In both games, players aim to become the champion of the region, which means building up a custom team of Pokémon and taking on eight different gyms, while also We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I'm inclined to get Shield, mainly because I think Zacyan's design is trash, but it'll really depend on what Pokemon are exclusive to each and what other different features each version will get. Except BDSP aren't wholly faithful remakes: they're just faithful in mostly the wrong ways. Then again, the sword and shield games had wacky designs too. I’m sure a lot of us would be willing to get you a couple ponytas if you want them. There’s not a major difference between the 2, the biggest is that in sword the 4th and 6th gyms are fighting and rock type and in shield they’re ghost and ice type, there’s also version exclusive Pokémon, I’m not gonna list them all cuz there’s a lot but just google “Pokémon sword and shield version exclusives” and make your decision from there. i personally like shield more, and for shield you have the pokemon zamazenta and for sword you have zacian, btw those are the two wolves you see on the game cover, you have different gym leaders as well, the thing is that for shield you get a 5% chance for eevee and 1% chance for pikachu, for sword you get a 5% chance for pikachu and a 1% chance for eevee, just look at the gym leaders and then Sword and Shield do have the benefit of the TWO expansions which improved the roster and added more options for shiny hunters and the competitively inclined such as myself. The first has more of a focus on a linear story and pokemon battles, the latter is more about catching pokemon in cool environments with some story. If you are unsure just don't buy it, there are a lot of better games out there and supporting Game Freak nowadays is bad for the future of the games, they've been doing a very shitty job at almost every front. This is also based when battleling 4-5 star raids and when your pokemon is high/max level. Also without spoiling things, sword feels more fitting for the "main" character. I'm pretty sure I already know about a majority of the PLA pokemon. Because you after consider all the different configuration of people's PC set ups and what they are running what makes a difference to how well the emulators Run. Reply reply le_cs I played Pokemon Sword and I picked Sobble. Same with EVs with normal EV training vs vitamins (or also pokejobs if you have a basic spread) or breeding vs minting natures. Oct 11, 2022 · Different versions have different Gym Leaders (Image credit: The Pokémon Company). There isn't really a better or worse way, just a function of time and resource allocation in the end. Scarlet 100% I’m my opinion, So much more replayability in the base game, a much better world to explore, a better story…literally just performance is better in Sword to me (and even then the open worlds can lag) Plus, considering these new games will continue to be supported with fun events and DLC for the next few years, whereas Sword’s has all finished, I’d jump onto scarlet first most of the legendaries you get in the crown tundra part of the DLC through max raid adventures. Haterenne’s main problem is that it’s built like a sweeper with great special attack but little to no speed I bought sword and borrowed shield from a friend, they are the exact same, other than the version exclusives. Now, I think we can all agree that both Calyrex forms are extremely powerful, if not Dec 3, 2021 · Pokemon Sword and Shield starters (Image credit: iMore) There are a few key differences between these games, though since both are Pokémon RPGs, there are also many similarities. Sword and Shield look like a somewhat upscaled 3DS game BUT Let's go look something else, i don't know any technical terms to describe it but to me it does. So USUM, the best of the 3D mainline Pokémon games. This is the official community for Genshin Impact (原神), the latest open-world action RPG from HoYoverse. Which was a better Pokémon game in general, Pokémon X and Y, or Sword and Shield? This include better battles, new Pokémon, better music and anything else. If you like Zacian better, I say get Sword as you can trade with someone for a Ponyta much easier. and the 6th gym for Sword is Rock while Shield is Ice. A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. sword and shield aren't the worst games ever, but there are much better rpgs on the switch. Competitive players may use contrary against you and may also try to use ohko moves like fissure or sheer cold to kill your Shuckle because they know it will have HA while the one with Sturdy seems better. I was going through my collection of Switch games and noticed that the Pokemon Sword version I have has Pokemon Sword written in the middle of the spine. Kotaku - Gita Jackson - Unscored r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. For some reason they remind me of that “corporate” art style. Disagree. at the moment, pokemon shield has an "okay" rating in the compatibilty list, meaning that it would have major graphic and/or audio glitches, but if you can workaround them, it can be completed 68 votes, 74 comments. Look at the exclusive Pokémon. As for sword and shield, or any pair of pokemon games, they are the same game aside from some version exclusive pokemon Sword and shield also have (I think) 2 gyms each that are exclusive. Reply. