Pokemon Sword and Shield - Road to Galar Mine! | #6

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Published on November 23, 2019 10:00:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNmiAlPFsjQ

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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

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Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. They are the first installments in the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series and the second in the series to be released on a home game console, after Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Officially debuting in February 2019, Pokémon Sword and Shield were released worldwide on November 15, 2019.

Sword and Shield's concept planning began immediately following the completion of Pokémon Sun and Moon in 2016, while full production began a year later in late 2017. As with most other main series Pokémon games, they chronicle the main character's journey in the Galar region, based on Great Britain, alongside rivals Hop, Bede and Marnie aiming to dethrone the Pokémon League Champion Leon and defeat Team Yell, a group of fans obsessed over Marnie. Sword and Shield introduce several new features such as Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing, functions that increase size and change forms of certain Pokémon; the Wild Area, a large open world with free camera movement; and raids with co-op battling; along with the addition of 81 new Pokémon and 13 regional variants of preexisting Pokémon. They also reintroduce features previously seen in Sun and Moon and Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, such as regional variants and roaming Pokémon depicted in the overworld.

Sword and Shield received generally positive reviews from critics with particular praise towards the creature design, new features and an emphasis on simplicity and streamlined encounters, although some criticized the smaller Pokédex, graphical quality, and lack of polish or substance.

Several new features for the games are also firsts for the series, including, cooperative raid encounters, akin to those seen in Pokémon Go; the Wild Area, a fully explorable open world area with free camera movement and dynamic weather which has implications on which Pokémon species appear at a given time; and "Dynamax" and "Gigantamax" forms for Pokémon. The latter two enable Pokémon to temporarily grow to a giant size, with Gigantamax being limited to select Pokémon and feature different forms from the Pokémon's normal appearance. A new mechanic called "Poké Jobs" tasks the player's Pokémon with completing requests, such as assisting in construction or cooking, to gain experience or rare items. In addition, Pokémon native to the game's region are able to be transferred to the games from the Nintendo 3DS app Pokémon Bank, Pokémon Go, and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! via the Pokémon Home service. Pokémon Gyms make a return after being absent in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. As is typical with the series, the two games have version-exclusive features between them, such as available Pokémon and, for the first time, Gym Leaders. Some features from previous entries, such as Mega Evolution and Z-Moves, are absent from the games. A 'Camp' mode is introduced which allows the player to spend some time interacting or playing with their Pokémon and to cook different types of curry which provide bonuses for Pokémon. New customization options for the player character have been added, like outerwear and other accessories. The PC box can be accessed in some areas outside of Pokémon Centers.

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