Pokemon Shield

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3465 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,724 out of 3465
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  1. slambammer
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    That's right, I got Sword AND Shield. This series has become an absolute shell of its former self. I will not mention the National Dex controversy because I really don't care about it. But the graphics alone prevent me from immersing myself in this game in any way. Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade 2, and many, MANY other games manage to make even simple environments look better, and those areThat's right, I got Sword AND Shield. This series has become an absolute shell of its former self. I will not mention the National Dex controversy because I really don't care about it. But the graphics alone prevent me from immersing myself in this game in any way. Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade 2, and many, MANY other games manage to make even simple environments look better, and those are FAR bigger games. This game also follows the trend of stupification. The entire game is a tutorial, just like Sun and Moon. I know the primary demographic is a younger audience, but the older Pokemon games were aimed at kids too. There's no excuse for how insulting this game is to peoples' intelligence. The animations are lazy, and many are reused, the frame rates drop, and worst of all, this is an EXTREMELY short game. Even doing extra stuff and taking your time exploring, you'll be done with this game in a few days. Disappointing, utterly and completely disappointing.… Expand
  2. Kuroi_Zero
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    I do not like that this game has very few Pokémon, I do not like that they said that they made all of the Pokémon from 0 when it’s very likely that they used 3DS models for the Pokémon’s. They removed some of my favorite Pokémon, and that is just plain sad, Pokémon is a franchise I’ve been following loyaly since I am 10 years old now I’m 23 and I feel very sad I feel scammed. I feelI do not like that this game has very few Pokémon, I do not like that they said that they made all of the Pokémon from 0 when it’s very likely that they used 3DS models for the Pokémon’s. They removed some of my favorite Pokémon, and that is just plain sad, Pokémon is a franchise I’ve been following loyaly since I am 10 years old now I’m 23 and I feel very sad I feel scammed. I feel betrayed by a company which now just seeks money or at least is how I feel them now. Sorry gamefreak.… Expand
  3. Bolvin
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    The game is nice but you cant get all pokemon and thats a no go for a pokemon game so 0 points!
  4. FallHealer
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    This is by far the worst Pokemon game ever made. Having just 400 pokemon is not the biggest problem. Animations are ridiculous, graphics are terrible, looking like a 2000's game. The map is really short, extremely linear. Wild area, dinamax and camping are the only three new features in that make this game differen. The rest was just poorly copied from other franchise games.
  5. PokimonRanger
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Una completa basura hecha a la rápida, solo para vender por nombre y no por calidad.
  6. Clockworkenergy
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Same as Pokémon shield, same problems. Lack of innovation or charm from the earlier titles.
  7. Commiekiller
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Half-assed game with below 3DS graphics, awful in-game campaign, no post-game content, the animations are so bad not even a beginner would commit such gaffes. The national Dex was wrongfully cut in more than half of what it should be in the name of "quality" and "balance", but the game lacks either of them. This deserves a nice 0.
  8. Pollox28
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Si iban a recortar más de la mitad de los pokémon, al menos debieron haber respondido en algo.
    -Malos gráficos
    -Mala Historia
    -Mala jugabilidad    … Expand
  9. LordCaius
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Perfect example of how to betray Pokémon community and how to destroy what you have created in decades.
  10. ji-0
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Too low quality compared to 60% Pokemon, the most terrible story, terrible graphics and motion, and motion rehash. Terrible Design of New Pokemon
  11. Dementedcat785
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    The game is very short compared to some older games in the series. 60% of the pokemon were cut so building multiple teams for battle (my favorite thing) cant be done really. The animations are poor and are mostly rotations on an axis. There are some quality animations but its mostly mediocre. The render distance and models just popping in is very bad. The game is very easy (exp share isThe game is very short compared to some older games in the series. 60% of the pokemon were cut so building multiple teams for battle (my favorite thing) cant be done really. The animations are poor and are mostly rotations on an axis. There are some quality animations but its mostly mediocre. The render distance and models just popping in is very bad. The game is very easy (exp share is MANDATORY, and you get exp from catching pokemon. Losing is a challenge). The story in pokemon games recently has become annoying as your "rival" holds your hand and pesters you wherever you go. Gamefreak lied to fans about a lot of things (improving animations, not reusing models). Buying this game for 60 dollars isnt worth the game, and it definitely isnt worth supporting a lying company.… Expand
  12. pia-chu
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Odio que no tenga la pokedex nacional y que no pueda transferir los pokemones de mis juegos anteriores, muy enojada por eso. Además, gráficas no dignas de la consola, el juego es caro y se acaba en 30 horas. No lo vale, ya no seguiré comprando más juegos en preventa
  13. Felipex1
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    KD o slogan da franquia " catch them ALL". Devemos ficar satisfeitos com isso? É só ngm mais gastar dinheiro com essas coisas mal feitas para fãs, porque quando começar a causar prejuízo aí eles irão se preocupar
  14. poppinfresh
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    This game was a bit overrated in my opinion. 60 dollars for a Pokemon game is also too much.
  15. andersonwide
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Never in my entire live, i imagine this, me giving rate 0 to a pokemon game ...

