{"id":114294,"date":"2020-06-17T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/pokemon_sword_and_shields_isle_of_armor_dlc_is_out_now_special_zeraora_max_raid_battle_revealed"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:15:00","slug":"pokemon-sword-and-shields-isle-of-armor-dlc-is-out-now-special-zeraora-max-raid-battle-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/pokemon-sword-and-shields-isle-of-armor-dlc-is-out-now-special-zeraora-max-raid-battle-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield&#8217;s Isle Of Armor DLC Is Out Now, Special Zeraora Max Raid Battle Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df1170f94739a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df1170f94739a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Zeraora\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df1170f94739a\/zeraora.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/df1170f94739a\/zeraora.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Zeraora\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>After all of the excitement of the Pok\u00e9mon Presents live stream, it&#8217;s finally time to get stuck into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s first DLC, The Isle of Armor.<\/p>\n<p>The first part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/guide_pokemon_sword_and_shield_expansion_passes_-_all_you_need_to_know_including_new_and_returning_pokemon\">Sword and Shield Expansion Pass<\/a> is now live, meaning you can explore new areas, find new Pok\u00e9mon and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The first new adventure unlocked by the Expansion Passes takes place on the Isle of Armor, an island of the Galar region. Many Pok\u00e9mon make this island their home, living freely amid the lush nature. The island is also home to a dojo for Pok\u00e9mon battles, where players and their Pok\u00e9mon will train hard to become even stronger under Mustard, the dojo\u2019s master.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s time to depart for the Isle of Armor! Part 1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PokemonSwordShield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PokemonSwordShield<\/a> Expansion Pass is out now!<\/p>\n<p>Get it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YEiKBzaIqA\">https:\/\/t.co\/YEiKBzaIqA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zerWmoHTpr\">pic.twitter.com\/zerWmoHTpr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoEurope\/status\/1273245322551201793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In celebration of its launch, fans will be able to battle the Mythical Pok\u00e9mon, Zeraora. The Pok\u00e9mon will be appearing in a special Max Raid Battle, and if one million players around the world win this Max Raid Battle between now and 28th June, players can receive a special Shiny version for their collection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Zeraora Max Raid Battle\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/888deb279d5ec\/zeraora-max-raid-battle.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/888deb279d5ec\/zeraora-max-raid-battle.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Zeraora Max Raid Battle\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Will you be diving into the new content today? Will you be battling Zeraora? Tell us below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After all of the excitement of the Pok\u00e9mon Presents live stream, it&#8217;s finally time to get stuck into Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield&#8216;s first DLC, The Isle of Armor. The first part of the Sword and Shield Expansion Pass is now live, meaning you can explore new areas, find new Pok\u00e9mon and more. 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