How To Gen Pokemon Sword And Shield
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Pokémon Sword (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ソード Pocket Monsters Sword) and Pokémon Shield (Japanese: ポケットモンスター シールド Pocket Monsters Shield) are the primary paired versions of Generation Eight. The games were released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on Nov xv, 2019 for both retail sale and download. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, High german, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
During E3 2017, Tsunekazu Ishihara appear that the adjacent cadre series titles would be available on the Nintendo Switch, but they were not prepared to release any more than information at the time. On May 30, 2018, The Pokémon Company gave a printing conference and announced that the new core games would have more traditional gameplay, equally opposed to that found in Pokémon: Allow's Go, Pikachu! and Let'southward Become, Eevee!.
The games were formally announced on Pokémon 24-hour interval, February 27, 2019 at 11 pm JST during a worldwide annunciation through Nintendo Direct hosted by Tsunekazu Ishihara, Junichi Masuda, and Shigeru Ohmori. An official trailer was shown, giving information on the region and the starter Pokémon players can cull from.
The Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Laissez passer was revealed during a Pokémon Directly on January 9, 2020; it adds ii new areas to the game, The Island of Armor and The Crown Tundra.
Plot
The histrion is a young child who lives with their mother in the town of Postwick in the Galar region. 1 mean solar day, the player'south friend Hop invites them to run across his big blood brother Leon, the Champion of the Galar League, and then that they both can receive a starter Pokémon from him. After receiving their starters, the histrion and Hop follow a runaway Wooloo into the Slumbering Weald. Within the foggy forest, they come across a mysterious Pokémon that is completely unaffected by moves. They are soon rescued by Leon, and then they fix out to receive an endorsement from him and so that they tin participate in Galar's Gym Challenge. After some convincing past Professor Magnolia, Leon agrees to give both the player and Hop an endorsement. Just then, 2 Wishing Stars fall out of the sky, and Professor Magnolia converts them into Dynamax Bands for the thespian and Hop, allowing them to Dynamax their Pokémon. The player and Hop and so travel together to Motostoke to attend the Gym Challenge'southward opening ceremony, where they meet Rose, the president of Macro Cosmos and the chairman of the Galar Pokémon League, too as a band of hooligans known every bit Team Yell.
After the opening ceremony, the actor sets out to collect the eight Badges required to compete in the Champion Cup tournament from Gym Leaders beyond the region. Along the mode, Professor Magnolia'south granddaughter and banana Sonia tells them near Galar'due south history and a mysterious result known as the Darkest Twenty-four hour period. The player ends up uncovering pieces of the Darkest Day's history during their journey, much to Sonia'south pleasure. Somewhen, the player manages to successfully collect the eight Badges and travels to Wyndon, where the Champion Cup is held. They win their way through the Champion Cup semifinals, where they defeat Hop and stop his dream of surpassing his brother. After confronting Macro Creation's vice-president Oleana at Rose Belfry, the role player participates in the Champion Cup finals and wins their way through it, earning themselves the right to claiming Leon.
However, but before the player and Leon's battle can begin, Rose makes a public announcement, revealing that he's going to bring about the 2nd Darkest Day to save Galar from an free energy crisis a chiliad years in the futurity. To stop Rose's plans, the player and Hop travel to the Slumbering Backwoods once more to seek help from the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, one of whom had been the mysterious Pokémon they saw at the commencement of their journeying. They observe and take along a Rusted Sword and a Rusted Shield from the heart of the forest and go to confront Rose in Hammerlocke, where information technology is revealed that the Darkest Day is the result of Rose awakening a Legendary Pokémon known as Eternatus. After defeating Rose, the player and Hop become to face Eternatus at the acme of the Hammerlocke Stadium, where Leon unsuccessfully tries to catch it, forcing the thespian to battle it. Once Eternatus seems to have been defeated, notwithstanding, information technology suddenly transforms into its even more powerful Eternamax form. Still, thank you to the sword and the shield they found, the actor and Hop are able to summon Zacian and Zamazenta to their aid, and together, they defeat Eternatus in a Max Raid Battle, allowing the player to catch it and thus end the crisis. Three days later on, the player finally takes on Leon in a battle at Wyndon Stadium and defeats him, ending his career as the undefeated Champion and making the thespian the new Champion of Galar.
