Dataminers find that Pokemon Gen 4 has increased encounter rates on certain holidays, decreased on tragic anniversaries
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Late last month, Nintendo was hit with another leak, which included the source code for Pokemon Gen 4. Fans have been parsing through the files since then and have been making discoveries such as a scrapped event with Cyrus. There’s been another interesting find recently relating to Pokemon spawn rates.
Interestingly, encounter rates go up by 5 percent on holidays such as Independence Day and St. Patrick’s Day. The full list is as follows (as shared by shinyhunter_map):
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Japanese Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass commercial
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Nintendo has shared a new commercial to promote the Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword/Shield. We’ve included the advert below.
The first part of the Expansion Pass, The Isle of Armor, launches on June 17. The Crown Tundra will follow this fall.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass – newly-confirmed returning Pokemon
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The Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Expansion Pass isn’t entirely about new content. Game Freak is also bringing back a bunch of creatures from past entries that weren’t originally in these two titles.
Thanks to today’s trailer, we have a new round of Pokemon confirmed to be returning. The full lineup is as follows (divided by the part of the video they were shown):
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Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass details – Galarian and Gigantamax Pokemon, tutor moves, Galarian Star Tournament, more
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Another round of details (and screenshots) are in for Pokemon Sword/Shield. We have the official word on the latest features for The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra as part of the Expansion Pass, including new Galarian and Gigantamax Pokemon, tutor moves, the Galarian Star Tournament, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – tons of screenshots and art for The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra
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Following today’s new trailer, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have issued a whole bunch of new screenshots and art for the Expansion Pass in Pokemon Sword/Shield. The images showcase both The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra.
Here’s the full set:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – new Expansion Pass trailer, The Isle of Armor launches June 17
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The Pokemon Company has provided an update on the Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. In a new trailer delivered today, it was revealed that The Isle of Armor – the first major piece of DLC – will launch worldwide on June 17.
The trailer not only gives us a look at The Isle of Armor, but The Crown Tundra as well. It also showcased a first look at Galarian Slowbro.
Here’s the trailer in both English and Japanese:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – next Max Raid Battle event announced, features 22 Gigantamax Pokemon
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The next Max Raid Battle event for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield has been announced, and it’s a pretty big one. 22 different Gigantamax Pokemon will be available all at once across both games.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Pokemon Diamond/Pearl – unused event with Cyrus found following source code leak
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After the source code for the Gen 3 Pokemon games leaked online a few days ago, some fans have been picking away at the code and files in hopes of finding some interesting secrets. There’s at least been an interesting discovery within the past few days.
Over on Twitter, users shinyhunter_map and RETIREglitch helped uncover an unused event with Team Galactic boss Cyrus. Here’s a clip from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl’s internal data on the skirts of Floaroma Town:
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21 new moves for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield found through datamining
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If everything is still going according to plan, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will have its first major DLC within the next few weeks. Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Game Freak previously announced that the debut expansion will arrive by the end of June.
Ahead of the upcoming DLC, Pokemon Home was updated on mobile yesterday. Fans have since datamined the latest files and have found the names of 21 new moves.
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Pokemon Gen 3 source code leaks, some new details discovered
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It was just last month that the second generation of Pokemon games were hit with a huge leak. A ton of sprites surfaced, offering a look at a bunch of different beta designs.
There are even more Pokemon leaks, this time impacting Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. We won’t be sharing any links here, but source code for the games have appeared online.
Some fans have gone to work and poked through all the various files and codes in hopes of uncovering previously-unknown information. Twitter user eclipse_tt has shared some of the early discoveries, which are as follows:
