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LusterSoldier
11/15/19 1:39:55 AM
#1:


The games are now officially out in almost all parts of the world, so we need a topic to discuss them. This topic can be used to organize trades, battles, or Max Raid Battles with other people.

Serebii's coverage of Sword/Shield:

https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/

A very serious bug that seems to have affected some people:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/dwky10/some_players_are_reporting_that_a_crash_during/

That topic is a bit misleading since it seems like the save files aren't being deleted, but it's actually the SD Card which is being corrupted. This problem is related to the auto-save feature, so it should be turned off just to be safe for now.
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 1:47:19 AM
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there are so many different Pokmon available on route 2 already, my Pokdex is up to 10

and weirdly like a third of them are Dark type

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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:02:06 AM
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This is such a strong batch of early route 'mons.

Rookidee, Yamper, Wooloo, G-Zigzagoon, all things I want to use. Skwovet and Nicket are okay too even. Blipbug's the only one I dislike.
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 2:18:49 AM
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dont forget Chewtle

what a weird looking thing that is

also Seedot and Purrloin are around too

so many!

in other news, im annoyed that all my Surprise Trade partners have been Japanese so they wont appreciate my nicknames


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Snrkiko
11/15/19 2:20:13 AM
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what the fuck was that elephant pokemon that the intro showed me

god it looked so stupid

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Murphiroth
11/15/19 2:21:44 AM
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Definitely liking the Pokemon variety early on, not sure who I want to use!
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:26:13 AM
#7:


MoogleKupo141 posted...
dont forget Chewtle

what a weird looking thing that is

Oh yeah I hadn't seen that one yet but I don't like that one either. Also I ran into a glowing Chewtle and the egg move it knew was Dragon Tail so there went that chance.

I also caught a glowing Zigzagoon and the useless Quick Guard it knew prompted it to forget Tackle and oh wait the move relearner's always available now and I forgot and have just been living off of Lick, lol whoops.
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:29:02 AM
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Sidenote if you delete an egg move apparently you can't relearn them. At least not ones that come from glowing Pokemon.
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Murphiroth
11/15/19 2:34:47 AM
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Minus my starter everything I've caught has been female, it's some weird luck.
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:51:41 AM
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If you're patient or lucky you can also fish up an Arrokuda on Route 2.
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 3:07:04 AM
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still havent made it to the first gym because Im spending so much time catching stuff

this first wild area has Tyrogues which is neat

also found my first glowing Pokmon... so now I have a Wingull with Twister. Weird.

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LusterSoldier
11/15/19 3:07:38 AM
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LusterSoldier posted...
A very serious bug that seems to have affected some people:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/dwky10/some_players_are_reporting_that_a_crash_during/

That topic is a bit misleading since it seems like the save files aren't being deleted, but it's actually the SD Card which is being corrupted. This problem is related to the auto-save feature, so it should be turned off just to be safe for now.


Update on this bug:

It seems like the bug is only affecting those with the digital version of the game. There hasn't been any confirmed reports of this happening to those playing the physical version.
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Hbthebattle
11/15/19 4:06:08 AM
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Has anyone managed to get into a raid without bots?
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XIII_rocks
11/15/19 4:56:33 AM
#14:


Will likely buy this weekend sometime. Need to plan the team first though.

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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 4:57:23 AM
#15:


No, I tried a couple times but no one joined.

but I did a couple myself and the rewards are good... got TRs for Aura Sphere and Dragon Claw + some rare candies and other shit + the Pokmon themselves ( a Trapinch and a Tyrogue)

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ctesjbuvf
11/15/19 7:46:40 AM
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I'll play it once I'm home later. Staying longer today so I can play the whole weekend.
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Panthera
11/15/19 9:08:37 AM
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Few more hours until I can go get this
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LusterSoldier
11/15/19 9:58:11 AM
#18:


A more in-depth technical description of the SD Card corruption issue that many people are getting with Sword/Shield:

https://twitter.com/SciresM/status/1195341413484883969

It seems as though the issue is the result of Nintendo using a shitty exFAT driver for the Switch. If the SD Card is formatted as FAT32, there is no longer any issue with possible SD Card corruption from Sword/Shield's auto-save feature. What this likely means that Game Freak won't be able to fix this through a patch and we'll need a new Switch firmware update from Nintendo to fix their shitty exFAT driver.
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swordz9
11/15/19 10:00:15 AM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
still havent made it to the first gym because Im spending so much time catching stuff

this first wild area has Tyrogues which is neat

also found my first glowing Pokmon... so now I have a Wingull with Twister. Weird.