    Don't buy this crap
  16. Shid
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    They lied and used 3DS game models and animations and they didn't even include all models in the game.
    Not to mention the innumerous bugs, horrible graphics and lousy finish.
    Do yourself a favor and don't buy it!
  17. HVeigaT
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Esse jogo destoa completamente do que é a franquia de jogos Pokémon, uma péssima região com pokemons interessantes, porém com mecânicas horríveis. Porque pokémons gigantes? Porque não temos a National Dex. Comprei o Nintendo Switch só para este jogo, e me arrependo profundamente.
  18. cumirebus2000
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Horrible game, don't undersatnd what are all the hypes about! shame on the developer for creating such lousy games. Wake up this is 2019!
  19. Rallsop13
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Simply not what the fans wanted. This is a rushed, rough-around-the-edges, 3DS game, with an HD coat of paint. This is not what anyone wanted or expected from the first mainline console release from the highest grossing media franchise of all time. There’s hardly a story besides the League, the battles are still just Pokémon sitting face to face, and the world textures look “last-gen”. ANYSimply not what the fans wanted. This is a rushed, rough-around-the-edges, 3DS game, with an HD coat of paint. This is not what anyone wanted or expected from the first mainline console release from the highest grossing media franchise of all time. There’s hardly a story besides the League, the battles are still just Pokémon sitting face to face, and the world textures look “last-gen”. ANY limitations that the Devs say that have are BS. They SHOULD have the funding and the time to give us the game we want. The series is moving in the right direction but it needs to cut the yearly release and give more time to craft a whole game for our current technology. I will not purchase another Pokémon game until this is achieved. Do better, GameFreak and Nintendo.

    (Note: I don’t actually think it is a 0/10, honestly it’s probably like 5/10, but I give a 0 as to keep the average score as low as possible in attempt to counteract the people that blindly throw 10/10s it’s way.)    … Expand
  20. ScottishDom
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Incredible to think of the steps backwards made between this game and Pokemon B2/W2 (2012!!!). The missing features have been done to death, but I will never understand how cutting features can then be dressed as a good thing for any game. if reviewers were approaching this game in the wider context of standards set by the industry, it would be panned.

    Unfortunately, because these game    Incredible to think of the steps backwards made between this game and Pokemon B2/W2 (2012!!!). The missing features have been done to death, but I will never understand how cutting features can then be dressed as a good thing for any game. if reviewers were approaching this game in the wider context of standards set by the industry, it would be panned.

    Unfortunately, because these game are considered "for kids" nobody cares if the longtime fanbase of teens and adults are ripped off £60 for a game that is demonstrably inferior and less polished than both its predecessor and games the devs made 10 YEARS AGO. Ah well, I won't be buying anything else from these charlatans.    … Expand
  21. ConcernedParent
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This game is really bad. Like, really bad. Before I returned it on behalf of my child, I played it through myself. Didn't take too long--Pathetic for a $60 game. The pokemons becoming big was also not that great. Do better next time, GameFreak.
  22. bettercritic
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    very dissapointed, i thought we were supposed to get an actual pokemon game after 'let's go', which was also a bad game.
  23. SuperiorSuisen
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonora excelente ya es habitual que una entrega de Pokémon sea muy buena instrumentalmente hablando, por eso lo único que tenía que hacer era asegurarse que el gameplay no se sintiera pesado y la única tarea que tenían la hicieron mal. Más palabrashay para describir este juego, pero pocas quedan que no sean ofensivas, así que en conclusión sale más rentable comprarse un Gameboy y un cartucho al Pokémon Sword, no sólo puede salir al mismo precio si busca bien, hasta se puede optar por algo de mejor calidad.… Expand
  24. SaintLilith
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    With the removal of so much content, one would have expected groundbreaking new concepts. There were none. I could've bought Planet Zoo with less money than what they're charging for this.
  25. Wool
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    As a game its quite cute.But technical issues is killing me.0/0 I'm dissapointed
  26. notadinosaur
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Gamefreak should be stripped of their rights being the sole developer of pokemon and give way to younger devs such as those who worked on BOTW and Xenoblade.

    Pokemon has TONS of potential but **** devs don't have the skill to make a full realization of pokemon as it should be.
  27. BugsyNanusu
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    A bug filled mess with less Pokemon than Diamond/Pearl. Non-existent difficulty. Graphics that look worse than the Pokemon games on the Gamecube. Do not support this cash grab!
  28. Gyroraptor
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Really, really, bad graphic quality
    Really, really, REALLY bad animations
    Also recycled animations
    Framerate drops
    Insultingly easy
    Lazy company
  29. katttdillehay
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    I don't even know where to start. I've been playing pokemon since Pokemon Gold and Silver came out close to 20 years ago. I have never been more disappointed with a game in my life. Pokemon sun and moon were bad but this is just embarassing. Countless pokemon were cut so longtime fans can't even bring pokemon they've had for over 15 years with them into the new games. Mega evolutions and aI don't even know where to start. I've been playing pokemon since Pokemon Gold and Silver came out close to 20 years ago. I have never been more disappointed with a game in my life. Pokemon sun and moon were bad but this is just embarassing. Countless pokemon were cut so longtime fans can't even bring pokemon they've had for over 15 years with them into the new games. Mega evolutions and a crazy amount of content was cut for a rushed, lazy, disappointing game. Do not waste your money on this game that could barely be considered finished.… Expand
  30. RiceTwice
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Worst game in the series by far. Don't waste your time and money, this game is horrible and incomplete. #GameFreakLied
  31. Motaever
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This game is perfect on 3ds
    Not in switch
    Its just playing sun and moon game with a mod for more pokemon and a new region
  32. Bruhboinohomes
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bruh moment, why no empoleon in the game.

