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Alright Junglers, I want to see your fashion!
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I want to see your teams!
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And I want to see what you’ve been up to!
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And not just that, I want to see you guys leaving feedback on other people’s posts. We’ve finally got a good chunk of discussion fuel, and I’ll be damned if I don’t milk it!
Lol! Its funny to see how joyful and happy the starters look like and then they evolve in sad, emo pokemon. I really like their personalities at the beginning but then they are like emo
I need my sizzlipede
Keep looking you’ll find one. Took me hours
Can someone explain me why is the sun out in the game when its 11 pm on my clock?
I played about 30 minutes of the game so far and dear goodness, the graphics and presentation are stunning. This is exactly what I imagined Pokemon in HD would look like! If Pokémon Home features models for all of the Pokémon I would transfer everything forward just for the chance to see them in this resolution. I’m super excited to play more and see what all the new ones look like on the screen!
I’m really sad that male indeedee is exclusive to sword lol
When are rapide ball unlockable ?
funny to see those yotubers doing live stream about catching shiny pokemon…… they waste hours and never catch one
6 hours to hit the first Gym. So far so good.
Ok team update before bed
We’ve successfully beaten Kabu and made it to Hammerlocke
Chameleo the Drizzile ♂️ lvl.29
Nibbles the Greedent ♀️ lvl.27
Sizzle the Sizzlipede ♂️ lvl.26
Macintosh the Flapple ♀️ lvl.24
Punkster the Toxel ♂️ lvl.26
Thinking Hattena or Impidimp for a final member what do y’all think?
What level is the 1st gym ?
TEAM UPDATE!
I just got the 4th badge and i’m very happy with how my team is coming together;
Corviknight lv40
Cinderace lv39
Boltund lv39
Toxtricity lv38
Orbeetle lv37
Morgrem lv36
Orbeetle and Boltund will eventually be replaced with Frosmoth and Dragapult respectively
Ugh I hate that they heal my pokemon every two players I defwat JESUS I DONT WANT YOU TO HEAL MY F*CKING POKEMON, I WANT TO STRUGGLE AND F*CKING DIE….. that’s what I say when they dont even ask me, so what’s the point to have potions, revives and berries ?
Is it hard to find hidden ability Pokemon? I’ve been in some max raid battles and none of them were HA. I guess there is no other method than max raids.
So far I’ve only played Pokemon Sword for about two hours, but let me say, these games feel great. The graphics may seem underwhelming at times, but the art style is amazing and the scenery looks great. The pokemon battles just seem more thrilling, somehow. And I haven’t even dynamaxed yet. The story is great so far. The game feels like an epic quest to be the best right from the start. The wild area is really neat, and I like how some pokemon tend to hide in the grass and some tend to roam freely. It seems to bring the game to life. So even just two hours into sword, I’m loving it a lot.
By tomorrow we’ll have beaten the game at this rate
That’s every Pokémon game tbf
Good Lord I haven’t love a team as much as I love this one in a while !! Although the game feels and actually is empty, i’m having a great time. And even more since I decided to stop focusing on all the flaws in has and just enjoy the game. I can’t wait to get back home and expérience the game a little more. I’m 14hours in and only about to go béat Nessa’s ass.
I’m playing this whole time thinking my internet is messing up because wonder trade isn’t working turns out all you have to do is press + to connect.🤦♂️
Been doing countless Surprise trades in the hopes of getting both a Sobble & a Grookey that someone has bred. No luck so far!
While I continue, my Friend Code is:
SW-8432-7151-7434 if you wanna add me
Sent u a friend request. I’ve got a female sobble i can breed as soon as i get to a pokemon Daycare.
Feint Attack is replaced by a move called False Surrender that does the same, but has 80 BP instead of 60.
How high level should I get before I challenge my first Max Raid?
Just got to Spikemuth! The teams still doing great!
Cinderace (lv. 46)
Toxtricity (lv. 40)
Copperajah (lv. 41)
Indeedeee (lv. 43)
Appletun (lv. 37)
Morgrem (lv. 41, only one level away from evolving!)
Been screwing around in the wild area so just now beating Milo.
Current team:
Ranken the Thwackey
Mogg the Dottler
Long Johnson the Event Meowth
Gallagher the Corvisquire
Cavalera the Stufful
Joacim the G-Meowth
Mogg completely swept Gossifleur and Eldegoss
How can I get the apple to evolve into Flapple? And what’s the name of the apple?
I do love the game so far but I feel like this cod be something way better, I game that could blow our minds. I guess pokemon it’s more focusing on kids
Anyone find dreepy yet?
Finally gotten my last Badge!
Inteleon Lv57
Obstagoon lv55
Rapidash lv55
Frosmoth lv55
Coalossal lv55
Put my adventure on hold until I find a dreepy; no such luck so far.
Oh btw I love the gym challenge ceremony! It was the first time that I got excited for to face the gyms.Wish it could last longer and listen to the gyms about theirs thoughts and share a moments with the other gym challengers…. I dont how the elite 4 looks like but I would be could to have a tournament with the challegenders that got the 8 gym badges
It just wont stop snowing at the lake of outrage… I’ve been checking back every hour forever now. When I find you dreepy, I’ll be making some eggs so no one else has to go through this!
You’re doing Arceus’s work son!
Hmm. Well I just found out how to manipulate the weather in the Wild Area.
Jeff’s Shield Team Update:
Zee (Sobble) 11
Renly (Nickit) 9
Elton (Rookidee) 7
Wooloo 6
Blipbug 4
On route 2 before reaching the professors house. Stopped playing for a while cause I’m sick and needed to rest. I can’t post pictures cause it says the size is too big or something but I took my beanie off, have the white and navy stripped shirt with navy jeans and white loafers and the white and grey bag.
