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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...
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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...
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Started by Sheep

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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!
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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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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.
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Sword & Shield

Favorite Gen 8 Pokemon?

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EmTheGhost, Feb 2020: Definitely Yamper. As soon as I heard that the next region was gonna be based on the UK, I started looking forward to a corgi Pokemon, and it did not disappoint. It has a heart-shaped butt! It's shaped like a loaf of bread! It fetches balls! Agh, it...
32   4,587
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Sword & Shield

What are you wearing: Shield & Sword Edition

LittleSnowyOne, Feb 2020: Her name is Snowy, so I dressed her in white.
3   1,135
Started by starseed galaxy auticorn

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Article

Sword and Shield graphics review: Sometimes nice, yet clearly rushed

Starry Windy, Feb 2020: That's the point. The camera seems to getting in the way at times, causing my character seem to disappear in some parts of Wild Area. Otherwise I see almost no problems though.
4   1,933
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Sword & Shield

Dracovish no longer available in any other future Pokémon main series video games?

Fairy, Jan 2020: Jellicent comeback ftw!
6   3,089
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Sword & Shield

Gigantamax Raids problem

Rengoku, Jan 2020: You need to be connected via. the Internet. Not sure if it's necessary for both of you to have Nintendo Online too, so I stand corrected on this one.
1   577
Started by Lolii

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News

New mythical to be announced 27 February (Pokémon Day)

#Not Important, Feb 2020: I really want a second Jirachi, not something horrendous *cough*Genesect*cough*
6   1,653
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Untitled

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Sword & Shield

Soothe Bell

BigDaddyMike, Feb 2020: Oh man that’s a bummer. Thanks for the info and my bad for putting it in the wrong place.
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Tart apple

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Sword & Shield

another copy

Elite Overlord LeSabre™, Feb 2020: My brother bought the dual pack that included both games. For him, it makes sense because of how he plays Pokemon. He'll use one account/save file as his main game where he stores all his Pokemon, then he'll use other accounts/save files to play...
6   1,260
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Shiny

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News

Gigantamax Toxtricity rocks into Max Raid Battles

Fritz, Mar 2020: Just battled a G-Max Toxtricity for the first time. It was only a 3* Raid, so Dugtrio took care of it with ease. Broke out of the Poké Ball after three rumbles though, hopefully I'll still be able to catch one.
10   3,082
Started by bobandbill

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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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Sword & Shield

What do you think of Y-Comm?

colours, Feb 2020: yeah not gonna lie, Y-Comm is definitely frustrating. i think what would improve things a tad is to have it display only active interactions that may be going on, instead of expired ones. a lot of the time i would try to get into a raid only to find...
5   2,117
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Pocket monster cards

bobandbill, Feb 2020: As said in VM, try the Trading Card forum section we have: https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?fn=tcg You'll want to include more information about the cards in your new thread; as it is, not much point moving this thread as users cannot...
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Started by Gunshotrob

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Sword & Shield

Max Raid Mechanics Question

ShyRayq, Feb 2020: I'm going to guess that you lose. In any battle with an NPC, if the battle results in both trainers losing all of their pokemon, the player automatically loses. You need at least 1 pokemon on your side of the field to still be active in order to not...
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Started by EmTheGhost

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News

Bug discovered in Surprise Trade that can crash your game

colours, Feb 2020: i wonder when we're going to get some sort of update or an ETA of a patch or something. i know, i know, it's Game Freak and all, but still. i'd like to surprise trade a lot of the breedjects that i have and i can't do that anymore because im afraid...
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Started by Tsutarja

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Sword & Shield

Event shiny Lunala not being allowed in raids?

PokefanJulie, Feb 2020: Geez... I really hope it's the former. I'll be mad if I'm labeled as a cheater because of an event mon.
2   1,221
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Sword & Shield

Can Meltan Evolve?

