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Sword & Shield **Official news only** DLC Crown Tundra 22nd October
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Really iffy about Dynamaxing as an in-game thing for competitive (not even just Smogon, VGC too).
Rest of it looked really cool though. Regional Bird looks AWESOME. Hope it's good.
I actually like the Legendary designs. Simple but elegant. Wish the Shield Doggo was chunkier/more armored, but hey.
Rest of it looked really cool though. Regional Bird looks AWESOME. Hope it's good.
I actually like the Legendary designs. Simple but elegant. Wish the Shield Doggo was chunkier/more armored, but hey.
Drednaw and Corviknight are ABSOLUTELY going part of my team unless there are too many great Pokémon designs to choose from. Good to see a hint that HMs won't return.
Can't say much about Dynamax... looks like Z-Moves with gigantism. Raid Battles sound interesting, but it seems only one trainer can catch a Pokémon, which sounds like something that can cause strife between players.
Everything was fine and dandy... but then the legendaries appeared. My goodness, they look horrible! Who thought dogs were a good idea?
Can't say much about Dynamax... looks like Z-Moves with gigantism. Raid Battles sound interesting, but it seems only one trainer can catch a Pokémon, which sounds like something that can cause strife between players.
Everything was fine and dandy... but then the legendaries appeared. My goodness, they look horrible! Who thought dogs were a good idea?
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Can't wait to see Wailord Dynamax
Really looking forward to the wild side. It seems to be like a Pokémon open world. Not sure on Dynamax though. Would have preferred to focus on Mega Evolutions and Z Moves, but we’ll see.
Not a fan of the Legendaries though. They look way too similar to one another, and the blue one reminds me of Solgaleo strangely. The box art is kind of dull too.
Not a fan of the Legendaries though. They look way too similar to one another, and the blue one reminds me of Solgaleo strangely. The box art is kind of dull too.
Wasn't that a regular Charizard he had?
The legends look really bad, but I think they did a fantastic job with the other mons
That was a regular Charizard, though.
Yea, the angle made him look to have three horns for a sec. So maybe no Megas as well?
I was honestly pretty underwhelmed with the Dynamaxing route they decided to take. The Pokemon designs themselves are a mixed bag with the small showcase (Dredmaw being best in show). I'm actually glad for the underdesigned legendaries...but they look so similar (I wonder what that's about?)
A different colour scheme on the legends alone would have made a huge difference IMO.
Some Pokemon typings and abilities are out:
Standard Overgrow/Blaze/Torrent for the starters
Gossifleur and Eldegoss (grass) get a new ability わたげ (literally fluff in English) and Regenerator
Wooloo (normal) gets Fluffy and Run Away
Corviknight (flying/steel) gets Pressure and Unnerve
Drednaw (water/rock) gets Strong Jaw and Shell Armor
EDIT: わたげ, or Cotton Down in English, is just Gooey
Some Pokemon typings and abilities are out:
Standard Overgrow/Blaze/Torrent for the starters
Gossifleur and Eldegoss (grass) get a new ability わたげ (literally fluff in English) and Regenerator
Wooloo (normal) gets Fluffy and Run Away
Corviknight (flying/steel) gets Pressure and Unnerve
Drednaw (water/rock) gets Strong Jaw and Shell Armor
EDIT: わたげ, or Cotton Down in English, is just Gooey
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Dreading the idea that Dynamax might be used outside of regular gameplay. Armored evolution would’ve been a much better option.
Can’t say much about the Pokémon revealed since we probably don’t have final evolutions yet but the bird is beautiful. Legendaries are both not great but my choice is sword based on this video. Hope we get a release soon with types and abilities.
Well it starts! This is always an exciting time because now the videos of new Pokémon are about to start trickling in. Hopefully it won’t be as much of a buzzkill as SuMo.
Can’t say much about the Pokémon revealed since we probably don’t have final evolutions yet but the bird is beautiful. Legendaries are both not great but my choice is sword based on this video. Hope we get a release soon with types and abilities.
Well it starts! This is always an exciting time because now the videos of new Pokémon are about to start trickling in. Hopefully it won’t be as much of a buzzkill as SuMo.
Get your fucking ass off #1 Talonflame, we got bad bitch Corviknight now.
On a more serious note, it appears that each type variation of a max move will have a guaranteed additional effect. :>
If Dynamax is a way to put a stop to the power creep caused by the introduction of Mega Evolution, then I'm sold.
Corviknight is easily the best reveal, imo. Disappointed with the desgins of the new legendaries, particularly Zacian. It looks like the love child of Keldeo and Lycanroc.
Corviknight is easily the best reveal, imo. Disappointed with the desgins of the new legendaries, particularly Zacian. It looks like the love child of Keldeo and Lycanroc.
I'm hoping we get a few different biomes for the wild areas. Free camera is cool but the neon grass texture is legitimately so ugly.
Looks kind of similar to the one from Pokémon Masters.