Tomorrow starts Aurora’s Sword Galar adventure.
Just got a Yamper (Barnaby) and a Zigzagoon (Diggory)
If you do Switch screenshots you could make a twitter just to upload pictures to. It’s max 4 at a time. Or you can get a micro SD card reader but that’s money.
Oh and feel better.
https://twitter.com/TheGamesCage/status/1195569906311319552
Got super lucky, only on thee badges and this happened!
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I’ve shoved a bunch of exp candies on her and boxed her, but she might be part of the team later! I just can’t seem to click with a sixth teammate…
Funnily enough, my friend who only just got badge #1 joined the raid and now she has a Dreepy too! Neither of us expected to catch it, so it’s a ton of luck.
Look at these pokemon!
Arent they neat?
Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?
Wouldn’t you think I’m the trainer
The trainer who has everything?
Look at this team!
Rarity untold!
How many wonders can one PC hold?
Lookin’ around here you’d think
Wow, she’s found everything!
I’ve got Golurk and Grimmsnarl aplenty
I’ve got Weezing and Pangoro galore
You want Larvitar?
I got twenty.
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I want to be where the Pseudos are
I want to see
want to see ’em captured!
Floatin’ around because its part…
Whad’ya call ’em? oh – ghost!
Random encounters don’t get you too far
Specific weather’s required for finding, capturing, no such luck in…
(What’s that word again?) Raids.
This is no Fun!
I cant find None!
From how many encounters must I Run?
Captured by me
Wish I could find…
Just one Dreepy!
Alright, I’m about to take on Bea, so here’s my current team:
King Kazma (Cinderace, Lvl 39)
Shaggy (Perrserker, Lvl 36)
Corvisquire, Lvl 37
Joan (Linoone, Lvl 37)
Cream Pie (Alcremie Ruby Mix, Lvl 17)
Pancham, Lvl 16
Yyyyyyyyyeeeeeessss! Found dreepy! Caught her in a premier ball, too!
What level?
50
Has anyone done a Pokéball explosion video yet?
So how can I tell if my pokemon have an egg? I put Ditto and Drakloak in the daycare so I can trade y’all some eggs.
Can someone tell me how to get the water bike? I learnt Dreepy can be found in Lake Outrage in the wild area
After how many battles does linoone evolve?!?
Alrighty, I’ve got 5 baby Dreepy for whoever wants one and will take care of it!
SW-7779-1032-9798
Gotta be honest, I expected people to jump on top of this. Oh well, they’ll be here for whomever.
I’ll take one!
Yes please!
Hmm, I’m not getting friend requests for some reason. Am I doing something wrong?
I have to redo my internet settings. It’s taking a while
Sent. I’m jeff
How do we trade? I don’t see anything
My Team Update (Note, Give me an idea of Electric, Dragon or anything for the last 2 slots)
Sword – Runner the Raboot (Male), Jaws the Chewtle (Male), Stormy the Yamper (Male), Babs the Skwovet (Female), Gale the Corvisquire (Female) and Petunia the Leafeon (Female)
Shield – Dewy the Drizzile (Male), Christmas the Nickit (Female), Barkley the Growlithe (Male) and Roseanne the Gossifleur (Female).
Ok I’mgoing to try to organize this trade situation a bit here.
I’m currently trying give Poltron a dreepy. Ibe set the link code to 7809. I will reply to this message with the next person and a code.
Poltron, you are next. Code is 4500
…wait who did I just give a dreepy to? I just traded with someone.
Not me
You will be after leavylle. Connect to the internet with “Y” and go to link trade>set link code>7177, it will connect us eventually.
Before I fight Bea’s gym my team has been completed
Chameleo the Drizzile lvl.33
Nibbles the Greedent lvl.32
Sizzle the Centiscorch lvl.32
Macintosh the Flapple lvl.29
Punkster the Toxitricity lvl.32
Hamill the Impidimp lvl.31
I got a shiny male ralts :333333333 omggggggggg
Anyone got a Chewtle Dynamax raid?
Taum2, you here?
Can you turn off the exp share?
Just got an Impidimp before the 3rd Gym thanks to a Dynamax Raid. Win.
I love Shiny Drednaw https://pm1.narvii.com/7378/c70443357589ff08da1d7cfb99cbad7c01a16df2r1-1041-533v2_hq.jpg
I CAUGHT MY FIRST GMAX
a Sandaconda
Just had my first Gmax raid, but sadly i failed to catch it aargh
Shiny Morpeko looks way better though I dislike it doesn’t have a different Hangry colour.
Cosimo! Reply to this please!
Does anyone have hidden ability applin and darumakka?
Alrighty! This is it, I’m ready to head to the league and dethrone Leon’s b**** ass!
Inteleon Lv.64
Dragapult Lv.62
Frosmoth Lv.62
Obstagoon Lv.60
Coalossal Lv.60
Rapidash Lv.60
How do I access the Pokémon PC if it says I can’t use the item while it’s in my bag, but I can’t take it out of my bag?
Honestly it kind of sucks that all of the dynamax/gigamax pokemon glow red because it really kind of ruins their designs. You can’t really make out their details as well.
I’m getting everything from raids except what I actually want lmao
Got a swift swim Dreadnaw on a lure ball, it is bashful but for single player it’s fine.
