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New video officially reveals Glastrier & Spectrier
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 06 November, 2020
Today the physical versions of Sword & Shield bundled with the Expansion Pass are released. The Pokémon Company have released a new video to promote it, which shows the new legendary Pokémon found in The Crown Tundra, Glastrier and Spectrier.
It highlights their abilities, Chilling Neigh and Grim Neigh, plus Calyrex's forms with the ability As One, as well as their signature moves Glacial Lance and Astral Barrage.
Official art was also released.
The Crown Tundra now available!
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 23 October, 2020
The second part of the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass, The Crown Tundra, is now available! It features several new Pokémon and many returning Pokémon. We are of course updating the site as fast as possible. You can check out the links below for information:
- Crown Tundra Pokédex
- Pokedex/stats for Regieleki, Regidrago, and Calyrex
- Galar Pokemon locations
(Spoilers after continue)
New trailer for The Crown Tundra
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 29 September, 2020
A new video has been released, providing more information on the upcoming Sword & Shield DLC, The Crown Tundra. The release date has been announced as October 22nd. For those that do not have Sword/Shield yet, a new bundle can be purchased with both the original game and EP being on the same cart; it will be released November 6th.
Every legendary from previous games will be available, the majority of which appear to be found in Pokémon Dens and can be battled in Max Raid Battles. Also announced was the Galarian Star Tournament where you can team up with notable trainers from Galar in a multi-battle tournament.
A new item, Ability Patch was revealed via the official site, which allows changing a Pokémon's ability to its Hidden Ability.
We also caught a glimpse of Galarian Slowking! Look out for it during the trailer or see the artwork below. Galarian Slowking has a new ability, Curious Medicine which resets all Pokémon's stat changes when it enters battle; and a new move Eerie Spell which deals damage and reduces the opponent's PP by 3.
New game "Pokémon Unite" revealed
General News — 24 June, 2020
The latest Pokémon Presents
has just finished airing, and it revealed a new Pokémon spin-off game called Pokémon Unite. Developed by Tencent Games and Timi Studios, it is a team-based multiplayer battle game for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.
In Pokémon Unite there are two teams of five Pokémon. Each side has five goals
which the opposing team must reach to score points. Points are also scored by catching wild Pokémon along the way. Each controllable Pokémon starts at level 1 and can level up, evolve, and learn new moves as the match progresses.
The full presentation including some gameplay can be seen here:
The Sword & Shield Expansion Pass has been released!
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 17 June, 2020
The first part of the Expansion Pass for Pokémon Sword & Shield - The Isle of Armor - has been released. We're updating details as quickly as we can, and will list appropriate pages below.
- Isle of Armor Pokédex
- Pokedex/stats for Kubfu, Urshifu, and Zarude
- Galar Pokemon locations
Pokémon Presents reveals several new games
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 17 June, 2020
A Pokémon Presents
presentation has just finished airing, and it revealed many new games and apps.
First up was Pokémon Smile
, a game for children to assist in brushing their teeth. Following that was Pokémon Cafe Mix
a puzzle game in which you take the role of a cafe owner and must fulfil their orders by tackling various puzzles. It is will be available for Nintendo Switch or smartphones soon, and is free to start
.
Next was New Pokémon Snap
- a follow-up to the N64 game Pokemon Snap from 1999. Pokémon live of various islands and you must take photos of them. The game is still in development and no release date was provided.
A recap of recent changes in Pokémon GO were mentioned. It was announced that Victini and Mega Evolutions will be coming soon to the game. Galarian Farfetch'd is also available now.
Finally, to celebrate the launch of the Sword & Shield Expansion Pass, Zeraora will soon be available in a special Max Raid Battle. If one million players beat it, a shiny Zeraora will be given out.
New trailer for Sword & Shield DLC reveals Galarian Slowbro
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 02 June, 2020
A new video has been released by The Pokémon Company. It features various Pokémon that will be found in the upcoming Expansion Pass for Pokémon Sword & Shield, and reveals the launch date for the first part - The Isle of Armor - is June 17th.
The trailer starts with Galarian Slowbro, and then shows various adventuring through the Isle of Armor area. It's revealed that Urshifu has two Gigantamax forms - one red and one blue, for its Single-Strike Style and Rapid-Strike Style. More of the second part of the DLC - The Crown Tundra - is revealed.
