Questions tagged [pokemon-sword-shield]
a turn-based strategy role-playing game developed by Game Freak for the Nintendo Switch, and the 8th generation of Pokemon games. Players take on the role of trainers: traveling through the Galar region to catch and train Pokémon and compete in the Pokemon League. Use this tag for questions about Pokémon Sword/Shield specifically.
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How Could I Have Caught 400 & Only Seen 399?
My dex in SWSH looks like this:
and says:
Caught: 400
Seen: 399
I'm not sure how it is even possible to have caught more Pokemon than I have seen.
I am also not seeing any greyed-out entries, i.e.: ...
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I beat Pokemon Isle Of Armor DLC, but I didn't get the extra star
So basically I beat the story by beating Mustard and got "The End" cutscene but I didn't get the 6th star, did I miss something or do I still have to do more?
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Does the expansion pass also affect the main game?
Aside from gaining access to the new regions (and the new pokemon within), does the expansion pass for Pokemon Sword/Shield affect the main game in any other way?
In some other games I know, having a ...
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Ice Stone (Pokemon Sword)
I'm new and I was wondering what type of Pokemon take Ice Stones in Pokemon Sword? I have tried to give the stone to my Ice Pokemon and it says "Incompatible," if anyone knows the answer to ...
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Do Zacian and Zamazenta have Steel Beam in their Crowned Form tutor set, like all other Steel-Type Pokemon?
I was just posting a comment about the move Steel Beam when I wondered: If you had a Zacian or Zamazenta in their Crowned forms outside of battle, could it learn Steel Beam?
First, I want to talk ...
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Can Egg Moves still be taught through the Nursery without Breeding?
From Bulbapedia's Egg Move page:
In Sword and Shield, if two Pokémon of the same species are placed
together in the Nursery and if one of the Pokémon has an empty move
slot and the other knows an Egg ...
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Can I date spoof to access special Wild Area raids after the event period?
The Wild Area in Pokémon Sword and Shield has a feature called Wild Area News where on certain weekends special Pokémon can spawn as dynamax raids in the Wild Area.
Being late to the party, I missed ...
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Are Sordward and Shielbert foreshadowed?
In the postgame of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the player's character encounters two surprise villains, Sordward and Shielbert, who are apparently two brothers who claim to be heirs to the throne of ...
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How do I find Gigantimax Pokemon?
Gigantimax Pokemon are pretty cool, and can be useful in battles. But the problem is, sometimes I catch them and send them to boxes, where I may forget them until I search for that specific Gigantimax ...
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Is there an advantage to keeping my dojo uniform on?
I arrived at the dojo on the Isle of Armor and received my dojo uniform and hairstyle. I noticed that one of the options in the side room of the dojo allows me to change my clothes back to my old ...
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Can I Breed Non-Galarian Pokemon?
I wanted to breed for a High IV / Good Nature Shiny Farfetch'd (Yes I know, odd choice but I have my reasons), but when the first egg hatched a Galarian one came out, even though I used a normal one.
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How to make Oleana appear in Crown Tundra?
There are reports of Oleana appearing in the Old cementary. From what I can tell online, the requirements are:
Finish the Crown Tundra story content
Receive the tip from Peonie referencing her at the ...
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Pokemon sword game card and digital expansion pack [closed]
Trying to help my son. He has a gamecard for pokemon sword. He purchased the expansion pack from the online store and can't get them to work together. Can anyone help me. The meltdown is real.
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How many unique Pokemon in SWSH + DLC + Zarude?
I'm trying to see if I ran all the unique Pokemon in SWSH + DLC + Zarude what my total Pokemon would be in Pokemon Home.
Base Pokedex = 400
Armor = 211 (but there are overlaps with base pokedex)
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How does the secret save backup feature in Pokemon Sword/Shield work?
Recently I was researching save management in Pokemon Sword/Shield, hoping that the Switch release of the game would finally allow for multiple saves to be created.
Sadly it was not the case (you can ...
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Dynamax Adventures - shiny odds connected to story completion?
There is a lot of info out there about shiny odds in the dynamax adventures.
