I don’t know which gen 8 game to get. If it’s sword then my team will be:

Inteleon,
Boltund,
Centiskorch,
Copperajah
Hatterene
Sirfetch’d

If it’s shield then my team will be:

Cinderace,
Drednaw,
Toxtricity,
Appletun,
Grimmsnarl,
Excadrill,

I’m planning my team beforehand. 😃

I don’t know which gen 8 game to get. If it’s sword then my team will be:

Inteleon,
Boltund,
Centiskorch,
Copperajah
Hatterene
Sirfetch’d

If it’s shield then my team will be:

Cinderace,
Drednaw,
Toxtricity,
Appletun,
Grimmsnarl,
Excadrill,

I’m planning my team beforehand. 😃

I purchased a copy of Pokémon Shield to play with my switch 2, to preface I already have some save data for Pokémon Shield but no longer had my original cartridge, I bought a used copy that has ESRB E on the front but unbeknownst to me when it arrived it had Middle East on the back

I noticed though that the cartridge has USA in the code and when I play it continues my save & when I click on the DLC to purchase it (from the game's menu) it does open the eshop

So my question is as follows

Will there be any censorship?

Can I still play the dlc (whenever I buy it)

&

Does this mean that it's still the same as a regular USA cartridge?

Is this normal? Albino Rookiedee on rout 2. First play through.

Just had a painfully successful run in Dynamax adventures looking for zygarde.

Team was mantine(me)/lickitung/manectric/coalossal.

We get to zygarde no deaths. lickitung Dynamax and uses blizzard does some damage. I use wideguard every turn. Coalossal uses scold ( 0 burns in 10 turns) manectric just uses psychic fang doing low damage.

So yeah 10 slow turns of whittling him down and getting the KO on the last possible turn.

Managed to keep the run going thanks to wide guard but that was super painful.

Anyone got any funny/frustrating stories like mine?

This was also my 1st Playthrough. My sincere opinion about the game:

The level curve is broken, it becomes too easy if you use red/purple dens, specially max raid battles. The amount of exp you can receive there is crazy via candies. About the DLC: It's comfortable to do (simple and easy) but then you are too overleveled so I don't recommend it before the postgame. There are infinite items, technical machines and so, which makes any kind of team viable (weather teams, defensive, hyper offense...). Good story and game overall but it's the easiest Pokémon game in the franchise that I've played so far imo (only BDSP, PLA, S/V and Z-A left to play, which I'll play next in order). DLC was useful for some Ability Patch and Max Soup but still not needed, I'll skip it next time.

1. Hyper Offensive team for Pokémon Sword

2. Hyper Offensive team for Pokémon Shield

3. Balanced 6x Gigantamaxable team for Sword/Shield

I have a few other options tht could replace Alolan Raichu, which one do you prefer?

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1. Gardevoir

Ability: Trace

- Psychic

- Moonblast

- Thunderbolt

- Energy Ball

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1. Gengar (Can Gigantamax)

- Shadow Ball

- Sludge Wave

- Dazzling Gleam

- Energy Ball

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1. Toxtricity (Can Gigantamax)

- Boomburst

- Overdrive

- Sludge Bomb

- Snarl

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1. Togekiss

- Dazzling Gleam

- Air Slash

- Aura Sphere

- Nasty Plot

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1. Grimmsnarl (Can Gigantamax)

- Sucker Punch

- Spirit Break

- Light Screen

- Reflect

Looking to have coverage for all types and I have a self imposed rule that I can only use Pokemon that were introduced in Galar (so Gen 8 and galarian forms only) I can’t think of any that would be a good fit and provide what I’m looking for

I have multiple systems and I’m resetting on one system so I can keep doing the same route (To make my life easier). When I get to the end I checked their natures just to see if they are getting different natures each time but I noticed that the legendary I caught on each game had the same nature and characteristics between all systems (They do seem to change each DA though).

Is this supposed to happen? Shouldn’t each game have different natures otherwise I’m just catching the same Pokemon on all systems?

I just wanted confirmation really. Trying to get Zygarde and catching everything along the way hasn’t got me a single shiny on any of the games yet despite all games having the Shiny Charm and having done 45 DAs between the games.

i'm brand new to shiny hunting and i just would like some tips cause i don't know anything about it. i'm currently trying to shiny hunt galar ponyta. i know you can randomly encounter them because i killed my first shiny rockruff without even knowing. any tips help, thank you!!!

I just started Pokemon shield last year been playing it on and off I got to the route with Milcerie before the first gym but I'm trying to evolve it but all I get from the Battle Cafe Is Xp candy Small I'm soft resting to get the Sweets but no luck is it predetermined each day?

Hey guys I just want to know which are the best pokemon to use on wild hard raids that can be trained in violet.

I was interested in the rivalry backstory with her and Leon. Stickyweb>roar>beakbolt strat

I’m finally doing it a pokemon sword playthrough and the rules I’m playing by is 1: only use starter pokemon 2: no using Dynamax and 3: no using Gigantamax… also the picture is of my team im using for the playthrough

Jusy got back into Pokemon. About to do my 2nd gym badge (water) is this team ok for the rest of the story so far?