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Friend Code Sharing Thread

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starseed galaxy auticorn, May 9: I got a new Switch Lite not long ago, so I'm looking for new friends! I play mostly Pokemon, and I currently have Pokemon Shield, ScarVio and Brilliant Diamond. :3 Kimi: 8577-7621-6207
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Guide

Galar Dex: Locations and more! [Now with Isle of Armor!]

bobandbill, Jun 2020: The article has been updated with Isle of Armor locations and their respective Pokemon! \o/ That took a while to figure out and clean up (datamined files would for instance list a species multiple times in the same area and weather condition... was...
8   22,917
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Legends: Arceus

Legends: Arceus Dank Memes Edition

Nah, May 16: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/306/380/f60.jpeg
3   1,633
Started by NipahRika

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Rules

Pokémon Sword and Shield Rules

bobandbill, Jul 2019: Pokémon Sword and Shield Rules wot’s all this about then mate Welcome to the forum section for the generation eight titles, Pokémon Sword and Shield! They’re short and simple for now; expect more when the game releases. The Global Rules apply...
0   23,685
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Sword & Shield

Quick Guide to Raid Battles

Cherrim, Nov 2019: I've written a quick guide to doing Max Raid Battles together with friends, as well as what to expect when you join one. :) Let's raid together!
0   13,225
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Guide

Shiny Hunting in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Major Agnostic, Jan 22: I think they could increase shiny rates by FAR more before the frequency would make shinies forgettable. I tested 1/256 in my hack and people like it. I think 1/800 is the sweet spot for me.
7   8,381
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Guide

Shiny hunting in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

bobandbill, Feb 2022: Updated with the 1.1.0 info regarding Massive Mass Outbreaks. Important: you can no longer soft reset a specific Mass Outbreak: with the update, saving and reloading the game will make the Outbreak disappear.
1   2,072
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Sword & Shield

`So I just seen the two legendary pokemon for sword and shield.............

SunflowerLady, Sep 2019: What the heck............it's a wolf with a shield in front of it...I already seen that in okami....and the other is a wolf with a sword in it's mouth which I already seen in multi games already including okami...again.....:giggle: I love wolves...
0   1,247
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Let's Go

'Let's Go' As A Separate Pokemon Series?

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Rivvon, Sep 2018: If the gen 8 games end up being the "games of our dreams," full of content, appropriate difficulty, good story, and NOT like the "standard first games of a gen," then I'll say this was worth it. But if we end up with another XY or SM or DP, etc. as...
27   3,733
Started by Lunar

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Let's Go

[10 Days Left] - Will you customize Pikachu / Eevee?

Kikaito plush, Nov 2018: I might dressed up my Pikachu but not give it an haircut
6   662
Started by Dragon

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Let's Go

[11 Days Left!] - Will you Catch em' All?

Maserati777, Nov 2018: I mean its only gen 1 Pokemon, 150. I collected over 690 Pokemon in Gen 6 so this would be a piece of cake. Plus Pokemon Go for the exclusives/evolved by trading Pokemon. I don’t really care about Meltan or Melmetal but I’ll probably get 800...
12   1,917
Started by Dragon

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Let's Go

[6 Days Left!] - Are You Liking the Features?

Sheep, Nov 2018: Follow me should've been kept in all iterations of main series games after it was re-introduced in HGSS (first time being Pikachu in Yellow), to be frank. Definitely looking forward to that. =) Customization is also cute....I'd love to see my Pika...
4   717
Started by Percy

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Let's Go

[8 Days Left!] - Will You Transfer Pokemon from GO?

bobandbill, Nov 2018: I will. Probably specially any version exclusive ones, maybe a few alolan ones too.
5   742
Started by Dragon

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Let's Go

[9 Days Left!] - The Kanto Region

Sheep, Nov 2018: I'm excited to catch the legendary birds! Also Celadon because I'm a sucker for Erika haha, but mostly the legendary birds since I want to experience catching them. o and e4 battles ye <3
1   638
Started by Percy

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Sword & Shield

[ATTENTION!] Serious game-breaking bug in eShop versions!

