Pokémon Sword (2019)

Game Freak

Nintendo Switch

3.30 from 2582 ratings

5023 members have it in their collection · 398 playing now · 622 backlogged · 521 wish listed

How long? Main story 29h · with extras 66h · 100% 158h (from 95 logged playthroughs)

A turn-based role-playing game set in the Galar region, a fictional land inspired by the United Kingdom. Players catch, train, and battle creatures called Pokémon while traveling across the region to collect eight Gym badges and ultimately challenge the reigning Champion. The game introduces the Dynamax and Gigantamax mechanics, which temporarily transform Pokémon into giant forms with enhanced attacks. A … Read more
A turn-based role-playing game set in the Galar region, a fictional land inspired by the United Kingdom. Players catch, train, and battle creatures called Pokémon while traveling across the region to collect eight Gym badges and ultimately challenge the reigning Champion. The game introduces the Dynamax and Gigantamax mechanics, which temporarily transform Pokémon into giant forms with enhanced attacks. A fully explorable open-world Wild Area connects major locations, with weather-dependent Pokémon encounters and cooperative raid battles for up to four players. The first mainline Pokémon entry on the Nintendo Switch, it notably adopted DLC expansions instead of the series' traditional enhanced re-releases. Read less

Release dates

  • Nov 15, 2019 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch

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2 stars
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1 star
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CenturyChild

Status CenturyChild Jul 17, 2020

Just defeated the Champ. That was my Team:
(I took one Pokémon from each of my previous teams and my favorite Pokémon from the Galar-Region)

Infernopod (Centiskorch) "Paprika"
Roserade "Walter"
Pelipper "Pedro"
Skelabra (Chandelure) "Skala"
Feelinara (Sylveon) "Felou"
Grandiras (Kommo-o)

[Starter: Chimpep (Grookey) "Choco"]

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CenturyChild

Status CenturyChild Jul 17, 2020

Finally finished this game, here some thoughts:

Pro:

  • nice attack animations
  • some of the areas are good looking

Contra:

  • nerve-wracking music
  • muddy environment textures and empty "open world"
  • recycled Pokémon models
  • too easy and boring gameplay (so many children played and finished red/blue or gold/silver when they where 5/6 years old ... the argument "but it's for kids" is an …
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Finally finished this game, here some thoughts:

Pro:

  • nice attack animations
  • some of the areas are good looking

Contra:

  • nerve-wracking music
  • muddy environment textures and empty "open world"
  • recycled Pokémon models
  • too easy and boring gameplay (so many children played and finished red/blue or gold/silver when they where 5/6 years old ... the argument "but it's for kids" is an insult to children's intelligence)
  • Dynamax (simply unfair mechanic that adds nearly nothing to the complexity of the battle system)
  • too much emphasis on the football theme and on the Trainers in general (the Pokémon themselves are too much in the background most of the Time)
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cyan_scientist

Status cyan_scientist Jul 9, 2020

I started playing this again with the Isle of Armor of DLC. It's honestly pretty fun. There's a new campaign which doesn't include as much hand holding as you see in the main game. The characters it introduces are also fun and interesting. The whole Isle is set up like the Wild Area, which was my favorite part of the …

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I started playing this again with the Isle of Armor of DLC. It's honestly pretty fun. There's a new campaign which doesn't include as much hand holding as you see in the main game. The characters it introduces are also fun and interesting. The whole Isle is set up like the Wild Area, which was my favorite part of the core game, so that's a huge bonus. They even added in more Pokemon! They also added a feature which makes it easier to obtain Gigantamax Pokemon, which was a major gripe of mine. So overall it's fun, it fixes some of the problems of the core game, and it includes the upcoming Crown Tundra DLC, so I'd say it's worth the price tag. If you've been on the fence about it and like what you hear, I'd recommend trying it out. If this doesn't change your mind about the game then it's probably just not for you.

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skskiki

Status skskiki Jun 5, 2020

I never wanted a Pokémon game to end as fast as possible but this was it. There's not much to explore at all and it might be one of the pokémon games with the worst and most boring story.