ShyRayq, Feb 2020: Meltan and Melmetal cannot be traded through the GTS because they're mythical pokemon. They should be able to be traded normally, through link codes and all of that. You are right that Melmetal is likely to get an event in the future due to the...
4   1,048
Started by NeoaMasterZX

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Sword & Shield

Pokemon Sword & Shield sales figures

Maserati777, May 2021: I think thats in part to them being 30 dollars more then previous generation games.
24   14,431
Started by Nah

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News

CoroCoro leaks, upcoming mythical Pokémon revealed

ChickenMom, Feb 2020: Good point. But I can forgive random pokemon being monkeys but...idk. It being a legendary. I'd rather it be a design that doesn't too closely resemble a specific animal anyway. (Probably why Lugia is my fav while ones like Shaymin and Keldeo are...
16   3,536
Started by HeroLinik

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Pokemon Shiny Store

bobandbill, Feb 2020: Selling Pokemon is not allowed at all. Closed.
1   1,358
Started by Kobitachi

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Sword & Shield

Hidden Ability

LittleAutumnWolf, Feb 2020: Ok, thank you for the information!
2   1,298
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Sword & Shield

Need help

ShyRayq, Feb 2020: Yes. There's nothing stopping you from evolving it into a Blastoise. And also, Go cannot transfer pokemon into Home as of this moment. You'll have to wait for an update or transfer it to Let's Go Pikachu or Eevee first.
1   771
Started by Murigen

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Sword & Shield

Gen 8 Sprite Sheet!

natelik, Jun 2020: great thanks for it i'll try it
2   4,696
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Sword & Shield

Well this is a first...

faf, Mar 2020: I love Inteleon, I can understand the disappointment with its overly scrawny arms and its giant hands but as a lizard lover I can not hate how lizardy it is (to me, it's a mixture of a Common Basilisk, Draco, Horned Lizard, and Chameleon) with the...
15   3,511
Started by Leafsfan

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Sword & Shield

Gmax Charizard w/ Blaze, recommended set?

tcorbett, Feb 2020: The only reason you'd run Hurricane with this is for a bigger Max Airstream. Also, the reason I don't use G-Max Charizard is it's inability to provide it's own Sun. So Solar Beam isn't that good here unless you have something else providing Sun.
4   2,502
Started by PokefanJulie

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Sword & Shield

How Many Galar Pokemon Did You/Are You Using?

Sheep, Feb 2020: i used a galar-only team! cinderace, galarian rapidash, drednaw, toxtricity, frosmoth, and hatterene. definitely different from you haha, I liked quite a lot of the galar mons and decided to form my whole team with them 👍
7   1,393
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Sword & Shield

Does chaining increase encounter rate/odds?

baked-beanut, Feb 2020: Hmm, too bad. Thanks for the other information though, it's very useful! I was trying to increase Toxel odds but found a shiny in 44 encounters, right after posting this lol. I'm tempted to find another for its second form, though.. But I'd like to...
2   1,185
Started by baked-beanut

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Article

Pokémon Sword and Shield Review: the new gameplay features

bobandbill, Feb 2020: Another SwSh review article! In short, I like Max Raid battles, kinda disappointed by Camp and Poke Jobs, and Y-Comm has many issues.
0   1,876
Started by bobandbill

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Sword & Shield

Can WILD Pokemon with the "Run Away" escape from a battle?

baked-beanut, Feb 2020: Phew, that's a relief. Thanks! :)
2   1,817
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Let's Go

You could ride on certain Pokemon (LGPE)

Janp, Feb 2020: I though you could ride all big Pokémon in LGPE. But the only one that I care and like is Snorlax riding animation. Which is also one of a few positive things about the game. And yeah, riding Haunter doesn't make sense. I never though about it....
1   3,136
Started by Palamon

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Let's Go

Master Trainers

Palamon, Feb 2020: In LGPE, Master Trainers appear after you beat the game. They are trainers who only battle with one Pokemon. There are a total of 153 Master Trainers throughout the Kanto Region. Did you battle the Master Trainers? What did you think of them?
0   3,344
Started by Palamon

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Sword & Shield

Pokemon Home Question...

