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POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD POKEDEX RECOMMENDATIONS UPGRADE

Throw in the ability to Dynamax and break off the Scarf limitation of using only one move, and you have a sweeper that has no real checks in the current Pokémon metagame except maybe a Clefable that has its walling abilities up already. If you decide to slap a Choice Scarf on Urshifu, it can make a move before any Fairy type out there that doesn't have a Choice Scarf of its own.

That Dark/Fighting combo makes Urshifu very vulnerable to Fairy-type attacks, but Poison Jab, combined with Urshifu's base 97 speed, lets it outspeed all but 12 Fairy-type variants, with only Zacian, Tapu Koko and Xerneas posing a realistic threat to him. The thing that really swayed me on which to pick was the presence of Poison Jab as a learnable move for Urshifu and the fact that its ability, Unseen Fist, cuts through Protect and Detect. Now, on to the nerdy competitive Pokémon stat stuff. The Single Strike signature is Wicked Blow, which packs all of Urshifu's Dark power into one punch, while Rapid Strike gives you Surging Strikes, a Water move that hits three times, each for a critical hit. Here's the deal: Regardless of which way you go with Urshifu, you get a move that delivers critical hits on every attack. I admit, this comes down to preference, but after some hyper training and testing with friends, I'm confident in saying that Single Strike Urshifu, the Dark- and Fighting-type version of Kubfu's evolution, is a better way to go than the Water/Fighting Rapid Strike Style. Someone make a 'you dropped this, king' meme with the cuff being handed to a Slowbro right now.

The point is, you need eight of them to create a Galarica Cuff, which you then give to a Slowpoke to evolve it into the awesome-looking Galarian Slowbro. Galarica Twigs are a sort-of-rare world drop that appear mostly near trees. That incentive: the item used to evolve your Galarian Slowpoke. Although it might seem tedious, there is a good incentive for going up to every item spot and nabbing what's there. There is stuff on the ground e v e r y w h e r e in the expansion. Facts only: Heracross is way cooler than Pinsir, and Dragalge is actually useful in the ranked ladder as opposed to Clawitzer, who is as terrible as Avery. That said, Shield soundly wins the version-exclusive battle. I actually felt bad for Klara by the end of the story in Sword meanwhile, I wanted nothing more than Avery to make like his Abra and disappear from the Isle of Armor forever. Avery is an absolute bore of a human being and deserves none of your attention or effort. Sword's addition, Klara, has some actual character to her and is an interesting foil to the happy-go-lucky Hop in the base game. In terms of new rivals, there's no comparison. If you own both and don't know which game you want the expansion pass for, go with Sword. Try to outrun Sharpedo and reel in that massive Wailord in the Workout Sea. Set your sights on some weather-specific Pokémon. Unless shiny hunting is your jam or you're a completionist like me, take your time and mosey about the island landscape. Don't do what I did and fly through it in order to get all the shiny new toys it'll leave you in the same spot you probably were in once you originally finished Sword and Shield. The story content itself, depending on how you approach it, can amount to just a couple of hours. Here are some of the things I learned while traversing the Isle of Armor and recommendations for new and veteran players alike.Īs you might expect, this is not a huge DLC.

I even managed to get both versions of Urshifu, the evolved form of the expansion's signature legendary Pokémon, Kubfu. I finished the new entries in the Pokédex. Over the course of the past 24 hours, I found every single one of the 150 Alolan Diglett scattered about the Isle of Armor. Pokemon Isle of Armor expansion impressions, tips and tricksĪfter finishing Pokémon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor expansion, I know one thing to be true: Diglett suck.

POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD POKEDEX RECOMMENDATIONS UPGRADE

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Pokemon sword and shield pokedex recommendations