complete pokemon sword and shield pokedex

#Complete pokemon sword and shield pokedex series#

To stop Rose's plans, the player and Hop travel to the Slumbering Weald again to seek help from the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, one of whom had been the mysterious Pokémon they saw at the start of their journey. However, just before the player and Leon's battle can begin, Rose makes a public announcement, revealing that he's going to bring about the second Darkest Day to save Galar from an energy crisis a thousand years in the future. After confronting Macro Cosmos's vice-president Oleana at Rose Tower, the player participates in the Champion Cup finals and wins their way through it, earning themselves the right to challenge Leon. They win their way through the Champion Cup semifinals, where they defeat Hop and end his dream of surpassing his brother. Eventually, the player manages to successfully collect the eight Badges and travels to Wyndon, where the Champion Cup is held. The player ends up uncovering pieces of the Darkest Day's history during their journey, much to Sonia's pleasure. Along the way, Professor Magnolia's granddaughter and assistant Sonia tells them about Galar's history and a mysterious event known as the Darkest Day. The player and Hop then travel together to Motostoke to attend the Gym Challenge's opening ceremony, where they meet Rose, the president of Macro Cosmos and the chairman of the Galar Pokémon League, as well as a band of hooligans known as Team Yell.Īfter the opening ceremony, the player sets out to collect the eight Badges required to compete in the Champion Cup tournament from Gym Leaders across the region.

Just then, two Wishing Stars fall out of the sky, and Professor Magnolia converts them into Dynamax Bands for the player and Hop, allowing them to Dynamax their Pokémon. After some convincing by Professor Magnolia, Leon agrees to give both the player and Hop an endorsement. They are soon rescued by Leon, and then they set out to receive an endorsement from him so that they can participate in Galar's Gym Challenge. Inside the foggy forest, they encounter a mysterious Pokémon that is completely unaffected by moves. After receiving their starters, the player and Hop follow a runaway Wooloo into the Slumbering Weald. One day, the player's friend Hop invites them to meet his big brother Leon, the Champion of the Galar League, so that they both can receive a starter Pokémon from him. The player is a young child who lives with their mother in the town of Postwick in the Galar region. The Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass was revealed during a Pokémon Direct on Januit adds two new areas to the game, The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra. An official trailer was shown, giving information on the region and the starter Pokémon players can choose from. The games were formally announced on Pokémon Day, Februat 11 pm JST during a worldwide announcement through Nintendo Direct hosted by Tsunekazu Ishihara, Junichi Masuda, and Shigeru Ohmori. On May 30, 2018, The Pokémon Company gave a press conference and announced that the new core games would have more traditional gameplay, as opposed to that found in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

#Complete pokemon sword and shield pokedex series#

All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.ĭuring E3 2017, Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that the next core series titles would be available on the Nintendo Switch, but they were not prepared to release any more information at the time. The games were released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on Novemfor both retail sale and download. 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 VIII. Pokémon Shield's boxart, featuring Zamazenta in its Crowned Shield form

Pokémon Sword's boxart, featuring Zacian in its Crowned Sword form For the Pokémon Adventures chapter, see Sword & Shield chapter (Adventures). For the TCG expansion, see Sword & Shield (TCG).