Do pokemon Dont get exp when you Put them on the nursery anymore?
https://twitter.com/iPokeNinja/status/1195756226124140544
Rillaboom looks cool as sh!t in this action pose
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So ripen also affects leftovers..Appletun is truly is broken
Question: does anybody know if we need Nintendo switch online for Home when that is out? I’m gonna use Inteleon when I get sword and I’m gonna use Grookey for another go at Shield (I’m almost at the last gym and don’t want it to be done yet so I figure all just start another playthrough and then go back to my main playthrough
Got NSO for £2 off with Gold Points. Getting ready to start now.
Could someone who has sword evolve my appletun? Please? I NEED FLAPPLE
Appletun is the better pokemon though >:3
Jeff Shield update:
Dreepy lvl 10
Sobble lvl 14
Dottler lvl 11
Nickit lvl 13
Yamper lvl 12
Rookedee lvl 13
Sobble lvl 14
In the wild area where it’s snowing so it’s a bunch of Vanillite and Bunnelby
How did you get Dreepy so early?
Yeah. Exeledus traded it to me, and she’s growing quick! But it’s not hard when you’re wandering the wild area and the exp share can’t be turned off. My Sobble is about to evolve and I’m not even at the first gym.
Holy hell Dragapult is god damn all sorts of crazy powerful!
Yo what can you breed me one plz? I NEED one
Leon still looks like a turd.
It’s time for an adventure update! About an hour ago I beat Kabu in a down-to-the-wire battle. I knew Thwacky wouldn’t stand a chance against Centiskorch so I brought along a Drednaw I caught. When that fainted I realized I ran out of revives! So I brought out my faithful Stunky and it knocked it out with Toxic and Aftermath. I’m pretty sure Skuntank will be here to stay.
Overall…I’m blown away by this game. I believe it’s an extraordinary leap forward. I don’t really care about the National Dex cut right now because I’m overwhelmed at every turn.
Also, is it true that Sizzlipede has a 1% encounter rate? Because I found and caught one inside of Kabu gym…
Gym one is guaranteed I believe. 1% encounter rate on Route 3
Friend code: SW-6330-8993-0708
Do add, and if anyone with sword can help with a g-darm trade
Might try and make my team 8 instead of 6.
Also having played DQ so much things feel a bit slow and I keep thinking I can jump and turn the camera.
Sorry I wrote the incorrect name…. I need someone who has sword so I can evolve my applin into Flapple plesse
You need a tart apple.
Not for Flapple
I’ve been busy today and been trying to take things slow today
I just beat the pink obsessed octogenarian and now making sure i get as far away from that luminescent nightmare by going to Route 7 i think
What are you guys up to (if you can actually look up from your games for more than 5 minutes)
In the wild area, what do the points do?
I just domt know… do I have to finish them all to get new one?
And my Zee is now a Drizzile
Soooo the den locations that serebii mentions the max raids. Does anyone know how to correspond those numbers to the Dens? Or is there a map somewhere, I can’t seem to find it..
Please can someone tell me about dreepy raids ?
Loving Sword so far! I just beat Milo at the 4:40 mark. I’ve been taking things slow and steady!
My team as it stands is Raboot (21), Chewtle (20), Corvisquire (20) and Yamper (19).
I’ve been having such a blast. Nothing beats the feeling of Dynamax Pokemon fighting in a massive stadium!
What’s the earliest Synchronizer you can get?
Just beat Nessa. Been helping my mom clean up the kitchen all day.
Current lineup:
Ranken the Thwackey
Philo the Toxel
Mogg the Dottler
Gallagher the Corvisquire
Barney the Arrokuda
Rörland the G-Farfetch’d
For a moment I thought that was a side quest.
I’m at Route 10 right now in Sword. My team is:
Russel (Rillaboom)
Scolopendra (Centiskorch)
Capn’ Crunch (Drednaw)
Elizabeth (Boltund)
Badger x3 (Obstagoon)
Nevermore (Corviknight)
Nessa is broken if you have Scorbunny second d evolution…. all my pokemon at 33 level and none of them were grass or electric…. she was almost to bit me 🙂 enjoyed the battle
We did it Seraph 😀
Raihan should’ve been the champion, he has an actually decent design.
…I either missed something, or the way the plot unfolds at the end of thechallenger league makes no sense.
When would you guys suggest attempting the Raids in the Wild Area? Postgame or sooner?
Link trade is a piece of sh*t jesus christ 3p minutes trying to connect with a friend of mine and random people are getting in
So you need Switch online for trades?
Anyone got an ice scales snom? I’m desperate here lmao
D’you think Tiny Wailord is to make Dynamax Wailord seem bigger? ’cause it’d still get bigger anyway, just not so much.
Update for Jeff’s Shield adventure:
About to leave Wild Area for a bit and go explore Motostoke.
Drizzile lvl 19
Yamper lvl 16
Dreepy lvl 15
Nickit lvl 16
Dottler lvl 16
Corvisquire lvl 18
Honestly, difficulty in this game so far is pretty balanced. My pokemon were the same level or lower when I fought gym 3 and the only reason they are overleveled right now is because I decided to go to the wild area and battle 40-50 lvl pokemon with Copperajah at lvl 35. Surprisingly many pokemon cant scratch him
You basically can decide how hard the game can be. If you dont go and grind in the Wild Area you may get a challenge
We’re doing a multibattle if anyone wants to take part, code is 0308. Me, Seraph, and Kurusu so fsr and we’re rotating teammates
countm me in
After 1h+ hunting for a Prankster Impidimp… I’m about to give up! Why this thing had to be male only…
This took 2 hours to appear. https://twitter.com/Monkeyfuzz_/status/1195844006199955456
Anybody feel they could’ve spent a little more time on the online link parts?
Like why is everything up to random circumstance why can’t people have the option to invite friends or those who know a link code and connect real easy like?