    Eat pant

    Animations are kinda bad

    LiTtLe ToWn HeRo Is BeTtEr.    … Expand
  33. noxer94
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Game left a lot to be desired. As a long time pokemon fan I was expecting so much more.
    Wild area which was supposed to be the selling point of the game looks bland with not much else to do other than catch some pokemons - there really is not much to explore, if anything at all.
    The story left a lot to be desired; it was okeish up until the 3rd gym, then it felt rushed and not very well    Game left a lot to be desired. As a long time pokemon fan I was expecting so much more.
    Wild area which was supposed to be the selling point of the game looks bland with not much else to do other than catch some pokemons - there really is not much to explore, if anything at all.
    The story left a lot to be desired; it was okeish up until the 3rd gym, then it felt rushed and not very well worked on. I know it is supposed to be a story for kids, but even then, the story felt very much unispired, boring and lackluster when compared to other pokemon titles. We are introduced to game elements out of nowhere and the explanation for those - giantmaxing - is as bland as it could be.
    Speaking of game elements - a lot of game definiting elements are missing. No national dex (more than 60% of the pokemon were cut! last time we had such few pokemons it was 2006 and pokemon pearl was being released!), no mega evolutions, no z moves, more than 150 moves were cut...you get the point.
    Game looks bad for a switch release. Let's be honest here, pokemon was never about graphics, but this is the freaking switch and there were to be expected MUCH better graphics than the ones we got. Pokemon Battle Revolution from 2006 looks BETTER than this! Models are LITERALLY the same as the 3DS ones for XY released in 2013, animations are poor, and textures are horrible albeit masked by some good lighting effects.
    The sound is also not the best. There are some crucial parts where we dont even got music going on due to pure laziness. Music used to be great, but honestly it's quite bad in sword and shield.

    I beat the game in 15h, its shorter than the other titles and the postgame is pretty much non existent.    … Expand
  34. Juggernub
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    The game is missing many key aspects that make a Pokemon game a Pokemon game as well as just feeling like more of a grind to be able to progress rather than natural progression
  35. Nintedofan
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the people giving it a 10 are people who are just feeding there natrual desire to protect an overlord like gamefreak they haven't even played the games… Expand
  36. LokidoFR
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Déçu. Aucune difficultés. Un jeu digne d'un gosse de 5ans. On attend un jeu à la sauce "pokemon call of the trainer" !!!
  37. himbaba78406
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    糟糕的寶可夢建模、難看的戰鬥背景
    一堆好寶可夢被踢除
    吼吼鯨有夠小
    寶可夢畫質差
    只有人設能看的遊戲
    不如拿錢買本本
  38. Sammy98
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Another Pokemon
  39. DiminicC
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Le faltan muchas cosas, es verdad que en el área silvestre están feos los árboles, de hecho pienso que si GameFreak hubiese añadido la PokéDex Nacional, TODO, absolutamente TODO se hubiese digerido de mejor manera, incluso las megaevoluciones, ahora también nos falta la GTS, como se supone que voy a obtener pokémon de la otra edición sin GTS y sin amigos?.
  40. Deadgar
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Gotta catch none of those lame pokemon.

    It's incredible how disappointing it is to have less pokemon than a small handheld like the 3DS can handle, on a console which is capable of running Doom, Zelda BoTW and also The Witcher 3! 1000x better looking than Pokemon SW/SH. On top of that, the game looks and plays as a small 3DS game... These game should've have never existed until they met    Gotta catch none of those lame pokemon.

    It's incredible how disappointing it is to have less pokemon than a small handheld like the 3DS can handle, on a console which is capable of running Doom, Zelda BoTW and also The Witcher 3! 1000x better looking than Pokemon SW/SH.

    On top of that, the game looks and plays as a small 3DS game... These game should've have never existed until they met the optimal quality of the switch.    … Expand
  41. Ibuki_7731
    Jun 1, 2021
    0
    Laziest game ever made. No passion or love given to this game. This is the perfect example of a rushed product all for the sake of making money as fast as possible. Game Freak has no excuse since they're a multi billion dollar company.
  42. Xarai
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    First of all I still own this game I did not return it in hopes they release dlc or an expansion because that is literally the only way they can redeem some dignity in the game. I have played the entire series from red and blue all the way to sword and shield including the 3rd "installments" to each series.

    First problem - This is by far the easiest game in the entire series. Arriving    First of all I still own this game I did not return it in hopes they release dlc or an expansion because that is literally the only way they can redeem some dignity in the game. I have played the entire series from red and blue all the way to sword and shield including the 3rd "installments" to each series.

    First problem - This is by far the easiest game in the entire series. Arriving at the first gym I was already 30 levels above their pokemon and this remained common all the way til the end so my absolute biggest gripe is it is way way way too easy. at least in the older games like black and white for example the game wasnt totally easy it but had SOME challenges.

    2nd problem - Pretty much no story at all - took me a few hours to beat the game, and that saddens me probably the most because yeah we all know pokemon stories aren't complex or anything surprising but come on! Next to no story not really any villains at all just some moron who wasn't evil or bad or anything he was just stupid thats not a story hell that isnt even a lesson.

    3rd problem - team yell yeah nuff said right there and I thought pokemon sun and moon had horrible "villains"

    4th problem the map/areas - these are tiny, minuscule I didnt feel like I was exploring any of them, I breezed right through every single area in less than 5 minutes - how long did we all spend on victory road? or caves? or the frozen caves? or mazes list goes on, these were nice to look at but they were tiny.

    5th problem the running animation - not a big problem but this felt like a mobile game

    6th problem - the graphics - wow this is the nintendo switch the same console that brought us...zelda breath of the wild brings us...sword and shield... the nintendo gamecube game wannabe game. and you actually used the exact same models as you did from the 3ds which brings up the most obvious problem

    7th problem - laziness galore! - holy crap using the same models and saying theres not enough time to bring all 1k pokemon? that was utter **** btw theres barely any new pokemon in galar and it seems like no effort was put into these new pokemon like seriously a **** apple!!!! a god damn apple is a pokemon let alone the teacup like seriously wtf. the map is tiny, like really really tiny.
    and there are only 3 legendary pokemon, 1 you are guaranteed to get anyways.

