{"id":103212,"date":"2019-11-06T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/new_game-changing_features_revealed_for_pokemon_sword_and_shield"},"modified":"2019-11-06T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:30:00","slug":"new-game-changing-features-revealed-for-pokemon-sword-and-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/06\/new-game-changing-features-revealed-for-pokemon-sword-and-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"New Game-Changing Features Revealed For Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/86c0cbdb02771\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/86c0cbdb02771\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZMbdafiaYdE?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Several new details have been revealed for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield<\/strong><\/a> today, all of which showcase new features that will have a rather significant impact on the way players train.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a brief summary of the features in the video above, but we also have the full rundown for you below, directly from The Pok\u00e9mon Company. The list includes new items &#8211; such as the Mint &#8211; which can help a Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s stats to grow quickly, and changes in the way that Egg moves work.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>New Items and Features for Training Pok\u00e9mon<\/u><\/strong><br \/>New items that will help Trainers raise their Pok\u00e9mon will be introduced in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/em> and <em>Pok\u00e9mon Shield<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Each Pok\u00e9mon has a Nature that can impact which of its stats are likely to grow faster or slower than average. Using a <strong>Mint<\/strong> on a Pok\u00e9mon seems to change these stat-growth patterns and will impact which stats of a Pok\u00e9mon are likely to grow faster than usual. Mints will not change a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s Nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special supplements<\/strong><br \/>Nutritious drinks like Protein and Iron raise a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s base points, which in turn help raise that Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s stats. If two Pok\u00e9mon are of the same species but one has more base points, the Pok\u00e9mon with more base points will grow stronger. Until now, there has been a limit on how many special supplements could be used on a Pok\u00e9mon. In <em>Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/em> and <em>Pok\u00e9mon Shield<\/em>, Trainers will be able to max out a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s base points using only these supplements.<br \/>Normally, Pok\u00e9mon earn Exp. Points through battling. If a Trainer uses an <strong>Exp. Candy<\/strong>, they will be able to give their Pok\u00e9mon Exp. Points directly. Exp. Candy can be earned in Max Raid Battles.<br \/><strong><br \/>Changes to Egg Moves<br \/><\/strong>Sometimes, a Pok\u00e9mon hatched from an Egg will know unusual moves called <strong>Egg Moves<\/strong>. Egg Moves are moves that a Pok\u00e9mon normally wouldn\u2019t be able to learn through more common means, like leveling up or using TMs. In <em>Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/em> and <em>Pok\u00e9mon Shield<\/em>, if two Pok\u00e9mon of the same species are placed at a Pok\u00e9mon Nursery together, an Egg Move that one them knows can be passed on to the other Pok\u00e9mon. A Pok\u00e9mon can only learn an Egg Move in this way when it knows three or fewer moves.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement also includes a couple of welcome tweaks to the norm:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Boxes<\/strong><br \/>Pok\u00e9mon that aren\u2019t on a Trainer\u2019s team can be deposited into Pok\u00e9mon Boxes. In these games, Trainers will not only be able to access their <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Boxes<\/strong> in various towns and facilities but also while they\u2019re on the road or even when exploring tall grass. Pok\u00e9mon can be swapped in and out of a Trainer\u2019s team whenever the Trainer wants, though there are a few places, such as mission areas where a Trainer takes on a Pok\u00e9mon Gym, where Trainers won\u2019t be able to access their Pok\u00e9mon Boxes.<br \/><strong><br \/>Nicknames<\/strong><br \/>If a Pok\u00e9mon that has been received in a trade doesn\u2019t have a <strong>nickname<\/strong>, Trainers will now have the chance to give it a nickname\u2014but only once. This can be achieved by speaking to the man standing behind the left-hand counter in any Galar region Pok\u00e9mon Center. Like previous Pok\u00e9mon video games, the name of a traded Pok\u00e9mon that already has a nickname cannot be changed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all, either, as it has also been revealed that from launch day &#8211; Friday, 15th November &#8211; until early January 2020, players will be more likely to encounter Gigantamax Butterfree in Max Raid Battles. Presumably, this signifies that other Gigantamax Pok\u00e9mon may also receive similar &#8216;boosted&#8217; periods where you&#8217;ll be more likely to encounter them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"SW SH 6Nov EN 01\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/86c0cbdb02771\/sw-sh-6nov-en-01.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/86c0cbdb02771\/sw-sh-6nov-en-01.900x.jpg\" alt=\"SW SH 6Nov EN 01\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier today, it was also revealed that Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield will host their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/pokemon_sword_and_shield_will_host_its_first_online_battle_competition_this_december\">first online battle competition<\/a> this December.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phew! Next Friday can&#8217;t come soon enough!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZMbdafiaYdE?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Several new details have been revealed for Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield today, all of which showcase new features that will have a rather significant impact on the way players train. You can see a brief summary of the features in the video above, but we also have the full rundown for you below, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}