Continuing the Pokémon core-game series, Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield is expected to launch on November 15, on the Nintendo Switch system.
New feature: Autosave
Previously, every time connecting to the internet to battle and trade, players had to stop and save the game.
For those who don’t like Sword & Shield having autosave, you can turn it off and switch to traditional manual save mode.
Remove EXP.
Game Freak also changes some of the other features available, such as EXP.
Director Ohmori revealed that Game Freak will remove this item in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield.
Additionally, the Hidden Machine (HM) system is no longer maintained.
HMs are special memory disks that help Pokémon learn certain moves for purposes other than battle.
Director Kazumasa Iwao asserted that the HM system is not suitable for Pokémon Sword & Shield: `I originally thought that the relationship between the HM system and the game was like a key and a door; HM unlocks a certain point in the game.
The number of gyms is up to 18?
Director Shigeru Ohmori shared: `There are 18 different gyms appearing in the storyline, some gyms are classified into Major League, some are classified into Minor League, how they are classified depends on the game version you choose. For example, Major League
Gym exclusive (difference between the two versions) has existed since Pokémon Black & White (Dragon gym), but it seems the idea is completely different this time.
Sharing the idea behind Max Raid Battle, director Ohmori expressed that he wanted to recreate the feeling of playing Nintendo 64 with his friends in the same room.
In addition, Game Freak also planned to increase the number of Pokémon move slots to 5 slots, or reduce them to 3 slots, but they changed their mind because they were afraid of unbalancing the game.
