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Minor league gym leaders could be in West Galar, a copy of Ireland. It's possible Klara and Avery could be from West Galar.
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As it's been a month, the embargo is officially lifted! Crown Tundra spoilers can now be freely discussed in this sectionPyrax said:Hello, are you enjoying Crown Tundra? This is a reminder to keep all DLC spoilers inside this thread or in this one until 23rd November, that way we can prevent accidental spoilers.
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I like him quite a bit, and his rare league card is amazing. As I have Shield, I never met Klara properly, but she does seem fun.Am I the only person who like’s Avery more than Klara?
Am I the only person who like’s Avery more than Klara?
Someone correctly me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the Crown Tundra update makes G-Max Coalossal raids no longer a Sword-exclusive? It seems you can find them in Shield through Dynamax Adventures, as well as at a certain Den at the Slippery Slope.
The same did not occur with Lapras, which I thiiiiiiiiink makes this the first version-exclusive disparity since HeartGold (which had Mantyke and Gliscor due to the exclusivity of Mantine and Gligar, but there were no equivalents on the SoulSilver side), or the White Forest Pokémon in White Version, if you count that (technically there wasn't a disparity there; Black Version's equivalent was simply that you could battle Trainers who would use the fully-evolved stages of those White Forest species... but, come on, who wouldn't rather be able to catch them?).
nopeAm I the only person who like’s Avery more than Klara?
Well I have always liked mystirious male charecters with long hair and Avery checks all those boxes and I just got really attached to him the moment I saw him even thohg I didn't know his name. The first battle was so easy it was funny but he is a little bit more chalengeing now becasuse he won't stop using max gyser against my G-max Cinderace which is very anoying but I use him for easy training now and I just love his persenalityAm I the only person who like’s Avery more than Klara?
Tried doing the isle of armor before even entering motostoke was a grind and actually difficult especially kubfu because it needs to be level 30 to stand a chance against mustard. But while this made the isle of armor more enjoyable, and actually feel like you were training to improve yourself, it makes the game to easy. You'll out level all the gym leaders until the 4th and thats if you avoid as many trainer battles as possible. Not sure where the optimal place to play it would be but I'd guess around the 6th/7th gym badge
I think it’s either a minor slip-up or it may indirectly confirm that Mythical Pokémon are a subset of Legendary Pokémon.So, uh, Keldeo might've gotten reclassified as a Legendary?
If you talk to Sonia in Wedgehurst after catching it, she says, "What?! There was a fourth Legendary Pokémon after Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion?!"
Although on the other hand, it is still banned from Restricted Sparring, while its mentors are not. Of course, many Legendary Pokémon are banned from competing, too, but it is consistent that all Mythical Pokémon are.
(This is distinguishable from how Deoxys was treated in ORAS, where the scientists at the Space Center still referred to it as a Mythical Pokémon despite it being catchable in-game.)
I don't think this is a fair comparison considering USUM aren't 3rd versions, they're the second games of the generation, and I don't think GameFreak is going to only release SwSh and the DLC this gen. I figure, with a second pair of games plus SwSh's numbers and the DLC will probably result in 25 million or more sales. Not only that, updated versions like B2W2 typically sell a little more than half of what new games and remakes sell. USUM, for example, only sold 8.77 million copies while ORAS sold ~14 million. I'd imagine that the second pair of games this generation will most likely be more distinct than an updated version and will thus sell much more. I'd imagine that they profits GameFreak would make from first pair + DLC + second pair would probably be similar to first pair + updated second pair.The Total sales of Sun and Moon and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were 25 Million [...] Why would Gamefreak persist with it when they can get more sales doing what they were doing before?
This is a bold statement to make considering you're looking at combined sales numbers of two sets of games that have been out at least four more years than SwSh. The fact that SwSh only sold 5 million less copies within one year than the combined sales of two sets of cheaper games that have been out for four years isn't that bad.(Sword and Shield won't get anywhere near this).
But, USUM are cheaper games on a cheaper console. They might have not sold as much if they were $60 Switch games considering how similar they are to base SM. I can't imagine many people would be eager to pay another $60 for a game that is rather similar to one they already own.Logistically, if Ultra Sword and Ultra Shield were released and sold between 7-9 million units at $60, is that not far better than 1-2 million sales in DLC sales that only charged half the price?
I don't think this is a fair comparison considering USUM aren't 3rd versions, they're the second games of the generation, and I don't think GameFreak is going to only release SwSh and the DLC this gen. I figure, with a second pair of games plus SwSh's numbers and the DLC will probably result in 25 million or more sales. Not only that, updated versions like B2W2 typically sell a little more than half of what new games and remakes sell. USUM, for example, only sold 8.77 million copies while ORAS sold ~14 million. I'd imagine that the second pair of games this generation will most likely be more distinct than an updated version and will thus sell much more. I'd imagine that they profits GameFreak would make from first pair + DLC + second pair would probably be similar to first pair + updated second pair.
There is a 0% chance Sword and Shield sells 25 Million. Even Joe Merrick doesn't believe Sword and Shield will pass Gold and Silver because the legs are not there. There's no new DLC and there's a remake coming. Sword and Shield's sales are about to capsize like all previous pokemon games do when there's a new game coming out.This is a bold statement to make considering you're looking at combined sales numbers of two sets of games that have been out at least four more years than SwSh. The fact that SwSh only sold 5 million less copies within one year than the combined sales of two sets of cheaper games that have been out for four years isn't that bad.
So was Sword and Shield, and the price rise didn't stop its sales. All i'm saying is that the DLC route is less financially successful than releasing a 3rd game and I really don't see how anyone could suggest otherwise.But, USUM are cheaper games on a cheaper console. They might have not sold as much if they were $60 Switch games considering how similar they are to base SM. I can't imagine many people would be eager to pay another $60 for a game that is rather similar to one they already own.
I had written a whole paragraph about how USUM aren't third versions until I realized that LGPE were also released in gen 7. Whoops.No they're not. Black and White 2 are legitimately the only sequels to the original games. The Ultra games are in the same vain as platinum, in fact, the changes are probably less in the ultra games. [...] As you can see here Sun and Moon and the Ultra games are 25 Million - which Sword and Shield won't get near and this is my point. Gamefreak could have released a 3rd version (Ultra Sword) and they would have made more money and looking at this, it's obvious they would have. Ultra games are usually brought by people who brought the original games, and ususally sell half the amount of the main games, so Gamefreak lost a lot of revenue by selling DLC instead of releasing an 3rd version.
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There's no new DLC and there's a remake coming. Sword and Shield's sales are about to capsize like all previous pokemon games do when there's a new game coming out.
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All i'm saying is that the DLC route is less financially successful than releasing a 3rd game and I really don't see how anyone could suggest otherwise.
Is this the tweet you're referring to?Even Joe Merrick doesn't believe Sword and Shield will pass Gold and Silver because the legs are not there