#Not Important, Feb 2020: He probably linked ur Nintendo account to his save
4   2,644
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Sword & Shield

Would you consider changing the clock in the Wild area cheating?

Iceshadow3317, Feb 2020: People have done it for years with others games, so if they haven't fixed it by now. I don't think it is considered cheating. It has been that way ever since the DS came out and they still haven't fixed it. So I think it is fair game. With SwSh,...
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Shiny 큐레무 for shiny kyurem

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Sword & Shield

Has anyone done the Pokémon Day raids?

Rengoku, Mar 2020: Mewtwo and the Kanto starters already shifted out on the 2nd. I did the Mewtwo ones but kept getting kicked.
7   1,411
Started by Sheep

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Sword & Shield

Anyone moved Pokémon from Home?

Clamdiggers, Apr 2020: I've transferred mainly a few legendaries and most most prized (and used) shinies.
7   3,112
Started by Sheep

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Sword & Shield

Pokemon Stats - Best

Sir Mister, Mar 2020: One thing to note as well, is that the specific instance you provided (very good, best, fantastic) represent very minor differences in IV. The stat judge has the following responses: 0 - No Good 1-15 - Decent 16 - 25 - Pretty Good 26 - 29 -...
6   2,009
Started by hudson.taylor

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Sword & Shield

Two saved games on one switch

Charizard fan club 87, Mar 2020: Thabks
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JPN account looking for someone to farm Dittos with non-JPN account for trades

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Sword & Shield

Egg move troubles

ShyRayq, Mar 2020: Spikes is not an egg move for Trubbish. Spikes is a TR move, and TR moves don't get passed down through breeding. There is a way around this though. Delete a move off the female trubbish so that it has 3 move slots. Then place them in the...
1   1,130
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Sword & Shield

Easy way to evolve Farfetch'd into Sirfetch'd

ShyRayq, Mar 2020: Here's another method: Catch a Farfetch'd on Route 5. Let it hold a stick and make sure it has Rock Smash (It should). Encounter a Wobbuffet and spam Rock Smash. Rock Smash is weak enough that you can attack it several times and any Counter damage...
1   1,425
Started by Aussie Jimmy

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Sword & Shield

Blastoise Egg Move?

The Foogle, Mar 2020: Ok, so when you breed pokemon i'm pretty sure the MALE passes down egg moves, so if you're breeding a female ludicolo with a male blastoise that would be a no-go So yeah, is your blastoise a guy or a girl?
2   2,195
Started by StriiderPlayz

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Sword & Shield

TORKOAL

Fritz, Mar 2020: From what I know, Hidden Ability Torkoal is only obtainable by catching one in a Raid Battle. You'll have to find a Raid Den which contains primarily Fire types and keep catching any Torkoal until you get one with its Hidden Ability. A fire type...
1   1,038
Started by SlyRoka

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Sword & Shield

How many new Pokemon do you think we'll get?

vesh88, Mar 2020: Surely would have to be a fair few?
7   2,422
Started by Palamon

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Sword & Shield

Who is your favorite Galar starter?

Poll
Devlain, Apr 2020: Sobble without any doubt. It is so cool
13   3,494
Started by Sheep

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Sword & Shield

Light ball not working?

colours, Mar 2020: there isn't going to be a visible difference in stats in the summary screen, that's not how those items work. it's a modifier, and so is eviolite. also it's been an hour since you've made this thread give it some time for people to respond lol
4   1,824
Started by Osagebear89

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Sword & Shield

Can someone help me understand this please?

Nah, Mar 2020: The only two things I can think of if you're spinning counter clockwise is that you need to either a) do it at a later time just to make sure the game considers it night and/or b) make sure you spin for more than 5 seconds but less than 10 (since...
4   1,598
Started by PokémonLover48

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Sword & Shield

Weather

Lunar, Aug 2020: Yeah I feel like the weather transitions are a bit ridiculous in the wild area, I get that it brings up a variety of Pokemon but it's a bit overkill the amount it changes haha. I would much rather it be one weather type for the whole/maybe half of...
7   2,612
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