Pokemon Sword/Shield leaks continue with new Pokemon, evolutions, Galarian and Gigantamax forms
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Update: Added Scorbunny’s second evolution and a better look at its final evolution.
Original: Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have been hit with substantial leaks since Friday. Two weeks before the games officially launch, certain fans managed to get their hands on copies and have shared all sorts of information about creatures in the games. The leaks have continued over the past few hours with many new Pokemon, evolutions, Galarian and Gigantamax forms now being made known.
We’ve rounded up the latest set of leaks below. Once again, please turn away now if you’d prefer to go into your experience with Pokemon Sword/Shield without having been spoiled about new Pokemon that are included.
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Game Freak on why Pokemon is finally implementing auto-saves with Sword and Shield
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For the first time in the series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will feature auto-saves. That may not seem like a big deal since it’s relatively simple, but it’s nice to see Game Freak finally implementing the feature.
Auto-save will regularly be running in the background while you play. If you happen to forget about saving manually or your system runs out of battery life before charging, you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that your important progress won’t be erased.
Speaking about the decision to include auto-saves this time around with Eurogamer Portugal, producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori explained:
Latest Pokemon Sword/Shield leaks show new Gigantamax forms, new Pokemon, Scorbunny’s final evolution
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Update 2: These images have now been removed due to a request from The Pokemon Company.
Update: Due to the information that has emerged since November 1, we are removing the rumor tag.
Original: It’s been a busy past 24 hours for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield leaks. After starter evolutions for Grookie and Sobble were posted online, another set of leaks revealed new Pokemon.
Unsurprinsgly, the leaks haven’t stopped there. A large set of images, mostly coming from the official guide, have revealed new Gigantamax forms. We also have a look at more new Pokemon as well as Scorbunny’s supposed final evolution.
Here’s the full roundup:
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No difficulty options in Pokemon Sword/Shield, some support for Poke Ball Plus
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Difficulty options have never really been associated with the Pokemon games. Pokemon Black 2/White 2 did give the idea a shot with its Key System feature, but generally speaking, the series has usually implemented just one type of experience.
As expected, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield continue this tradition. Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori told Eurogamer Portugal that the two Switch games don’t have a particular option to change the difficulty. The developers said:
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More Pokemon Sword and Shield images leak, new Pokemon revealed
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Update 3: Due to the information that has emerged since November 1, we are removing the rumor tag.
Update 2: Sobble’s final evolution may also have now leaked, which we’ve added in below. Again, note that this is not confirmed currently.
Update: We have a quick update here, as Grookie’s final evolution has apparently leaked now as well. We’ve added that to the gallery below and have included two more images.
Original: Hot on the heels of supposed leaks showing starter evolutions for Grookie and Sobble, another batch of images for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have apparently found their way online. The latest images show several previously-unannounced creatures.
We’ve posted the full set below. Once again, we’ll warn folks not to proceed past this point if they’re looking to avoid spoilers.
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Grookey and Sobble evolutions leaked for Pokemon Sword/Shield
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The Pokemon series is no stranger to leaks. It always seems that with each entry, news about the game comes online prior to release and official reveal. With two weeks to go until Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield’s launch, leaks for the Switch titles could be starting already.
We’re obviously about to go into some sensitive territory here. If you don’t want to be spoiled in any way, please turn away now.
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Video: Listen to Undertale creator Toby Fox’s music track in Pokemon Sword/Shield
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Earlier today, we heard that Undertale creator Toby Fox created a special music track for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. That piece has now been uploaded online courtesy of the Japanese-exclusive Pokemon Sword and Shield Secret Club. You can listen to it below.
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5-minute Pokemon Sword/Shield trailer, Japanese commercial #2
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Two new videos are in for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Along with a 5-minute trailer, we also have a new Japanese commercial. Both can be found below.
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No cloud save backups for Pokemon Sword/Shield
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Much like last year’s Pokemon titles, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield won’t support cloud save backups. That news comes straight from the games’ eShop listings.
Given what happened with Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee, this isn’t all too surprising. Cloud saves are usually disabled when there is concern about manipulating the experience, especially when interacting with other players.
Nintendo provided the following explanation last year when it was asked why Splatoon 2 doesn’t have cloud saves enabled:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield pre-orders live on the European eShop, steelbook included
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After the pre-load option for Pokemon Sword/Shield started on the Japanese Switch eShop last night, the same can now be said of Europe as well. On top of that, a bonus is available. Those who pre-order the game will receive a free steelbook case while supplies last. We have a look at the designs above.
Pokemon Sword/Shield launches for Switch on November 15.