During the post-game, the histrion and Hop travel to the heart of Slumbering Weald to return the Rusted Sword and the Rusted Shield, merely to be confronted by the rich brothers Sordward and Shielbert, who try to steal the artifacts. Although the player manages to defeat ane of the brothers and recover i of the stolen items, the two still manage to get abroad with the other 1. The actor and Hop are then forced to travel effectually Galar to cease the Dynamax Pokémon the brothers have let loose at the Gym Stadiums. They finally confront them again at Hammerlocke Stadium, where they reveal their plan being to reinstate the Galarian monarchy and denigrate Zacian and Zamazenta. Using the antiquity they stole, the brothers lure in i of the Legendary Pokémon and bulldoze information technology berserk, forcing the role player to battle information technology. Subsequently it has been defeated, the other Legendary Pokémon appears also, which the actor battles and catches. During the battle, Hop follows the first Legendary to the middle of Slumbering Weald, where he successfully calms it down. Deeming Hop worthy of its trust, the Legendary Pokémon then willingly joins his political party. The thespian and Hop and then battle for one last time, after which Hop declares that his new dream is to become a Pokémon Professor, and Sordward and Shielbert briefly reappear to apologise for their deportment.
The Isle of Armor
- Main commodity: The Isle of Armor
The actor travels to the Island of Armor off the declension of Galar and becomes an apprentice in the local Primary Dojo, a boxing facility run past former Champion Mustard. They as well develop a new rivalry with a Gym Leader-in-grooming and fellow amateur named Klara Sw /Avery Sh .
The Crown Tundra
- Main article: The Crown Tundra
The player travels to the Crown Tundra in southern Galar, where they meet Peony, an enthusiastic sometime Steel-type Gym Leader, and take his daughter Peonia'southward identify in his explorations of solving the legends lurking around the Tundra.
Blurb
A wild new adventure with Pokémon!
You can battle to exist the all-time!
Carve a path to the futurity! Sw / Protect the world from disaster! Sh
Band together in new co-op battles!
Features
The games mix some of the changes introduced in Pokémon: Let's Get, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! with the more traditional gameplay last seen in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Wild Pokémon now appear on the overworld, known as "symbol encounters", similar to the Allow'southward Go games, as well as random encounters shaking in alpine grass.
Known equally the Gym Challenge, Gyms that the histrion must battle with the goal of becoming the Champion return to the games, after existence replaced by trials in Pokémon Dominicus, Moon, Ultra Dominicus, and Ultra Moon. The challenge culminates in the annual Champion Cup tournament where the player may claiming the Champion.
Wild Area
- Master article: Wild Area
The Wild Expanse is a vast, open up surface area that connects several towns in the Galar region. It is home to a broad variety of wild Pokémon.
Dynamax and Gigantamax
- Main article: Dynamax and Gigantamax
Dynamax is a new blazon of transformation that allows any Pokémon from the Galar region to power upwards and become larger using the Dynamax Ring. After Dynamaxing, a Pokémon tin use a Max Move.
Gigantamax is a special phenomenon that likewise changes the advent of a few individuals of certain species of Pokémon. Like Dynamaxing, the Pokémon is increased in ability and becomes bigger. A Gigantamax Pokémon can use a K-Max Move.
Max Raid Battles
- Main article: Max Raid Battle
Max Raid Battles are a new cooperative feature that allows up to four players to challenge a Dynamax Pokémon together over local wireless or Nintendo Switch Online.
Rotom Phone
- Main article: Rotom Phone
Replacing the Rotom Pokédex of the Generation VII games, the Rotom Phone acts not simply equally a Pokédex only also has additional features, such as the Town Map. Information technology also acts as the main interface for the game'south carte.
Y-Comm
- Principal article: Y-Comm
The Y-Comm serves as an interface to connect with other players over local wireless or on the internet through Nintendo Switch Online. Players can trade (either a Link Trade or Surprise Merchandise), battle, bandy League Cards, and join Max Raid Battles.
Battle Stadium
- Master commodity: Boxing Stadium
Replacing the Boxing Spot from the Generation 6 and VII games, the Battle Stadium allows players to participate in battles over the cyberspace through Nintendo Switch Online. Players can participate in Ranked Battles, Casual Battles, and Official Competitions besides equally host or bring together Friendly Competitions.
Rotomi
- Main article: Rotomi
Rotomi replaces the PCs in previous games and has several features including allowing players to send their Pokémon on Poké Jobs, design their League Bill of fare, and draw for the Loto-ID.
