Sword and Shield feature a good chunk of the previous games’ roster, mixed together with the brand new Pokemon introduced this generation; there’s plenty of Pokemon for you to capture ...

As of early 2025, there are exactly 1,025 unique Pokemon in the Pokedex. However, this number only tells part of the story.

Game Freak dabbled with open-world systems in Pokemon Sword and Shield. The 2019 release brought many firsts to the franchise, the most notable being the expansion pass marking the first ever DLC ...

At the time of this writing, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have a 2.9/10 user score on Metacritic, easily the lowest the mainline series has seen, albeit Sword and Shield weren’t so hot either.