{"id":647480,"date":"2020-01-09T10:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/?p=647480"},"modified":"2020-01-09T10:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T15:43:46","slug":"pokemon-sword-shield-expansion-pass-official-announcement-screenshots-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/pokemon-sword-shield-expansion-pass-official-announcement-screenshots-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Sword\/Shield Expansion Pass official announcement, screenshots, art"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pokemon Company has published an official announcement for the Pokemon Sword\/Shield Expansion Pass with tons of details. Screenshots and art have been released as well.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full roundup:<\/p>\n

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Today, The Pok\u00e9mon Company International and Nintendo announced new downloadable content for the Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield video games. The Pok\u00e9mon Sword Expansion Pass and the Pok\u00e9mon Shield Expansion Pass will contain The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions, two separate adventures that will enable fans to meet new characters, catch newly discovered Pok\u00e9mon, and explore new areas in the Galar region. Available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch systems, Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield are the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch titles of all time and had the highest-grossing launch of any Pok\u00e9mon games, with more than six million units sold worldwide during launch weekend.<\/p>\n

During a Pok\u00e9mon Direct presentation, The Pok\u00e9mon Company International and Nintendo also unveiled Pok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. The game revisits the classic Pok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon games, Pok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Pok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, which were originally released in the US in 2006. Now on Nintendo Switch systems and with updated visuals and a stunning picture-book art style, Pok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX launches on March 6, 2020.<\/p>\n

THE POK\u00c9MON SWORD EXPANSION PASS AND POK\u00c9MON SHIELD EXPANSION PASS
\nTrainers will be able to jump right into their new adventures with the same save data they have been using to play Pok\u00e9mon Sword or Pok\u00e9mon Shield. They will also be able to begin exploring the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra at almost any point in the main games. Whether a Trainer has just recently started their adventure in the Galar region or is well along the path to becoming Champion, they will be able to enjoy the new content as soon as it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n

The Isle of Armor is scheduled to be released by the end of June 2020, and The Crown Tundra in the fall of 2020. The Pok\u00e9mon Sword Expansion Pass and Pok\u00e9mon Shield Expansion Pass, which include both sets of content, will be available for pre-purchase for a suggested retail price of $29.99 starting later today, January 9, 2020. Both expansions will include a new area to explore, newly discoverable Pok\u00e9mon, clothing items, handy features, and more. In addition, fans can receive a special bonus when purchasing the Expansion Pass: a Pikachu Uniform and an Eevee Uniform. Fans will be able to receive the Pikachu and Eevee Uniforms in Pok\u00e9mon Sword or Pok\u00e9mon Shield by using codes that they will receive after they purchase the Expansion Pass.<\/p>\n

The Isle of Armor
\nIn this expansion, Trainers will head to the Isle of Armor, the stage of a new adventure in the Galar region. The Isle of Armor is a giant island full of environments not seen in Galar before. There players will find wave-swept beaches, forests, bogs, caves, and sand dunes. There are also plenty of Pok\u00e9mon that make this island their home, living freely amid the lush natural surroundings. There\u2019s even a dojo here that specializes in some very particular training styles. Trainers and their Pok\u00e9mon will take up an apprenticeship under the master of this dojo and train hard to become even stronger.<\/p>\n

The Crown Tundra
\nThis expansion is set in the snow-swept realm of the Crown Tundra. The Crown Tundra features a beautiful shining, silvery landscape. In this frigid area, with its jagged winter mountains, people live in small communities where they support and rely on one another. A certain person will appoint the player as the leader of their exploration team in the Crown Tundra, where Trainers will be tasked with investigating the reaches of this frozen land. Here, Trainers will be able to explore the full depth of Pok\u00e9mon Dens, which they\u2019ve so far only been able to glimpse in Max Raid Battles.<\/p>\n

NEWLY DISCOVERED POK\u00c9MON
\nKubfu
\nCategory: Wushu Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Fighting
\nHeight: 2′
\nWeight: 26.5 lbs.
\nAbility: Inner Focus<\/p>\n

Kubfu will appear in The Isle of Armor. This Pok\u00e9mon is hardworking and strives to train both its body and mind. It uses each defeat as motivation, training itself with even more vigor after a loss in order to grow stronger. It has an organ that produces \u201cfighting energy\u201d in its lower abdomen, and before heading into battle, Kubfu will increase this energy through unique breathing techniques and intense focus. Wild Kubfu live in mountainous areas far away from the Galar region, but it was once a species that called Galar its home. It\u2019s noted in historical texts that this species used to head to uncharted lands with people as they set out to trade or explore. Records suggest that the Kubfu living in faraway mountains today may have descended from Kubfu that became naturalized to the distant lands they visited in their journeys.<\/p>\n