    8th problem - this might be the absolute worse problem of them all... end game content
    yeah lets talk about this huge problem - there is none, the battle tower that is literally it. besides the tiny quest for your legend there is nothing to do once your done, no re-exploring the map to find new secret areas, no new region, nothing notta. no exciting minigames, no battle factory. nothing
    like wtf i beat the game in like 4 hrs and then i cant do anything except level my pokemon up for ig online play against other ppl.

    9th problem - maybe this is nintendo problem but.. ya internet play sucks.. like horribly also wtf no global trade station? da actual hell is that, you made trading EVEN WORSE how did you do that? oh i know by literally removing it and leaving us to find random ppl in hopes they have what you want for what you have which isnt likely gj now we gotta rely on **** like discord for simple trading.

    10th problem - oh wow double digits on problems thats never good. this was in my graphics complaint but still dexit had a good point. not all the pokemon are included which is a huge problem also, reusing old sprite models means you didnt even make them from the ground up and adding then wouldn't have been that hard to do.

    11th problem - the gameplay hours - the most important part.... pokemon shoudnt be a small quick game that takes 4 hours to beat unless you are speedrunning the game with foreknowledge of what to do where to go and how.

    12th and final problem on the top of my head - raids - why is this a problem? because they are available way way way too soon making the ability to level up to literal max way to early way too soon and way way too easy    … Expand
  43. NaKaGaWa13
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    Game Freak killed that game! No National pokedex, no starters from previous generation, no Totodile, no Croconaw, no Feralligatr...Weird leveling system...Worst Pokemon Game ever...
  44. Sweetpair
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    This is a disaster! All content is cuter away! No Pokemon from previous gens! No National pokedex! It's terrible!
  45. SK1Y101
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wonderful, impeccable, outstanding, trailblazing.
    These were the promises Game Freak made to us about this game, and yet what did we receive?
    An empty shell of a game, clearly rushed and barelypolished, without a shred of any of the former games shining features, Including, but not limited to:
    Shiny starters
    Mega-evolutions
    having access to every move, ever item, every Pokémon, every gym.
    The elite four existing.
    Victory road existing.
    Decent graphics,
    actually getting to play the game rather than being railroaded....
    The list of features missing in SwSh goes on.

    A glorified Pokémon go, with less effort than should be physically possible to inject into a franchise this large.
    If you want to play Pokémon, pickup Gen 4, Gen 7, hey, maybe even Gen 1 if you want; Don't expect to find anything desirable in sword and shield.    … Expand
  46. TurricanFan64
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    I’d rather play Thexder while having someone repeatedly kick me in the nuts than play that pile of **** again. -10/10, would not recommend.
  47. Joelfusetti
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O novo jogo de Pokémon é um desrespeito aos fãs. O que se esperava de um game para console era uma coisa inovadora e com um grande potencial. O que foi jogado por agua abaixo com um jogo cheio de bugs e absurdos gráficos. Jogoa feito por uma pequena empresa de 10 pessoas dão de 10 a 0 nesse fiasco comandado por uma empresa multnilhonaria. Fico triste com a situação e mais triste ainda com quem compra e apoia cegamente. Quem sabe um dia a gamefreak a gamefreak visa mais o público doque dinheiro.… Expand
  48. Fidelator
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible graphics, laughable battle animations, missing half the pokémon, there is no voice acting, the wild area does not have anything to do, Dynamax is ridiculous and not nearly as good as Megas. The story on the game is utterly recycled and terribly bad. They took away useful mechanic, specially the world trade center. 0/10, would not buy again, go spend your money on Witcher 3 or dragon quest so you can see the definition of a well made game.… Expand
  49. F4g077
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    It seems like they ported the game from the 3DS. the laziness of the developers really shows everywhere in game.
  50. DumbFum
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    I just think it’s bad they don’t have the national Dex Honestly I know not everything is black and white and such but I genuinely believe they rushed the game for sales every November since Sun and moon there’s been a new Pokémon game I don’t like that Sure this game does a LOT right but I still think it deserves this low score to show gamefreak we care about The National Dex and want ourI just think it’s bad they don’t have the national Dex Honestly I know not everything is black and white and such but I genuinely believe they rushed the game for sales every November since Sun and moon there’s been a new Pokémon game I don’t like that Sure this game does a LOT right but I still think it deserves this low score to show gamefreak we care about The National Dex and want our Pokémon games made with time and love feel free to disagree because the simple fact is yeah this mostly cause of the National Dex it’s not cause I want all the Pokémon well I do but still I think slowly but surely if this yearly release thing keeps going then Pokémon’s gonna become no different then Say Madden or Freaking EA sports games bold claim I know but it’s what I believe so yes this is a good game but I’m giving it a low score so maybe hopefully the next Pokémon game is made without the stupid deadline but maybe IM the stupid one… Expand
  51. Gonz04
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    This game is so disappointing, I literally ended this game in two days, and my favorite Pokémon is not here, don’t buy it (trust me, don’t do it) this is not worth $60 :(
  52. Mack_thge_Sack
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    I'm going to state my points and not my emotions, (although, i'm quite unhappy with gamefreak)

    1. People say not having every Pokemon in the game is "reasonable", why? i ask that because previous games on the DS, a solely handheld/portable system. (that I'm willing to bet has far less processing power than the switch) X and Y, OR/AS and Sun and Moon, Contained every pokemon and they are    I'm going to state my points and not my emotions, (although, i'm quite unhappy with gamefreak)

    1. People say not having every Pokemon in the game is "reasonable", why? i ask that because previous games on the DS, a solely handheld/portable system. (that I'm willing to bet has far less processing power than the switch) X and Y, OR/AS and Sun and Moon, Contained every pokemon and they are 3DS games, you're telling me that it was possible to put them all in those games but it was too much work to put them all into a CONSOLE game. i'm gonna call **** especially when there are those of us spending 120$ on both versions.