Imperator161, Nov 2019: You still lose screenshots/videos, though, as well as certain data, as far as I’m aware (Super Mario Maker 2 courses that aren’t updated, for example, according to one discussion I saw). If I were to play the game and have this issue occur, and I’ve...
17   1,909
Started by Mewtwolover

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News

[CoroCoro] Gigantamax Eevee, Pikachu, Meowth, Charizard revealed

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Bahamut, Oct 2019: I'm not a Typhlosion fan myself, and I prefer Feraligatr, so Gigantomax Feraligatr is something that I could want to use.
31   4,687
Started by Sheep

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Sword & Shield

[OUTDATED, PLEASE IGNORE] team review?

sunshinesonia, May 2020: hello! i posted a good while ago about questions for a final team member, but i ended up reorganizing half of my team, and i'm very happy about it! it's now going to be inteleon, boltund, falinks, escavalier, sylveon and rotom heat! is this team ok,...
0   1,150
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Let's Go

[Pikachu] Caught Mewtwo and saved, how to change nature, how to swap it with a shiny

Nah, Mar 2020: that I don't know
3   2,652
Started by eyal282

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Sword & Shield

[Playthrough] I’m Seeing Chinese BUT Hearing English, WHAT? 看到中文卻聽到英語?

Sk8erBoiz, Oct 2021: Just started a fun playthrough with a Chinese rom while speaking English! Join me and my partner for an amazing experience! Part 00: https://youtu.be/4U-DF1AyHcE Playlist:...
0   1,666
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[SPOILER] establishment thingy

NipahRika, Feb 2022: I renamed your thread due to the spoiler nature of it.
1   319
Started by eeveefanatic

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Let's Go

[THEORY] Were these games supposed to be released on 3DS

MadnessMan, Aug 2018: Yeah, it does make sense. They probably were originally conceptualists for the 20th anniversary but we’re scrapped, and then revitalized again for later.It also makes since with mega evolutions being in the game, which would be a better addition for...
10   1,362
Started by Janp

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Article

[Updated] Battles visually lacking in Pokemon Sword and Shield

PageEmp, Jan 2020: Honestly, I really don't care about the graphics unless it is good. I just enjoy the game for what it is.
13   17,730
Started by bobandbill

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Article

[Updated] The lore behind all the Hisuian Pokémon in Legends: Arceus

bobandbill, Feb 2022: And updated once again with ALL of the Pokemon new to PLA! If there's any other theroies I've missed, please do share them, I want this to be as complete as possible.
2   2,079
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Sword & Shield

"Top Secret Project" Poke Job

ShyRayq, Nov 2019: Not sure if you still don't know, but according to Serebii, ghost types are ideal for this PokeJob.
1   25,034
Started by Maedar

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Let's Go

2-adw2a-0025 Pokémon Fehlercode

Arilesdra, Dec 2018: Hallo, mein English ist schlecht, sorry. Nein ich habe nur diese Angaben... :( Ich habe bereits mit dem Switchsupport telefoniert, aber noch kein Feedback bekommen. Danke für die Hilfe.
2   2,112
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News

21 new moves datamined for Pokémon Sword and Shield

SawkTheWarrior, Jun 2020: You Said There Were 22 Moves In The Text, But The Title Says 21.
12   3,150
Started by bobandbill

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3 more (shield exclusives) 2 complete my dex

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Sword & Shield

4chan leak confirmed

EmTheGhost, Jul 2019: I'm mainly just wondering what, exactly, makes this "Eternatus" evil...
24   6,190
Started by #1TrubbishFan

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Sword & Shield

514 charmanders - is there a way to mass release/trade them?