Anyone wanna trade trainer cards?! Use code 3137 and find me. I’m Jeff
https://twitter.com/Sky_Blue_Ninja/status/1195338766124122112
I don’t know what it is exactly, but during this playthrough I’ve found a ridiculous number of female Pokémon. I would have thought that they’d boosted their chances of appearance overall but I’m pretty sure my luck has just swayed in that direction.
Based
http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1573915774129.png
Huh. This may be the first time a legendary had a 100% catch rate.
Alcremie was such a good idea with such bad execution. I’ve done five battle Cafe battles (which are daily) and none have given me any Sweets. The only sweets you get outside of these cafes is Strawberry.
That sucks.
Have you tried resetting or is it set?
Find the difference between these 2 pics.
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/polteageistfake.jpg
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/polteageistreal.jpg
Damn I just got my Toxel and its Careful 🤮
Well color me impressed! Leon’s legit. That was a really tough battle. Here I thought I had over trained, turns out he is also about 10 levels higher than the rest.
Well my friends, the credits have rolled. It seems there’s some stuff left for me to do though.
You beat the game already?
I think theres some post game, but i took out all the gyms and the champion.
We need Link Codes or options for kicking Max Raid party members ffs
Purposely fainting?
@exeledus:disqus you still got that dreepy?
Just beat gym number 5 and love the character so far. I just wish she had a peculiar pokemon in the forest as their main instead
There’s a reason for that
oh now im excited
also is bugging me that they designed Sonia purse to be under her coat…who does that
Where can I find alcrmy (THE CAKE POKEMONS) 1st stage lol and Sizzilpeed
Route 4
Where is the kid’s Mincinno?
So gold aura ‘mon give Watts?
Why aree Blipbugs eyes like that?
Speaking of aura pokemon on the overworld, does anyone know if they have increased shiny chance? My shiny maractus was one such pokemon.
Me seeing my favourite Pokemon in the background of Opal’s gym even tho it got snapped.
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Alrighty then https://twitter.com/Monkeyfuzz_/status/1195876669183029250
I love these pokejobs lol like yall not just gonna sit in this box for free and not do anything
Ya damn freeloaders! I took you out of your natural habitat and gave you a home, be grateful!
Are gym leader names still spoilers? They are in the opening ceremony thing after all, but I’ll spoiler this just Incase.Opal’s first interaction with Bede is one of the funniest things in this game, but it is second to Opal’s grandson calling her an old bat
Kabu and Opal were in the leak.
I beat Opal and I’ll be on my way to Melony after I take some well-deserved time away from the screen. I’m still enjoying myself a lot but I can understand where all the criticism comes from. The presentation and designs are stellar but the game still feels…hollow somehow. It simplifies and boils Pokemon down to its essence which has its costs and benefits. I’ll reserve further judgment until I beat the story, which will possibly be tonight if I’m crazy enough!
I really love Rookidee. I also really like Nickit except the tail I can’t stop thinking of campfires.
On Nessa’s gym, with:
Sean, the Drizzile (lvl 24)
Ben, the Yamper (lvl 23)
Olivia, the Carkol (lvl 24)
Her Dyna-Drednaw OHKO’d my Dyna-Yamper and the rest of the team fell apart. 🤦♂️
Do we have any new shiny hunting methods this time around?
Im just tryin to find ice raids so I cna get snom I’m not asking for much
I need ice raids too so I can get ice beam as neither snom nor Frosmoth can learn it.
Well I’ve played less story more raids and exploring but team update
Chameleo the Intelleon lvl.36
Sizzle the Centiscorch lvl.35
Punkster the Toxitricity lvl.35
Macintosh the Flapple lvl.37
Hamill the Morgrem lvl.36
Boppo the Grapploct lvl.35
I opened Clobbopus raid for Seraph and caught it and it was Adamant so I couldn’t pass on it. Poor Nibbles
Also caught Gigantomax Corviknight
Seraph, I can confirm, if my Dragapults babies share her pokeball, they’ll be in Premier balls.
Yeah confirmed, Bede is gay
about to catch snom in my only friend ball, wish me luck that it has a good nature(as long is not decreasing speed or spA i will be okay)
Hate Hop jesus he loose all the time with everyone
Aww I liked the guy. Hes got a much stronger resolve than most of the previous rivals that’s for sure.
I think it’s a good time now to take my break from playing. I feel decently accomplished with todays playthrough
what is the easiest way to evolvesnom ?
Hope pokemon change for the next generation, we really need a big change honestly…..
Jeff’s Shield Adventure update:
Currently on Route 3. My jersey number is 123 (wedding day 1-23). I realized my character looks like Team Yell so I’m debating changing my hair color and clothing…
Drizzile lvl 20
Thievul lvl 18
Corvisquire lvl 19
Dreepy lvl 16
Yamper lvl 17
Dottler lvl 17 (once it evolves I’ll put Zigzagoon on my team)
I’m now Galar’s new Champion!
Inteleon lv.67
Dragapult lv.67
Rapidash lv.67
Frosmoth lv.67
Obstagoon lv.67
Coalossal lv.67
What do ya think about this
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/385448998544343042/645457708115427338/image0.jpg
I can’t upload through Disqus nor about to get everything in without sacrifice vision so forgive if you have poor eyesight
I love it, but dust your ceiling edges before the cases get dusty too!
Ahhh! I just saw that until I get that first badge Pokémon over level 20 won’t obey me! I’m already at 20 for two of them!