    2. Gigantamax and Dynamax is stupid(just an opinion(but the right one)), a) mega evolution had Twice as many forms making it much more versatile and meaning more people could have their favorite pokemon become even more powerful. 48 mega evolution, 20 some odd gigantamax.
    b) Sure every pokemon can gigantamax, but, you cant gigantamax whenever wherever like with mega evolution, also having your pokemon simply become giant and lose all of its unique moves (in my opinion) is far less appealing than keeping the moveset that i designed to work a specific way, if i wanted z-moves id play more sun and moon i don't care for your knockoff "dynamax" moves
    c) the ONLY way to get gigantamax is thru luck, in max raid battles, or through possible future events, so if i want to make sure my pokemon has the proper IVs, ability, Nature and characteristic i should probably just forget gigantamax unless i wanna spend every waking moment scouring the wild area, it makes the new staple for battling extremely inaccessible and undesirable

    3) finally the lack of content is absurd, i was waiting for maybe a second wild area(maybe in that snowy region) or something maybe a new post game area like previous games but its nothing its a tiny region(maybe the smallest so far) with short poorly thought out routes, uninteresting caves, Absolutely no Victory Road. and back to the lack of mons in the game, if they didn't put time into the out world, they obviously didn't put any more time and effort into animations than they did with X/Y-US/UM, no work on the plot of the game, then where did the resources go? gamefreak has either a lot of work in updates to do or pokemon is gonna be a thing of the past and ill just keep playing my DS versions where i can keep my longtime companions.    … Expand
  53. Guandaside
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is good overall, but there are two major things that completely ruin the experience:
    1 Dexit, having removed half the dex and still trying to convince you to catch 'em all is ridiculous and is implying that you cannot actually play with the pokemon you like because the developers won' t give them to you.
    2 Nintendo Switch is a good console, it's. Capable of. Exceptional graphics and gameplay. So why does this game feel like something that came out of 2010?    … Expand
  54. pokemonhater
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    graphics are actually pretty good other than those trees in the wild area. team yell could be better but is okay. The dynamax raids and battles are super fun, especially with friends. I love Marnie as a character so much, she has a great story. Can't skip the credits though so 0.
  55. lucasts02
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Sweet jesus, why? Spent 100 dollars on the bundle for this peace of garbage.
  56. gargom
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Esto es absurdo, un juego a medio hacer con las texturas a 144pixeles y repitiendo exactamente lo mismo que en nintendo ds pero en switch, innovación cero. Un juego hecho con prisas y sin novedades, no pienso comprarlo, no parais de reiros de vuestros fans, game freak porfavor dejad de querer hacer dinero fácil sin esforzaros lo más mínimo.
  57. Fran0990
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Un terrible juego. Gráfico de n64 y faltan la mitad de los pokemon. Gamefreak es el nuevo EA. Pokemon es el nuevo CoD
  58. PapapauloIII
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Lol, seems like no effort was put in this game. Cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap
  59. xXFedericXx
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    No regional pokedex, low framerate, bad texture, no hard mode, no dubb, some animation and same model of sun and moon. This game is very bad and game freak is lazy!
  60. peterd07
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    these games cost $20 more than the 3DS games but has an even shorter campaign then they did, has absolutely no end game, has less than 1/2 the pokemon even though they are literally just reused assets from said 3DS games, it's way more buggy and unpolished unlike the 3DS games, and again COST $20 MORE! its **** embarrassing. Not to mention they straight up lied about the reused assets andthese games cost $20 more than the 3DS games but has an even shorter campaign then they did, has absolutely no end game, has less than 1/2 the pokemon even though they are literally just reused assets from said 3DS games, it's way more buggy and unpolished unlike the 3DS games, and again COST $20 MORE! its **** embarrassing. Not to mention they straight up lied about the reused assets and my god the animations are extremely lazy. They have no excuse for this dumpster fire.… Expand
  61. Ishrod24
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Wow some of these Pokémon are a joke. I’m not sure where game freak is going anymore. Male better harder games or lose the support of millions. This is why I still play Gen 1-4. Before they went soft and ridiculous.
  62. Edumiroku
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    The same thing that in Sword. I have to be with myself and my thoughs after playing the Game.
  63. PentaGDVN
    Nov 25, 2019
    0
    Even removed 66% of national pokedex for better animation, the animation still full of trash and copy them from 3DS
  64. pzlxqy
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series died. This game brings me nothing but despair. So many critics are lying, Game freak is lying, and even some fans are lying to themselves!… Expand
  65. Trajliner
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Game is really easy even someone who dont understan how it works can finish it without any problems.
    You should focus more on older people do not expect this is only for 6 old kids.I as 2-3 old kid finished a lot of games on SEGA without saves bcs they didnt exist back then.How game looks i dont care.
    Game is not evolving at all its really easy to change it upgrade combat system !!!.    Game is really easy even someone who dont understan how it works can finish it without any problems.
    You should focus more on older people do not expect this is only for 6 old kids.I as 2-3 old kid finished a lot of games on SEGA without saves bcs they didnt exist back then.How game looks i dont care.
    Game is not evolving at all its really easy to change it upgrade combat system !!!. New pokemon names and look is ridiculous. 0/10 Its better play yellow crystal then this.
    People who crating this game doesnt care bsc name Pokemon will sell this game anyway.......    … Expand
  66. Logibear1010
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    This has to be the worst game to date. Crap graphics, reused animations. Hop is Jay from sun and moon, they are the exact same. I want my favorites, all 1000 Pokemon. I just want to be excited about Pokemon again, make the game a challenge, make it hard. No exp share permanently on. This game is a shame to Pokemon.
  67. PokeSpot
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Beat the game. My overall feelings, they didn't even try with this game. Everything about it is lazy.
  68. LevelUpGaming
    Nov 29, 2019
    0
    Absolute garbage. Undeveloped story, one-dimensional characters, empty towns, a "wild area" that be explored in its entirety in 5 minutes, no postgame content, 2/5 of a Pokédex, and professional reviewers and fans who would rather lick Junichi Masuda's boots that accept that the games aren't good.
  69. samktiago
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    literally the worst Pokemon game ever, where's the love that you used to have for the franchisee?
  70. Onichan_69
    Dec 3, 2019
    0
    Baja calidad de animaciones, no tiene todos los pokemon, historia corta y mala. Simplemente no vale la pena el juego es un ultrasol o ultraluna recortado.
  71. kenshingensai
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. postgame is lacking, There are no Elite Four, you fight the same trainers all over again instead, wild area don't care for, raid battles don't care for, towns are empty, lifeless animations, feels more like a port from 3DS, improvements come at way too high a price, the game suffers from many graphical issues. Pokemon, trainers and objects will just pop into and out of the overworld for seemingly no reason.… Expand
  72. Zool098
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    Stop giving this game a 10/10 rating. All you're doing is making it worse and damaging the franchise. Do not encourage Gamefreak to stay lazy, we need to keep the score low so gamefreak sees we are not happy and actually put effort in their next game. You can enjoy this game all you want, but you can't ignore the objective flaws it has, such as the poor performance, poor graphics, poorStop giving this game a 10/10 rating. All you're doing is making it worse and damaging the franchise. Do not encourage Gamefreak to stay lazy, we need to keep the score low so gamefreak sees we are not happy and actually put effort in their next game. You can enjoy this game all you want, but you can't ignore the objective flaws it has, such as the poor performance, poor graphics, poor animation, cut Pokemon, no voice acting, lack of story, pop ins, poor textures, and many more problems. This game is a 6/10 at best, so let's keep the score and hope it sends the message to Gamefreak!… Expand
  73. Spiritombed
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    Spiritomb isn't in this game, therefore it's a terrible game. I am absolutely livid, I am full for agony. My wife left me, my son no longer loves me, due to how broken I have become. The Day of Reckoning is upon Gamefreak. You will all suffer the consequences.
  74. AllenF
    Dec 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: most of the new Pokemon are all around great! Some very neat designs, unique moves, and unique typings. Very good job on the new 'mons, Gamefreak