ShyRayq, Feb 2020: No. You've got to release them one by one. I suggest releasing them in batches while you're hatching them so that you don't run into this problem next time. Release them once you hit a box of 30 or so? There is another strategy that I'm not sure...
1   2,107
Started by cyanidebaby

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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

5IV Pokémon

Sheep, Dec 2021: Just for the showoff factor, I'd imagine. 6IVs are pretty much never necessary on any Pokémon and it's not massively difficult to get that final IV up to max via other means. I definitely wouldn't hunt for a 6IV Pokémon using chaining or any other...
1   1,483
Started by EasyE17

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Sword & Shield

A few questions I am unsure of...

PokemonMasterRy, Nov 2019: TY for the response, I'm trying to overhaul my MP experience for this game but am finding it challenging so far. This weekend I will try joining a discord for the game.
2   634
Started by PokemonMasterRy

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News

A gameplay preview just dropped for Pokémon Legends: Arceus

bobandbill, Jan 2022: We've also seen New Snap look pretty darn nice, both in Pokemon animations and environments. Much different to a game that aims to have large open areas (if not really "open world"), but you compare PLA to New Snap, or other major Switch games...
12   2,800
Started by bobandbill

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Sword & Shield

A Little Suggestion

Aetheral Meowstic, Nov 2019: Zacian's sword is not a sword to be drawn.
6   1,194
Started by Aetheral Meowstic

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News

A new six-minute Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer recaps the basics

Louise90, Jan 2022: This game is going to be very good I can feel it
2   1,228
Started by bobandbill

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Let's Go

A quick question on moves

ShyRayq, Nov 2018: Unfortunately, as far as I'm aware, that isn't in this game. It's only in Sun, Moon and the Ultra games.
3   855
Started by Katzzaam

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Sword & Shield

A second Shield playthrough and I am pulling my hair out...

bobandbill, Jan 2021: Essays are fine to share! Personally I've preferred SwSh to SM, and still enjoyed both overall - I've just preferred older titles more given more content, etc.
12   5,872
Started by Figure

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Sword & Shield

A wonderful surprise trade

Lil MuDkiP849, Dec 2019: Oh wow..I just got done giving away good 5IV sword exclusives esp a lot Timid Deinos on surprise trade...but I have never thought of doing something as kind as that. Things like this remind me that even in such a cold, harsh and unforgiving world...
3   887
Started by SaltySousy

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Legends: Arceus

Ability Patch Gold

Yoshi808, Dec 2021: Was wondering why so many people want ability patches. I want one now too! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tc7q0Ck1TK8
0   1,167
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Sword & Shield

About the new starters...

TheMetroidGod, Mar 2019: I thought this was interesting: I looked up the Japanese translations of each Pokemon, and it really gives some more insight. Sorry I couldn't find small, matching pictures of any of these Pokemon. Grookey: "Japanese: "サルノリ Sarunori... From 猿...
12   1,543
Started by LatchoDives23

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Legends: Arceus

Absence of abilities

edyedy, Nov 5: Having abilities or not didn't really matter to me when I played the game. I didn't really notice it, and it kinda helped me stress out less since I didn't have to worry about catching the "perfect" Pokemon with the right abilities.
11   1,194
Started by _confused_piplup_

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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Absence of HM Slaves

Sheep, Nov 2021: Surf is an absolute beast that I’m going to teach to Empoleon for sure, and some others are really good too, but I won’t lie that getting regular TMs for these moves makes me more forgetful that they exist. I’ve had Surf for a while and only just...
6   1,490
Started by Qibli

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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Additional content

NipahRika, Oct 2021: I do not expect any post game or any updates to the game after launch. I feel it'd just be the main game and that's it. As much as I want to see post launch updates and such added, no way is it happening.
9   1,393
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Additional Pokemon

pardal78, Oct 2021: Every pokemon at least until Gen 6 =D
22   1,985
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Sword & Shield

admant nature

HeroLinik, May 2020: You generally want to put it on a physical attacker that has a high attack stat, but you can afford to give up the speed gain from Jolly.
1   1,177
Started by Shisoy

