen 9 they would of course not do something like this for gen 8.

Yea I was wondering about this. The technical possibility of it mostly.

 

[Shib]

Thing is it would just be the same thing you’d have to buy multiple times - like how Sword and Shield have the same DLC (with minor differences) but you still have to buy a separate pass for each game