Howdy everyone! Self-isolation has been getting to me quite a bit so I've restarted my Sword file. It was going to happen anyway - a new Sword team gives me more options for my art, a new playthrough keeps me busy outside of uni work and staying indoors and there's a few Pokemon I've wanted to try out from the Galar region and figured now would be a good time to give it a go! Also, I have an idea to beat every region I own and transfer the Champion teams to Sword (assuming they can be transferred), so I need Sword beaten to have a foundation for that.
Thus far, I'm in the Wild Area, which I'm planning to explore more thoroughly tomorrow to grab some TRs and potentially some new team members! I'm aiming for my Sword team to be Galar-only, as befits a Champion team from that region, but I will say the Wild Area is making that a tough decision for sure. With things like Swinub, Tyrogue, Vulpix, Golett, Minccino and others all available before Motorstoke, let alone the Raid Dens, it's tough for me to stick to my planned squad of 6. For now though, we endure, with hopes that perhaps another playthrough will give me the opportunity to use a random and varied team of misfits to conquer the region with!
I chose Grookey as my starter because I went with Sobble last time (even though I think I prefer Rillaboom to Inteleon) and caught a Rookidee for my first team member (again, I used Corviknight in my last playthrough but goddamnit I love it so much! There's another Pokemon joining the squad later that also featured on my last team too) and soon after a Chewtle for my second team member! I did all the tutorial stuff, battled Hop a couple of times, got my endorsement from Leon and caught the Galarian Slowpoke at the train station. And that's it!
Sword Team:
Grohlrilla the Grookey, Level 11
Scratch | Growl | Branch Poke | Taunt
Muninn the Rookidee, Level 11
Peck | Hone Claws | Power Trip | Leer
Chomper the Chewtle, Level 9
Tackle | Water Gun | Bite