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Pokemon Sword Shield Gastrodon distribution

The North American Pokemon International Championships are currently underway, and to celebrate the event, a special Gastrodon  has kicked off in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Eric Rios previously used this creature with its particular moveset to win the European International Championships earlier this year.

For the Gastrodon distribution, the Pokemon comes with the moves Earth Power, Ice Beam, Yawn, and Protect. It’ll be at level 50 with the Leftovers item. Thanks to its ability, it can use Storm Drain.

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 3

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 3, titled “Two Hues”, is now available to view online. This also marks the end of the story.

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow was created to promote the Switch title Pokemon Legends: Arceus on Switch. In the anime series, protagonist Alec, who is aboard a boat bound for the Hisui region, reminisces about the first time his father took him there. Alec’s stories from the past are featured throughout.

Pokemon Sword Shield Shiny Clefairy

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have kicked off a special distribution for a Shiny Clefairy. This comes in celebration of the Pokemon Championships Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Phillipines.

The Clefairy being provided is based on the one used by Jirawiwat Thitasiri, who won the 2021 Pokemon Asia Players Cup. It knows the moves Protect, Helping Hand, Follow Me, and Icy Wind. Additionally, it comes in at level 50 and is holding the Eviolite item.

Pokemon Sword Shield Gigantamax Urshifu

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have just started up a special Max Raid Battle event featuring Gigantamax Urshifu.

Players can take on both versions of the creature. That means they can battle against Urshifu as both the Single Strike Style and Rapid Strike Style. Unfortunately though, it can’t be caught. If you do defeat Gigantamax Urshifu, you’ll earn valuable items you normally wouldn’t receive from Max Raid Battles.

pokemon sword shield distribution Sableye Grimmsnarl

The Japanese and Korean Pokemon Trainers Cup 2022 has been taking place today, and as part of that, all Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield players can claim a special Sableye and Grimmsnarl for a limited time.

The Sableye and Grimmsnarl here are based on the one used by previous winners. Sableye contains the moves Fake Out, Quash, Foul Play, and Trick while Grimmsnarl uses Spirit Break, Scary Face, Trick, and Taunt. Both are at level 50 with the Eject Button.

James Turner, best known as the Art Director for Pokemon Sword and Shield, announced the formation of a new game studio, All Possible Futures, and also confirmed that because of this he has left Game Freak.

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 2

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 2, titled “Fiery Reflections in Snow”, has now been published online.

The Pokemon Company is debuting the short anime series as a tie in with the Switch title Pokemon Legends: Arceus on Switch. In the show, protagonist Alec, who is aboard a boat bound for the Hisui region, reminisces about the first time his father took him there. Alec’s stories from the past will be featured throughout.

pokemon legends scarlet violet arceus

The Pokemon Company recently released a new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, showing a bit more of the new generation that will finally bring true open world gameplay to the series.

After seeing the video, while I certainly became more excited, I confess that I was also a bit disappointed to see some gameplay elements from Pokemon Legends: Arceus not carrying over. This is something I discuss in depth in our latest video. Feel free to check it out below.

pokemon scarlet violet double pack

Following the news today that Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will launch for Switch in November, pre-orders started up on the eShop. File sizes for the games have also been revealed.

Those that go with either Pokemon Scarlet or Pokemon Violet will need 10GB of free space. It’s possible that the size could change as we get close to release, but we’ll give you a heads up if anything changes.

Pawmi, Lechonk, Smoliv Pokemon Scarlet Violet

The Pokemon Company has detailed some of the new Pokemon that have been shown off for the first time as part of the upcoming Scarlet and Violet games with a specific focus on Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv.

Here’s a rundown of each:


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