Screen Rant, wrote:
At this time, if the player has all four Pokémon slots filled, the chances of a shiny Pokémon without ...
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Can the Master Ball be traded as a held item?
I have just got the expansion pass for Crown Tundra, and am wondering if it's possible to trade master balls to my main game in order to guarantee I catch legendary pokémon on the Dynamax Adventures.
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Can Spiritomb be encountered without a Nintendo Online account?
Spiritomb can be caught in the Crown Tundra DLC. It requires you to speak to 32 trainers online. However, I don't have a Nintendo Online account. Given this, is it possible to encounter Spiritomb by ...
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Selected Pokémon has not been obtained in this save file & cannot be withdrawn?
After having transferred a Mew and a Mewtwo to Pokémon Home from Pokemon Go, I tried then transferring them to my Sword boxes:
But I got the error message:
The selected Pokémon brought over from ...
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How to access pokedex entries for Max Lair Legendary Pokemon?
So, something that I've noticed when playing the Crown Tundra DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield is that many of the Legendary Pokemon (particularly those Legendary Pokemon you catch in the Max Lair) ...
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How can I access the Galarian Star tournament in Pokemon Shield?
So, I've been playing Pokemon Sword and Shield, and I purchased the expansion pack in early 2020. On Pokemon Sword, where I had been Champion for months, ended most of the postgame, completed the Isle ...
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What is this half-filled explosion-like icon next to the origin symbol?
I received a shiny Pokémon through the Surprise Trade, which I presumed as hacked due to the name of the trainer and Pokémon. I've received quite a few of these in the past, so I will take the held ...
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What do you need to do to get all of the League Card stars?
In the Pokémon series starting with Ruby and Sapphire, you get stars placed on your Trainer Card for reaching certain milestones in the game, such as Pokédex completion and entering the Hall of Fame. ...
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IV Stats/Judge Don't Match Up?
Bulbasaur #1
6IV
Only 5 best; 1 very good.
Bulbasaur #2
5IV
6 Best.
I just don't get it.
These IV stats/judge look like they're not matching up.
I do see blue and red highlights on the second ...
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What Are Pokédex Current Recommendations Based Off?
After completing the Galar Region Pokédex and the Isle of Armor Pokédex there is a new display that shows Current Recommendations:
What are these current recommendations based off of?
The recommended ...
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Can you tell if a wild Sinistea is Phony or Antique before catching it?
Sinistea has two forms: Phony and Antique, often called the fake and real forms, respectively. They can be distinguished by either:
The item required to evolve it. Phony form requires a Cracked Pot, ...
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Can you evolve more than one Kubfu after clearing a tower?
I managed to obtain a second Kubfu through Pokemon Home. I have just cleared the Tower of Waters with my original Kubfu and evolved it into Urshifu. Is it possible to evolve additional Kubfu after ...
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Bringing a wild Ghost-type to 1 HP in Sword and Shield
In Pokémon Shield, I would like to hunt for many Sableye. If I were doing this in any other game, I would use Foresight/Odor Sleuth and then False Swipe. However, in SwSh, Foresight and Odor Sleuth ...
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Do you need to win Max Raids to replenish Max Mushrooms, or only battle?
On the Isle of Armor, according to NPCs, you need to do Max Raid battles in order to cause Max Mushrooms to grow. However, it's not clear if you need to win those battles, or if you just need to try ...
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In Pokemon Sword/Shield Isle of Armor, Can You Get More Than 1 Galarica Cuff?
I have collected the twigs to get a galarica cuff created for evolving the Galarian SlowBro. Can I only do this once or can more twigs be collected and more cuffs be created?
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Does the DLC for pokemon sword and Shield have version exclusive Pokemon?
I am wondering if I can catch all the basic forms in one game? I know I will need to do some trading to get all of them.
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How can you bend the Nuzlocke rules for a playthrough in Sword/Shield
I know its unofficial and there is no centered, absolute truth, reference on this; but do anybody know how can you apply the Nuzlocke rules in Sword and Shield?
There are 3 things that make the usual ...