God I really want Sword and Shield 2 to make it more polished and have difficulty options whilst continuing the story
-Better online connection for friends
-Wild Area pokemon that change weekly
-Exp share OFF
-Hop’s leg sawed off (Just because)
-Apricorn Balls buyable through either watts or BP
-20% more Cockney Humor
-Curry requiring less berries
Anyone know why it keeps logging me out when I refresh the page, or if I try to post a photo it says I need to be logged in but I am?
Try clearing your cache.
Any update on ice raids? I’ve yet to find one
Ive got Gigantamax Lapras I’m struggling with right now.
You know what I want to see? Like seriously this is something I want very badly in a pokemon game;
Let me use features like pokemon amie/refresh/camp without getting bonus effects in battle. It’s bad enough pokemon games are as easy as they are, these thing reslly push them over the edge. I’ve beaten the game but havent even looked at camp for fear that it will make the game braindead.
Though to be fair, I’m thinking leon just might have my vote for most difficult champion.
Team Yell says #savetheturtles
Electrike won’t leave me alone.
Beat Kabu
Lineup:
Ranken the Thwackey
Philo the Toxtricity
Barney the Barraskewda
Sid Vicious the Scraggy
Mogg the Orbeetle
Adel the Cubchoo
Barney completely swept Kabu and fish slapped him
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fa377450f0fd0ca0bd7a8af2afb4a94f628afb0d21f4d53951888db10cf8917f.jpg
Post your trainer cards
123 Scyther
How long does surprise trade take?
I was unavailable to evolve snom tonight ugh. Anyways here is my team update:
Elloy the Copperajah
Bolt the Boltund
Yerro the Corviknight
Freezelle the Snom
Crisp the Appletun
Soulette the Lampent
All of them are level 45-48. Bolt and Yerro are going to be boxed soon. I hopefully will get Mantine to replace Yerro and see what other pokemon I can find to replace Bolt (preferable a ground or fighting dual types)
Tired of reference from kanto….. I get it, it’s the first region but come one, move on already. Why there is always a gym or someone important that came from far away which is from Kanto
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/afe1b0602cb1c704c6666720312b42dbb5764c28bf8f74cce0d1d8ebae237474.jpg my card is lovely! I wish I could make a second card, I am the champion after all why cant I have more merch?
Get Sword?
Good night jungle. @Reece I’ll have your sobble tomorrow morning if you still want it. I know it took me a while to get it for you sorry about that. It’s still in a egg btw. So i don’t know its gender, nature ect.
Night
Found a Delibird and am reminded how sad I am they didn’t let it evolve. Delipeng.
Ok, its Dreepy time! Ok, here’s what we are going to do:
Open the “Y” menu and MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN “INTERNET” MODE AND NOT “LOCAL MODE” BY PRESSING THE “+” BUTTON.
Leave a reply to this post saying if you want a baby lv. 1 Dreepy in premier balls.
I will reply to your post with a code; select “Link Trade” and then “Set Link Code” and enter the code I provided to be linked with me. We will trade.
I dont care what you give me, but if you want to be nice I could use sword exclusives or scorbunny for the pokedex. Again, I dont care what you trade, this would just be a nice bonus for me.
Ok? Let’s do it!
Oh talking to wild area people can get you food for camping. That’s something I guess.
That’s it? What about @CephaloSeraph, or @Taum2? I know both of you wanted one!
I do but I have to subscribe to à Nintendo account tomorrow first :(! Can you hold on to it à little longer please ?
Ok I’ll try again tomorrow!
OMG, I missed it :((
How can you tell what dens are what, numerically speaking? I wanna try farming for a Galarian Ponyta
Snto, are you here?
Just caught G-Max Butterfree.
Gonna battle Bea tomorrow
Lineup:
Ranken the Rillaboom
Philo the Toxtricity
Ganesh the Cufant
Brent the Dracozolt
Mogg the Orbeetle
Adel the Cubchoo
If anyone has a G-Ponyta or Clobbopus to trade, that would be super helpful, don’t wanna wait til later in the game to get them for my team
Anyone have a Scorbunny? I couldn’t find my old login for here so I’m using google
Missing a first bit but our new anime opening https://youtu.be/r60WTXG5QsY
Hey, guys I was wondering. To those who managed to get à dreepy raid battle, could you tell me how and where you managed to get it please !?
I’m on discord as Ruby Deoxys. Looking for Scorbunny Grookey and Jangmoo
Where are des 38 and 64?
Still have yet to find ice raids/Snom raids in general
The first gen 8 showdown
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8oubeta-1011250082
What’s everyone’s teams so far?
Roger the Rillaboom
Flea the Centiskorch
Dean the Drednaw
Courtney the Alcremie (Lemon/Strawberry)
Axel the Toxtricity
Paul the Sandaconda
Funny thing is if you count brown as an acceptable substitute for orange in the rainbow, I’ve ended up with a rainbow team again.
I’m an aesthetic person.
Holy cr*ap… just found a Shiny Duskul in the grass…
Sword and Shield OU is wack. Everyone is using focus sash on their dynamax pokemon, which pretty much forces me to use rocks.
Just arrived at Route 10, and i finally completed my team!
Dragapult lv60
Cinderace lv59
Frosmoth lv57
Toxtricity lv57
Grimmsnarl lv57
Corviknight lv56
Hey Reece are you here? i just noticed your online.
I need Grookey
Time to start Aurora’s Sword adventure!
Anyone wanna do a Link Trade?
Even tho i gave the fossils shitt earlier, i love my lil dingus arctozolt
Here’s a minor story spoiler without context:
PINK!
