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🚨 Galar Research Update 🚨

✅ New Gym Leaders
✅ Wild Area
✅ Dynamax Pokémon
✅ Max Raid Battles

Who’s ready to learn more about #PokemonSwordShield?

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If you want to become the Champion of the Galar region, you’ll have to challenge the Pokémon Gyms, and defeat powerful Gym Leaders!

One of the Gym Leaders you’ll encounter is Nessa, an expert on Water-type Pokémon!

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Nessa has a calm and collected attitude that hides a competitive spirit and indomitable will. She will overwhelm any opponent in battle by blasting them with powerful Water-type moves.

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While exploring the Galar region, we came across a vast expanse of land known as the Wild Area.

The Wild Area is full of nature as far as the eye can see, and it is home to a wide variety of Pokémon.

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The Wild Area appears to be home to powerful wild Pokémon!

So far, our research has shown that these Pokémon are constantly on their guard—in fact, you won’t even be able to throw a Poké Ball at them when first starting your adventure...

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Here’s the thing about the Wild Area—the weather can change depending on where you are or what time of day it is. You’ll find different Pokémon depending on the weather!

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When you enter battle during a thunderstorm in the Wild Area, the battlefield will have the effects of both the rain weather condition and Electric Terrain, increasing the power of Water- and Electric-type moves!

Choose your Pokémon wisely, Trainers.

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Exploring the Wild Area? Bring your friends.

One way to have fun is to join up with three other players and take on powerful Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid Battles!

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Trainers—we’ve learned that the Wild Area is full of Pokémon Dens.

Pokémon Dens that are releasing red pillars of light mean that Dynamax Pokémon of different species and varying strength are hiding in them. Investigating these can lead to Max Raid Battles.

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In #PokemonSwordShield, you’ll find a feature called Y-Comm.

With it, you can do things like trade Pokémon and have Link Battles both online and in person.

Check the stamp on the Y-Comm screen to join in on Max Raid Battles and trades!

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Wild Dynamax Pokémon are extremely powerful, Trainers. Here’s what our research has uncovered so far on the Dynamax phenomenon. ⬇️

1⃣  Wild Dynamax Pokémon might use multiple moves in one turn, neutralize your Pokémon’s Ability, or even remove all stat changes you’ve worked to put in place!

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2⃣  But that’s not all, Trainers. Wild Dynamax Pokémon you encounter in Max Raid Battles won’t just use regular moves—they also use Max Moves!

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3⃣ It appears that some wild Dynamax Pokémon will create mysterious barriers that prevent almost all damage.

In order to properly inflict damage on Pokémon protected this way, you’ll need to break down the barrier by attacking it a certain number of times.

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4⃣ If you manage to defeat a Dynamax Pokémon in a Max Raid Battle, you’ll get a chance to catch it for your team!

Each participant in the battle will get one chance to catch the Dynamax Pokémon. These victories can reward you with many useful items, too!

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Step 1: Link up your #PokemonSwordShield game with a Poké Ball Plus.
Step 2: Transfer your favorite Pokémon to the Poké Ball Plus.
Step 3: Take your Pokémon for a stroll in the real world!

As you know, the Poké Ball Plus contains the Mythical Pokémon Mew when purchased new.

If you link up a new Poké Ball Plus to #PokemonSwordShield, you’ll be able to receive Mew in the linked game.

That’s all for now, Trainers. We’ll share more findings with you as we learn more about this exciting new region.

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