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it! I hope that they keep all the quality of life changes that sword and shield had for building a competitive team. I’d go for Sword/Shield. Am I crazy or are the graphics in Sword and Shield somehow better than Scarlet and Violet? Beyond the glitches there’s just something about the way the characters are designed especially. I don’t care for the legendaries. You have this whole sub to trade with my friend! I have sword but would say shield because of tyrannitar. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Dec 25, 2023 · But if you're still deciding which one to buy, here are the version differences between Pokemon Sword and Shield including the version exclusives. pokemon variety on show, although not fully open world, I enjoyed the 'Wild Area' The graphics were better too, the pokemon looked great. The climax of Sun/Moon was fairly weak compared to SwSh but I hope USUM pulled it off better. Different pokemon that you can catch. I based the placement of the pokemon on the usefulness, the attacks they have and utility they bring to the fight. I have a nintendo switch and the fiest and only pokemon game that I played is pokemon x on an emulator. Yes not good but I now I have to play the new Pokémon games! Which one… I will not buy Sword nor Shield. Legends doesn’t look bad because it’s Nintendo exclusive, it’s because Gamefreak is incompetent. I liked the idea of a huge open world in arceus, but ultimately it was just seperate areas with a large field with a few different pokemon each time. Sword and Shield also have version-exclusive gyms so, depending on which version you pick, you will find I didn't play them when they came out but now I want to go back play. Then grind it against pokemon that Give high Special attack EVs and Speed EVs, once those are full grind against some Defense EV mons. Only differences are which dog you get, a couple gmaxs, which certain exclusive spawns you get and a couple of the gyms are different. 669K subscribers in the PokemonSwordAndShield community. I bought it brand new at Walmart when the game came out. And I have sent hundreds of 5IV+ Larvitar from a single save file. If you like pokemon for competitive, fun online experiences and like the classic "easy" formula, Sword and Shield is the better game. So probably sword I was going through my collection of Switch games and noticed that the Pokemon Sword version I have has Pokemon Sword written in the middle of the spine. Its funny because I used to watch random couples playing Pokémon go while walking downtown and I wanted that. If you don't wanna grind you can use items that raise its EVs. Sadly, Zamazenta is one of the weakest box legendaries ever. The series has remained incredibly mechanically stale over the past decade or so of games, and visually Sword and Shield aren’t much of a leap beyond previous games. but I don't know which one is better, or if it's worth the $60. Amped form gets access to shift gear, which when combined with Overdrive/Boomburst and the punk-rock ability means it is suddenly capable of going fast and dealing insane amounts of damage. Gardevoir is better long term, but for the long term, other Pokemon exist and are better than it is (like the starter). Sword has the better legendary. Sword/Shield is better if you want the normal gameplay. If you level him up a lot (5-10+ levels above Gym Leader) with type coverage, he can wipe out almost the entire team. However I’m not sure which would be better for my first playthrough, all I really see a difference in is a few different Pokémon. We had gyms in this game but they were referred to as challenges and didn't really feel like a gym battle. A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! See full list on game8. Totally agree. brilliant diamond and shining pearl to me seems just like a quick cash grab, no noticeable differences between them and the original games 481 votes, 750 comments. 