Urshifu (Single Strike Style) Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
\nCategory: Wushu Pok\u00e9mon Category: Wushu Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Fighting\/Dark Type: Fighting\/Water
\nHeight: 6’3″ Height: 6’3″
\nWeight: 231.5 lbs. Weight: 231.5 lbs.
\nAbility: Unseen Fist Ability: Unseen Fist<\/p>\n

Kubfu will evolve into Urshifu after it has undergone sufficient training. It seems that Urshifu has two forms\u2014a Single Strike Style and a Rapid Strike Style\u2014and it appears that each form has different types as well. Urshifu in Single Strike Style form favor battling without holding anything back. When enraged, they will mercilessly attack an opponent until it is utterly defeated. A Single Strike Style Urshifu\u2019s movements are often direct and involve rushing forward in a straight line. It will keep its distance from its opponents at first only to leap in close instantly to deliver a powerful blow. Urshifu in Rapid Strike Style form maintain a calm demeanor, observing their opponents and measuring their strength while dodging attacks. A Rapid Strike Style Urshifu will use flowing movements in battle to smoothly parry an opponent\u2019s moves and then overwhelm the opponent with a flurry of rapid strikes.<\/p>\n

Gigantamax Urshifu (Single Strike Style) Gigantamax Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
\nCategory: Wushu Pok\u00e9mon Category: Wushu Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Fighting\/Dark Type: Fighting\/Water
\nHeight: 95’2″+ Height: 85’4″+
\nWeight: ??? lbs. Weight: ??? lbs.
\nAbility: Unseen Fist Ability: Unseen Fist<\/p>\n

Single Strike Style Urshifu and Rapid Strike Style Urshifu also have Gigantamax forms. Gigantamax Single Strike Style Urshifu looks ready to bellow in fury. People call it both \u201cthe very embodiment of rage\u201d and \u201ca divine emissary that banishes evil spirits with its fury.\u201d Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu will quietly maintain its stance with a calm expression. When facing this Pok\u00e9mon, it seems some will become greatly agitated, feeling as if the very depths of their soul have been exposed. Yet others report feeling a sense of relief, as if they\u2019d been cleansed of evil spirits.<\/p>\n

Calyrex
\nCategory: King Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Psychic\/Grass
\nHeight: 3’7″
\nWeight: 17 lbs.
\nAbility: Unnerve<\/p>\n

Trainers will encounter Calyrex in The Crown Tundra. This Pok\u00e9mon ruled all of Galar in ancient times. Though it appears delicate and slight, its every move is filled with grace and dignity. It also has extremely high intelligence, and it\u2019s said to see every past, present, and future event.<\/p>\n

GIGANTAMAX FORMS OF FIRST PARTNER POK\u00c9MON FROM POK\u00c9MON SWORD AND POK\u00c9MON SHIELD
\nThe Isle of Armor expansion will allow Trainers to help some of the Pok\u00e9mon traveling with them gain the ability to Gigantamax. This has led to the discovery of the Gigantamax forms for Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon, the Evolutions of the three Pok\u00e9mon that Trainers could choose as their first partner in the Galar region.<\/p>\n

Gigantamax Rillaboom
\nCategory: Drummer Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Grass
\nHeight: 91’10″+
\nWeight: ??? lbs.
\nAbility: Overgrow<\/p>\n

Rillaboom\u2019s tree-stump drum has grown rapidly\u2014to the point that it now resembles a small forest on its own. Gigantamax Rillaboom has merged with this forest of drums and become even more powerful. It can control its sticks as if they were its own limbs and will demonstrate transcendental drumming techniques. Gigantamax Rillaboom will focus completely on playing its drums, compelled by the power welling up inside it. The sound can reach across oceans and be heard by those living in other regions. It\u2019s said that those who hear the beat will begin to dance uncontrollably, overwhelmed by a rhythm that surges from inside them.<\/p>\n

Gigantamax Cinderace
\nCategory: Striker Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Fire
\nHeight: 88’7″+
\nWeight: ??? lbs.
\nAbility: Blaze<\/p>\n

