DrPumpkinz in the datamine thread reminded us we've seen Slowking...partially
Seems like it's still on its head (or at least, around the neck)
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Sword & Shield **Official news only** DLC Crown Tundra 22nd October
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Seems like it's still on its head (or at least, around the neck)
Here are all the new moves we know the category of.
Shell Side Arm:
Freezing Glare:
Thunderous Kick:
Fiery Wrath:
Thunder Cage:
Interestingly, the category of Dragon Energy isn't mentioned.
I also checked the Japanese site with by using ctrl+F to search for 物理技 and 特殊技 (the terms for physical and special moves according to Bulbapedia). Got the exact same information.
Shell Side Arm:
Freezing Glare:
Thunderous Kick:
Fiery Wrath:
Thunder Cage:
Interestingly, the category of Dragon Energy isn't mentioned.
I also checked the Japanese site with by using ctrl+F to search for 物理技 and 特殊技 (the terms for physical and special moves according to Bulbapedia). Got the exact same information.
On a side note it seems like the reason they didn't make Galarian Articuno Ice/Psychic is to avoid overlap with Galarian Mr. Mime/Rime. Then again pure-Psychic Galarian Slowpoke got introduced after the same gen had pure-Psychic Galarian Ponyta.
Regardless that's my best guess.
Regardless that's my best guess.
*looks out the window, dispondant, as How Could This Happen To Me plays in the background*
Well, ponyta does evolve in Psychic-Fairy, while Slowbro evolves in Psychic/Poison and ??? (we don't know the typing of Slowking, but after seeing the art I am actually somewhat confident in Psychic/Ghost)
Rapidash not only becomes Psychic-Fairy, it is Psychic-Fairy in the same generation we got another Psychic-Fairy line and is in the game with the OTHER Psychic-Fairy line.
So I don't think they did any of this to avoid type overlap, I think they really did just ... want them all the keep the flying type...I guess maybe they see the "bird" aspect as more important to their identity?
It's probably because they thought "oh they're the legendary bird trio and they all share the Flying type, so their Galarian forms also need to share a type". If they were concerned about type overlap, they wouldn't have had Galarian Articuno have the exact same typing as its master Lugia, nor would they have had all three new non-legendary Fighting types be pure Fighting, despite all of them having reasonable arguments for being dual typed, nor would they have had pure Psychic Ponyta evolve into Psychic/Fairy Rapidash while simultaneously introducing an entirely new line of pure Psychic mons whose final form is Psychic/Fairy.
Hatterene
Which other one?
There is lore in the site that say they are migrating birds in the Crown Tundra (I hope this means that it isn't a island or poor G-Zapdos will have to swim) and the Regi temple is an snowy area as shown in the trailers.
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It's pretty funny but I suppose Zapdos is flying in the same way Dodrio is at this point
God I forgot about Kantonian Mr Mime!
Which other one?
They are both here.
Every psychic fairy is HERE
They are for Tundra specifically.
"Nuh-uh. It's a wicked aura that only resembles fire, just like how Articuno's petrifying lasers only resemble freezing, and Zapdos's movements only resemble lightning."
--- Whoever at Game Freak thought these typings were a good idea
Thats a simple fix really: make a new mega for galarian bro, or dont let g bro mega evolve.
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Moltres' flame is apparently malevolent energy or something along those lines according to the website
You're quite right, must have been eager eyes..!
I'm super hyped about Slowbro-Galar, I was speculating it to be part Poison (although I was surprised to see it being the primary typing fsr) since they showed it and it makes me happy. Dunno how it'll perform competitively since while it's a good Clef switchin it doesn't get Teleport unlike its Kantonian counterpart, but I really hope it's usable in UU; assuming it keeps Regenerator, its AV set is a direct improvement from AV Reuniclus (checking offensive Fairies and Rose) while being a better physical tank. It'll play very differently to regular Bro even if they share the same stats though, since it can't check Grounds or Darmanitan. Still pretty cool.
I'm also sad that Zapdos lost its Electric typing, Electric/Fighting would've been a very interesting combination. Articuno-Galar looks interesting Competitive-ly (lame pun, sorry) even if I like the others' designs more. A Psychic-type move that freezes is something I wasn't expecting at all.
Anyway, I'm really happy with the news and can't wait to try the new stuff. Grassy Surge Gorilla also seems fun, especially if the new Grass-type move ends up being physical. Good stuff.
I'm also sad that Zapdos lost its Electric typing, Electric/Fighting would've been a very interesting combination. Articuno-Galar looks interesting Competitive-ly (lame pun, sorry) even if I like the others' designs more. A Psychic-type move that freezes is something I wasn't expecting at all.
Anyway, I'm really happy with the news and can't wait to try the new stuff. Grassy Surge Gorilla also seems fun, especially if the new Grass-type move ends up being physical. Good stuff.
About Dratini: I've been scouring the trailers and website for a while to try and find it, but it's just not showing up. Done a bit of further looking... and upon doing that, it seems Serebii's removed the Dratini family from their site and looking up people talking about it it seems to mostly be people mistaking the Dragapult for a Dragonair. I've sent a question to Serebii to ask about it but since they took it off, it was more than likely a mistake. Here's hoping they make it in regardless though!
I think because they're clearly birds they felt they have to be part flying type.
Serebii the best place for confirmed Pokes for Isle of Armor? Seeing a lot of the news sites mixing stuff with the Tundra Pokemon like Garchomp. Unless I'm super confused.
Serebii is absolutely the best place. Even when there's a mistake like above, they're very quick to correct it and they're otherwise very good about getting info as correct and complete as possible. Their general pages for each expansion list each returning Pokémon within said expansions known so far:-
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/expansionpass/theisleofarmor.shtml
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/expansionpass/thecrowntundra.shtml