Details on the new Pokémon and forms were also confirmed in a separate press release (artwork below):
- Galarian Slowbro is Poison/Psychic type with a new ability Quick Draw. It has a signature move, Shell Side Arm which inflicts either physical or special damage - whichever does more damage.
- Regieleki is a new member of the Regi-family. It's Electric type with the ability Transistor. It has a signature move, Thunder Cage, which traps the opponent for 4-5 turns and deals damage each turn.
- Regidrago is another Regi. It's Dragon type with the ability Dragons Maw. It has a signature move, Dragon Energy, which deals more damage the higher the its remaining HP.
- Galarian Articuno is Psychic/Flying type.
- Galarian Zapdos is Fighting/Flying type.
- Galarian Moltres is Dark/Flying type.
- Urshifu's ability Unseen Fist allows moves that make contact to strike through Protect. Each form has a signature move: Single-Strike Style has Wicked Blow, while Rapid-Strike Style has Surging Strikes. Both moves have the same effect of always resulting in a critical hit.
- Gigantamax Urshifu also has two special G-Max moves: G-Max One Blow and G-Max Rapid Flow. Both can strike through Max Guard and Protect.
Galarian Forms with hidden abilities available via Mystery Gift
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 23 May, 2020
Four Galarian Forms from Pokémon Sword & Shield are available for players over the next four weeks! Galarian Mr. Mime, Ponyta, Corsola, and Meowth can be downloaded in-game using Mystery Gift > Get via Internet. A set of items can also be obtained each week.
The abilities and items are:
- May 22nd to 28th: Galarian Mr. Mime with the ability Ice Body, and the items Lure Ball, Moon Ball, Heavy Ball, Dream Ball.
- May 29th to June 4th: Galarian Ponyta with the ability Anticipation, and the items Level Ball, Fast Ball, Love Ball, Friend Ball, Beast Ball.
- June 5th to 11th: Galarian Corsola with the ability Cursed Body, and the items Sweet Apple, Tart Apple, Chipped Pot, Cracked Pot, Sachet, Whipped Dream.
- June 12th to 18th: Galarian Meowth with the ability Unnerve, and the items Exp. Candy L x100, Big Nuggets x50.
Be sure to get these gifts while you can!
Signature move for Zarude revealed
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 09 April, 2020
A new exclusive move for the mythical Pokémon, Zarude, has been revealed: Jungle Healing.
Zarude learns this Grass-type status move at level 90. It heals the HP of Zarude and its ally, as well as curing any status conditions.
Gigantamax starters revealed in new Sword/Shield Expansion Pass trailer
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 26 March, 2020
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass. It reveals the designs for the Galar starters' Gigantamax forms and their exclusive G-Max moves:
- Gigantamax Rillaboom turns into a drummer with a full drum kit. Its G-Max move is G-Max Drum Solo.
- Gigantamax Cinderace sits atop a giant fireball. Its G-Max move is coincidentally named G-Max Fireball.
- Gigantamax Inteleon turns into a tall spiral shape. Its G-Max move is G-Max Hydrosnipe.
New trainer outfits and league cards will be available, and the trailer shows several interactions with Kubfu, the new Pokémon that will be your partner in the first part of the Expansion Pass, The Isle of Armor.
Pokémon of the Year results announced and Zarude revealed
General News — 27 February, 2020
The Pokémon Company has revealed the results of Google's Pokémon of the Year
vote that ran a few weeks ago. We'll get to that shortly but following the top 10 countdown they revealed a new Mythical Pokémon, Zarude.
Zarude is Dark/Grass type and has the ability Leaf Guard. It's known as the Rogue Monkey Pokémon
, is 1.8m tall and weighs 70kg. A video showing it in action has been released:
Now on to the Pokémon of the Year
results. The top 10 are revealed in this video from Pokémon Japan and are listed below.
Silhouette of new mythical Pokémon shown in CoroCoro
Pokémon Sword & Shield — 13 February, 2020
The latest issue of CoroCoro has leaked and it shows a silhouette of the new mythical Pokémon, which will be officially revealed on Pokémon Day
- February 27th.
Update 15/02: the official site has published a clear image of the Pokémon:
The new Mythical Pokémon will be revealed on Feb 27th
The Pokémon will appear in the new anime movie, Coco
, releasing July 10th in Japan. Interestingly, it has some similarities with a new character seen in the trailer for the film:
We'll bring you the official announcement as soon as it happens!
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