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Pokémon Sword and Shield exclusives
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Some Pokémon Sword and Shield Exclusives Revealed

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Published: Jul 8, 2019 09:50 am

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Today (July 8), a new video revealed some more information about the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games, due later this year. In addition to this video, some more information was posted on the official Pokémon website, which revealed some of the version exclusives for each game in this Generation.

Though there are sure to be more revealed over time, we now know of four Pokémon that will be exclusive to either Sword or Shield. Interestingly, all of these exclusive Pokémon so far are older ones from previous Generations. The Dark/Dragon-type Deino, from Generation V, and the Dragon-type Jangmo-o, from Generation VII, will be exclusive to Sword while the Rock/Ground-type Larvitar, from Generation II, and the Dragon-type Goomy, from Generation V, will be exclusive to Shield. Those who pre-order the Sword and Shield Double Pack (which includes both games), however, will receive two codes – one for a Dynamax Larvitar and one for a Dynamax Jangmo-o, both of which can be used in either game regardless of normal exclusivity. Each game will only be able to use one of the codes, though.

In addition to exclusive Pokémon, some Gym Leaders in the Galar region will be version exclusives as well. The tough and stoic Fighting-type Gym Leader Bea will be exclusive to Sword while the young and shy Ghost-type Gym Leader Allister will be exclusive to Shield.

Pokémon Sword and Shield will launch for the Nintendo Switch on November 15.

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Dylan Siegler
Dylan Siegler has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Redlands. He has copy edited novels and short stories and is the editor of nearly all marketing materials for RoKo Marketing. In addition to his professional work, Dylan is also working on several of his own projects. Some of these projects include a novel that satirizes the very nature of novel writing as an art and a short film that parodies buddy cop movies. His short story “Day 3658,” a look into a future ten years into a zombie apocalypse, is being published in September of 2017 in Microcosm Publishing’s compilation Bikes in Space IV: Biketopia. His political satire "The Devil's Advocates" is currently available for free (the link to this story can be found on his Facebook page).
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