Topic: Pokemon Sword & Shield

I'm not keen on the wild pokes movements, a lot of them have this odd spinning on the spot thing to let turn around especially the bigger ones.

I'm curious about the Dynamax Crystal codes that came with the double pack. Are the codes linked to the Nintendo account, or are they strictly for the current save data?? Just curious if I end up starting a new game at some point, if I would lose the Dynamax Crystals, or if they would be granted again.

@Eel I'd guess the online features of Home will be locked behind NSO subscription meanwhile storage features of Home are locked behind Bank subscription.

I'd be ok with that since I already pay both, but it sounds a bit more realistic to expect it to be separate from the switch online subscription.

I think both Umbreon and Espeon are locked behind the time, not neccessarily what the sky is looking like in-game. I've evolved four Eevee - two for each - and both times the Umbreon were during the night (around 21:00) and Espeon during the day (some time after 09:00). Can't remember what the sky was actually looking like in-game, but I evolved all of them in the Wild Area (which is the only place I think a day/night cycle actually works).

@jump About that. Some of the bigger Pokemon are impossible to avoid if you're on your bike and they suddenly pop up out of nowhere 10 feet in front of you. I wish the draw distance was better. What's the point of a controllable camera if you can't see past a few feet anyway.

@DarkRula I don't believe so. It's midnight here, but it was daytime in the Wild Area just now. I don't know how it works. But it seems random. It's kinda weird if you ask me.

At least for me, the time of day seems to be completely controlled by whatever the story needs the time to be.

I kinda assumed it would default back to real world time after the main story.

Edit: oh hey, moving save data from one console to another resets the pokejob timers. Great...

Edit 2: oh my gosh the fossils are nightmare fuel

Yeah. I wish that the larger Pokémon in the overworld were at least visible from a distance.

How does one obtain a Charizard Class Taste Rating??

Home should be free for people with Nin Online.

@Octane That's why I said I think the day/night cycle works there. As I said, I can't remember what the sky looked like when I evolved them. But the evolutions are tied to the Switch clock and nothing in-game.

It should be free for anyone that has Pokémon Bank.

I thought the point of Bank being paid was to keep it future proof but they are still making odd apps to do it.

@DarthNocturnal : And I'd be happy to invest in your pitchfork business.

So, beat the story. I really liked the gym challenges and the entire feel of that aspect of the campaign. Wasn’t too interested in the side plot as it felt like it came out of nowhere. I am now working on the post game, and I am quite surprised about how much there is to do after the credits role. I didn’t do a lot of camping before, and after trying it a few times, it does a really good job of showcasing the personalities of certain Pokémon.

Overall, I’m still disappointed in the multiplayer, especially raids lacking a simple global queue menu. However, the single player game has been been a lot of fun to play, with some interesting and great looking stages. Even the wild area has grown on me, although in future entries I’d like to see a bigger variety of biomes in it. I don’t know how long the post credit content will take me, but I doubt I’ll be finished with S&S anytime soon.

Oh excellent, thanks for confirming that

On other news, I've been swapping pokemon in and out in preparation for each gym (just beat the fourth), and so far I've not gone too high above the wild Pokemon level. In fact most of my Pokemon seem to be constantly below it, which creates some interesting situations.

Interestingly, Hop seems to lag behind a lot in his levels compared to the wild Pokemon currently available.

Also I caught the cutest little bug type pokemon in a raid, it's bug/ice which is interesting, though it doesn't seem to be learning new moves. I'll just let it hang around to see how long it takes it to evolve.

I'm also taking my sweet time to do stuff and don't binge play too much. It's been good so far.

@Eel That cute little thing is my favourite Gen 8 Pokemon.

Want the catch? It only gets those 4 moves via level up. (So does this games pseudo legendary first form too), and it evolves via Happiness at night.

Oh cool I'll give it the soothe bell then. Thanks for the tip.

Just had a look at all of the new Pokemon and their base stats.

Is it me or has there been some serious power creep in this series? It now seems that every fully evolved Pokemon - even evolutions of the most common Pokemon - had at least one base stat that is >= 100.

This generation has enormous powercreep. As much as Gamefreak said they were going to focus on game balance this Gen, Dynamaxing on its own has completely busted the games Meta.