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Sword & Shield

Advise 6th team member

Poll
DragonKing48, May 2020: Duraludon simply because not ONLY is he not weak to Fairy and Ice...he's SUPER-EFFECTIVE against both. Steel/Dragon is also why I consider Dialga the best Dragon.
4   2,716
Started by Tom2

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Sword & Shield

After 4 days I finally got a shiny machop, and it has an attack stat of 0, is it even worth training?

colours, May 2022: yes. bottle caps more or less "fake" the 31 IV for the sake of stats. you're not teaching machop hidden power or anything, so for all practical purposes concerning it, yes "maxes" out the attack IV.
3   2,042
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Legends: Arceus

Agile Style & Strong Style

Iceshadow3317, Nov 2021: I am almost 100% thinking we will be using agile more than power depending on how they actually work. I just don't think it was needed, even though it is nice for the story. But I just don't see it being balanced at all.
10   2,373
Started by Flowerchild

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Sword & Shield

Alcremie Forms

Sheep, Nov 2019: I merged your thread with the existing Alcremie thread which was posted recently =) OMG though, I love that one you have, as well as the first one Zacian posted. The pink ones are nice too but something about white cream just looks so pretty with...
7   1,990
Started by EmTheGhost

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Sword & Shield

Alcremie Variations

Fairy, Aug 2020: I'm hoping they'll run that special Milcery event again since that's where I got the majority of my Star / Ribbon Sweets. it was a cute idea and surely people are still looking for the items by now.
3   1,628
Started by Harlow777

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All 3 starters

NipahRika, Nov 2021: I saw you posted in the trade forum about this already. I'll go ahead and close this thread.
1   604
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Sword & Shield

All 800+ Pokemon will NOT be available in Sword and Shield at launch, even via Pokemon Home

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MightySquish, Jun 2019: In all honesty i was just looking for a good explanation everything I've seen and read so far just kind of scratched the surface on the matter and thats about it. So thanks for clearing that up I appreciate it XD. now that I've read your response i...
80   8,021
Started by thedestinedblade

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Sword & Shield

All Returning & Cut Fan Favorite Pokémon from All Previous Generations in Pokémon Sword & Shield?

bobandbill, Nov 2019: We have at least two threads discussing the dex cuts/inclusions already: - The Analysis thread sticky, which goes into detail on what is in or not via a Daily article, and discussing it in general....
1   551
Started by Thomas Wiencek

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Guide

All returning Pokémon coming to Sword and Shield Expansion Pass

(2 pages)
Fulminata, Sep 2020: I'm just happy that I can have chrome the crobat again
36   11,655
Started by bobandbill

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Legends: Arceus

All shapes and sizes

Lipstick Vogue, Feb 2022: Ninetales being a medium sized dog threw me for some reason. Always assumed he'd be a bit more grand.
5   605
Started by Hyzenthlay

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Sword & Shield

All Transfer Only Pokémon no longer available for Pokémon Sword and Shield?

Thomas Wiencek, Dec 2019: I have checked out the list of of Pokémon here that are aren't found but transferrable and usable to Pokémon Sword & Shield. And via their updates, what do you think happens if these Pokémon on this list are no longer transferrable or usable in...
0   781
Started by Thomas Wiencek

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Sword & Shield

All transfer-only Pokémon no longer available in Pokémon Sword & Shield via update?

bobandbill, Jan 2020: They're not transferable as it stands, because Home doesn't exist, nor do we know details on how it'd work, restrictions, or even a firm release date. Too early to do more than speculate, but I wager if they made a point of announcing not...
1   868
Started by Thomas Wiencek

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Legends: Arceus

Alpha Mantine or Shiny Eevee + Ambipom

Sheep, Feb 2022: Shiny Eevee and Ambipom sound cool, but I really think Mantine deserves a little bit more love - especially since it's fairly tanky Special Defense-wise and seems like a neat Pokémon to use. Did you ever make a decision? :o
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