4. and pokemon can have some charming animations when they're just out in the world. Agreed definitely for the most part. First of all, it still feels like Gamefreak is trying to get rid of gyms. The gameplay for PLA looks pretty cool, but I'm worried about the graphics taking away from the overall experience. r/Tekken serves as a discussion hub for all things Tekken, from gameplay, fanart, cosplays and lore to competitive strategy and the Tekken esports scene. It has a better movepool to use its high attack stat (Outrage, megahorn, close combat) as Spectrier has such a crappy one. One has Sturdy as ability while the other one has Contrary. Nuzzle is an extremely reliable way to inflict Paralysis and it has very low base power so you can also use it to whittle down pokemon's HP, even if they're weak to it. So I want to buy a pokemon game on the switch but I don't know what is better to buy pokemon sword or legends arceus because I want pokemon sword but it's from 2017 and I feel like this game is unrelated and pokemon legends arceus is new and cool but I still want pokemon sword. Nov 20, 2019 · As with most mainline Pokémon games, Sword and Shield have the same game world, story and mechanics, but differ slightly in which Pokémon you can catch and which gym leaders you'll battle. I have played a few Pokemon games including Soulsilver, Platinum, Diamond, Black, and White 2. i'd recommend fire emblem: three houses, dragon quest 11, or either of the xenoblade games before sword & shield. Breed until you have Pokemon with the right nature's, you can look up the best nature for a specific Pokemon online, trust me nature's matter. Sword/Shield look fairly polished to me by comparison. SWSH has a great online system, raids, 600+ pokemon with DLC's, partially open world, etc. In addition, if a game is gonna try for a story and/or insist on having characters constantly interrupt your own journey with their problems and/or dialogue, then it all needs to be done in a compelling manner. I went with Sword because of that but I am a little jealous of the Shield exclusives! Plus, Dynamic Punch is a terrible move for a Pokemon not named Machamp. I completed Pokemon Sword a long time ago and thought that it was a super fun game. But you can trade to get the other one. The only things BD/SP has over platinum is graphics, a better underground and convenience factors like faster surfing etc. Or should I just look for some other Pokemon game? Sword/shield - played like maybe 6 hours and got bored of it. SwSh at least had the advent of it's new Pokemon to lean on, but BDSP chose to remake the weakest entries of G4 and refused to do anything new with it. Is definitely not perfect but it is A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! Help whos is the better fire type starter? 1st gen or new gen This is the place for most things Sword and shield were fun games but the story gameplay and Pokémon are imo better than anything sword and shield had, besides maybe shiny hunting in the crown tundra DLC. Sword/Shield were my first Pokémon games. They dlc is also pretty fun (just make sure to buy the expansion pass that works for your version of the game: the sword expansion pass for pokemon sword and the shield expansion pass for pokemon shield). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Which one is better, I've seen a lot more bad stuff on sword/shield than sun/moon, but I know that sun/moon has a lot of unskippable cutscenes which I don't think I'd have the patience to sit thru. I'm starting to run out of things to do but I still have that Pokemon itch. that said, i am surprised at how frequently i find myself in an area that i somehow have never visited. Maybe your kid won't care or he won't even know about it, but just something to at least be aware of. I'd say sword exclusives are slightly better but I have shield and I have all exclusives through trades so in the end it's all pretty much the exact same. Tekken is a 3D fighting game first released in 1994, with Tekken 8 being the latest instalment. So breaking the shield is the most useful they can do since your pokemon will probably take it down to the first stage of shield. But if you just want the """new""" 3d Pokemon experience you should buy Pokemon Legends: Arceus. But more people bought shield which means that sword exclusives are harder to find online. Also wanna get some bottle caps to raise its IVs, I cant tell what they're at right now but basically you want them all at Max, except Attack you I am coming back to Pokemon after a few year break, and I am planning on picking up a game from either gen 6, gen 7 or gen 8. So some people decide which one to get based on if only one of them contains a pokemon they want. Only really upset that not all pokemon can be put in it. Hydro Pump has 120 base power which is great, but that 90 accuracy makes it miss a lot. I really dislike most of the pokemon designs. Felt kind of lacklustre. I really liked his high special attack and speed. Yeah she’s easy going when it comes to games she just needs it to be cute or co-op even though she doesn’t look like a gamer girl at all. Legends: Arceus is a lot