Pokémon Sword and Shield: Spoiler, leaks and datamine thread (Discussion guidelines in OP)

[Birdie]

Kind of worried about those new Dex entries not being as neat as SM. I hope this doesn't mean old Pokemon got cheated out and they reused old ones.

Also a big difference from Alola in how simple these new Pokemon are in terms of Abilities...though maybe these are just default ones. Like it'll suck if Orbeetle only has Swarm, Sandaconda has Shed Skin...

And then something like Falinks just has Battle Armor???

 

[Giga Man]

Is Gunk Shot still the trash can animation from X/Y? Please be the trash can. I want to see Cinderace kick the trash can.

 

[cyappu]

Rental Duraludon

Inteleon and Cinderace pics incoming

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Where are Inteleon's legs in the sprite artwork lol

 

[Benzychenz]

Snipe Shot seems trash. Intelleon stays losing.

Where are Inteleon's legs in the sprite artwork lol

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That sprite looks more aesthetically pleasing than the model at least.

 

[Tiamant]

No Retreat is a wack move that I love. Goes very well with Falinx Spartan inspiration.

 

[Giga Man]

So, that Inteleon and Cinderace guidebook artwork wasn't fan art?

 

[Dwebble]

Adds credibility to the idea that Inteleon's using finger guns.

 

[JCW]

Snipe Shot looks like it ignores Water Absorb/Storm Drain but I'm not sure why you'd run it over Scald or Hydro Pump to be honest.

 

[Birdie]

Cinderace gets Gunk Shot because it's called Dustk Shoot in Japan and "shoot" is basically Japanese-ism for scoring a goal. Same reason why Passimiam gets it.

Cinderace might even get Electro Web like Passimiam because the Japanese name is Electro Net as in a soccer net.

 

[Rand a. Thor]

Battle tower has a selection of rental teams you can use. These are the stats for the rental Falinks

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Oh cool, different rental teams for playstyles that could go a long way to make the facility fun and worthwhile. Also, Falinks being a fast physical is damn good, also that ability will help it a lot.

Rillaboom signature move

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Cinderace's move is more interesting than Rillaboom's, that's for sure. Also very versatile for a mono fire, lots of coverage.

 

[MayorSquirtle]

Rental Dragapult in the Battle Tower has Infiltrator as its ability

Moves are Dragon Darts, Draco Meteor, Phantom Force, and U-Turn

 

[Ashflow]

I find it absolutely hilarious we're getting ability/stat/move details from rental teams.


A lot of this info is really cool. Also Falinks is genderless, neat. And that ability on Duralodon is its HA, its others are Light/Heavy Metal.

 

[Giga Man]

Snipe Shot is specifically made for doubles, but it would have been cool if it had a high crit rate.

 

[Faiyaz]

Yep Intelleons and Cinderaces designs are just not good for me. Rillaboom is kickass.

 

[The Shadow Knight]

Stat calcs from the Smogon discord:

Rillaboom

Duraludon

Cinderace

Grimmsnarl

Falinks

Inteleon

Dragapult

Barraskewda

Hatterene

Copperaja

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UPDATE: Added Barraskewda
UPDATE: Added Hatterene
UPDATE: Added Copperaja

 

[Rand a. Thor]

Rental Dragapult in the Battle Tower has Infiltrator as its ability

Moves are Dragon Darts, Draco Meteor, Phantom Force, and U-Turn

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Ah shit, Pseudo stats with Infiltrator, that shit is gonna shoot straight to the top in the meta.

 

[Birdie]

Honestly for me Cinerace is seeming cooler and cooler by the moment.

Still waiting to see Intelleon animations though

 

[Giga Man]

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Is it just me, or is "No Retreat" potentially OP? Haha.

 

[Birdie]

Is there only five rental teams?

I feel like there's probably a way to score more because it's weird there's only one weather based team.

 

[Deleted member 8791]

Snipe Shot is the big thing for Intelleon. Reliability is a big thing in doubles. It seems it ignores stuff like Rage Powder too which is usually used by grass types which makes it extra big.

 

[Charlie0108]

Barraskewda a fast boy

 

[Benzychenz]

Honestly for me Cinerace is seeming cooler and cooler by the moment.

Still waiting to see Intelleon animations though

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I wouldn't call him cool but he at least has a functional design.

Intelleon just looks goofy and awkward. Way too tall and lanky.

 

[MayorSquirtle]

Rain team Barraskewda

 

[Giga Man]

These are the best pre-datamine Pokemon leaks ever. We're getting the REAL info!

