Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald bring some surprisingly powerful pokemon to the table, with many fans excited by the idea of returning hard-hitters like Garchomp and Metagross.ĭiamond, Pearl and Platinum aren't offering much here, with just evolutions or pre-evolutions of pokemon from the first generation. Most of Gold, Silver and Crystal's contributions to Galarian pokedex are higher or lower evolutions of Gen 1, the exception being Marill and Azumarill, who we presume will be somewhere in the beaches and rivers of the Armor Islands. | Joel Franey/USgamer, Nintendo Returning Gen 2 Pokemon Slowpoke's yellow highlights show that not all Pokemon made it to Galar unaltered. Perhaps due to its legacy as one of the most enduring and most nostalgic generations, Blue, Red and Yellow are bringing back more Pokemon than any other generation, though a couple (namely the Slowpoke family) have turned out a little different along the way.
EXCLUSIVE POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD POKEDEX FULL
We've got the full list of confirmed Pokemon below. Of the 200 being added to the Pokedex when the two expansions arrive, more than eighty have been confirmed through screenshots and promotional information from Nintendo.
What Pokemon are Being Added in the Sword and Shield Expansions? If true, this would mean that players won't be getting the full national Pokedex, a point of contention before and during the game's release, though that's not to say that such updates couldn't make further additions in the future. How Many Old Pokemon are Being Added to Sword and Shield's Pokedex?Įxact numbers are still a bit uncertain, though it's reportedly around 200.