Pokemon Sword and Shield is now avaliable on Nintendo Switch, and we’d thought we’d take you through differences between its versions.
Exclusive Gyms
Sword and Shield each have a version-exclusive Gym, as follows:
- Fighting-type expert Bea will appear inside Pokemon Sword
- Ghost-type leader Allister will feature in Pokemon Shield
Exclusive Pokemon
Sword and Shield each have version-exclusive Pokemon. They are as follows.
Sword-exclusive Pokemon
- Seedot
- Nuzleaf
- Shiftry
- Swirlix
- Slurpuff
- Scraggy
- Scrafty
- Gothita
- Gothorita
- Gothitelle
- Sirfetch’d
- Passimian
- Turtonator
- Solrock
- Darumaka (Galarian)
- Darmanitan (Galarian)
- Stonjourner
- Deino
- Zweilous
- Hydreigon
- Jangmo-o
- Hakamo-o
- Rufflet
- Braviary
- Mawile
- Farfetch’d (Galarian)
- Kommo-o
- Zacian
Shield-exclusive Pokemon
- Lotad
- Lombre
- Ludicolo
- Spritzee
- Aromatisse
- Croagunk
- Toxicroak
- Oranguru
- Drampa
- Lunatone
- Corsola (Galarian)
- Cursola
- Eiscue
- Larvitar
- Pupitar
- Tyranitar
- Goomy
- Sliggoo
- Goodra
- Zamazenta
- Solosis
- Duosion
- Reuniclus
- Vullaby
- Mandibuzz
- Sableye
- Ponyta (Galarian)
- Rapidash (Galarian)
There you have it! Pokemon Sword and Shield is out now on Nintendo Switch.
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