I wouldn't get my hopes up for that. Remember that GAMEFREAK didn't patch XY to include the new Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions and didn't patch SM to include Poipole and co. despite updating these games. They probably aren't going to update a game they feel they're finished with to include these Pokémon, especially since they're already likely working on Gen IX.I wouldn't be surprised if Pokemon like Toucannon and Greninja, even if they aren't obtainable in Legends, are still patched into Sword and Shield and made available via transfer.
I think what's important to note is that in bith those cases, official tournaments were respectively being held in OrAs and UsUm; and they planned to release their next gen by the end of the next year. Here, however, the main game for official battles is still SwSh, and they have announced the next season for early february, and we still likely have 2 years to wait til the next generation; which makes me think updating the roster to mix up the seasons is possible.I wouldn't get my hopes up for that. Remember that GAMEFREAK didn't patch XY to include the new Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions and didn't patch SM to include Poipole and co. despite updating these games. They probably aren't going to update a game they feel they're finished with to include these Pokémon, especially since they're already likely working on Gen IX.
While it is by no means a sure thing, the 3DS era didn't even get DLC to begin with and the latest versions of those games were the prevailing standard for the generation.I wouldn't get my hopes up for that. Remember that GAMEFREAK didn't patch XY to include the new Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions and didn't patch SM to include Poipole and co. despite updating these games. They probably aren't going to update a game they feel they're finished with to include these Pokémon, especially since they're already likely working on Gen IX.
I wouldn't get my hopes up for that. Remember that GAMEFREAK didn't patch XY to include the new Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions and didn't patch SM to include Poipole and co. despite updating these games. They probably aren't going to update a game they feel they're finished with to include these Pokémon, especially since they're already likely working on Gen IX.
That really just depends on if they want to keep the competitive VGC players interested or not.. I don't really know if they will continue to patch mons back in but they've taken advantage of the ability on Switch for sure.
There's going to be backlash & harassment no matter what let's be real so I doubt that's a factor in what they do/do not doWhile I certainly have my fingers crossed for BDSP and PLA compatibility with HOME coming along with a patch to add those mons and to SwSh, I can see it not happening if gen 9 is planned for end of year.
Even if such a patch does does happen, I don't expect the mons not in BDSP or PLA to necessarily be patched in. Even though this gen that would only amount to 60 or so mons, seemingly manageable to add, it would (or should) make it clear that GameFreak is sticking to the new status quo and does not plan on making all mons available in a single generation anymore. If they were to add them all then it just sets the expectation for next gen that all will eventually make it in, asking for another round of backlash and harassment if it happens in gen 8 but not gen 9.
Honestly speaking, it would be *better* if they don't.Even if such a patch does does happen, I don't expect the mons not in BDSP or PLA to necessarily be patched in. Even though this gen that would only amount to 60 or so mons, seemingly manageable to add, it would (or should) make it clear that GameFreak is sticking to the new status quo and does not plan on making all mons available in a single generation anymore. If they were to add them all then it just sets the expectation for next gen that all will eventually make it in, asking for another round of backlash and harassment if it happens in gen 8 but not gen 9.
Well they did actually briefly bring it back for XY, but they dropped it shortly and hasn’t been seen since.Also fun fact, did you know that the phrase "gotta catch em all" was removed from the games art in gen 3, because duh, it was the first actual Dexit of the series, just reddit wasn't a big thing yet so people couldn't threaten GF employees with murder on the internet yet?)
It would actually be healthier for them to NOT add the new pokemon to Sword & Shield so they can continue to stick with reduced pokedex going forward. Even though some unreasonable national dex enjoyers who really feel the need to have Wurmple and Maractus in every game otherwise their life will be ruined forever may be annoyed, the healthier solution for the series is to actually stop even trying to have all the pokedex in every game.
You grossly underestimate the amount of animating and modeling work that goes into Pokemon Arnie clones. Just having the models doesn't do much if they don't have animations.Yeah, GAMEFREAK has more than enough resources to add all the Pokémon in, and the models/animations for Sword and Shield are the same as the ones in the 3DS games.
Except when it comes to animations, for some reason.We're the pokemon fanbase, we love archives of information!
There's going to be backlash & harassment no matter what let's be real so I doubt that's a factor in what they do/do not do
Like if the remainder doesn't happen I think it will begin & end at: Time Constraints &/or Development Problems
aka the recurring problem these games have had the entire generation...at least the entire world state doesn't stop so you can climb a ladder now but I have a feeling Legends Arceus is going to have tell tale signs of "oh...you clearly ran out of time huh" regardless
not necessarily, I know that it depends on the game (& the programs used) but the animation archives of stuff like smash bros or phoenix wright are floating around.I think classifying animations is a bit more complex than datamining movesets and putting them in a excel file
Now this is something i want to see. No need to #bbnd if i can get something like this in the official games.making pokemon do horrifying contortions to do the team skull poses.
Another thing about Status Moves for the game mechanics is the style mechanic. So far there doesn't seem to be any advantage of using Status Moves in Strong Style. If all Strong does is boost your damage, Status sounds to be unnaffected, which in turn means you would always want to use Agile for Status, which idt sounds very interesting. Wonder if we are missing anything that could change that?I'm dying for leaks, not just because I'm thirsty for spoilers, but because I'm worried about one thing. I'd ask if I'm the only one worried about it, but I know I am. Please tell me it's possible to catch Wurmple, evolve it into Dustox, and teach it Poison Powder before the first battle you have to win! If you can't do that, please at least tell me it's possible to stall stuff until they use Struggle. I didn't buy my title from the 12 days of likeshop just to become unworthy of it after just a month!
The higher HP and different turn order style makes me wonder how about how different battles will be, especially with Status Moves Only. I have hopes that it will at least be more interesting, even if it's just because it's different, and I wonder if they rebalanced stuff like Poison and Leech Seed for the different battle system or if the different battle system's changes makes them work differently.
Does anyone else have any unusual questions, worries, or hopes that they think almost no one else has?