    Cons: where do I begin? I'll just list a few

    1. Dynamaxing. This new feature is by far the worst of the battle mechanics in recent memory. It is 3 turns of Z moves (which were already a bit broken) from a Pokemon with massive HP and a downgrade from mega evolutions, creatively (which actually had creative designs and brought old 'mons back to life). An overall disappointment and a broken game mechanic.

    2. Dexit. I am very sad and still confused that about 1/2 off all Pokemon were just cut from the game entirely. And after having seen which ones remain, I'm even more baffled. This leads to my next point

    3. Lack of content. After beating the boring campaign, I am left feeling empty. The routes are short, there is no reward for exploring, there is no middle dungeon, no puzzles, confusing storyline, and anti-climactic lore leading to the legendary battle. What is the most odd to me, though, is the complete lack of endgame content. After catching the box legends, there's nothing. There are a total of 3...yes 3 legendaries in the entire game. I'm stunned. 4. To finish, I'll comment on max raids. These are fun until about your 3rd raid. They are monotonous and tedious after that. Every battle is the same strat: destroy as quickly as possible. Many 5* raids are literally impossible with the complete garbage AI that is given to single players who don't play online. To top it off, the spawns are random and rare. If you happen to find a rare spawn, you must go through an excruciatingly long battle only to have 1...yes 1 chance to catch it. The catch rate is trash for high tiers. This is a boring, chance-filled, unoriginal, tedious battle format. I'm ashamed at Gamefreak for this nonsense.


    There is so much more I could complain about (HA hunting, harvesting EV berries, poor animations, etc.) But overall gen 8 is a complete downgrade from previous installments. It's a literal step backwards in so many ways. As a Pokemon fan and competitive battler for 20 years now, I wanted to love this game. I anticipated it since it's announce. Now, I'm giving it away to a kid who is new to Pokemon and is saving up to buy it. I don't want him to have to spend his money on this game. Here's to hoping for gen 9    … Expand
  75. jumpingmanx
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    Pobre contenido . Pobre desempeño pesimo diseño, pesimo online multijugador. Inexistente dificultad.