Pokémon Military camp
- Main article: Pokémon Army camp
Pokémon Camp allows players can go camping and interact with their Pokémon, cook back-scratch, and visit other player'south camps.
Gym Challenge
Trainers must receive an endorsement in order to participate in the Gym Challenge. Those who defeat the viii Gym Leaders and collect the viii Badges can participate in the annual Champion Cup for a risk to challenge the current Champion of Galar. The Gym Leaders are Milo (Grass), Nessa (Water), Kabu (Burn down), Bea (Fighting) Sw /Allister (Ghost) Sh , Opal (Fairy), Gordie (Stone) Sw /Melony (Ice) Sh , Piers (Dark), and Raihan (Dragon).
During the game, Opal and Piers retire from their positions as Gym Leaders and are succeeded by Bede and Marnie, respectively. During The Crown Tundra, Klara (Poison) Sw /Avery (Psychic) Sh is revealed to have go small partitioning Gym Leader.
Champion Cup
Unlike previous games, there is no Aristocracy Four in the Galar region. Their place is instead taken past the Champion Cup, a tournament where Trainers compete for the right to challenge the current Champion. In the semifinals, Gym Challengers compete against each other, and the winner proceeds to the finals, where they join a tournament otherwise completely occupied by the Gym Leaders. The winner of the finals is granted the right to claiming Leon the Champion who uses multiple types along with a Charizard which can Gigantamax.
Pokémon
- Meet Category:Generation 8 Pokémon
Version-exclusive Pokémon
Main Game
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The Island of Armor
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- Wild male Indeedee is sectional to Pokémon Sword, while wild female Indeedee is exclusive to Pokémon Shield. However, both genders can be obtained in either game through breeding.
- Wild male person Meowstic is sectional to Pokémon Sword, while wild female Meowstic is exclusive to Pokémon Shield. However, both genders can be obtained by evolving Espurr of the appropriate gender.
- Wild Sawk is exclusive to Pokémon Sword, while wild Throh is exclusive to Pokémon Shield. Even so, at that place is an in-game trade in Circhester where the thespian tin can merchandise a Vanillish to obtain Throh Sw or Sawk Sh .
- Wild Escavalier is exclusive to Pokémon Sword, while wild Accelgor is exclusive to Pokémon Shield. However, Karrablast and Shelmet can exist evolved in both games. Additionally, both evolved forms can be defenseless on the Isle of Armor in both games.
- Cosmoem evolve into Solgaleo in Pokémon Sword, and Lunala in Pokémon Shield.
- With the exception of Zacian and Zamazenta, all of these Pokémon can be obtained in either version by joining other players' Max Raid Battles via the Y-Comm or Max Lair.
Version-sectional Gigantamax Pokémon
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- During normal gameplay, Gigantamax Machamp are exclusive to Sword, and Gigantamax Gengar to Shield. Even so, they have been made bachelor by Wild Surface area News. Additionally, if the player has purchased the Pokémon Sword Expansion Laissez passer or the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, they tin can obtain any Gigantamax Pokémon by feeding their Pokémon Max Soup, regardless of which version they are playing.
Compatibility
- See also: List of Pokémon by Galar Pokédex number#Compatible Pokémon not in any Galar Pokédex
Pokémon Sword and Shield can connect with Pokémon Habitation. This allows it to shop and receive Pokémon from Pokémon HOME, including Pokémon from previous generations that were transferred into Pokémon Dwelling. Users of HOME can transfer Pokémon freely between other Sword and Shield savefiles on the panel, even if the files vest to different profiles. Through the mobile version of HOME, players can merchandise those Pokémon through the GTS, non natively featured in Sword and Shield, and the Wonder Box, a feature like to Sword and Shield'due south Surprise Trade and the Wonder Trade of previous games.
Only Pokémon in the Galar Pokédex, Island of Armor Pokédex, and Crown Tundra Pokédex, and a select few "foreign" Pokémon can be transferred to Pokémon Sword and Shield. The Isle of Armor Pokédex and Crown Tundra Pokédex were released with the two iterations of the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Laissez passer, just the Pokémon in those Pokédexes became compatible with the base game upon release even if the histrion has not purchased the Expansion Pass. All regional forms of compatible Pokémon that existed at the time of release are also compatible.
