Spoilers New sword and shield news

Not much really interested me here. I know Corviknight getting its hidden ability to check stuff like Intimidate Gyarados and Mence better for example is always nice, but nothing else really caught my eye because a lot of it seemed either a bit too geared toward doubles or didn't seem good enough in general.

Nice knowing that Rotom is back though. That makes me happy.

 

-Galarian Weezing will be the new Incineroar in doubles. Calling it already.
-Corviknight’s HA is pretty cool, but I feel like it’s just a re-skin of Magic Bounce (like Mold Breaker and Turboblaze)
-I really like the idea of having a little video explaining some new battle mechanics. I don’t think they’ve ever done that before.

 

Plus Don't Forget That Sword And Shield Are The Next Main Game To Be Use For Pokémon World Championship, Starting Next Year!

 

I'm going to be honest, I don't completely understand abilities, as the only game I've played with them was Ruby, and most of those abilities were pretty mild and didn't really affect gameplay all that much. At least, not the way I was playing it. Do abilities usually have a strategic affect on casual playthroughs, or is it mostly just for competitive battling?

 

Abilities mostly help in battles, but there are some abilities that also work outside of battles. For example, Intimidate lowers the chance of wild Pokémon appearing, and a Pokémon with Pickup can pick up items after defeating wild Pokémon. I think they’re geared more towards battling, but they aren’t completely useless outside of battles.