The burning ball at Cinderace\u2019s feet has grown to massive proportions thanks to Gigantamax energy. If Gigantamax Cinderace kicks the ball using its well-honed techniques, its fighting spirit will possess the ball and cause the ball to pursue opponents as if it had a mind of its own. Gigantamax Cinderace boasts incredible leg strength\u2013in fact, its legs are said to rank among the strongest of all Pok\u00e9mon. Even without its gigantic Pyro Ball, it can deliver powerful kicking moves that overwhelm other Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

Gigantamax Inteleon
\nCategory: Secret Agent Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Water
\nHeight: 131’3″+
\nWeight: ??? lbs.
\nAbility: Torrent<\/p>\n

Inteleon has gained an extremely long tail thanks to Gigantamaxing. The tail\u2019s length is said to be over 130 feet. While Gigantamaxed, Inteleon will stretch its long tail out and hold it straight to form a pillar, and Inteleon will take up a battle position at the top. This Pok\u00e9mon has an incredibly sharp mind and calculates the precise effects that gravity will have on the trajectory of its shots, enabling it to be an extremely effective sniper. Inteleon has many hidden tools within its body, and these have also been enhanced due to its Gigantamaxing. The nictitating membranes on its eyes not only allow it to measure the distance to the target\u2014they now let Inteleon detect temperature, air pressure, and even humidity. Inteleon is a skilled sniper as well\u2014easily hitting a Berry that\u2019s rolling around over nine miles away.<\/p>\n

REGIONAL FORMS OF FAMILIAR POK\u00c9MON
\nRegional forms of certain Pok\u00e9mon are found in Galar. These forms have adapted to the unique environment of the Galar region and look different than the same species might look when found in other regions. These adapted forms are known as the Galarian forms of those Pok\u00e9mon, and it seems their behavior also differs from that of their species\u2019 previously discovered forms.<\/p>\n

Galarian Slowpoke
\nCategory: Dopey Pok\u00e9mon
\nType: Psychic
\nHeight: 3’11”
\nWeight: 79.4 lbs.
\nAbility: Gluttony \/ Own Tempo<\/p>\n

The Slowpoke of the Galar region used to eat the seeds of a certain plant that grew in their habitat. These seeds were in fact Galarica seeds, used to this day as an essential spice for cooking in the Galar region. The Slowpoke in Galar built up particles of this spice in their bodies over several generations, eventually gaining the unique appearance and behavior they are known for today. Galarian Slowpoke spend their days wallowing on seashores and riverbanks without thinking about anything in particular. Occasionally, they might get a very sharp look in their eyes, but they will soon revert to their zoned-out expression. It\u2019s thought that this behavior is caused by the accumulated Galarica particles stimulating Galarian Slowpoke\u2019s brain, resulting in it thinking of something tremendous\u2014only for the Galarian Slowpoke to immediately forget what it had just thought of. Galarian Slowpoke can evolve into Galarian Slowbro if a specific item that can be found on the Isle of Armor is used. It can evolve into Galarian Slowking instead if a specific item that can be found in the Crown Tundra is used.<\/p>\n

MORE PAST POK\u00c9MON AVAILABLE TO OBTAIN IN POK\u00c9MON SWORD AND POK\u00c9MON SHIELD
\nMany Pok\u00e9mon that didn\u2019t originally appear in Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield make their homes on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra. Trainers will meet a lively array of diverse Pok\u00e9mon, from newly discovered Legendary Pok\u00e9mon and new regional forms to familiar Pok\u00e9mon that have been seen living in other regions. Free updates are also planned for Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield to coincide with the release of these expansions. Updates are scheduled for the same days that The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions are released. Each of these updates will enable players who haven\u2019t purchased an Expansion Pass to receive Pok\u00e9mon that will be added via The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions through means such as trading. Players will also be able to bring over past Pok\u00e9mon to their games from the cloud service Pok\u00e9mon HOME, scheduled to launch in February 2020, as long as the Pok\u00e9mon appear in The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions.<\/p>\n

NEW OUTFITS
\nFans will be able to obtain a special training uniform in The Isle of Armor. In The Crown Tundra, Trainers can don exploration gear to prepare themselves for researching the many intriguing destinations the tundra holds. They might find a strange temple where they least expect it or a mysterious giant tree growing in a place it doesn\u2019t seem to belong. <\/p>\n

NEW CHARACTERS
\nDuring their adventure, Trainers will run into many interesting characters.<\/p>\n