Which one is Shield exclusive Flapple or Appletun? i want to use either in my Shield playthrough
So I have to apologize to Sandaconda
I wasn’t fair to you and deserve a second chance, you are going to redefine sand teams with Sand Spit
Dyanamax Sanda has a lot of potential because of Coil and Max Quake boosting Sp Def the only issue is keeping the health up
Sandaconda is a legend
Can anyone help me out with a fossil trade? I have Sword with extra copies of the Fossilized Bird and Fossilized Dino. Does anyone with Shield have extra copies of Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake?
Where can I get the bicle to surf? Jesus
Hate Rotom bike so much…I feel like a little kid with that dress… can we just get back to those days where we dont need to wear a weird outfit to use the bike?
I’d argue the Poke Ride Gear is worse looking. And you can at least change the color to match your lead mon.
https://twitter.com/onlinehomo/status/1195943772791726080
I got an Applin named Honeycrisp but I’m thinking about getting a Woobat.
Ok, its Dreepy time! Ok, here’s what we are going to do:
Open the “Y” menu and MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN “INTERNET” MODE AND NOT “LOCAL MODE” BY PRESSING THE “+” BUTTON.
Leave a reply to this post saying if you want a baby lv. 1 Dreepy in premier balls.
I will reply to your post with a code; select “Link Trade” and then “Set Link Code” and enter the code I provided to be linked with me. We will trade.
I dont care what you give me, but if you want to be nice I could use sword exclusives or scorbunny for the pokedex. Again, I dont care what you trade, this would just be a nice bonus for me.
Ok? Let’s do it!
I would like one! Edit: does the code expire or can I use it in like two hours or do you have to be online?
Love you Exeledus😍
Just test the showdown the meta game totally change.
Is there a way to get multiple evolution items like tart apples and tea pots? I’m afraid to use mine until I know I can get more.
Alright guys I gotta make some more dreepy. I have to go to work in about 2 hours so to try to catch me before then, but if not I get home at 12 AM EST, so convert that to your timezone and catch me then if you miss me now.
Ha, a Pikachu a cpu trainer had used up a Focus Sash and my Meowth picked it up.
Yes! Gigantamax Lapras is mine!
Thanks Earthen! That Crawdaunt was way beyond me lol😅
https://twitter.com/AshandSerena/status/1195998439433129984
Nice i found the oval charm!
Lol there is a girl who plays pokemon go on her phone
OMG HOP LOST TO OPAL AND THE ICE GYM….. MAN WTH
Anyone got a Dreepy they can trade me?
My thoughts on the story:
Imo the story experience in these games is one of the best (behind unova) but probably not for the right reasons.
1. There isn’t a story. It’s the thinnest stories ever since X and Y probably and nothing before that was as bad. However this also means that there aren’t any lengthy cutscenes with endless dialogues and unskippable movies (looking at you USUM) The game doesn’t pretend to have a good story and that’s it’s best strength.
2. Team Yell is a worse “ruffian for comic relief” team than team skull and their entire arc is the worst written, with all flat characters except Marnie and Piers. Chairman Rose’s plan is good in that it is mostly relegated to the end climax of the game. This, just like point 1, means that you’re able to breeze through the gym challenge without much interruption.
3. The focus of the story is the gym challenge itself, instead of being some nefarious plan afoot by some evil organisation that completely sidelines from it. The championship feels larger than life and moves your character forward in strides in terms of character development.
4. The lack of imposed story along with the wild area, max raid battles and point 3, means you can actually narrate your own adventures in the wild area with your Pokémon, giving them immense personality and character growth.
5. I do wish for a game with an actually deep, Engaging and immersive story about Pokémon and their mysterious origins, a fantasy/sci-fi world full of mystery wonder and adventure without a stereotypical villain and team with no moral ambiguity but this is the next best thing. At least it’s not a mediocre story for the sake of having a plot.
I’ve thrown well over 30 Ultra Balls at Grapploct and it still hasn’t been caught…and half of those didn’t even shake once. Am I secretly fighting Mewtwo right now?
I had a similar situation
Threw 30 great balls at a Snom caught it on my last ball (Tbf it had 3 max IV’s)
Ugh still need to be lv.100 for bottlecaps, I see. That’s annoying as all getup.
Who’s melonnys son?
It’s that time of the week people
This Killer Crayfish is a lethal force to be reckoned with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdZVo0kfX18
How can I change the weather in wild area
The only way to do it is to unsync your Switch’s time from the internet in system settings and then alter the date by 24 hours
It really sucks that we got 6 canine pokemon this generation and the only felines are the abominations that are galarian meowth and perrserker.
How comes the dens outside the beginning part of the wild area never have any raid in them ? Is it an issue for someone else !?
So the geoglyph on the hillside is of Gigamax Toxitricity, no?
Enjoy https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360463455435751425/645696787218300974/image0.jpg
I just got a Beast Ball, but why?? there are no ultra beasts in the dex haha
Aesthetic purposes. You can still use them to catch other pokemon
So can a dynamax corvisquire evolve and gigatanmax for corviknight?
And what’s the difference between dynamax and gigatanmax raids? Are giga the big purple ones?
Where can you find ability capsules?
Battle tower
Where do I get a bike from?
Thanks to @TheLastKurusu:disqus and @Omega I managed to catch a Giga Drednaw. Unfortunately they didn’t though.
Whats the best ball for Zacian? aesthetically speaking
I just have to say this… WTF is up with Obstagoon’s learnset? Poor thing can’t learn Brutal Swing, False Swipe, Tail Slap, or god damn CRUNCH, but can learn Whirlpool, Grassknot, Icy Wind, and Seedbomb?
It has some really weird tm moves.