    No pagues por el así de simple.
  76. Derbearz
    Dec 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Legit feels like a hollow shell. Gamefreak really crapped on the true fans with this incredibly awful game. It’s Pokemon dumbed down to the lowest degree. Linear routes full of lifeless battles, no caves/dungeons/caverns to explore. The towns are empty shells. No use for TMs/HMs there are no hidden paths. Routes are generally blocked by Team Yell grunts. Team yell is irrelevant, probably the most uninteresting team or antagonist in any Pokemon game. Their hideout doubles as a “town” which is a straight left to right town of absolutely nothing. I wasnt expecting this game to be the greatest, but I did not expect this game to be this bad. The wild area is lifeless and feels like a random assortment of pokemon that feel out of place. Theres nothing really else to do in the wild area other than raid battle. It’s like a bigger, more controlled safari zone. I could go on about how disappointing this game is. Graphics not being the most important thing are lackluster. Looking at the coding of this game, it was done very sloppy. The code is so messy, textures in the game look terrible. Pop in looks adds to the lifelessness of this game. No elite 4, you just re battle gym leaders at the end. The final showdown of the game is so anti climactic. Just don’t buy this game. I rarely regret buying a game especially Pokemon, but this hame is just god awful. I could go on and on about how bad this game is.… Expand
  77. Sasa789
    Dec 17, 2019
    0
    Pokemon, make REAL videogames! This is not what we wan't. Evolve like all that other video games have, you of all companies have the funds to make the greatest game EVER.
  78. dabsdabsdabs
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    Ok I wanted to write so many things about this game, all of them bad, but I will just summarize in that the game looks like a 3DS game and it is even worst with the on line part. It doesn't update if you don't start a wonder trade or something. The animations are boring and extremely similar to the 3DS Pokemon. I got a Nintendo Switch only to play this game, I only played Pokemon by theOk I wanted to write so many things about this game, all of them bad, but I will just summarize in that the game looks like a 3DS game and it is even worst with the on line part. It doesn't update if you don't start a wonder trade or something. The animations are boring and extremely similar to the 3DS Pokemon. I got a Nintendo Switch only to play this game, I only played Pokemon by the way, no experience or very few with other video games, and I thought the Switch was bad because of how poor this game runs but then I tried other switch games and they are beautiful! Thank you Nintendo and Gamefreak for making this a boring game, we can see how lazy you were with it. Now I will sell it and get other interesting games for the switch :). Oh by the way, battling on line is the same as in the 3DS, exactly the same. It is a 3DS game! wait until they get a good Pokemon for the Switch.… Expand
  79. Anonijm21
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same animations as the 6th and 7th Gen ,Copy and Paste everywhere. Cut half of Pokedex and, many bugs and glitches… Expand
  80. DavidLFen
    Dec 31, 2019
    0
    Objetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como laObjetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como la GTS y encima añaden cosas molestas como las MT de un solo uso, la ausencia de más de la mitad de los pokemon se nota mucho, es un insulto a los fans de toda la vida, si alguno de tus pokemon favoritos no estabprogramado por que a los de GAME FREAK, les apetecía rascarse las pelotas, jodete, y para colmo esta cosa cuesta 60€, lo único bueno que puedo decir es que lo conseguí por 40 en el black friday y aun así me siento estafado, os aconsejo que de comprarlo lo hagáis de segunda mano o que esperéis a la típica versión 1.5, también de segunda mano ya que no veo como puedan arreglar esta cosa… Expand
  81. UnbornZombie
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    Huge let down. They are getting so lazy with development it’s a shame. This game is an insult to consumers. Do not waste your time playing this garbage.
  82. Attred
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    You are racist. You could only translate texts and menu items into Russian. But instead, you decide to ignore the Russian-speaking community once again, guided by your racial prejudices about the ability of the Russian population to pay. You sell the game on the territory of Russia and I pay good money for this game. When hundreds and thousands of Russians are paid, is that not enough forYou are racist. You could only translate texts and menu items into Russian. But instead, you decide to ignore the Russian-speaking community once again, guided by your racial prejudices about the ability of the Russian population to pay. You sell the game on the territory of Russia and I pay good money for this game. When hundreds and thousands of Russians are paid, is that not enough for you? The racists!… Expand
  83. Terranut
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He tenido que comprar Pokémon x y para.comprobar que la saga Pokémon ha muerto con la última entrega..Es el peor con diferencia. os recomiendo ultra luna sol o x e y antes que este.… Expand
  84. Sanji_Kun
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    By far the worst Pokemon Game ever.

    Nintendo ruined the franchise. In the web there are fangames with better ideas than Nintendo and Game Freak.
  85. Enner
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    At this rate I’ll never see the Pokémon game I dreamt of as a kid. A real looking Pokémon. Almost how the marvel cartoons have become the marvel movies. I hoped for that and I never should have. Because Nintendo can put out recycled uncreative trash like this and the demand for it is so high that people will just lie to themselves and say it’s good. There is no hope. Game Freak has failed.
  86. Kriser333
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Huge disappointment.hated the franchise for this... they made a 2000 style and graphics game in 2020..
  87. Lauge
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    Bugs related to online play make it so that you are not able to complete your pokedex, if you run i to any of these. Still Gamefreak has done nothing to fix these issues. The only fix seems to be deleting all safefiles files on your Switch and start over
  88. Gvm2327
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    Everything was dumb down, the amount of content is stupid small and the game is ugly af
    I don't see any positives
  89. pdrcode
    May 4, 2020
    0
    I would like Shigeru Omori to leave the project. Please do not destroy the Pokémon.
  90. CrisSonic_Drago
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Llevo jugando a Pokémon desde pequeño, empecé en Pokémon Oro y Plata y he jugado prácticamente a casi todos los juegos de la saga. Me compre Pokémon el día de su lanzamiento y después de escuchar varias opiniones y haberlo jugado mucho estos meses, sin duda estamos ante el peor de la saga.

    En este juego hemos perdido un monton de cosas; la explotación, las pokemonturas y interacciones con    Llevo jugando a Pokémon desde pequeño, empecé en Pokémon Oro y Plata y he jugado prácticamente a casi todos los juegos de la saga. Me compre Pokémon el día de su lanzamiento y después de escuchar varias opiniones y haberlo jugado mucho estos meses, sin duda estamos ante el peor de la saga.

    En este juego hemos perdido un monton de cosas; la explotación, las pokemonturas y interacciones con edificios y mas cosas. Es juego totalmente limitado y pasillero.


    La historia sin duda es lo peor y la historia que hay después del juego también. Nos prometieron una historia emocionante después de pasarte el juego nos encontramos con semejante basura nada interesante para el jugador.

    Enserio recortan la pokedex para esto? Vaya basura de juego has creado GF. Esto no se salva ni con los dlc y ni los remakes de 4 generación.

