Daniel was a writer at Game Rant with a minor in Professional Writing. Since a young age, Daniel has been an avid gamer starting with the Mega Man Battle Network series. From there, he branched out to ...

Patrick has been a gamer most of his life, first really diving into the hobby with Pokemon Blue and Pokemon SIlver on the GameBoy. While Nintendo holds a special place in his heart, Patrick now spends ...

An all-new Pokemon adventure means new Legendary Pokemon - and which is your favorite may well determine which game you buy - Pokemon Sword, or Pokemon Shield. We're reaching that point where we know ...

Each new generation of Pokemon brings us a plethora of new pocket monsters to catch and befriend, but some familiar faces make the Pokedex too. Sword and Shield are already promising great new Pokemon ...

The Pokeballs catch rate in sword and shield is lower on average but they have been a defining item in every Pokemon game so far and Pokemon Sword and Shield are no different. There haven't really ...

Sword Path Catch is one of the Collection Challenges you'll earn from selecting the Sword path for the Legendary Heroes Timed Research quest. This Collection Challenge is available until 8pm (local ...

Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and the ones featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield is no different. One of these curious contenders is the unassuming Applin, which ...

Move Tutors are important NPCs that teach your Pokémon special moves or moves they previously knew but forget. Pokémon Sword and Shield puts the basic Move Tutor (for remembering forgotten moves) in ...

Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble were the first Pokémon to be revealed for Pokémon Sword and Shield when the game was first properly announced in early 2019. They also happen to be the three starter ...

Getting your companions to evolve in Pokémon Sword and Shield is pretty straightforward. Almost every creature you capture will eventually upgrade to a much stronger version of themselves with enough ...