Pokémon Sword & Shield (Crown Tundra Out Now - Play It Quick Before It Votes For Independence)

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What starter will you pick?

Grookey
25
35%
Scorbunny
24
34%
Sobble
22
31%
 
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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by shy guy 64 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:55 pm

found a gigantimax corviknight and centiscortch but only managed to catch the latter

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Captain Kinopio » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:02 pm

How long have the Pokédex entries been absolutely non sensical? I mean, I know they’ve always been a bit silly, but the one for the evolved cobra says something about it shooting 220lbs of sand out it’s nose when it gets startled.

Also I think Timbur and it’s evolved forms have to be candidates for the shittest Pokemon going.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by That » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:07 pm

shy guy 64 wrote:found a gigantimax corviknight and centiscortch but only managed to catch the latter

Do you have to play online to find the gigantimax versions, do you know? I prefer to just do raid battles with NPCs, it seems less hassle, but I haven't seen any gigantimax ones yet...

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Kriken » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:16 pm

Yes you can see gigantamax versions without playing online. Identified one from the silhouette before I chose to fight it with others online, but there was an option to not invite people.

Also in regards to pokedex entries there have always been ridiculous ones. That cobra one doesn't even come close to how silly a lot of others are. This one from FireRed comes to mind: "It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into Kadabra" - not an Abra but a pokemon in the middle of an evolution line. Sword/Shield does seem to have more jokey entries overall though.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Robbo-92 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:21 pm

Just got an Impidimp via an in game trade :datass:

Named Peepers though :slol:

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by shy guy 64 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:32 pm

Karl_ wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:found a gigantimax corviknight and centiscortch but only managed to catch the latter

Do you have to play online to find the gigantimax versions, do you know? I prefer to just do raid battles with NPCs, it seems less hassle, but I haven't seen any gigantimax ones yet...


defiantly, ive been offline the whole gamem theyre just rare

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by That » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:34 pm

Sick, thanks Kriken and Shy Guy, I'll keep looking!

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by shy guy 64 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:28 am

Wouldn’t you know it found a second gigantimax corviknight and caught that

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Jezo » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:46 am

Just had a quick look at Dyna/Gigantamax. Looks like the only stat change is a HP boost?

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Tomous » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:04 am

6m copies sold in the first week. Takes Smash’s fastest selling Nintendo title record.

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by Mafro » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:47 am

The Stonehenge Pokemon! :lol:

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by DarkRula » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:57 am

Jezo wrote:Just had a quick look at Dyna/Gigantamax. Looks like the only stat change is a HP boost?


That's pretty much the size of it. There's a Dynamax candy you can use to boost the level of a 'mon for when it goes Dynamax, and within the description for it, it just says that levelling will increase the HP it has when Dynamaxed. The Dynamax system also seems broken. I've nad 'mon wipe the floor with Dynamaxed 'mon without doing it myself, and when I've failed raids and retried them, normal moves seem to have more effect at whittling down health than Max moves.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:59 am

The Singles competitive scene is up in arms about Dynamaxing, so it can’t be that weak!

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by shy guy 64 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:55 pm

DarkRula wrote:
Jezo wrote:Just had a quick look at Dyna/Gigantamax. Looks like the only stat change is a HP boost?


That's pretty much the size of it. There's a Dynamax candy you can use to boost the level of a 'mon for when it goes Dynamax, and within the description for it, it just says that levelling will increase the HP it has when Dynamaxed. The Dynamax system also seems broken. I've nad 'mon wipe the floor with Dynamaxed 'mon without doing it myself, and when I've failed raids and retried them, normal moves seem to have more effect at whittling down health than Max moves.


its been pretty much the reverse for me

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by That » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:18 pm

I've had a Pokemon tank a Dynamax move with minimal damage while little, then get KO'd by the same move when I dynamaxed him. So I think it is a bit glitchy.

Only happened once though.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Parksey » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:22 pm

I'm at 146 Pokémon with 33 hours on the clock. I've spent most of today and yesterday just searching for Pokémon in the wild area, and have only done 3 gyms. In trying for a Living Dex this gen so that accounts for some time, and I've always preferred the collection aspects rather than battling, but it's really grabbed me so far.

I mean, the Wild Area is technically pants (though I only noticed frame rate and jank when connected to the internet really, the rest of the time it's just bland), but it's fairly abundant in Pokémon. Unlike in other games, where you'd need to trade or evolve a three stage Pokémon, most seem to just wander around eventually.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Jezo » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:46 pm

So I've discovered I really suck at making a competitive team. Just find myself with no options from the get go haha. Maybe I should just try a simple completely offensive team

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by Mafro » Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:40 pm

I can't wait to absolutely strawberry floating steamroll Hop on the grand stage.

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by shy guy 64 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:50 pm

so i just found a shiny bouncsweet, no chaining or anything pure random

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PostRe: Pokémon Sword & Shield (15th November) (Fanbase used Outrage!)
by DarkRula » Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:54 pm

Within the Wild Area?

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