different; more open worlds with lots to explore, completely different battling/catching systems, and honestly a bit harder to get used to (at least for me) in the beginning. This is the subreddit for the Elden Ring gaming community. However, Shield has the better gym leader designs and most better version exclusives (Sword has Darumaka which is better than Ponyta, but aside from that, advantage Shield. It's bigger now after the DLC came out than it was at the start. It’s like the townspeople were teleported from Facebook’s “Metaverse”. It wasnt perfect but i thought it was great. Definitely. (Disclaimer: I recently bought both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl they are in my game backlog, I played the original however and will be happy to answer any additional lol what? 3 shrines takes much less time because they share assets, much the same as how a very large grassy area wont take that much more time to make than a small grassy area. It had so many unique and cool characters that i loved and the gigantamax wasnt that special but still unique. after not playing a pokemon game since the original diamond released and after finishing brilliant diamond in less then 11 hours, id say sword for me was a better play through i finished it in 14 hours. My started was Scorbunny of course and caught many Gen 8 pokemon and regional variants. because if your answer is neither then you should go back and play pokemon sun and moon since it was way better than Hello! My question is in the title, I am always extremely interested in the competitive side of pokemon with every new release, even though I am still in a learning phase. It is a better experience than base DP, but vastly inferior to Platinum. com and Pokémon showdown for team building as well as the Pokémon showdown damage calculator that could also help you. The boxart legends look 10000000x better with shiny metal on them instead of that dull non-reflective plasticy look they have on game boxarts. A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! Ho-Oh and a great resource that I would recommend is Serebii. Ho-Oh and a great resource that I would recommend is Serebii. and different areas are better for shiny hunting certain pokemon. Another area they got right were raids. (Hope this helps) Either which is fine, although one difference is shield and sword have a different gym in one of them. Even though the original D/P are horrible games they had a better difficulty curve, Secret Bases, and Contests than BDSP does so the fact a remake made in 2021 (the Switch being 559. Of course! Unpopular opinion: Imo it’s much better than any other pokemon game I played. Personally in my opinion, X and Y was much better due to the fact that it was my first ever Pokémon game and it was a revolution in 3D Pokémon games, but what do you guys think? I personally prefer and sword and shield, it has more Pokémon The battles in my opinion looks better no chibi art style A higher money cap And several competitive items that bdsp doesn’t have, like weakness policy AND In sword and shield you can nickname Pokémon you got in trades so long as they are not nicknamed themselves Nov 20, 2019 · Pokémon Sword players will battle Fighting-type gym leader Bea and Rock-type gym leader Gordie, while Shield owners will fight Ghost-type gym leader Allister and Ice-type Gym leader Melony. . Sword and shield is better IMO. I think seeing brand new pokemon in Sword/Shield might add to the overall experience as well. Which is a neat thing of Gen 8, Legendaries having a PvE use other than smashing NPCs for free. 65x more powerful than the DS) is somehow worse in any regard to the original should be seen as an embarrassment. It makes no sense to complain about Legend’s graphics and then say Sword and Shield was pretty good, when it arguably had worse graphics and animations in every aspect. I have watched the pokemon 25th video and got hyped for legends arceus. Sword and Shield is very good but if you like multiplayer and events this is not a good option now that SV launched. The main difference between Pokémon Sword and Shield is the exclusive Pokémon that you can only to catch in one or the other of the 22 votes, 93 comments. Arceus is techinically a mainline game as well as it's classified as such by the company, but it's different than all the previous games and put more focus on catching pokemom rather than battling. Obtain Pokemon Get the Pokemon you'd like for your team. I watched the show growing up, but never had the chance to play the earlier games. I'm eyeing Sword/Shield (not sure which is "better") but not sure if it's still worth buying now that it's an old gen, especially since it's still $55+. The newer designs have become very rushed and aren’t as creative as they used to be. Wondering why every other game case I've seen is printed from the top going down. Sword and shield barely had any post-game content if I remember right (not including dlc), while bdsp has contest, remnas Park, battle tower, updated underground, and the mythicals. Between that and shiny hunting, it’s really the only reason I dumped 640 hours into Shield. I do like Sword & Shield, but without factoring in the DLC, they’re very trepidatious about experimenting with their newest ideas, and rely a bit too much on the established formula. 