Pokemon Sword And Shield Exclusives And Differences Explained

Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield? If you are still unsure about which version to buy, here are all the exclusive Pokemon and big differences between Sword and Shield. Every new Pokemon generation begins with the same question: Which version should you get? Like every pair of new generation games before them, both Pokemon Sword and Shield offer different experiences for players. None are as drastic as the differences between Pokemon Black and White, but you will find different Pokemon and encounter different Gym Leaders depending on which version you play. In the video above, Kurt Indovina details the differences between Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. The main change revolves around the Gym Leaders you&fight. Both versions have eight Ggyms each, but only six are the same across both games. In addition to the aforementioned six, in Pokemon Sword you&also fight Bea, the fighting Ggym Lleader, and Gordie, the rock gym leader; in Pokemon Shield, you also go up against Allister, the ghost Ggym Lleader, and Melony, the ice Ggym Lleader. There are version-exclusive Pokemon, too--over a dozen beyond the legendaries on the two versions&covers. The new evolution of Farfetch’d, Sirfetch’d, is exclusive to Pokemon Sword, for example, as are older Pokemon, like Mawile. Meanwhile, Pokemon Shield has new Galarian Ponyta as an exclusive, as well as the much older Sableye. For the full list of exclusive Pokemon, watch the above video. If you&on the fence about picking up one (or both!...