Pokémon Sword and Shield have attracted their fair share of controversy over the last several months. The primary point of contention, of course, has to do with the series’ beloved National Dex or, more specifically, lack thereof. Whereas previous games allowed Trainers to transfer the entirety of their existing Pokémon collections between titles without limit, this year’s Switch exclusives have been confirmed to curb the habit, not out of preference, but as a necessity.
According to recent comments put forward by Game Freak, the developer explained how with so many Pokémon to account for, porting over every single creature to each new game – not including any new ‘Mons – has grown increasingly difficult as the total number has ballooned over the years. This, it says, has prevented the studio from introducing new gameplay ideas due to limited storage space. The introduction of Dynamax battles, raids, and the Wild are evidence...
According to recent comments put forward by Game Freak, the developer explained how with so many Pokémon to account for, porting over every single creature to each new game – not including any new ‘Mons – has grown increasingly difficult as the total number has ballooned over the years. This, it says, has prevented the studio from introducing new gameplay ideas due to limited storage space. The introduction of Dynamax battles, raids, and the Wild are evidence...
- 10/7/2019
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
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