Pokemon Sword & Shield Reveals One New Pokemon, Galarian Forms, and Rivals


Pokemon Sword & Shield will be here in a couple of months so fans will be thrilled to know that a new trailer is here to dish out some new details. The two games will have regional variants of Pokemon that already exist, a feature from Sun and Moon that a lot of people loved. We also have one new Pokemon to analyze and our first look at the major villains.

The Pokemon confirmed to have Galarian forms include Weezing and the Zigzagoon family. While Koffing stays the same, Weezing is now designed to look like an odd mix of a stereotypical English gentleman and a chimney. However, Galarian Weezing is an eco-friendly Pokemon; absorbing toxic gasses and releasing fresh air for everyone to breathe in.

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Galarian Zigzagoon and Galarian Linoone look more like skunks now but these two have to be the most unique regional variants for one reason; these versions have an exclusive new evolution called Obstagoon. They also confirmed that there will be more Galarian variants that will have exclusive evolutions so this should get fans buying more Pokeballs.

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One new Pokemon was revealed; Morpeko. This adorable hamster has two modes: Fully Belly and Hangry. When it's full, Morpeko is the cutest thing you'll ever see. If it's hungry, it becomes an abomination that many will be afraid of.

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As with every Pokemon game, there's a new evil organization to take care of. In this game, the villains are called Team Yell, all of whom are comprised of fans of Marnie, a waifu who seems to be the main antagonist or is at least part of the main villain's team. There's also a new rival called Bede but details on him are pretty slim.

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Pokemon Sword & Shield are coming out on November 15 for Nintendo Switch.

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