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Rumour: Pokémon Sword & Shield Might Be Compatible With Pokémon GO

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<p><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go"><strong>Pokémon GO</strong></a> has been insanely successful for Niantic and The Pokémon Company, so it makes perfect sense for Game Freak to make the popular mobile game compatible with its upcoming Switch release, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong>.</p>
<p>It now appears we could be finding out about potential compatibility between the two games sooner than planned, with Pokémon GO dataminer <a class="external" href="https://twitter.com/Chrales">Chrales</a> discovering the latest update for the mobile app – Version 0.143.0 – features a string referred to as “koala_settings”, for a separate app.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><span lang="en" dir="ltr">version 0.143.0 <a href="https://t.co/fENDwLqVwd">pic.twitter.com/fENDwLqVwd</a></span>— Chrales (@Chrales) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chrales/status/1126985036467720192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>According to the source, the codename “koala” <em>might</em> be Sword and Shield’s internal codename, which is said to match the naming convention Game Freak uses to link each game with nature or an animal. The previous release, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! &amp; Let’s Go, Eevee!</a></strong> is codenamed “beluga” (a whale) and has its own dedicated settings screen inside GO to connect the two games.</p>
<p>A Pokémon fan page <a class="external" href="https://twitter.com/CentroPokemon/status/985206525454176256">on Twitter</a> went into a bit more detail about previous codenames in the series:</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><span lang="es" dir="ltr">Nombres claves de juegos de Pokémon si la filtración de hoy es correcta:</p>
<p>– B2W2: Swan<br />– XY: Kujira<br />– ORAS: Sango<br />– SM: Niji<br />– USUM: Momiji<br />– Switch: Beluga</p>
<p>Todos relacionados con la naturaleza.</p>
<p></span>— Centro Pokémon ?️⚡ (@CentroPokemon) <a href="https://twitter.com/CentroPokemon/status/985206525454176256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Given the continued success of Niantic’s augmented reality mobile game, a connection with the upcoming Switch release seems quite feasible.</p>
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<p><em>Are you expecting Sword and Shield to be made compatible with GO? What are your thoughts about this datamine? Tell us down below.</em></p>
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