 

[Datrael]

So Inteleon's ability sucks then, compared to the others? I wanted to choose him :(

 

[Razmos]

Gotta go fast

Cant believe Duraludon is a fast special attacker. and that Barraskewda holy hell

 

[The Shadow Knight]

These are the best pre-datamine Pokemon leaks ever. We're getting the REAL info!

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These rental teams are really delivering the goods.

 

[Rand a. Thor]

Rain team Barraskewda

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Those stats. That protect. That liquidation. THAT FUCKING SWIFT SWIM.

 

[Giga Man]

So Inteleon's ability sucks then, compared to the others? I wanted to choose him :(

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Inteleon's ability is the same as all the starters, or do you mean its signature move? If you mean it's move, it's made for double battles so moves like Follow Me and Rage Powder don't effect its target. It's a decent move for a playthrough, but if you're playing singles competitive, you can just swap it for surf or scald.

 

[Yukiko]

Yeah this is interesting af. Those rental teams are giving us those sweet base stats

 

[JCW]

The amount of moves & abilities that ignore 'draw in' moves & abilities makes me wonder if Game Freak got fed up with people using them in VGC.

 

[Dwebble]

...Maybe I should use a Barraskewda.

So Inteleon's ability sucks then, compared to the others? I wanted to choose him :(

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It's signature move? Doesn't seem as verstile as Rillaboom or Cinderace's, but seems like it would have great utility in Doubles settings.

 

[MayorSquirtle]

Rental Hatterene's ability is Healer, moves are Trick Room, Psychic, Mystical Fire, Protect

 

[Razmos]

Barraskewda looked like it was going to be another forgettable fish pokemon and then BAM it's a fucking monster

 

[The Shadow Knight]

Hatterene can set her own Trick Room!

 

[Nightwing Fan Shan]

The amount of moves & abilities that ignore 'draw in' moves & abilities makes me wonder if Game Freak got fed up with people using them in VGC.

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Were there more introduced recently?

Anyways, Cinderace looking nice. Here's hoping the starters all get a cool HA.

 

[Deleted member 8791]

Snipe Shot is easily the most interesting signature move of the three and the first thing related to Inteleon that has piqued any sort of interest from me.

 

[Rand a. Thor]

No wonder there are so many single types, this gen would be busted as fuck if some of the dual types came into play. Also, Mystical Fire Hatterene is solid, its making sure it can survive its weaknesses.

 

[MayorSquirtle]

Rental Copperajah still has Sheer Force, moves are Iron Head, High Horsepower, Power Whip, and Protect

 

[Dwebble]

Hatterene can set her own Trick Room!

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Thank GOD.

 

[Deleted member 8791]

Rental Copperajah still has Sheer Force, moves are Iron Head, High Horsepower, Power Whip, and Protect

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Power Whip on the elephant is pretty heat not gonna lie.

 

[Nightwing Fan Shan]

If the leaker uses Snorlax on the Tough Team, maybe we'll get to see that G-Max Snorlax (assuming that "leak" was true lol).

 

[Yukiko]

The amount of moves & abilities that ignore 'draw in' moves & abilities makes me wonder if Game Freak got fed up with people using them in VGC.

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I see it as GF actually worrying about VGC and giving us more options

 

[MayorSquirtle]

If the leaker uses Snorlax on the Tough Team, maybe we'll get to see that G-Max Snorlax (assuming that "leak" was true lol).

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Doesn't seem the Rental teams have any G-maxable Pokemon. He checked Gengar on the Basic team and it lacked the G-max icon.

 

[cyappu]

Ugh I love seeing all the sprites (even Inteleon's weird legless one).
It's like crack to me.

 

[Giga Man]

I wanna know if Sirfetch'd learns Leaf Blade. It feels like a perfect fit for it even if there's no real application for a grass move on it.

 

[Yukiko]

The fact that Snorlax is holding a sitrus berry makes me wanna think that 50% berries (iapapa, wiki, figy ...) got nerfed. Yay

I wanna know if Sirfetch'd learns Leaf Blade. It feels like a perfect fit for it even if there's no real application for a grass move on it.

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Farfetch'd learns it so I don't see how Sirfetch'd wouldn't

 

[Benzychenz]

I wish he'd show off what the Pokemon look like mid animation.

Seeing Intelleon in motion is more important than seeing his moves.

 

[Giga Man]

Ugh I love seeing all the sprites (even Inteleon's weird legless one).
It's like crack to me.

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Inteleon's legs are there. They're just shorter and matched by the arms reaching down to floor length for some reason.

 

[Delio]

Barraskewda a fast boy

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His move pool already looks nuts.