A man named Mustard will appear in The Isle of Armor and will be responsible for the player\u2019s training. He\u2019s a legendary Trainer who held the seat of Champion for an astounding 18 years, back before Dynamaxing was incorporated into the battles of the Pok\u00e9mon League. His record has yet to be beaten. In fact, Champion Leon himself trained under Mustard, and Mustard was the first one to recognize Leon\u2019s latent talent.<\/p>\n

There are two new rivals that can appear in The Isle of Armor: Klara and Avery. They\u2019re skilled Trainers of Poison-type Pok\u00e9mon and Psychic-type Pok\u00e9mon, respectively, and they\u2019re training hard so that they can someday set up a Gym and stadium for their own type. Trainers will face a different rival depending on which game they\u2019re playing. Klara specializes in Poison-type Pok\u00e9mon and is training hard at Mustard\u2019s dojo. She\u2019ll do just about anything to appear adorable and cute, as popularity is what she admires most of all. She goes about her days with a smile on her face, but hiding behind it is a calculating nature that she puts to very good use. Avery is one of the Trainers who strive to become stronger at Mustard\u2019s dojo, and he is a proficient user of Psychic-type Pok\u00e9mon. He is gentlemanly and well-mannered but also very proud.<\/p>\n

NEW FEATURES ADDED IN THE ISLE OF ARMOR AND THE CROWN TUNDRA
\nThere will be over one hundred new clothing items added in The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra. In The Isle of Armor, Trainers will also find new items that will help them along their journey, like an Exp. Charm that\u2019ll come in handy when leveling up their Pok\u00e9mon. New tutor moves that have never been available in past Pok\u00e9mon core series games will appear in The Isle of Armor expansion along with Restricted Sparring, where Trainers will be limited in what types of Pok\u00e9mon they can use and forced to battle under set conditions. In The Crown Tundra expansion, Trainers and their friends will be able to enter and explore Pok\u00e9mon Dens in a new gameplay feature. Deep inside these dens, they\u2019ll have a chance to encounter Legendary Pok\u00e9mon from previous Pok\u00e9mon core series games.<\/p>\n

Many Pok\u00e9mon not found in Galar\u2019s Wild Area make their home on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra. Trainers will have their Galar Pok\u00e9dexes updated so that they can register even more Pok\u00e9mon as they discover them. In The Isle of Armor, players will aim to complete the Isle of Armor Pok\u00e9dex, while in The Crown Tundra, they\u2019ll be working on the Crown Tundra Pok\u00e9dex.<\/p>\n

There are Pok\u00e9mon Dens on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra, just like in the Wild Area. When Trainers check out a Pok\u00e9mon Den that has a pillar of red light coming out of it, they\u2019ll be able to participate in a Max Raid Battle. These are battles where the player will team up with three other Trainers to take on a Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon. In the Pok\u00e9mon Dens on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra, Trainers will be able to encounter Pok\u00e9mon that aren\u2019t found in the Wild Area. They\u2019ll be able to invite friends to join these Max Raid Battles\u2014and not just friends who are playing using the Pok\u00e9mon Sword Expansion Pass or Pok\u00e9mon Shield Expansion Pass. Players will be able to have even friends who are playing Pok\u00e9mon Sword or Pok\u00e9mon Shield without an Expansion Pass come and join them.<\/p>\n

SNEAK PEEK AT POK\u00c9MON SWORD AND POK\u00c9MON SHIELD EXPANSION PASS AVAILABLE VIA UPDATE
\nStarting later today, January 9, 2020, an update will be distributed for Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield players that will allow them to experience a small slice of the Expansion Pass\u2019 new content. Once they\u2019ve received the update, players will need to head to Wedgehurst Station. There, they\u2019ll meet a Trainer who will appear in the Expansion Pass content. In Pok\u00e9mon Sword, Trainers will encounter Klara, while in Pok\u00e9mon Shield, they\u2019ll run into Avery. Players can even add a Galarian Slowpoke to their team. It doesn\u2019t matter whether players have purchased the Expansion Pass or not\u2014anyone who\u2019s playing Pok\u00e9mon Sword or Pok\u00e9mon Shield will be able to experience the beginning of the Expansion Pass\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL POK\u00c9MON SWORD EXPANSION PASS AND POK\u00c9MON SHIELD EXPANSION PASS PURCHASE BONUS
\nIf Trainers purchase the Expansion Pass, they\u2019ll be able to receive a Pikachu Uniform and an Eevee Uniform as a special purchase bonus. They\u2019ll be able to wear these outfits in the expansions but also in Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Pok\u00e9mon Shield.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t