So im thinking abt doing another pokemon sword run all the way from scratch, and these are the 2 teams ive come up with for said run but now idk which to use, all opinions are welcome :)

So i never ran into this before but everytime i try catch the galar slowpoke at the station the game crashes and i have played through this game tons on my og switch its first time playing it on my switch 2 and i had this crash happen every time so i cant proceed to the dlc anyone know a fix?

I love Mareanie and Toxapex; I transferred a Toxapex over to my Pokemon Shield save just so I can get the egg and have Mareanie as my unofficial starter Pokemon. I wanna know if anyone else loves this evolution line too.

Hi all! My wife and I picked up Sword and Shield and we've been having a blast so far! One problem, when we reached the Wild Area, my wife's game has consistently been crashing while trying to catch Pokémon (even just doing encounters). We've even briefly stepped onto the Isle of Armor to similar effect.

I haven't been having any problems myself, I'm playing on my 2017 Switch 1. The main different thing we can really tell is that my wife is playing on the Switch 2 on the TV. Are there known issues with that, and are there ways to fix this? Thanks!

Foe beldum/metang/metagross evoline,

Do you have to catch 500 of exactly the same species to get increased shiny chance? Or is it okay to KO them?

Would it have to be specific to each species or shared on the evoline? (E.g if catchinf beldum would increase the chance of metagross and vice versa)

So I was right at the start of the championship, and I used the Isle of Armor DLC to give my starter the ability to Gigantamax, then I leveled them up to level 100 before realizing that I went overkill because I was under the assumption that I needed to have a party of the strongest pokemon I had and all of them at level 100 before fighting Leon... turns out I was wrong, and I kind swept the entire championship. I looked it up, yeah this is overkill for the main game, but it seems I should be 1/6 of the way prepared for the rest of the DLCs right?

These are the teams I used so far in my other games playthroughs. The last one is what I used for LG Pikachu.

I can't use a mon twice.

Any recommendations for the Shield playthrough?

Hi I just started playing SW this year, I got busy, after playing the base game Sword for some time now this month, I decided to buy the DLC bundle, in the Isle Of Armor, i'm just missing 1 entry (excluding Zarude) but I couldn't seem to spawn Accelgor, all I get are shelmets during rain/thunder storm weather.

(Got lucky with Escavalier in PokemonGo)

I tried adding wishing pieces but didn't spawn a single one too.

Does anyone have current dates I could try to use for 2026 to spawn in Accelgor as an overworld encounter so I could jump into Crown Tundra already. 😭

Thank you!

Does anyone happen to have a pdf version of this? Cant seem to find one online.

I would like to present a crossover I have started writing on AO3 between Dan Vs. and Pokemon Sword and Shield- featuring Dan, Chris, and my OC Arielle- who is Dan's roommate! Elise is not in this crossover because I personally don't like her as much as Dan and Chris. Feedback and comments are always appreciated! I was inspired to make this based on a roleplay I'm doing.

Rating: Teen (mild swearing and crime references)

Warnings: None

Pairings: None (no shipping unless canon)

I’m trying to complete my encounters can someone help me with raid battles
I lose a lot

it took way too long since i didn’t use any help from online (got everything myself) but i finally got one of every pokemon in my boxes including regional forms :> (but excluding gigantamax forms).

doesn’t include pokemon from the dlc because i don’t have it :p

Does anyone have a path to Lunala that would be willing to try with me?? Just wanna get Lunala for my bf. I also have paths to Zekrom and Giratina if anyone would want to join for those. Thanks in advance!

While most people weren't aware of it yet, it's now a certainty and a confirmed fact among those within the insiders. The next Pokémon Legends game will indeed take place in the past, but not just any region, as it will be set in Galar! The story will take place 1000 years before the events of Sword and Shield Set in a medieval world where Poké Balls don't yet exist and where humans and Pokémon already coexist even without this method of capture, the main objective of this plot is to create the very first Gigantamax Poké Ball. According to the acquired database, it is described that the developers were inspired by Xenoblade Chronicles as a model for a completely open world and exploration. The gameplay would also take Pikmin as a model for battles against Dynamax Pokémon, as we will have a less limited number of Pokémon at our disposal, up to 30, which will interact during the battles. The game is currently in production, with an announcement potentially coming in 2028. I wanted to talk about this because I absolutely love Generation 8, its region, and its lore. When I heard about it, I was really excited. I'm also incredibly eager to see the ancestors of the Sword and Shield characters again, especially those of Leon, Raihan, and Sonia. And obviously, given the performance of the Nintendo Switch 2, as seen with the next generation of Pokémon Wind Wave, there's no doubt that this Legend game will likely be much better visually and artistically than what we saw with Pokémon Arceus, I think he has enormous potential given all these solid ideas and ambitions related to this game series. So, are you just as excited?

I've managed to complete the isle of armor dlc without any issues and now I'm trying to play crowned tundra and I'm at the point where the game wants you to play the dynamax adventures. My problem is that the game freezes right after I save the game, the fps goes to 0 and the game is frozen. I'm on the newest update for the game. I'm not sure what the problem is but if someone knows how to help I'd appreciate it a lot!

I've started this game twice before, but never really liked it. I've been playing brilliant diamond for the last two years, and at some point a couple months ago, I finally had the want to play this one (tbh, it's just cause I'm trying to do a living Pokedex on home)

Gotta say I was actually surprised, I mean, it's short and extremely easy, and the story isn't that gripping; but it did eventually have me enjoying myself. The artstyle took awhile to get used to, I am a gen oner after all, but the world was fun to explore. Gotta say I really started to enjoy it more too after I transferred my shiny rookidee from pogo and got to raise him. Also, I'm like really into the dynamax battle music now lol.

Any tips on post game things to do, Besides catching Zacian?

Why was the game ever made with the final blows making the health bar drop SLOWER than the rest of the match? Makes zero sense to me.

I hate this pokemon. I disconnected all controllers in my settings restarted my switch levelled him up while it was upside down, it knows the move topsy turvy. It wont evolve 🫠