Are glowing Pokmon new?
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Grimlyn
11/15/19 10:54:57 AM
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not even cleared Route 2 yet but THESE POKEMON ARE SO DAMN CUTE
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 11:00:21 AM
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swordz9 posted...
MoogleKupo141 posted...
still havent made it to the first gym because Im spending so much time catching stuff

this first wild area has Tyrogues which is neat

also found my first glowing Pokmon... so now I have a Wingull with Twister. Weird.

Are glowing Pokmon new?

It's a new take on an old concept. They're like how after chaining for awhile, Pokemon would show up with egg moves or better IVs. They're not tied to chaining as far as I know, but they just pop up and have better attributes. You also get Watts for beating/catching them, the Wild Area currency for buying TRs and stuff.

Hbthebattle posted...
Has anyone managed to get into a raid without bots?

I just subscribed to NSO this morning and so far I've failed all four attempts to join someone else's raid, getting three different error communications. There's no one to connect to, the battle is filled, and the time to enter has passed. And then once it tells me the invite is no longer valid, it continues to sit on the Y-Comm instead of refreshing...
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GANON1025
11/15/19 11:10:05 AM
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How long would you guys say its the time between starting the game to getting full control to do what you want? Are there a lot of tutorials?
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 11:16:18 AM
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Oh I got into a raid against a Natu. After we were sitting there for a bit, it just started and two NPCs joined in with us. I took a Zigzagoon while the host only had a Sobble, so I chose to Dynamax to use the Max Dark move against it. I thought I was gonna be a liability since I was only level 10 lol.

Caught it and got a Tri Attack TR with some berries and candies. It went fairly fast, but I could see it slowing down with four actual humans picking attacks. It was fun.
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Nanis23
11/15/19 11:35:53 AM
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Going to drop my thoughts now (just after the first meeting with Team Yell)
I totally dig the game so far
It's super charming

It's really such a damn shame that it's held back by some minor terrible decisions and laziness
If only they didn't cut any Pokemon and moves, improved some of the graphics (only some - mostly in the wild area. Other parts are actually looking very good), improved some of the rooms to not look like a copy/paste of each other, and let you disable exp share - it could have been fantastic


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Grimlyn
11/15/19 11:38:50 AM
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realizing I should've put a space in my Chewtle's name... Adam Antoise
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Lolo_Guru
11/15/19 2:02:57 PM
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Grimlyn posted...
realizing I should've put a space in my Chewtle's name... Adam Antoise

Borrowing that.
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:10:10 PM
#27:


Aww yeah found a Sizzlipede raid.
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SaveEstelle
11/15/19 2:15:59 PM
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I reckon I need to find where exactly in the Wild Area that you trade in Watts for items!

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Murphiroth
11/15/19 2:17:45 PM
#29:


SaveEstelle posted...
I reckon I need to find where exactly in the Wild Area that you trade in Watts for items!


There's a few merchants strewn about that you can talk to. I think their inventory may rotate or be randomized somehow, my girlfriend and I had different TRs available.
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 2:23:37 PM
#30:


I think raids with the golden background (instead of red) means they have their hidden ability.

Edit: okay nevermind, I dunno what it means then.
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 3:25:46 PM
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oh wow, I actually got another person in a raid finally

I was starting to think it was busted

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swordz9
11/15/19 3:41:07 PM
#32:


What they really need to do is get rid of earning exp for catching Pokmon or an option to turn that off
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HashtagSEP
11/15/19 3:51:20 PM
#33:


How does the Everywhere Box work? Is it like Let's Go, or do you have to unlock it first?
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 3:53:40 PM
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I know nothing of Lets Go, but the Box Link was unlocked when I got to the Wild Area for the first time.

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mnkboy907
11/15/19 3:56:42 PM
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Just joined a raid for Gigantamax Butterfree. Judging by the host's Drednaw, my little Roggenrola is probably a liability lol, but it's the only Rock move I have.