666K subscribers in the PokemonSwordAndShield community. Their either robotic or a rushed design. Whatever you decide, just start a second save file and use it to get the other one, then trade it over to your main save with Home. A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! Boltund is good for like 80% of anything you'd want to catch as it comes with Nuzzle and outspeeds most stuff of a similar level. Problem is, Sword is one of the worst pokemon games ever and no, it's not because of "haha new gen bad", it's terrible. just riding around on your legendary bike can be fun (instead of always flying). Plus he has a great moveset and hidden ability is good with Snipe Shot. Pokemon bred from this parent will have a random nature so keep breeding until you get the right one, IV stats don't matter at this point. Single Strike Urshifu is better for all intents and purposes, as Dark/Fighting has great neutral coverage; Fairy Pokemon can be dealt with by Iron Head. Thank you!!! I ask you one thing: which would you chose between pokemon let's go where you can catch 150 pokemon or pokemon sword and shield where you can catch 400 and explore an entire new region even though you find it bland and rushed. Personal opinion is SWSH. co I’m 25 hours into sword and shield and I am enjoying it, it has his flaws but nothing not to get the game. The games just ran smoothly and had far less jank going in than Scarlet and Violet did. 178 votes, 96 comments. IGN - Casey DeFreitas - 9. I know this was 2 days ago, but there is a significant difference because of one move Amped form learns that Low-Key doesn't. A game available on the Google Play Store Apple and App Store for free, as well as the Nintendo Switch! Soul Knight is an action Rogue-like/Bullet-hell dungeon course played using different in game classes while traversing levels increasing in difficulty. The differences in each game are the Pokemon you can find, if your going to play casually I would recommend just picking the one with the Pokemon you find more interesting. A lot of Pokemon fans are very easy to please, which is a bad thing for the games and led to the situation we are in right now. They’re version exclusives. They're both good, but for different reasons. I believe that it depends on what you like better in a pokemon game: if you like exploration, lore, completing the pokedex, Arceus is clearly the best game. My first Pokémon game was emerald which I loved and as I own a switch also and got from first party games Botw and FE TH having in the wishlist odyssey to get either pokemon sword or shield to play. I can’t say for the other legendaries available through actual play through (which again, are available through the crown tundra dlc) because i’ve yet to go get them. I picked sword because I preferred the Pokemon in that version. During the weeks leading up to the SwSh release, many fans disgruntled over the changes that were leaked to Sword and Shield mentioned things along the lines of "screw SwSh, I'mma play Digimon instead", referring to the recently repacked and rereleased for Switch and PC game Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Complete Edition (I'll be calling it DSCS or just Cyber Then grind it against pokemon that Give high Special attack EVs and Speed EVs, once those are full grind against some Defense EV mons. You can also send pokemon from pokemon go to home, and pokemon let's go too. Insane speed and special attack and it gains Calyrex’s special moves like psychic and giga drain. I picked Sword but i wanted shield but didnt have at the store. Basically do you want braviary or tyranitor/zacian or zamazenta. If you are playing Pokemon Sword the 4th gym is Fighting and Shield is Ghost type. But yeah, between the two, Sword/Shield are better options. I am loving Violet, but I’m definitely looking forward to a new Sword/Shield play through now that I have a better understanding of all of the game mechanics, stats, breeding, et cetera. The game features a massive, gorgeous map, an elaborate elemental combat system, engaging storyline & characters, co-op game mode, soothing soundtrack, and much more for you to explore! A subreddit to discuss anything about Pokemon Sword & Shield! Members Online Is the canonical number on their jersey a reference to something, like the 96 on Red's shirt in Sun and Moon? Zamazenta (Shield legendary) looks way cooler than Zacian (Sword legendary), but Zacian’s typing is much better (steel/fairy). I know there is a past and future element but there are so many robotic pokemon and it gets old really fast. Diamond and pearl happens to not really have any online things compared to swsh though, it has the underground and global rooms (global rooms are just rooms were Sword and Shield are the same game just with slight differences. