The Pokemon Company has released new information, videos and photos of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield introducing utility features, new items, Pokemon Gigantamax matches and the first online battle feature.
Details are as follows:
Useful handy features in adventure
There are many new features in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield designed to make the adventure easier.
Pokemon Boxes
Players can send Pokemon that they do not want to their team in Pokemon Boxes. In Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, players can not only access Pokemon Box in many different towns, but also when traveling on the road or exploring the grass! Players can swap Pokemon in and out of their team whenever they want, so try experimenting with all sorts of different Pokemon.
Note that there are several locations, such as areas where missions are being performed or Pokemon Gyms are participating, players will not be able to access Pokemon Box.
Autosave
The save game feature has always been a part of the adventure in Pokemon, but now, there is another function, which is automatically saving the game! This function will automatically save the game during the adventure at various points, such as when entering a town or building.
This function automatically turns on at the beginning of the adventure, but the player can turn it off if he wants to have more control over saving the game by going to the Options menu and then choosing how the player wants to save the game. Even when it is in auto-on mode, the player can save the game manually.
- A notification will appear in the upper right corner of the screen when the game is automatically saved.
Nicknames
If a Pokemon received by the player in the trade mode cannot place a nickname, then the player will now be able to give that pokemon a nickname but only once by talking to the man behind the counter. left in any Pokemon Center in the Galar region.
Note that, like in previous games, players will not be able to change the name of a Pokemon in trade mode once they have a nickname.
Many new items and features to help develop Pokemon
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will introduce new items and features that can help players develop their Pokemon!
Mints
Tips are items that will appear for the first time in the game. They will affect the Pokemon index Pokemon can increase faster than normal! Each Pokemon has a Nature and this Nature will increase the effect faster or slower than the average Pokemon indicators. Using Mint on Pokemon will also change these growth! However, the Nature of Pokemon will not change even if the player uses Mint.
Special Supplements
Nutritious drinks for Pokemon such as Protein or Iron will increase the base points for Pokemon, this will help increase the Pokemon index. Until now, there is a limit to the number of items that can be used on Pokemon. However, in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, players can now maximize Pokemon basic points just by using these items!
If two Pokemon of the same species, the Pokemon with more basic points will grow stronger!
Exp. Candies
Normally, Pokemon can increase Exp.Point through battles. But if the player uses Exp. Candy, Pokemon will be able to increase Exp.Point immediately! These Candy can be found in Max Raid Battles, so collect as much as you can and level up Pokemon in the blink of an eye!
Egg Moves
Sometimes a Pokemon hatching from an egg will know special moves called Egg Moves. These Egg Moves are skills that Pokemon will not be able to learn through common sense methods like leveling or using TM. In this game, if the player leaves two Pokemon of the same species at the Pokemon Nursery together, the Egg Moves of one of them can be transferred to another Pokemon!
Time to encounter Gigantamax Butterfree and other rare Pokemon
In Max Raid Battles, four Trainers team up to battle a Dynamax Pokemon. But in extremely rare cases, Pokemon Gigantamax may appear instead of Pokemon Dynamax. Typically, the chance of players meeting Pokemon Gigantamax is very small. However, there are specific times when players can encounter certain Gigantamax Pokemon.
From Friday November 15, 2019, until early January 2020, players will most likely encounter Gigantamax Butterfree in Max Raid Battles.
During this time, Pokemon Sword players will also be more likely to encounter Gigantamax Drednaw and Pokemon Shield players will be more likely to meet Gigantamax Corviknight!
There will even be other Gigantamax Pokemon that can appear more often than usual, so try Max Raid Battles!
The Gigantamax Pokemon that players are likely to encounter will also change over time, so stay tuned regularly!
Note: To join the above feature, players will need to connect to the internet.
Notice of the first online competition: Galar Beginnings
The first official online competition to be announced for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield is as follows:
Registration time: Friday, November 15, at 00:00 UTC, to Thursday, December 5, at 23:59 UTC
Competition time: Friday, December 6, at 00:00 UTC, until Sunday, December 8, at 23:59 UTC
Match type: Single match.
Pokemon eligible: Pokemon received in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.
- Certain special Pokemon will not be allowed.
- Register three to six of your Pokemon on the Battle Team.
- All Pokemon in this contest will automatically become Lv. 50 throughout each match.
Notice of ranking results: December 2019.
Note:
- Must be a member of the paid Nintendo Switch Online service to join.
- Players can enter the competition by opening the X menu in the game and selecting VS, Battle Stadium and then Online Competitions. No need to register on Pokemon Global Link.
In the Galar Beginnings Contest, players can make their Pokemon giant by Dynamaxing or even change their shape by Gigantamaxing! These effects will only last for three turns per game, so be sure to use them wisely!
Details of the competitive rules will be released in the coming days.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will launch for Nintendo Switch on November 15.
See more in the trailer below:
