{"id":136270,"date":"2026-02-27T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198074"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:45:00","slug":"pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-comes-to-switch-2-gamecube-nso-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/27\/pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-comes-to-switch-2-gamecube-nso-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale Of Darkness Comes To Switch 2 GameCube NSO In March"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24128728a6273\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24128728a6273\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"vGo686s8jdw\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGo686s8jdw?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>At last, we&#8217;re getting another Pok\u00e9mon game on Nintendo Switch Online! And it&#8217;s the cult favourite RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/pokemon_xd_gale_of_darkness\">Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness<\/a> on GameCube.<\/p>\n<p>Coming to the GameCube Nintendo Classics library \u2014 meaning it&#8217;s exclusive to the Switch 2 \u2014 in <strong>March 2026<\/strong>, XD: Gale of Darkness is the second of two RPG-style spin-offs that released on the purple box. Interestingly, it lands <em>before<\/em> its predecessor Pok\u00e9mon Colosseum, which is also due to come to the service.<\/p>\n<p>And just like Colosseum, XD: Gale of Darkness is all about catching Shadow Pok\u00e9mon, with the main focus being Shadow Lugia.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff412c0dd53fd\/xd-gale-of-darkness.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff412c0dd53fd\/xd-gale-of-darkness.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c517e15bcadf\/xd-gale-of-darkness.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c517e15bcadf\/xd-gale-of-darkness.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"18950af90df89\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/18950af90df89\/xd-gale-of-darkness.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/18950af90df89\/xd-gale-of-darkness.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"XD: Gale of Darkness\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Let us know if you&#8217;re excited for XD: Gale of Darkness in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:182410 @ 1772352009 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] At last, we&#8217;re getting another Pok\u00e9mon game on Nintendo Switch Online! 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