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Pokemon Sword and Shield discussion thread (spoiler-free) [see staff post]
- Thread starter TheEchosOfTheCyborg
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I mean, technically all pokémon are new to you? So it doesn't really matter haha
Edit: Beaten >.>
100% agree. Ditch all old Pokémon, have a dex of like 200 new ones each gen.
You could always go on bulbapedia or serebii to learn about the Pokemon from the gens you missed. Otherwise it'll be largely all new mons for you.
Especially since
Gen 1 and 2 only make up about a quarter of the returning Pokemon
All bird should be more than possible.
Irc Flying type is the third most common type and has a dual type with everything else.
This is what I want more than anything, but it'll probably never happen now after this reaction
Awesome, thanks! Figure it would be fun/goofy to go in with a weird plan mostly blind to the series. Looking forward to it.
How are you liking it ?
Wally arc was pretty cool and is such a positive message.
Just added my IDs to the google doc file. We're less than a week away now.
By that time next week, we'll all be roaming in the wild area already.
By that time next week, we'll all be roaming in the wild area already.
Its not one of the best but it absolutely has its moments. The fight with Groudon was great and the twist with Wally might be one of my favorite battles in the series.
I just wish they had used him and May more. Both rivals feel underused here but I think Wally should have been the first Bianca, where every fight feels like its completely in your favor until the last one. They could have done more with his journey, I think.
When Mega Gallade transforms while the electric guitar is playing in the background...so damn good.
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Yeah, definitely. That stuff is horrible, and I in no way I condone that.
Here is a list of all the bird Pokemon that are confirmed pre-release
Corviknight (Flying/Steel)
Cramorant (Flying/Water)
Farfetch'd/Sirfetch'd [Sword] (Normal/Flying -> Fighting)
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Hoothoot/Noctowl (Normal/Flying)
Togekiss [Debatably a bird] (Fairy/Flying)
Natu/Xatu (Psychic/Flying)
Wingull/Pelliper (Water/Flying)
Pidove/Tranquill/Unfeazant (Normal/Flying)
Ruffflet/Braviary [probably exclusive against Vullaby] (Normal/Flying)
Vullaby/Mandibuzz [probably exclusive against Rufflet] (Dark/Flying)
Hawlucha (Fighting/Flying)
The top mons are new ones or have new Evos.
Definitely recommend Corviknight to help alleviate against Flying weakness (specifically Rock and Ice since Steel is Super Effective against them)
I don't think you have to be worried about that.
OTs in my experience have usually been pretty positive. Its the review threads before them that are all out warfare.
So i got some basic questions as a noob.
- How many Pokemon can you have in a team?
- I assume the more diverse your team is with types the better?
- Can i ride some of the larger Pokemon? For example i see some horse looking ones.
- Is there a season pass or DLC for this game announced?
- How many Pokemon can you have in a team?
- I assume the more diverse your team is with types the better?
- Can i ride some of the larger Pokemon? For example i see some horse looking ones.
- Is there a season pass or DLC for this game announced?
I mean, even now we have some people who are coming in here victim blaming and downplaying the severity of how some people are acting and that's with the filter of people who are trying to avoid spoilers. I don't think we can safely say that the OT will be spotless.
-6 at a time, but you can swap them out using a PC (accessible from Pokemon Centers or anywhere in the Wild Area)
-Generally speaking yes, but diverse typings doesn't necessarily mean you won't have a common weakness and Pokemon can sometimes cover for their weakness with a type of move that doesn't match their own type
-You could last gen, but it doesn't seem like it this generation
-Pokemon generally doesn't have DLC or updates outside of patches. Sometimes there are mythical Pokemon which are special Pokemon given at events, but those are free
1: Six pokemon and you can change them in and out pretty freely in SWSH.
2: Its a smart way to roll usually. Monotype teams can be fun but have some pretty bad luck sometimes.
3: Not sure. You had pokemon in the last two games that allowed you to cross areas you couldn't normally by riding them but I haven't seen or heard anything about them for this one.
4: Nope and it doesn't really seem like the kind of thing Pokemon would do. DLC/events will more than likely be free and the second enhanced version will like be its own game if tradition holds.
- 6
- Yes
- don't think so, you will not always be on foot tho
- nope
1. You can carry six Pokémon on your team, however, you can access your storage and interchange Pokémon with relative ease in Sword and Shield. You're also right that the more diversity of types in a team, the better capable you'll be in battle.
2. I don't know if you can ride Pokémon, but you could in the last iterations.
3. No Season Pass or DLC has been announced.
- You can have a party of up to six Pokemon, but no hard cap on how many you can catch.
- Yes, type coverage is the core of Pokemon battles, do variety is important.
- Not in this game, no.
- Not for now.
I deleted my joke so that new guy could quote me only to find I got ninja'd by a million other helpful people anyway rip
7/10 Too Much Quality
All the drama ive seen lately, i fully expect it to be review bombed.
And thanks to all above for your answers.
Speaking of basic, what is this OU, UU, smogon stuff? I tried searching it but all i got was the smogon site. Is this an official thing?
Like, can you filter on the past pokemon games on how you would want to participate online? Like say if you want to play against someone where no legedaries are allowed, you can participate in that league? Was it ranked? How did this all work?
Like, can you filter on the past pokemon games on how you would want to participate online? Like say if you want to play against someone where no legedaries are allowed, you can participate in that league? Was it ranked? How did this all work?
That's the current rumor but that's only true for the second wave of review codes since one leaker was a reviewer in a small outlet.
Thanks for the clarification. I'll mostly be avoiding reviews unless there are clear spoiler warnings, at least until after I've had some time with the games.
There does tend to be a no legendaries filter, but the rest(Smogon tiers) are unofficial.
It's just tiers for meta competitive stuff to make things more enjoyable, it doesn't effect you if you're just playing the game. None of that is in the games themselves. I'm not sure how the online is structured this time but usually in the online seasonal competitions they restrict legendaries.
I think this will be the first time I'll try to compete in an Online Competition. Maybe not this one because it starts in December and I want to take my sweet time with the game.
You are a lovely person, thank you for putting this together.
Thanks. The seasonal competition is official as well or outside the game?
Yeah, there's official online ones ingame. The first one will be in December, and you can sign up as soon as the game's out it seems. There's also ranked battles online.
I wonder if this will attract a lot of new comers since it's on the switch? Seems like many posters are saying this will be their first.
OU and other Smogon classes are unofficial and mostly just a measure a Pokemon up against its single battle potential.
Official VGC matches are played Doubles, which is what Pokemon is balanced around. Each year has a different list of acceptable mons (usually based on the current regional Dex), but a large amount of Legendaries are cut or have a limit. Usual suspects for cut are box legendaries and mythicals.
Because of the difference between what Smogon focuses on and official VGC rules, there can be a bit of disparity between what what Pokemon is ranked there and how it performs in VGC. Protean!Greninja is an absolute beast in singles because it strikes fast and hard, but it doesn't hold up as much in Doubles because it's also extremely frail so focusing in on it one turn would crush it.
That's not to say rankings are useless though, sometimes a good mon is just a good mon.