    Espero que lean esto y se apliquen para la generación 9.    … Expand
  91. Otts
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    Unfinished product sold with cut content at a full price. Glitchy and disrespectful with its consumers and fanbase. A loveless cashgrab rushed to the market from the highest grossing media franchise in the planet. Underperforming software for the current generation standards. Shameless and sad.
  92. Ceyarove
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    como fui a perder mi dinero con este juego. pésima historia, dificultad inexistente, personajes nada interesante.
  93. jikan2004
    May 27, 2020
    0
    This game is a cut in paste copy of x and y that game freak messed up and caused problems so that can sell solutions to the complete piece of trash that is this game. It is by far the worst Pokemon game out there. They took out the national Dex and the animations are so bad that Pokemon Stadium one had better grapghics. No one in their right mind should buy this game.
  94. juanignacio021
    Jun 18, 2020
    0
    Not worth. The game has barely any content and what little it has, it isn´t that good to begin with. The game took less than 8 hours to beat its main campaign and around one or two for the lackluster postgame.

    The story is bad: doesn´t make sense, has little to none character development (only Hop shows significant growth) and is not engaging at all. I dont usually care much for the    Not worth. The game has barely any content and what little it has, it isn´t that good to begin with. The game took less than 8 hours to beat its main campaign and around one or two for the lackluster postgame.

    The story is bad: doesn´t make sense, has little to none character development (only Hop shows significant growth) and is not engaging at all. I dont usually care much for the story in Pokemon games but this time it was unbeareable.

    The wild area, the main selling point of this game, is absolutely dissapointing. It is basically Hyrule field from Ocarina of Time (N64 graphics and all), just as empty and uninteresting but has some Pokemon popping out over the place.

    Gamefreak lied directly to the face of the playerbase. They stated they were cutting the Pokedex to polish the game some more and improve models and animations, which we now know it is completely BS since it has been proving these have been imported from the 3DS meaning they are the same from 2013.

    Finally, the gameplay. There is some good in SWSH, like the music and some of the new designs are actually good but these are all swept under the rug because of the horrid gameplay.

    Remember in past Pokemon games where there were dungeons like Silph co., Sky Pillar, the numerous caves, buildings and more? All gone. Galar is one straight line from beginning to end. Traversing the world was brief and boring and while some towns showed interesting features (like Stow-on-side and the Digglet statues) they had barely anything inside to interact with.

    But the biggest offender here is the battling. After all, it is Pokemon´s main attractive. Dynamax is a horrible mechanic as it is basically a nuke button and every battle revolves around who has the bigger nuke making battles really repetitive. Even if mechanically the system is flawed, aesthically isn´t good either. Again, animations from the 3DS are reused and some aren´t even good to begin with. Some attacks just have the model rotate around or hop statically a few times while the iddle animations are bland and do not express any personality. If you compare battles in SwSh with battles in previous home console iterations (Stadium 1&2, Battle Revolution, Colosseum) Swsh is really boring and unappealing to watch.

    I can´t stress this enough but he game is plain bad. I´m mad I bought this game, I´m mad Gamefreak lied to players and I´m mad Pokemon is going downhill as a franchise.    … Expand
  95. sabiogamer
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Un juego Recortado, eh incompleto, muy mal, le falta mucho por delante, y recortaron el juego solo para cobrar mas. las gráficas son las peores
  96. Lindagamer
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    El juego esta incompleto, y te lo venden a trozos , las versiones anteriores tienen mas contenido que este.
  97. Chartium97
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The beginning of the decline of pokemon, since the change to the 3d, gamefreak and the pokemon company have found the goose that lays the golden eggs doing less and less effort in each delivery, game and putting more abusive prices than the previous one with absurd dlcs that Supposedly they fix the content of the game, it is very sad that they give a kick to the fans that we have supportedThe beginning of the decline of pokemon, since the change to the 3d, gamefreak and the pokemon company have found the goose that lays the golden eggs doing less and less effort in each delivery, game and putting more abusive prices than the previous one with absurd dlcs that Supposedly they fix the content of the game, it is very sad that they give a kick to the fans that we have supported these games to only become more and more casual with other players, the exploration factor is totally suppressed in addition to the story, getting to do an annual installment to get the maximum possible benefit, when they could use that money to hire more people and that the final product becomes of quality like other games like super mario odyssey or breath of the wild… Expand
  98. lamen_table
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un pokemon fácil de narices, ya pueden ponerse las pilas en gamefreakss… Expand
  99. Ihatemetacriti
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I HATE THAT **** ICE LEVEL WHERE YOU FALL THEOUGH TJE SNOW I HATE IT AND WHEN MY DAD LEFT I DIDNT KWNWO WHAT TO DO BUT THEN I PLAY POMXKON SWOFDAND SHIELD AND I FALL THROUGH THE SNOW **** YOU **** YOU SONY I HATE YOU REMOVE THE ICE LEVEL ****
  100. Hanekoma
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What this game describes in game freak is very different from what I felt when I was playing. What is more regrettable is that the characters in the game plot have an interesting background and excellent design, but the story they are arranged in the game is too simple and boring… Expand
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#76 Best Switch Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    90
    Sword & Shield have a lot to love for old and new fans, and they're pure quality from top to bottom. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 72]
  2. GameCritics
    Feb 6, 2020
    75
    I enjoyed my time with Pokemon Sword and Shield, but I ended feeling conflicted. I appreciate many of the changes and felt that it generally respected my time, but I almost felt like a passive participant. The more complex gym challenges had a meatier role, but the narrative shouldn’t have been shoved to the side. Overall, I would recommend it to players who want to have a Pokemon experience, but this one won’t stick with me the way the older ones have.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 14, 2020
    78
    Pokemon Sword/Shield is uncharacteristically user-friendly: now there’s no need to backtrack half across the world to heal your entire team of pokemon or to get to a particular city, for example. [Issue#242, p.66]
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