Pokémon Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield General Discussion

trying to trigger the post game without googling what to do... lol. I’m hoping there’s some conclusion to the plot, since they never did explain a few things.

Someone on youtube briefly mentioned it involves guys with wiggly hair shaped like a sword and shield.
 
trying to trigger the post game without googling what to do... lol. I’m hoping there’s some conclusion to the plot, since they never did explain a few things.

It kinda shows you where to go to trigger the post game somewhere before or after the credits.

Just go to the place near the start of the game where you got the rusted sword/shield. You'll see Hop and two guys with stupid sword/shield haircuts will turn up.

The sword haircut cracks me up. It's like a big floppy...erm..."Sword"

After that I assume the game will keep pointing you in the right direction via map markers. I've only done a little bit of the post game so far, but NPC's were basically like "go here" *map marker*.
 
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Are the gigantamax Pokemon limited to just one? Can I catch multiple gigantamax butterfree/Drednaw and Snorlax when it?s released?

I have two GMAX Butterfree that I got in the same day so there doesn't seem to be a limit.
 
It kinda shows you where to go to trigger the post game somewhere before or after the credits.

Just go to the place near the start of the game where you got the rusted sword/shield. You'll see Hop and two guys with stupid sword/shield haircuts will turn up.

The sword haircut cracks me up. It's like a big floppy...erm..."Sword"

After that I assume the game will keep pointing you in the right direction via map markers. I've only done a little bit of the post game so far, but NPC's were basically like "go here" *map marker*.

Yea I just ran out of my house and did a bunch of other crap after the credits so it totally slipped my mind I hadn't gone back to the slumbering weald yet ahahaha... doy.

The sword hair guy is uh.. yeah. Why does it have to flop around ?! LOL
 
Max raid experience of the day:

Finally got a Gigantamax Drednaw after a few escaped my Pokeballs in previous days. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the AI was actually helpful for once, allowing me and another player to take it down. The Drednaw kept spamming status moves, and our team's AI actually issued attacks instead of status moves to take down the shield. As my team is lacking any really good grass Pokemon, I went in with a Sirfetch'd that could do Max Overgrowth. Need to get an actual grass type for that STAB, though.

However, this is a reminder to save early and often. After the raid battle I saved, took a few steps, and the game actually crashed. It froze solid and it displayed an error stating "The software needed to close due to an error." How unfortunate! Luckily no data was lost, but don't let it happen to you and always be sure to save your game immediately after you finish a raid.
 
Just a heads up a player named Abigail has an Impidimp raid that is shiny that they keep broadcasting for people to get. They seem to keep doing it throughout the day but obviously after 24hrs it will probably end as they will want to save over catching it for themselves. Best act today if you want to try and get one.

I got mine not too long ago.
 
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Has anyone else been noticing a dramatic improvement in online performance? Suddenly I am filling entire teams against Dynamax and GMax Pokemon, from the lowest star to highest star ratings. I'm not sure if they changed the way that notification cards decay, or what, but I am not only able to find matches easier, but people are also finding me easier. It's been a lot of fun today. I'll be going for a little while longer.
 
caught zamazenta in a love ball.. u know i had to do it to em

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i’ve actually been able to join raids/get people to join mine so definite improvement. nothing seemed to be working properly at first lol
 
caught zamazenta in a love ball.. u know i had to do it to em

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i’ve actually been able to join raids/get people to join mine so definite improvement. nothing seemed to be working properly at first lol

The g-max snorlax event just started. I only got a 3 star one so far.

 
finished the post game, not many thoughts except
I wonder if they remember they already did the ?rival realizes they suck so they decide to become a professor? arc? (Bianca)
 
The catch rates of these G Max snorlaxes are abysmal. I have fought six so far and have not caught a single one despite using repeat balls.
 
I have the latest news, so yeah just gotta clear more.

Edit: Finally caught one in someone else's raid. Joined the raid just in time. These raids fill up near instantaneously. I'm so glad they fixed the stamp system.
 
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Go to the Y comm menu and regularly check for updated stamps. You can filter by Max Raid stamps only using the Search button. You have to check in regularly as they do not update in real time and it seems to arbitrarily decide when it will update. Some stamps will be expired or abandoned and give you an error, but do not be discouraged. Just keep trying some and you will land them.

On average there are 3-5 Snorlax raids on every refresh for me. Sometimes refresh returns no results. Just do something else in-game and keep checking, but do be aware that Max Raid data does not appear to update unless you are in the wild area.
 
keep battling the same snorlax and not catching it ;/ I hope the people playing with me are catching it at least.. lol
 
Can the new fossils be bred with ditto?

Go to the Y comm menu and regularly check for updated stamps. You can filter by Max Raid stamps only using the Search button. You have to check in regularly as they do not update in real time and it seems to arbitrarily decide when it will update. Some stamps will be expired or abandoned and give you an error, but do not be discouraged. Just keep trying some and you will land them.

On average there are 3-5 Snorlax raids on every refresh for me. Sometimes refresh returns no results. Just do something else in-game and keep checking, but do be aware that Max Raid data does not appear to update unless you are in the wild area.

No luck yet.
 
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