SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword & Shield Pre-Release SPOILERS - Check Post 2!

[Siggu]

They're both in it, look better.

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Did not zoom in :P

Either way, we now have the final dex size.

 

[Worldie]

At least Dragapult won't feel alone in Ubers

 

[Halcyon.]

Incineroar is back...RIP VGC. Hopefully he wont be around until later, maybe after VGC 20

 

[Elkos]

Apparently it's just those sprites that are in, not the data(?). So it might be DLC?

 

[Jespoke]

Oh no, is that an Incineroar i see?? I thought we would get to have VGC without for a while

 

[Worldie]

Apparently it's just those sprites that are in, not the data(?). So it might be DLC?

They've stated multiple times the game is not having any DLC. Which (even with GF's lately inconsistent announcements) would still both match GF's policy of no patches, and Nintendo's policy of no DLC for those games.

Oh no, is that an Incineroar i see?? I thought we would get to have VGC without for a while

Allow me to introduce you my friend, lord and savior Corvik... oh wait, weak to fire

 

[Siggu]

At least Incineroar being back means we won't see Arcanine's ugly face everywhere. I can live with that.

 

[Bribery]

Apparently Movexit is a thing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193893434555133957

 

[Dakress]

Pursuit, Return/Frustration, and Hidden Power are gone.

Welp.

 

[Elkos]

Please tell me that's a joke

 

[Siggu]

Apparently Movexit is a thing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193893434555133957

Apparently Pursuit and Hidden Power are kaput now.

Not complaining about the latter as it gave special attackers an unfair advantage (and it leaving makes breeding not a chore). But Pursuit surprises me...

 

[RedSceptile.]

But I thought we saw someone on stream using Karate Chop and it's on the list?

 

[Elkos]

Wasn't it Brick Break?

 

[xfirecharmer]

Pursuit, Return/Frustration, and Hidden Power are gone.

Welp.

Hidden power. Of all the moves, damn. I’m super interested on how that will shake up the meta. Why remove moves anyways? None of them are even all that outclassed! So confused.

 

[RedSceptile.]

Wasn't it Brick Break?

You might be right, Im not so sure.

 

[Mega-Pokebattlerz]

^ This. I guess the wait is over.

Datamined Sprite Sheet

Notable things.

- Many Legends and Mythicals seem to be back?
- Gigantamax Melmetal
- Gigantamax Orbeetle
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Gigantamax Toxtricity
- Gigantamax Sandaconda? (the thing next to Tox)
- Galarian Darm has a Zen Mode?

Why are the Alola Form minisprites so much smaller than their regular counterparts?

EDIT: Ah, I see. It looks as though most Pokémon with Alola Forms got brand-new sprites. But why not make new sprites for the Alola forms as well?

 

[Worldie]

Hidden Power are gone.

Thanks GameFreaks. That's unironically something i've been wanting for a while.

SoftResetting is officially dead.

 

[JackHammer360]

Not that it's a huge deal or anything, but why would heart stamp and heal order be cut? It's not like twineedle, who's user isn't in the game. Vespiquen and Swoobat are both in. Just a bit strange to me

 

[CTNC]

Thanks GameFreaks. That's unironically something i've been wanting for a while.

SoftResetting is officially dead.

I beg to differ. I'll be resetting for personalities I like! :D (Nature and Characteristic combos)

 

[Chanderule]

Pursuit is gone?
*laughs in Dragapult*

 

[RocketSurgery]

Apparently Pursuit and Hidden Power are kaput now.

Not complaining about the latter as it gave special attackers an unfair advantage (and it leaving makes breeding not a chore). But Pursuit surprises me...

Hidden power was one of the last things that made breeding necessary and annoying, not too sad yo see it gone, hopefully with the new tms being lower powered moves most mons who relied on it will get new options.

Ghosts and psychics will appreciate the removal of pursuit. Now knockoff just needs a nerf again :P


At very least the let's go signature moves didn't make it to swsh.

...I hope they didn't nerf spectral thief...

 

[Siggu]

Thanks GameFreaks. That's unironically something i've been wanting for a while.

SoftResetting is officially dead.

Yeah, this is one removal I can't complain about.

Now you can simply look for Perfect IVs and nature just to not spend money on Caps and Mints.

 

[Thales69]

So can we catch alola starter ? Or other legendary monster form other region ? Or that only work with home transfer ?

 

[Worldie]

Not that it's a huge deal or anything, but why would heart stamp and heal order be cut? It's not like twineedle, who's user isn't in the game. Vespiquen and Swoobat are both in. Just a bit strange to me

By the looks of it, almost all moves that got removed were either
- Old/Redundant (like Sonic Boom or low BP barely-used ones)
- Event moves of event pokemon
- Zmoves
- Weird unintuitive mechanics (Hidden Power)

I am however baffled by the removal of Return/Frustration, expecially of Return. I hope normal types that can't learn Double Edge get something new, else rip Mega Sal... ah wait

So can we catch alola starter ? Or other legendary monster form other region ? Or that only work with home transfer ?

So far seems pointing to being Home transfers only, but might need confirmation from the datamining.

 

[Siggu]

So can we catch alola starter ? Or other legendary monster form other region ? Or that only work with home transfer ?

I'll make a safe guess: the Alola starters and legendaries, as well as the Kanto starters apart from the gift Charmander, are transfer-only.

No clue about the Unova legendaries though. They are SO out of place...