Pokemon Sword / Shield: The Isle of Armor

 Switch
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. Daily Star
    Jul 15, 2020
    40
    Now that you have already paid for both expansions, let’s hope The Crown Tundra is a better experience all around.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Jun 22, 2020
    Pokémon's first ever expansion offers sunny vibes and another, more open world, but is still lacking the substance to do much with it.
  2. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Jul 16, 2020
    A summer vacation in the Pokémon world, Isle Of Armor adds enough characters and Pokémon to keep us entertained for now. [Issue 1#1, p.60]
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  3. RPG Fan
    Jun 24, 2020
    When The Isle of Armor is good, it's great. It takes the concept of the Wild Area and nearly perfects it, and I enjoyed running around and hunting down those Digletts. It doesn't fix many of the base game's main issues, and where it does make improvements, these are not available unless you have the Expansion Pass. There's also no way to buy The Isle of Armor separately, so you may want to wait until the second half of the pass is out before diving it. Still, iIt's a decent start for the series' first piece of DLC, and I'm excited to see how The Crown Tundra expands on the games more.
  5. SpazioGames
    Jun 23, 2020
    The Island of Armos DLC for Pokémon Sword & Shield is targeted more towards the hardcore players of the series, granting some new, challenging battles for those who are looking for them. Players who are instead looking for story-driven content will instead have to wait for the second DLC, hoping it will deliver something more in that regard.
  6. The Verge
    Jun 26, 2020
    Isle of Armor simply adds more of this. More monsters, more areas, and a few little diversions to add some structure. And you can do it all with a Squirtle right behind you.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 520 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 181 out of 520
  2. Mixed: 119 out of 520
  3. Negative: 220 out of 520
  1. hkjhkjh
    Jun 17, 2020
    8
    Pro:
    +Much more complex and more variety than the wild area
    +Some of the areas like the swamp or the forest look much better than we know    Pro:
    +Much more complex and more variety than the wild area
    +Some of the areas like the swamp or the forest look much better than we know from the wild area, it's still not switch standard but still

    Con:
    -No new pokemon or galarean form beside the ones we already knew about (Kubfu, Urshifu, Slowpoke, Slowbro), atleast i didn't enounter one in the 10h i already played
    -Not much trainer battles and most of them are very easy (exept the last one)

    Neutral:
    ~Pokemon follow you which is really nice BUT only on the isle of armor and because of the postition of the camera and the fact that most pokemon are slower than the player u don't see them most of the time because they are too much behind

    Overall about what I expected,, it's really ok, especially considering that was only the first DLC, really looking forward to the next one    … Full Review »
  2. Starfree
    Jun 17, 2020
    8
    There’s a lot in this half of the pass that I didn’t expect. The new moves are amazing, new items are very much welcome, and the new storyThere’s a lot in this half of the pass that I didn’t expect. The new moves are amazing, new items are very much welcome, and the new story content is more then I expected. Tho at the same time there some stuff missing that I was expecting. New Galarian forms or new Pokémon just for version exclusives. I find it very odd that the only difference between the sword and shield versions is the rival. I’m sure that’s a disappointment for anyone who bought both. But overall very good experience, up their with smash and splatoon as the best AAA DLC on the switch.… Full Review »
  3. Il_Brama
    Jun 18, 2020
    4
    Pro: "new" pokemon, Urshifu and some minigames.
    Con: ALL THE STORY because after 8 months from the release, all people who have had fun    Pro: "new" pokemon, Urshifu and some minigames.
    Con: ALL THE STORY because after 8 months from the release, all people who have had fun playing Pokemon Sword and Shield, have at least 6 pokemon at level 100, but in this DLC the opponents pokemon are between level 58 and 75.. so finishing the DLC is too easy also for a child..
    The question is: WHO IS THIS DLC MADE FOR? surely not for people who played Sword and Shield after have beaten the League.. and this is a paradox because who buys a DLC is usually a person that has already finished the game..
    My final opinion about this DLC: 4 becouse IT IS WRONG.    … Full Review »
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