Galarian Form

Greetings, Trainers! We may have all piled on Christmas weight and broken several New Years’ resolutions already, but Watchog’s Meta Watch never stops watching – not on our watch! We’re in one of the most exciting periods for competitive singles play, where players are experimenting, trends are being set and no strategy is too outlandish … Read more

Greetings, Trainers! In recent days we’ve taken a look at some of the new and returning species which are going to determine the shape of the Sword and Shield metagame, but now it’s time to flip the coin and identify the species that have fallen apart under considered analysis. These are Pokémon with deceptively high … Read more

Greetings, Trainers! It’s now been a week since the release of Sword and Shield and competitive battlers are beginning to get a feel for the Gen 8 competitive scene. The cream of the crop amongst Galar’s newly-discovered Pokémon are starting become apparent, and strategies are beginning to coalesce. It’s early days yet, but there’s no … Read more

Pokémon Sword and Shield have shaken up the competitive scene in dramatic fashion; Gens 3 and 6 might have made some Pokémon unavailable at launch, but they didn’t outright remove over half of the Pokédex and major mechanics introduced in the two prior installments! Alongside the introduction of many powerful new Galar-native contenders, this chaos … Read more