NEWS | Pokémon Direct Details Upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, January 10, 2020 - There's a lot to unpack with the recent Pokemon Direct which unveiled expansion pass for Pokemon Sword & Shield.
Sword & Shield expansion pass will feature two separate adventures that will enable fans to meet new characters, catch newly discovered Pokémon, and explore new areas in the Galar region, The Isle of Armor available in June and the Crown of Tundra in the autumn of 2020.
The Isle of Armor
In 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 Pokémon that make this island their home, living freely amid the lush natural surroundings. There’s even a dojo here that specializes in some very particular training styles. Trainers and their Pokémon will take up an apprenticeship under the master of this dojo and train hard to become even stronger.
The Crown Tundra
This 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 Pokémon Dens, which they’ve so far only been able to glimpse in Max Raid Battles.
Also in the Crown Tundra expansion, trainers and their friends will be able to enter and explore Pokémon Dens in a new gameplay feature. Deep inside these dens, they’ll have a chance to encounter Legendary Pokémon from previous Pokémon core series games.
What's New?
While there many Pokémon that didn’t originally appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield make their homes on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra. Trainers will meet a lively array of diverse Pokémon, from newly discovered Legendary Pokémon and new regional forms to familiar Pokémon that have been seen living in other regions. Free updates are also planned for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield to coincide with the release of these expansions.
While there many Pokémon that didn’t originally appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield make their homes on the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra. Trainers will meet a lively array of diverse Pokémon, from newly discovered Legendary Pokémon and new regional forms to familiar Pokémon that have been seen living in other regions. Free updates are also planned for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon 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’t purchased an Expansion Pass to receive Pokémon 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 Pokémon to their games from the cloud service Pokémon HOME, scheduled to launch in February 2020, as long as the Pokémon appear in The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra expansions.
New Features
- Over one hundred new clothing items added.
- New items that will help them along their journey, like an Exp. Charm that’ll come in handy when leveling up their Pokémon.
- New tutor moves that have never been available in past Pokémon core series games will appear in The Isle of Armor expansion along with Restricted Sparring, where Trainers will be limited in what types of Pokémon they can use and forced to battle under set conditions.
New Pokémon and forms
- Gigantamax version of your Sword & Shield starter Pokemon, will be available after the update.
- Trainers will encounter Kubfu a fighting type Pokemon at the Isle of Armor, who is able to evolve into two forms of Urshifu - Fighting/Dark type Single Strike Style or Rapid Strike Style, a Fighting/Water type. Each evolution will have their respective Gigantamax forms.
- In The Crown of Tundra, trainers will encounter Calyrex, a Psyhic/Grass type Pokemon. Categorised under King Pokemon, Calyrex ruled all of Galar in ancient times.
New Characters
A man named Mustard will appear in The Isle of Armor and will be responsible for the player’s training. He’s a legendary Trainer who held the seat of Champion for an astounding 18 years, back before Dynamaxing was incorporated into the battles of the Pokémon 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’s latent talent.
A man named Mustard will appear in The Isle of Armor and will be responsible for the player’s training. He’s a legendary Trainer who held the seat of Champion for an astounding 18 years, back before Dynamaxing was incorporated into the battles of the Pokémon 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’s latent talent.
There are two new rivals that can appear in The Isle of Armor: Klara and Avery. They’re skilled Trainers of Poison-type Pokémon and Psychic-type Pokémon, respectively.
Check out the full trailer here:
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