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it! Shield has Ponyta, Sword has Zacian. Platinum has better pacing, better Pokemon variety and better post game (the battle frontier) because that’s what it does better than the original D/P, and BD/SP change hardly anything. And then onto shield. Got two different Shuckle from max raid. I like Zacian (sword legendary) more though I think on the whole, Scarlet & Violet are probably the better games, but if the bad perfomance gets you down, then Sword & Shield are far better in that respect. The Sword legendary does body the hell out of the Shield one, and is especially a great option as a carry for Raids for that post-game loop I mention. Zacian is superior to Zamazenta. Characters like Hop, Leon, Nessa, and more allowed the cast in Sword & Shield to shine and are some of the most popular Pokemon characters to date. I've beat the game and while I'm having fun shiny hunting, training Pokemon for competitive, etc. So basically very new to the new gen Pokemon games. Sword and shield follows the classic pokemon formula that they’ve been doing for actual decades, arceus is a semi open-world pokemon catching game. net, pokemondb. Elden Ring is an action RPG which takes place in the Lands Between, sometime after the Shattering of the titular Elden Ring. I’m getting shield. BDSP wasn't worth it either. If you like sword go for it. Reply reply The other variables, would be which of the cover-pokemon you like better: the sword-mouth one, or the shield-mane one. In chronological order I played: Pokemon Pearl, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Y, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon lets go Eevee, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Pokemon Sword was definitely the one I enjoyed the most. r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. leagues better than bdsp which is buggy, has virtually no online features, and only has 493 pokemon, plenty of which you can only get at certain times or not at all (version exclusives). The atmosphere and animations of Arceus are better imo. Going to pick it back up eventually since I’m trying to complete the national Pokédex. r/Tekken is a community-run subreddit for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tekken franchise. After a bit of research, I decided to narrow it down to one of the following: ORAS, USUM, or Sword/Shield. When one of the big new features in Sword and Shield is camera control in a single specific area, that doesn’t make me optimistic. Also wanna get some bottle caps to raise its IVs, I cant tell what they're at right now but basically you want them all at Max, except Attack you Obtain Pokemon Get the Pokemon you'd like for your team. Jul 9, 2019 · We'll kick things off with the Pokémon themselves. But did hear the dlc is worth it especially since you get to shiny hunt legendaries in it Gameplay tweaks and attention to detail make Pokemon Sword and Shield the most compelling Pokemon world to date. Sword and Shield has the better story (because it's focused on you trying to be the champion) and some well-needed QoL changes, but USUM has way better gameplay, with more content (Pokémon, moves, items), a more linear map, better bosses and, while mostly irrelevant, a better artstyle. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it! Yuzu, the only actually functional Switch emulator have made tests only on Pokemon Shield, considering its the same code, we can say they run the same. Shield, but I'm still kinda split on the decision. Really it's a choice between Galarian Rapidash (Shield) or Galarian Farfetch'd (Sword). Sep 29, 2023 · Overall, the Pokemon Sword & Shield characters are much more memorable than those found in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. 