The lack of a National Pokédex in Pokémon Sword and Shield remains a point of contention among fans of the series.
For the first time in its 20-year plus history, the mainline RPG titles will be ditching the system – which has traditionally allowed Trainers to catch, trade and transfer every ‘Mon in existence onto a single title – in order to make way for new ideas. Developer Game Freak has repeatedly reiterated the increasing difficulty of adding over 800+ Pokémon to each new Generation, having ultimately decided to cut the feature loose with this year’s Switch exclusives.
To say the blowback to its announcement has been overwhelmingly negative would be an understatement, but even despite the controversy, Sword and Shield certainly aren’t going to leave Pokéfans wanting for choice when forming their new squads next month.
In fact, according to recent speculation, the Galar region will be home to more than 500 Pokémon at launch,...
For the first time in its 20-year plus history, the mainline RPG titles will be ditching the system – which has traditionally allowed Trainers to catch, trade and transfer every ‘Mon in existence onto a single title – in order to make way for new ideas. Developer Game Freak has repeatedly reiterated the increasing difficulty of adding over 800+ Pokémon to each new Generation, having ultimately decided to cut the feature loose with this year’s Switch exclusives.
To say the blowback to its announcement has been overwhelmingly negative would be an understatement, but even despite the controversy, Sword and Shield certainly aren’t going to leave Pokéfans wanting for choice when forming their new squads next month.
In fact, according to recent speculation, the Galar region will be home to more than 500 Pokémon at launch,...
- 10/11/2019
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
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