...oh it was just one-shotted by a Raboot. And fuck it broke out of the Poke Ball (I do not have anything stronger).
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HashtagSEP
11/15/19 3:58:35 PM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
I know nothing of Lets Go, but the Box Link was unlocked when I got to the Wild Area for the first time.


Let's Go basically just treated your box like another section of your bag, almost. You could access it from anywhere.

Thanks for the info!
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Mewtwo59
11/15/19 4:02:09 PM
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Murphiroth posted...
SaveEstelle posted...
I reckon I need to find where exactly in the Wild Area that you trade in Watts for items!


There's a few merchants strewn about that you can talk to. I think their inventory may rotate or be randomized somehow, my girlfriend and I had different TRs available.


Do you guys have the same version?
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The Mana Sword
11/15/19 4:05:57 PM
#38:


got to the first town and immediately spent all my money on clothes
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Murphiroth
11/15/19 4:10:33 PM
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Mewtwo59 posted...
Murphiroth posted...
SaveEstelle posted...
I reckon I need to find where exactly in the Wild Area that you trade in Watts for items!


There's a few merchants strewn about that you can talk to. I think their inventory may rotate or be randomized somehow, my girlfriend and I had different TRs available.


Do you guys have the same version?


No, and that was another thought I had, that there are probably version differences.
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MoogleKupo141
11/15/19 4:34:28 PM
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Six hours in, my Pokdex is nearly 50

about to go to the first gym lol

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SaveEstelle
11/15/19 4:37:57 PM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
Six hours in, my Pokdex is nearly 50

about to go to the first gym lol


The pacing is like XY Extreme from what I've heard so expect later gyms to go more quickly

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SaveEstelle
11/15/19 4:38:27 PM
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The Mana Sword posted...
got to the first town and immediately spent all my money on clothes


Thank god I'm not alone

Thanks mum

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swordz9
11/15/19 4:53:47 PM
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I had no idea Chewtle was so early or Id have probably taken Grookey
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HashtagSEP
11/15/19 4:54:11 PM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
Six hours in, my Pokdex is nearly 50

about to go to the first gym lol


People tried to say the game only has 10 hours of content because Werster beat it in 9

Werster, world record holding Pokemon speedrunner
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swordz9
11/15/19 4:57:17 PM
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Also the game looks pretty so far and I havent experienced any slowdowns or chopping or whatever else. Im at a loss for what I want to use. Skwovet is cuter in-game than the leaked images. For now I have Sobble, Nickit, Rookidee, Wooloo and Chewtle. Flat out refuse to catch any Pokmon that arent brand new
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 5:14:21 PM
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Just raided an Elgyem with Ermine!
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Mewtwo59
11/15/19 5:18:19 PM
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HashtagSEP posted...
MoogleKupo141 posted...
Six hours in, my Pokdex is nearly 50

about to go to the first gym lol


People tried to say the game only has 10 hours of content because Werster beat it in 9

Werster, world record holding Pokemon speedrunner


He beat it in 8 while X/Y and Sun/Moon took over 9. So while it's not as bad as it seems at first glance, it's not that great either.
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swordz9
11/15/19 5:23:09 PM
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So can I fish up Arrowkuda or whatever its called near the Research Lab or do they just float out there to taunt me until I can surf
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mnkboy907
11/15/19 5:25:42 PM
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It's a 5% fishing chance.
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SaveEstelle
11/15/19 5:42:39 PM
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Mewtwo59 posted...
He beat it in 8 while X/Y and Sun/Moon took over 9. So while it's not as bad as it seems at first glance, it's not that great either.


Additionally, multiple users on ResetEra with early copies of the game clocked around 16-17 hours and claimed that many prior entries in the series took them closer to 25. So there's that too.

I think what it really boils down to, even more than the nutso linearity of all the routes, is what I alluded to upthread: the last four badges are apparently earned, like, hourly.

A couple of reviewers commented on this also, with one even outright stating that the critical path is shorter than usual. The weird part, of course, is that other reviewers gave ranges between 30 and 40 hours, with some even going as far as saying that it's about average for any Pokemon game.

My own playtime will be tremendously bloated regardless. I had over 50 hours on friggin' Let's Go before becoming champion. But I still hope the claims on the back half aren't as bad as they sound.

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