Unusable moves
- Primary commodity: List of moves by availability (Generation VIII)
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, many moves are no longer usable. Pokémon exercise not normally learn these moves in the game, and if a Pokémon does know one of these moves (e.g. due to being transferred from Pokémon HOME), it volition not be able to use it. If the movement is forgotten, Jack will not be able to teach information technology once again, fifty-fifty if it is a special motility that the Pokémon normally would exist able to relearn.
In lieu of their usual descriptions, almost of these moves instead take the following generic clarification: "This move tin can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. One time forgotten, this move can't exist remembered." The unusable moves that do not accept this clarification are ordinarily moves that cannot be legitimately known by whatsoever Pokémon that exists in Pokémon Sword and Shield, typically being signature moves or moves which only a small-scale group of Pokémon tin can know.
The state of affairs where Pokémon can have unusable moves is sectional to Pokémon Sword and Shield, as subsequent games reset the movement listing of Pokémon transferred from Pokémon Domicile, and the preceding Pokémon Let's Become, Pikachu! and Let's Become, Eevee! removed moves but does not let transfer from other cadre series games.
| Movement | Blazon | Generic description |
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| Aid | Normal | ✔ |
| Baddy Bad | Dark | ✔ |
| Avalanche | Normal | ✔ |
| Bulwark | Psychic | ✔ |
| Nib Blast | Flying | ✘ |
| Bestow | Normal | ✔ |
| Bide | Normal | ✔ |
| Bone Club | Ground | ✔ |
| Boisterous Bubble | Water | ✔ |
| Bubble | Water | ✔ |
| Buzzy Buzz | Electric | ✔ |
| Camouflage | Normal | ✔ |
| Captivate | Normal | ✔ |
| Chatter | Flying | ✘ |
| Chip Away | Normal | ✔ |
| Clamp | Water | ✔ |
| Comet Punch | Normal | ✔ |
| Constrict | Normal | ✔ |
| Night Void | Dark | ✘ |
| Dizzy Punch | Normal | ✔ |
| Double Slap | Normal | ✔ |
| Dragon Rage | Dragon | ✔ |
| Egg Bomb | Normal | ✔ |
| Embargo | Dark | ✔ |
| Feint Attack | Night | ✔ |
| Flame Burst | Burn down | ✔ |
| Wink | Normal | ✔ |
| Floaty Fall | Flying | ✔ |
| Foresight | Normal | ✔ |
| Freezy Frost | Ice | ✔ |
| Frustration | Normal | ✔ |
| Glitzy Glow | Psychic | ✔ |
| Grass Whistle | Grass | ✔ |
| Heal Block | Psychic | ✔ |
| Heal Society | Bug | ✔ |
| Heart Postage stamp | Psychic | ✔ |
| Heart Swap | Psychic | ✔* |
| Subconscious Power | Normal | ✔ |
| Hyper Fang | Normal | ✘ |
| Hyperspace Fury | Dark | ✘ |
| Hyperspace Pigsty | Psychic | ✘ |
| Ice Ball | Ice | ✔ |
| Ice Hammer | Water ice | ✘ |
| Ion Drench | Electric | ✔ |
| Judgment | Normal | ✘ |
| Spring Kicking | Fighting | ✔ |
| Karate Chop | Fighting | ✔ |
| Light of Ruin | Fairy | ✘ |
| Lucky Dirge | Normal | ✔ |
| Magnet Flop | Steel | ✔ |
| Magnitude | Ground | ✔ |
| Me First | Normal | ✔ |
| Meditate | Psychic | ✔ |
| Phenomenon Eye | Psychic | ✔ |
| Mirror Move | Flying | ✔ |
| Mirror Shot | Steel | ✔ |
| Mud Bomb | Ground | ✔ |
| Mud Sport | Ground | ✔ |
| Natural Souvenir | Normal | ✔ |
| Needle Arm | Grass | ✔ |
| Nightmare | Ghost | ✔ |
| Odor Sleuth | Normal | ✔ |
| Ominous Wind | Ghost | ✔ |
| Pika Papow | Electrical | ✔ |
| Powder | Bug | ✘ |
| Psycho Heave | Psychic | ✔* |
| Psywave | Psychic | ✔ |
| Punishment | Dark | ✔ |
| Pursuit | Dark | ✔ |
| Rage | Normal | ✔ |
