Late last month it was first revealed that there would be aPokemon Sword and Shield24-hour researchlivestream. One that would potentially showcase something brand new from the Galarian region. And aftermostly nothingin the long stream event, fans were finally treated to a unique site: a Galarian Ponyta:
According toSerebii:
The stream came to an end with two Ponyta (once again confirmed by the classic Ponyta cry) coming to the area, playing, and then running away. When the camera went black, you could hear a Rapidash. One of the Ponyta appears to lack a tail. It’s currently unclear why this is the case.
Hopefully we’ll get more information on this new form at a later date.
After Game Informer reported thatPokemon Sword and Shieldwill feature 18 gyms, developer Game Freak has clarified that statement by sayingit won’t featurethat many gyms.
In other recent news anew form for Farfetch’d, called Sirfetch’d, was revealed. We also found out thatHMs won’t appear and the games will feature autosaving. Additionally, instead of exp. share returning to the series, experience points will be distributed evenly to each Pokemon in your party.
There are two other recent trailers forPokemon Sword and Shield.The firstshowed off Team Yell, new Pokemon forms and evolutions, a new Pokemon, and new rivals.The secondshowcased more gameplay, new abilities, moves, and held items. There’s alsoa new video, narrated by Shigeru Ohmori, as he tours players around an unnamed town in in the game. While it seems to be a location from early on in the game, it is still quite robust and differentiates itself from previous towns with its location on the side of a hill.
Pokemon Sword and Shieldwill be releasedfor Nintendo Switch on November 15th. Meanwhile check outa write-upfrom one of our DualShockers own, in which he claims this will be the series title to reignite his passion for the series. You can preorderSwordhere andShieldhere.
