The Pokemon Company has settled a lawsuit against two people who leaked information about Sword & Shield prior to its release. While The Pokemon Company has been hitting its fans with multiple releases to turn 25, it has been almost two years since it added to the franchise’s main series. Pokemon Sword & Shield were released […]
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Pokémon Sword and Shield: Exp. Candy XL and Big Nuggets Mystery Gift
Until 10:59 a.m. ET on April 3, 2021, players can get a Mystery Gift containing Exp. Candy XL and Big Nuggets in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Here’s how to claim it. How to claim Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Mystery Gift According to Joe Merrick of Serebii, the Mystery Gift distribution took place on a Korean […]
Pokemon Sword & Shield: 10 Beginner Traps You Need To Avoid
Although many gamers have been playing the Pokémon series since the very first games in Red, Blue, and Yellow, it’s easy to forget that not everyone has been playing the RPG series for the last 20 years and some are only just diving into the world with Sword & Shield. The tutorial aspect of Pokémon may be […]
Pokémon Sword and Shield announces the Dragon King Cup
Each month, Pokémon Sword and Shield hosts a different online competition for players to battle in. From December 11-13, the competition will be the Dragon King Cup, where players will be able to use one restricted Pokémon. Here are the tournament rules, dates, times, and how to register to compete. The Dragon King Cup rules […]
Pokemon Sword & Shield: How To Evolve Galarian Farfetch’d (& 9 Other Things You Need To Know About It)
Pokemon is truly a phenomenon and even though there are plenty video game franchises that have taken over pop culture, there are still few that have the same longevity and mainstream success as Pokemon has found. Every few years there’s a new entry in the series and Pokemon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch […]
Why Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansions Replaced A Third Game
Last month, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company released the Crown Tundra, the second post-launch expansion for Pokémon Sword & Shield. This marks the first time the franchise has leaned this heavily on post-launch content being added to a mainline game. Traditionally, the series has released the two simultaneous mainline entries (see: Pokémon Red & […]
Pokémon Sword & Shield: The Crown Tundra Preview – Looking For Legendary Status
Following the launch of Pokémon Sword & Shield last year, Game Freak announced the Expansion Pass, promising two new story-driven expansions for the first all-new Pokémon RPGs on the Switch. The first expansion, The Isle of Armor, was a fun addition to the mainline story, but had plenty of problems that made it less memorable than […]
Pokemon Sword And Shield Still Discounted To $40 Post-Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day 2020 has come and gone, but you can still find some of its best deals available, including sales still running at other retailers. This includes Best Buy, which still has Pokemon Sword and Shield on sale for the cheapest we’ve seen, and Amazon is once again price-matching. Pokemon games hardly, if ever, […]
Pokemon Sword And Shield: New Details On Crown Tundra's Dynamax Adventures Mode Revealed
Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Crown Tundra expansion launches later this week, and new details about the DLC continue to trickle in ahead of its release. We learned some more tidbits about the expansion’s new Dynamax Adventures feature during a recent episode of Japanese show Pokenchi, including how Legendary Pokemon encounters will work. Dynamax Adventures lets […]
Pokemon Sword And Shield Celebrate Halloween With Lots Of Ghost And Dark Pokemon
A new Max Raid event is now underway in Pokemon Sword and Shield. In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, players can encounter a variety of spooky Pokemon in Max Raid dens this month, including two rare Gigantamax forms. All October long, certain Ghost- and Dark-type Pokemon such as Drifblim, Dusknoir, Hydreigon, Morpeko, and their […]