291 votes, 88 comments. Shield had better gym leaders (I like both Allister and Melony, don't like Bea but Gordon is alright) and (mostly) better exclusive Pokemon Sword had a better legendary and I like Klara wayyyyy more than Avery. So you’d be fighting against different type pokemon in those cases so I’d say just look up that info, and see which appeals most. 3 / 10. Maybe it was hyperbolic to say that one would never receive a shiny dog by surprise trade, but if the prerequisite to getting one is that somebody has to beat the post-game on a secondary save file to maybe offer up their legendary dog in surprise trade, I’m going to have to insist that it’s From home to shield, only highlighted pokemon can move over the ones that can't fade to grey. Works better in singles due to its other forme having a better ability for doubles; that said it still brings a lot of damage to the table and thats hard to ignore. If you like to suffer SV is a good option + newer game so more events and more people online. whereas say a detailed cave with glowing crystals and lots of ground clutter all over the place or a packed city will take longer to make than a much larger open area like the wild area, simply because they can reuse A lot of Pokemon fans are very easy to please, which is a bad thing for the games and led to the situation we are in right now. Sword and Shield has many mechanics that makes it feel like it's not a true pokemon game. Pokemon variety is something USUM is naturally going to have in the bag since you can get every Pokemon up to that point in the generation minus mythicals but if we stick to just within the games themselves and through the story, SwSh wins for me just So I've recently been watching Pokemon sword and shield let's plays and saw that the game looked interesting, so I decided that I wanted to buy it. Snipe Shot might have a lower base power (80) but it has good accuracy, it ignores redirection (Follow Me and Storm Drain) and it allows Inteleon to use Gmax Hydrosnipe. i think you might want to wait, until the diamond and pearl remakes release later this year. I'd much rather see turn based raids than timed raids if the raids are as laggy as they are. If you had to pick one, I’d lean more on the PLA side as the gameplay is addictive and different, the shiny hunting in that game is very fun (and the audio cue makes it more shocking when you stumble upon one), the final boss is pretty strong and a real challenge Honestly it was a lot of the technical stuff that Sword and Shield got right. Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best games in the series, streamlining its most tedious traditions without losing any of the charm. For the mid game, there's almost nothing stronger than Oh a heads up btw, Sword/Shield do have $30 DLC that adds a good amount of content to the game. Thought the same thing when I saw the pack art for the first time. You can't really compare the emulators. net, and for competitive Pokémon, pikalytics. There are lists online of which ones can move over and which can't. Both emulators are just has good as each other. It was super easy to build out a team to take into ranked in that game. I bought the Legends since I read it's the best one. Yes, you can trade those pokemon, too, but the legendary versions are a lot harder to get, so trades will be fewer and further between to get the legendary that you don't have. If you want to use the rider form, Spectrier is the way to go. Ultra sun and moon would be the other best pick since it has all the pokemon minus sword and shield since he might want his pokemon from pokemon red. Lando-T is a physical mon whom is best used defensively thanks to it having Intimidate and a large defense stat. Seems like the Sword/Shield is generally receiving better feedback, but would appreciate some feedback for my beginner-esque self who hasn't been following the franchise for ages. The differences pretty much outweigh each other and with online trading the exclusives are a non issue. Hey guys, so because of the recent events in the world I have lost my job. I said that Gallade was better since it evolved way sooner when a stronger Pokemon is necessary. There is a DLC for Sword and one for Shield. Boltund is good for like 80% of anything you'd want to catch as it comes with Nuzzle and outspeeds most stuff of a similar level. true. That alone makes it better than any other mainline game released thia gen. ) 22 votes, 93 comments. I want to buy galar Pokémon but I don't know which Pokémon to buy or sword or shield, I also want to know if I can compare the game with the dlc and why the dlc will stop selling at some point but what I want is to know what Pokémon it is better, to give you an idea I want to be able to capture pokemons like Garchomp, flygon, salamence, haxorus, Dragapult and tyranitar I'm shooting for I’m thinking of purchasing Pokémon sword or shield for the switch and I haven’t played any of the previous games. I have both but I mainly play shield since that's the one I started first but they're pretty much the same. Tbh, Legends Arceus, Sword and Shield, and Scarlet and Violet all three have theirs pros and cons and I do still play all three. Zacian is one of the strongest pokemon ever made for pvp. com is good for VGC, as well as the VGC subreddit (not sure if I can say that lol), the stunfisk subreddit is also good for singles, as well as smogon. rsnq zoe avps lrpuzr ibhy jptswlhc tzbbtsm eqkrk myu majixl