Pokemon Sword & Shield GENERAL DISCUSSION Thread [Spoilers]

[TheWanderingMist]

Which makes so much more sense since the most serpentine member of that trio, Zygarde, would have a highly negative connotation with the Norse Myths since the most prominent snakes are seen as evil: Jörmungand literally means "huge monster" and is destined to poison the seas and the air and killing Thor while Níðhǫggr is the snake who gnaws at the roots of the World Tree and was basically a demon who devoured those who were dishonorable oathbreakers. Yet Zygarde is portrayed as a heroic guardian.

Oh. I always pegged Yveltal as a Yata-Garasu stand-in with Zygarde being Yamato-no-Orochi, especially with its multiple heads (cores) thing. Never did figure out was Xerneas was supposed to be this way though.

 

[SoulRebel726]

They could make everyone happy by implementing an easy and hard mode I don't know why they refuse to do it. But maybe this time...

I would kill for a difficulty option/slider. I think the easiest thing GF can do to appease the older crowd is to just give us a way to make the game harder. Let me go through a whole story mode battling EV trained pokemon with good IV, held items, no 1-pokemon trainers cluttering routes, etc. I have no reason to expect that in SwSh, but it may be my single biggest wish. I would love having to come up to actual strategies while going through the campaign, rather than just swap type advantages and power through everyone.

 

[wolf jani]

If we're getting a difficulty slider I want it to have a medium option because I don't have time to get right EVs and breed Right IVs and think up a strategy for every major battle. But I also don't want the game to be an easy piece of cake like XY was.

 

[SoulRebel726]

If we're getting a difficulty slider I want it to have a medium option because I don't have time to get right EVs and breed Right IVs and think up a strategy for every major battle. But I also don't want the game to be an easy piece of cake like XY was.

The whole point of such a system is that players can play how they want.

 

[janejane6178]

Yeah I figure a lot can be shown in 15 minutes. Especially since they’ve already revealed the game so we won’t have 5 minutes of Pokémon games recaps haha. As far as I know (please correct me if I’m wrong), but this is the longest Pokémon Direct we’ve had.

Hmm I just remember the direct we had in May for SM back in 2016. I remember it was a few mins and we got to see a game footage. Wasnt it 15 mins too as well?

 

[Leonhart]

It may be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I always felt that the Kalos trio (or at least, Xerneas and Yveltal) had more in common with Celtic themes then Norse. Yveltal has practically nothing in common with the eagle on top of Yggdrasil and even Xerneas' connection is kind of flimsy. By comparison, Cernunnos is a horned god associated with life and the wild while Morrigan's symbol was a crow and was a goddess of war associated with the cycle of life and death, which is more fitting of their natures and themes.

I always considered the Kalos Legendary trio as being just as Nordic based as they were Celtic based; I don't see why they couldn't have been inspired by two sources. That said, I still think that the logos for Shield and Sword are hinting at what the box Legendaries will look like, i.e. they'll probably be canine-themed.

 

[epicdragon]

Well, news is upon us soon-thank goodness, I’m tired of seeing people tired. I hope we find out the deal with gyms

 

[Creyk]

Less than 24 hours guys! My final predictions:
•legends and box art
•early route Pokémon (bird, Bug, small mammal)
•gameplay footage of the starters
•Professor
•rival
•info on the new gyms/gym masters (what it means, how it’s different)
•release date
•potential switch bundles
And obviously some more gameplay footage of routes/towns and some new music to break down and analyze.

Looking forward to tomorrow of course! Only downside is that work and just the General day today is going to go by crazy slow

Oh my all this, and I would have been happy with the cover legends being revealed and a bit of gameplay footage.
Well I sure do wish for all this to happen

 

[DSDark]

Less than 24 hours guys! My final predictions:
•legends and box art
•early route Pokémon (bird, Bug, small mammal)
•gameplay footage of the starters
•Professor
•rival
•info on the new gyms/gym masters (what it means, how it’s different)
•release date
•potential switch bundles
And obviously some more gameplay footage of routes/towns and some new music to break down and analyze.

Looking forward to tomorrow of course! Only downside is that work and just the General day today is going to go by crazy slow

I can agree with basically all of this.

Oh my all this, and I would have been happy with the cover legends being revealed and a bit of gameplay footage.
Well I sure do wish for all this to happen

It's 15 minutes of footage. There's never been a direct this long on just one pokemon game. The Pokken tournament, USUM, Gold and Silver direct was only eight minutes

 

[Ignition]

Really looking forward to watch this after taking a final. Just hope I’m not spoiled before I get a chance to watch it for myself

 

[PokeMon2.0]

I definitely think we’ll see 5 or 6 new Pokémon.
Also, professor, rivals, evil team, gyms, and other stuff like the new mechanic.

 

[RileyXY1]

I definitely think we’ll see 5 or 6 new Pokémon.
Also, professor, rivals, evil team, gyms, and other stuff like the new mechanic.

I don't think that we'll see the new mechanic, gyms, and evil team this early.

 

[Trainer Yusuf]

We probably won't see all of the early Pokémon either, as they will keep some for E3, either for the floor demonstration, or an announcement near that period.

 

[Pikachu111213]

We probably won't see all of the early Pokémon either, as they will keep some for E3, either for the floor demonstration, or an announcement near that period.

Possible. But in Gen 6 E3 didn’t reveal any early route Pokémon. Instead it revealed Clauncher, Skrelp, Talonflame, Sky battles, and the PSS if I’m not mistaken.

That said, really hoping they show us what this gen’s connectivity thing is. Hope it’s more PSS like and less Festival Plaza like

 

[wolf jani]

Possible. But in Gen 6 E3 didn’t reveal any early route Pokémon. Instead it revealed Clauncher, Skrelp, Talonflame, Sky battles, and the PSS if I’m not mistaken.

That said, really hoping they show us what this gen’s connectivity thing is. Hope it’s more PSS like and less Festival Plaza like

If I remember correctly Fletchling, Bunnelby & Scatterbug were all already revealed before E3. Don't take this for a fact though. I might be wrong.

 

[janejane6178]

Atleast we will get SOMETHING to revive our thread <3

 

[Blaziken10285]

It's really exciting knowing that we're this close to new information about this game. I'm sure it'll launch a whole bunch of new speculation on what we'll be seeing from these games, and hopefully it'll put some fears to rest. I was shocked by what they gave us months ago, and 15 minutes is a long Direct if they actually use the time. If it's anything like the recent Mario Maker 2 Direct, then we'll be blown away with information. I think this one will go a bit slower, but there's still plenty of time. Here what I think will be shown off:

• Professor with the starter introduction cutscene.
• Potentially the rival(s)
• The new early route Pokemon
• A cinematic cutscene of the new box legendaries along with the box art

I guess these are somewhat safe guesses, but I don't expect much farther than the opening areas aside from the legendaries. Basically, this will probably cover what Treehouse will then play through next week in a session at E3.

 

[WishIhadaManafi5]

I hope we see what will be the exclusive Pokémon to each game, maybe some of the early Pokémon.

 

[DSDark]

I don't think that we'll see the new mechanic, gyms, and evil team this early.

I feel like with the gym Master slip up we could get some gym info

 

[mysticalglacia]

^ With the Gym Master slip up, it’d definitely be strange to not get at least some confirmation as to what exactly they are. They don’t have to show every single ‘Master’ or detail, but some general outline would be nice (and expected).