| Razor Current of air | Normal | ✔ |
| Refresh | Normal | ✔ |
| Relic Song | Normal | ✘ |
| Render | Normal | ✔ |
| Revelation Dance | Normal | ✘ |
| Rock Climb | Normal | ✔ |
| Rolling Kick | Fighting | ✔ |
| Rototiller | Ground | ✔ |
| Sappy Seed | Grass | ✔ |
| Secret Power | Normal | ✔ |
| Seed Flare | Grass | ✘ |
| Sharpen | Normal | ✔ |
| Signal Beam | Bug | ✔ |
| Silverish Current of air | Issues | ✔ |
| Sizzly Slide | Burn | ✔ |
| Sketch | Normal | ✘ |
| Sky Drop | Flying | ✔ |
| Heaven Uppercut | Fighting | ✔ |
| Smelling Salts | Normal | ✔ |
| Snatch | Dark | ✔ |
| Sonic Boom | Normal | ✔ |
| Sparkly Swirl | Fairy | ✔ |
| Spider Web | Bug | ✔ |
| Spike Cannon | Normal | ✔ |
| Splishy Splash | Water | ✔ |
| Spotlight | Normal | ✔ |
| Steamroller | Bug | ✔ |
| Synchronoise | Psychic | ✔ |
| Tail Glow | Bug | ✔* |
| Telekinesis | Psychic | ✔ |
| Toxic Thread | Poison | ✘ |
| Trump Card | Normal | ✔ |
| Twineedle | Bug | ✔ |
| Veevee Volley | Normal | ✔ |
| Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | ✔ |
| Water Sport | Water | ✔ |
| Wring Out | Normal | ✔ |
| Zippy Zap | Electric | ✔ |
- In addition, all Z-Moves are besides unusable in these games.
- In version 1.ii.0, which was released aslope The Island of Armor, several previously unusable moves were made usable over again. These were generally signature moves of Pokémon that were added in that update. Farther moves were fabricated usable in version one.3.0, coinciding with The Crown Tundra.
| Movement | Blazon | Enabled in |
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| Aeroblast | Flight | 1.iii.0 |
| Bonemerang | Basis | 1.ii.0 |
| Conversion | Normal | 1.ii.0 |
| Conversion 2 | Normal | i.2.0 |
| Core Enforcer | Dragon | 1.3.0 |
| Crush Grip | Normal | one.3.0 |
| Diamond Storm | Rock | 1.3.0 |
| Dragon Rising | Flying | i.3.0 |
| Dragon Hammer | Dragon | 1.2.0 |
| Fiery Dance | Fire | ane.2.0 |
| Fleur Cannon | Fairy | 1.2.0 |
| Floral Healing | Fairy | 1.2.0 |
| Geomancy | Fairy | 1.iii.0 |
| Head Charge | Normal | 1.2.0 |
| Kinesis | Psychic | 1.ii.0 |
| State's Wrath | Ground | one.3.0 |
| Lovely Kiss | Normal | 1.three.0 |
| Lunar Trip the light fantastic | Psychic | 1.three.0 |
| Luster Purge | Psychic | i.iii.0 |
| Magma Storm | Burn down | 1.iii.0 |
| Milk Drink | Normal | one.2.0 |
| Mind Blown | Burn | 1.three.0 |
| Mist Brawl | Psychic | 1.3.0 |
| Nature's Madness | Fairy | 1.3.0 |
| Oblivion Wing | Flying | one.three.0 |
| Origin Pulse | H2o | 1.iii.0 |
| Precipice Blades | Footing | 1.3.0 |
| Roar of Time | Dragon | 1.3.0 |
| Sacred Fire | Burn down | i.iii.0 |
| Searing Shot | Burn down | 1.3.0 |
| Shadow Bone | Ghost | i.2.0 |
| Shadow Strength | Ghost | 1.3.0 |
| Shore Upward | Basis | ane.2.0 |
| Spacial Rend | Dragon | ane.3.0 |
| Steam Eruption | Water | i.3.0 |
| Techno Smash | Normal | 1.3.0 |
| Thousand Arrows | Footing | one.3.0 |
| Chiliad Waves | Basis | one.3.0 |
| V-create | Fire | ane.3.0 |
Save data bonuses
If the role player has save data for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Pikachu and/or Eevee with the Gigantamax Factor is received at the Meetup Spot. The Pikachu specifically requires Let'southward Go, Pikachu!, while the Eevee requires Let's Go, Eevee!. Gigantamax Pikachu and Eevee are no longer exclusive to this method, equally The Island of Armor expansion provides Max Soup as a means to give the Gigantamax Cistron to other Pikachu and Eevee.