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Can you evolve a Pancham after level 32 in sword?
I know that it needs to have another dark Pokémon in the party to evolve but I did not realize until it was level 33. So is it possible to evolve it at this point or do I have to get another one and ...
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Do I need the other version's exclusives to complete the Pokédex?
I have Pokémon Sword, and I noticed the Pokédex listed Lotad and Zamazenta, which I cannot get my mitts on. If I were to exclude those, would I still be able to complete the Pokédex for the game?
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Pokemon Berry Combos for Charizard Class Curry Dex
If I follow the steps here when cooking: What are the good steps to cook a curry in the cooking mini game?
Will these combos guarantee charizard class curry even with common main ingredients?
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Is it possible to transfer the Pokemon Sword progress onto Pokemon Shield?
My friend has Pokemon Sword. I played on his console for a couple of hours and made quite some progress.
Now, I want to buy my own Nintendo Switch but with Pokemon Shield instead (so we can transfer ...
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Which shiny variants can a Pokémon transferred from Pokémon Home have?
In Pokémon Sword/Shield, there are two variants of shiny forms which have different types of sparkles:
Square Sparkles
Star Sparkles
Yesterday, I received a shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Home through the ...
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Can I really fish a feebas on route 2?
According to online sources like Bulbapedia, it's possible to fish a Feebas on route 2, with a 1% rate.
I tried for a while (at least 250 tries), on both fishing spots around the island in the middle ...
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How to get others customization elements?
I battled some players that have many cool clothes, and also some others features to customize their character. I would like to be able to buy these clothes too (with Pokedollars), but I don't find a ...
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How to invite other gym trainer in Wyndom Stadium?
In several of the post-game guides for Pokemon Sword & Shield, I see that people say that you can rematch the gym trainers in the Wyndom Stadium. They say that you need to invite them, but no one ...
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Do brilliant pokémon stay brilliant after you catch them?
In the new generation of Pokémon there are Brilliant Pokemon that looks something like this:
Serebii describes them as:
As you play through the game, you will sometimes see Pokémon surrounded ...
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Help with max raid battles?
I used to be able to one hit KO all the pokemon in max raid battles, but now after i spent time progressing the game and defeating the champion i find it that i can barely even get the pokemon to half ...
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What legendary shiny pokemon are legitimately obtainable as of Sword/Shield?
Within a few months, Nintendo will launch the first DLC of Pokemon Sword / Shield. As I understand it, in that DLC, they will introduce all the remaining legendary pokemon.
One of my goals is to try ...
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What happens to Awakening Values after transferring Pokémon into Home?
Pokémon Let’s Go has Awakening Values (AVs), which was this games version of Effort Values (EVs). AVs worked similar in nature to EVs, but worked differently as to how to obtain them and had different ...
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Is this a hacked Virizion?
I received this Virizion through a surprise trade:
When it arrived it had the Pokérus virus.
It's a shiny.
I thought those were two very rare combos to have.
Is this a hacked Virizion?
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Can I bulk store multiple pokemon from Sw/Sh to Pokemon Home at once
Can I select multiple pokemon to transfer to Pokemon Home?
Can I select whole boxes?
Can I select all pokemon from a game?
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Can I use Pokemon Home to sort my boxes permanently
Can I use Pokemon Home to permamently sort my boxes in Sw/Sh, Let's Go Pickachu / Eevee?
I saw an option to get a sort of all joined boxes, but it is not persistent.
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Chance getting a shiny [duplicate]
I’m breeding a Pokémon from my region and a Pokémon from another region. Is the chance of getting a shiny higher or still the same?
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Does the Dusk Ball work in Dynamax Raids?
Yesterday I failed twice in a dynamx raid battle to catch a pokemon.
Flapple
Coalossal
Both I attempted to catch with a Dusk Ball. I did not use a Repeat Ball on Flapple since I haven't owned one ...
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How can I order my items in Pokemon Sword and Shield
There is only two sort functions, name and type. Is it possible to order my items in my own way?
Especially I would like to order my pokeballs so that repeat balls are first, default pokeball in ...
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