I’ve kind of noticed that the pokemon here have strange movepool choices.
https://twitter.com/ChasingPolys/status/1195601010141671424 @disqus_UHnwhb3LS8:disqus
That is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen
Fun fact: Drizzile can’t learn Scald yet Centiscorch can
I guess it’s not hot enough.
Still no ice raid
Why do I exist
Just to suffer?
Goin into the Wild Area for the first time https://media.giphy.com/media/Y8XwXHpp0Jpqo/giphy.gif
Coming out of the Wild Area for the first time https://media.giphy.com/media/GcDtLf4RAdiRG/giphy.gif
After watching a few playthroughs on YouTube, this game actually looks a lot better than it did during the marketing.
After being ready for another mediocre pokemon game, this one actually kinda blew me away. Yes theres problems, but I think it does a whole hell of a lot right.
Yeah, I have to admit I’m really liking the implementation of the wild area, and hope they are able to expand on it for future games.
Also the region looks a lot bigger than I initially thought.
Getting rid of random encounters is by the far the most prominent thing as i’m watching these playthrough, especially in caves and while surfing.
https://twitter.com/maskedgolem/status/1195905407962603520
I beat the 8th gym so I’m going to spend some time today in the Wild Area catching everything in sight and participating in plenty of Max Raids. Question, will I be able to see the blacked-out sprite of a Gigantamax Pokemon before a battle or do I find out if it’s Gigantamax after the battle starts?
What Gigantamaxes have you guys been able to find?
Ironically enough, I’ve caught Gmax forms of three of my teammates: Centiskorch, Sandaconda, and then Drednaw. Just missing Alcremie (although it wouldn’t be the right flavour) and Toxtricity (event only). Sad face at the Galar starters not Gmaxing, it’d be good as you need to go out of your way for every other Gmax so having one by default would be cool.
Also didn’t notice all of my team but Rillaboom had Gmax counterparts lol
I like how when you become champion, all the mons in the wild area are scaled up to lv60
So, if they do a remake of Diamond and Pearl, do you think they’ll leave out the wild area? I hope not. I think they could fuse it with Mt. Coronet. I Imagine it being a smaller wild area, but have it span multiple stacked floors of the mountain, with Spear Pillar at the top. Have outside portions with cliffsides and bodies of water. The higher you go, the more threatening the wild pokemon.
So what’s the deal with Spikemuth and the Gym leader there.
Apparently not thought of as ‘our own’ by the chairman, but his badge is still accepted as part of the league/champion cup?
Just beat Bea and did some leveling
Team:
Ranken the Rillaboom
Philo the Toxtricity
Ganesh the Copperajah
Brent the Dracozolt
Mogg the Orbeetle
Adel the Beartic
Little tip; in the left sided hotel in Cichester, on the 2nd floor in one of the rooms you’ll find the Game Director who gives you the Catching Charm which increases the odds of a critical capture.
The same building has the oval charm when you become champion
I havent had any luck finding gmax in raids however guess who caught a lvl 50 Morgrem in a raid when my entire party is less than lvl 48. Now I have a nice lvl 51 Grimmsnarl ready for gym 7
Does anyone know whereabouts to find a lucky egg?
So you have to catch a Gigantamax pokemon in a raid in the Wild Area in order to have one? My Corvisquire can’t evolve into Corviknight and Gigantamax?
Hmm, that’s interesting. I got a German grookey in a trade, and he’s keeping his German translated name throughout his evolution process. It evolved into a Chimstix rather than a Thwackey.
Nickit and Thievul are rivals with basically every Pokémon… well, Yamper and Purrloin so far, but that’s two more than a lot of other Pokémon
Aurora Sword update:
Currently running rampant around the Wild Area. Only 5 pokeballs left so not much longer.
Raboot lvl 16
Chewtle lvl 14
Wooloo lvl 14
Togepi lvl 20
Nickit lvl 14
Yamper lvl 13
Never mind, I found the lucky egg!
Where
If anyone finds a Rookidee family raid I’d like to join. I’d like one with the HA.
Ooooo Dynamax raid Sneasel!
Can someone give me a brief rundown on how to get Giga forms? I know they have to be in that form in the raid, but I haven’t found any yet. Are they unlocked at a certain point in the game?
This stupid 5 star golden aura Ploteageist is unbeatable without help!
My subordinates are worthless and it puts up like 2 shields
How do you charge the controllers for the nintendo switch?
Oh dear lord please tell me we get more boxes in the PC. I want to attempt the living dex but theres only 240 slots 🙁
Anybody have a sobble? Really lacking a water type and not many water types doing it for me…
Another tip; after you become champion and go to Hop’s house, there is a poke ball in the living room containing a lv5 Charmander that can Gmax. A gift from Leon.
What exactly is a living DeX? I dont need to raise everyone to lv.100, do i?
Alright fk trying to find a Stonjourner
I think i’ll start my team building breeding tomorrow
I must breed Natu until i get the Synchronize of each of the competitive natures and get the dittos
Luckily I managed to catch 3 ditto, Modest, Calm and Careful
It’s part of your Stonjourney.
Yo so this cloyster just attacked five times in one turn what the fucc
Theres something addicting and rewarding about making a living pokedex. It’s kinda scratching that same itch as when I collected cards and tried to complete sets and organized them in the correct order. I’m really enjoying myself.
Taking a break cause I’m still a little sick and wanted to rest. Just got my jersey number and about to battle Team Yell in the hotel. I was debating on hair color and hair style for Aurora but ultimately left it dark brown with a different hairstyle. Will post her trainer card later.