Pokémon Sword and Shield relieve data unlocks bonus content in the following Nintendo Switch games:
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: The Mythical Pokémon Jirachi is available as a gift Pokémon in Floaroma Boondocks. This is currently the most reliable mode to obtain Jirachi.
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus: The player receives sectional wearable: Shaymin Fancy Kimono and Shaymin Fancy Bottoms. Later on the credits, information technology also unlocks Request 92: A Token of Gratitude, in which the thespian obtains the Gracidea and catches Shaymin. This is currently the nigh reliable way to obtain the Mythical Pokémon.
Reception
The games received positive reviews among critics, simply lower than most other core series releases. Gaming magazine Famitsu gave them a score of 38 out of 40.[1] IGN rated the games an "Amazing" 9.3/10,[2] praising the uncomplicated battling system and Dynamaxing, but criticizing the bones graphics and lack of a total Pokédex. Both Pokémon Sword and Shield agree a rating of fourscore% on Metacritic,[three] [4] with a much lower user score of 4.6/10.
Sales
The games sold over six 1000000 units in their launch weekend.[5] In the financial twelvemonth of their release, they sold 17.37 million units.[6] As of March 31, 2022, Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 24.27 1000000 copies worldwide, making them the second best selling Pokémon games of all time, behind only the original games.[7]
Japanese sales
Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 894,123 individual units on their first calendar week on the Japanese market place, being 534,306 from Pokémon Sword and 359,817 from Pokémon Shield, with a sell-through of 84.96% and 90.26% respectively.[8] By Jan 3, 2021, the end of their 60th calendar week, they had sold three,094,075 copies, being one,851,319 from Pokémon Sword and 1,242,756 from Pokémon Shield.[9]
Pokémon Sword and Shield Dual Pack sold 329,525 units on its first week, with a sell-through of 73.46%.[viii] By January 3, 2021, the stop of its 60th week, it had sold 545,200 copies.[9] Combining all releases, the games sold 4,184,475 units, beingness two,396,519 from Pokémon Sword and ane,787,956 from Pokémon Shield.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
| Week | Week ending | Ranking | Units sold | Total units sold |
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| 1 | Nov 17, 2019 | 1st | 894,123 | 894,123 |
| seven | December 29, 2019 | 1st | - | 2,170,364 |
| 60 | Jan 3, 2021 | - | - | 3,094,075 |
Pokémon Sword and Shield Dual Pack
| Week | Week catastrophe | Ranking | Units sold | Full units sold |
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| 1 | November 17, 2019 | second | 329,525 | 329,525 |
| 7 | Dec 29, 2019 | - | - | 492,789 |
| 60 | Jan iii, 2021 | - | - | 545,200 |
Staff
- Main article: Staff of Pokémon Sword and Shield
Music
The game's music was primarily composed past Gō Ichinose and Minako Adachi.[x] Additional music was composed by Keita Okamoto and Toby Fox, the latter just composing one rails.[11]
Version history
| Version[12] [13] | Release date | Game file size | Official note | More information |
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| one.0.0 | November 15, 2019 | nine.5 GB | Northward/A | Initial release. This version is officially playable using a concrete Game Carte du jour in a Switch whose net connection remains off. |
| 1.i.0[14] | January 9, 2020 | 10.3 GB |
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| ane.one.1[xv] | March 17, 2020 | 10.3 GB |
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| 1.2.0[16] | June sixteen, 2020 | xi.iii GB |
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| one.two.ane[17] | July 7, 2020 | 11.three GB |
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| 1.three.0[18] | October 22, 2020 | 12.iv GB |
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| one.3.i[19] | Dec 21, 2020 | 12.4 GB |
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| 1.3.two[twenty] | May 11, 2021 | 12.4 GB |
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Beta elements
- Master article: Pokémon Sword and Shield beta
Trailers
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Outset trailer
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Gallery
Logos
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English Sword logo
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English language Shield logo
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Japanese Sword logo
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Japanese Shield logo
Title screens
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English language Pokémon Sword title screen
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English Pokémon Shield title screen
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Japanese Pokémon Sword championship screen
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Japanese Pokémon Shield title screen
Icons
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English Sword Home Carte du jour icon
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English Shield Home Menu icon
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Japanese Sword Domicile Menu icon
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Japanese Shield Home Menu icon
Trivia
- These are the commencement core series games to:
- Receive an Expansion Pass.