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Apr 26, 2020

Finished. Enjoyed the last hour and a half it took me to finish it after I left it for a month or so. Just listened to an audiobook and cruised through it. Might get into shiny hunting again, not sure at this point. Still hunting the legendaries in Alpha Sapphire.

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Feb 27, 2020

The real surprise is that Pikachu isn't even in the Top 10.

(Also, why would you spoil the name of the #1 in the title?)

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Ryker

Status Ryker Feb 9, 2020

Posted 4:30 PST--- Will probably be online til about 10PST

Anyone wanna touch trade legendaries for the Pokedex entry? We would trade back obviously, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs this for the shiny charm. I'm waiting on a friend but he's never gonna beat the game, lol. I have the sword legendary by the way. …

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Posted 4:30 PST--- Will probably be online til about 10PST

Anyone wanna touch trade legendaries for the Pokedex entry? We would trade back obviously, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs this for the shiny charm. I'm waiting on a friend but he's never gonna beat the game, lol. I have the sword legendary by the way. We will trade them back so no worries. You can trust me. I have all of the other Pokemon if you need any, I can breed a baby.

I have Pokemon Sword, fyi, so I need to trade for the Shield one.

My Zacian (Pokemon Sword) for your Zamazenta (Pokemon Shield). I'm only interested in the dex entry so only hit me up if you wanna trade them back, cause I rather like my Zacian. If your pokedex is full and you wanna do a good deed, nows your chance! Haha. Also, I am playing the game w/ the Japanese language setting so I can provide foreign language Pokemon if you want a higher chance at a shiny.

Anyways!

Friend code: 3173-9660-0821 or Online Link Code: 1357 (will initiate when someone agrees to it)

Let me know if you're interested.

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Feb 9, 2020

So.... I uh, actually got swept by the ghost gym leader. My team is actually under levelled which has been a challenge. I'm happy with this defeat in other words, makes it more challenging.

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omnomnivore

Status omnomnivore Feb 8, 2020

i played pokemon red, yellow and gold. Sniff i was so excited for this game but it's... Um... Meh. It felt uninspired to me. Nothing much exciting stuff. The story was bland. I didnt care for the characters. The content was so short. Even nostalgia didnt save it. Although playing with my boyfriend and friends made me spend more time …

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i played pokemon red, yellow and gold. Sniff i was so excited for this game but it's... Um... Meh. It felt uninspired to me. Nothing much exciting stuff. The story was bland. I didnt care for the characters. The content was so short. Even nostalgia didnt save it. Although playing with my boyfriend and friends made me spend more time on the game, it still a disappointment to me

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Jan 31, 2020

Started this last week. Late Christmas present. I'm enjoying it so far. The visuals are gorgeous - albeit with a fair bit of pop in - but the designs are lovely and feel fresh and vibrant. Leon is an absolute muppet though (WTF is he even wearing?) and the repetition of certain statements is a goddamn meme. Still, I'm having …

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Started this last week. Late Christmas present. I'm enjoying it so far. The visuals are gorgeous - albeit with a fair bit of pop in - but the designs are lovely and feel fresh and vibrant. Leon is an absolute muppet though (WTF is he even wearing?) and the repetition of certain statements is a goddamn meme. Still, I'm having fun switching out Pokemon as I find them just to try and give myself a challenge since the EXP Share is overpowered and can't be turned off. This way I'm staying around the same level as the area. Had to backtrack once to get patched up which actually made the battle before it quite challenging.

Team currently sitting around 10-13. Gym badges (?) 0.

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JAM

Status JAM Jan 20, 2020

Story and characters are absolute garbage but the rest of it is alright. I'll get around to reviewing it at some point.

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Sizednochi

Status Sizednochi Jan 10, 2020

Game is awful. First pokemon gen I wasn't able to enjoy. Had to force myself to go through it. Quality is all time low and there's nothing new besides gimmicks. Terrible.

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AlexGarbus

Status AlexGarbus Nov 30, 2019

Finished the main story last night. Here's me and my champions! enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here

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