Current team:
Raboot
Wooloo
Chewtle
Zigzagoon
Blipbug
I just got a 4 number match on roto lotto. Free rare candy! I’ve never won the lotto in any pokemon game before.
just keep ST your garbage mons to get more ID numbers
I specifically only send crap like Magikarp and G Mr. Mime
Off he goes https://twitter.com/finchagain/status/1196102217008181250
Not gonna lie grapploct looks legit in a quickball.
Would anyone (maybe someone on my friends list) playing Sword be interested in trading a bunch of version exclusives? I think it would be cool if I could exchange almost everything with one person so we can both benefit. I’m not quite ready to start this yet but let me know if you’re interested.
Edit: I have Shield, I didn’t make that clear but it was also obvious
I would be down to trade. I just have to get them first.
I’ve ended my playthrough for the day.
Badges: 2
Team:
Impidimp *freshly caught* level 26
Greedent level 29
Orbeetle level 30
Corvisquire level 30
Drizzile level 30
Toxtricity level 31
I’m LOVING the exp candies as they really helped with Toxtricity, Dottler and Impidimp. Thinking of getting rid of Greedent for the ice/dragon fossil and got rid of applin for impidimp. Thought about swapping Orbeetle for Hatenna but decided against it
There’s an entire Wild Area and the only beacon I’ve seen for ages is a Drednaw! The only one! And I’ve never seen on in the northern part at all. Are they supposed to be this infrequent?
I have no idea what the spawn rate is like or even the refresh rate. I have noticed that Galar pokemon seem to be few and far between in the wild area, which I find odd
I really don’t understand why they didn’t just make Motostoke the first gym?? Because by the time you get to Turffield everything is overleveled. Kind of like how it was stupid Hearthome was gym 5 in D/P and then they realized that it was stupid and fixed it in Platinum.
You can just get blown out of a den when you’re near the end and ready for an epic finale?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
You have 10 turns, or 4 faints until you are forced from the den. Iron barns ferrothorn almost booted me out when it was defeated lol
Ohhhh, it’s because the NPCs kept fainting over and over again! I thought I was going crazy
3 critical captures in a row, nice!
Thanks for helping me with that Aromatisse, Earthen! It’s so surreal to me that we can all work together as friends and beat giant bosses. It’s like a dream come true.
Just an FYI, there’s a little bit of extra text if you haveEternatus in your party when you fight Leon, nothing worth using him if you don’t want to but I thought it was cool
Any recommendations for a moveset for Dreepy on a playthrough? Obviously its options are very limited, but are there any TMs/TRs anyone would recommend?
Stupid 50ft Lucario, just gotta have like a million crits
Meet Aurora: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/38abfa8d8e718464be53f985ea39a4c9e6ba986b9e019f76bfd7cdac94f817bf.jpg
And this is Jeff: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a84275fdf2ca4419d96c56e4b70dbe32f5b9de1287b3834229b6ebd4e37b56cc.jpg
Here I am for now ~ https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d34f8f1e748ead78c78cb7db25c448e8ce3f7ff5c6717fce1ed009f5a2347dca.jpg
Meet Zess. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/20d7d87d7c7b73a572ebdefaeae787c103422c2e865f5533259a3573be87c1be.jpg
I used over 80 Ultra Balls today…
Does anyone want to trade me a darumaka and farfetch?
So If I’m completing a living pokedex, should I be getting gender differences as well? Unfeazant is pretty noticable in its gender difference.
I love how my Dubwool uses headbutt by turning and kicking the opponent with its hind hooves
He just wanted to subvert your expectations.
I really like how we can get fully evolved pokemon pretty commonly in the wild area. Just caught a Gallade, one of my favorites!
Theres a lot ive seen! Ive seen a level 40 Golurk, a Manetric, a Ninjask, that gyarados in the middle of the lake. Even outside of the wild area there was a gastrodon i saw but couldnt get to in Galar Mine 2
Clash Avenue comic book update: Going full force on these pages. I have the first two pages done and the layout for the thirst ready. Will post up the link to my ArtStation either this coming weekend or mid next week week. Should, hopefully, have 4 pages, maybe 5, done for you guys. Thanks to everyone who was able to volunteer as a character and thanks for the support from the rest of you! #JunglePride
Caught/Bred/Evolved about 100 pokemon for my living pokedex today! Whew!
So, I’m grinding through Route 8 for G-Darumaka and about 3 Snoms later
Ok, its Dreepy time! Ok, here’s what we are going to do:
Open the “Y” menu and MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN “INTERNET” MODE AND NOT “LOCAL MODE” BY PRESSING THE “+” BUTTON.
Leave a reply to this post saying if you want a baby lv. 1 Dreepy in premier balls.
I will reply to your post with a code; select “Link Trade” and then “Set Link Code” and enter the code I provided to be linked with me. We will trade.
I dont care what you give me, but if you want to be nice I could use sword exclusives or scorbunny for the pokedex. Again, I dont care what you trade, this would just be a nice bonus for me. Also note that these dreepy arent competetive; they are just a pain in the ass to find so I figured I’d pass some around. This is the final time I’m doing this, so get them now!
Ok? Let’s do it!
I’ll do it!
Panda! Are you here for your Sobble?!?
I dont know why I feel like Pokemon SS is incomplete…. like if they were in a rush thanks the marketing that they couldn’t finish it.
New article
@exeledus hey I just got home, are you still on?
Yes! Are you ready?
I just want a snom HA raid I’m not asking for much
Enjoying the games a lot so far. Just defeated Alistair. Current team:
Drizzle
Orbeetle
Bolthund
Appletun
Cufant
Corsola/Cursola only missing to complete my wished Team of 6.
Only Major disappointment Appletun‘s movepool. Really poor. Its okay now after learning Apple acid, yet no Dragon type move till level 44? Hmm not a fan.