- Feature version-exclusive rivals.
- Feature version-sectional Gym Badges.
- Feature a Dark-type Gym.
- Start with an introduction made by a character other than the Pokémon Professor.
- Start with an introduction made by an antagonist.
- Add together completely new Pokémon to the game through updates.
- Not feature:
- The game mascot on the championship screen by default.
- If one enters the Hall of Fame with their version'south game mascot, the game mascot will announced on the title screen, just like any other Pokémon used.
- A Victory Road.
- An Elite Four.
- A similar role is fulfilled by the Champion Loving cup, although no new characters are introduced during the tournament.
- Ace Trainers.
- A notable Electrical-type specialist.
- A male person Pokémon Professor.
- The game mascot on the championship screen by default.
- If one were to utilise Google Lens on the box art, it will play a short video.
- Including the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass, these games:
- Are the merely core series games where Zubat, Tentacool, and their corresponding evolutionary relatives are available without the Geodude evolution family unit.
- Have the most obtainable Legendary Pokémon of all core serial games.
- Pokémon Shield is the only core series game not to feature a notable Fighting-type specialist.
- This is the 2d pair of games to have the game mascot be unable to exist obtained without trading before entering the Hall of Fame, the commencement existence Pokémon Black 2 and White ii.
- Aegislash is the only Pokémon to take its base stat total changed in these games.
- None of the Pokémon introduced in these games are available in later core series games in Generation Viii, nor are whatsoever of the Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Ultra Lord's day and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Allow's Become, Eevee!.
In other languages
| Linguistic communication | Title | |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 寶可夢 劍／盾 |
| Mandarin | 寶可夢 劍／盾 宝可梦 剑／盾 | |
| French |  Canada | Pokémon Sword et Shield |
 Europe | Pokémon Épée et Bouclier | |
 German | Pokémon Schwert und Schild | |
 Italian | Pokémon Spada e Scudo | |
 Korean | 포켓몬스터 소드・실드 | |
 Castilian | Pokémon Espada y Escudo | |
References
- ↑ Famitsu review scores - 12/4/19 - Nintendo Everything
- ↑ Pokémon Sword and Shield Review - IGN
- ↑ Pokémon Sword for Switch Reviews - Metacritic
- ↑ Pokémon Shield for Switch Reviews - Metacritic
- ↑ Pokémon Sword and Shield sell 6 million copies in launch weekend - CNET
- ↑ Fiscal Year Ended March 2020 - Financial Results Explanatory Material - Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- ↑ Tiptop Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo Switch Software
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Media Create Sales: CY 2019 (2018 Dec 31 - 2019 December 29) Sales | ResetEra
- ↑ nine.0 9.1 Media Create Sales: CY 2020 (2019 Dec xxx - 2021 Jan 03) Sales | ResetEra
- ↑ We Interview Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori near Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield | Pokemon.com
- ↑ A Special Letter and Song from Undertale Game Creator Toby Flim-flam | Pokemon.com
- ↑ Nintendo Support: How to Update Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
- ↑ How to Update Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield | Nintendo Switch | Support | Nintendo
- ↑ 『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.ane.0）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.1.1）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.i.2.0）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.2.1）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケモン ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.iii.0）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケモン ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.3.1）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
- ↑ 『ポケモン ソード・シールド』更新データ（Ver.1.iii.ii）配信のお知らせ｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト
| Cadre series Pokémon games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation I: | Red & Green • Blueish (JP) • Red & Bluish • Yellowish | |||
| Generation 2: | Gold & Silver • Crystal | |||
| Generation III: | Ruddy & Sapphire • FireRed & LeafGreen • Emerald | |||
| Generation IV: | Diamond & Pearl • Platinum • HeartGold & SoulSilver | |||
| Generation Five: | Black & White • Black 2 & White 2 | |||
| Generation Half-dozen: | X & Y • Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | |||
| Generation VII: | Sun & Moon • Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Let'southward Become, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | |||
| Generation Viii: | Sword & Shield (Expansion Laissez passer) Bright Diamond & Shining Pearl • Legends: Arceus | |||
| Generation IX: | Ruby-red & Violet | |||
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How To Gen Pokemon Sword And Shield,
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