The Crown Tundra
- This article is about the expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield. For the location in the Galar region, see Crown Tundra.
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The Crown Tundra (Japanese: 冠の雪原 The Snowfield of the Crown) is the second expansion in the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. Featuring the Crown Tundra, the theme of the expansion is "exploration". It is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2020.[1]
It will follow The Isle of Armor.
Features
Characters
The character Peony will appear.
Pokémon
A patch will be released in conjunction with the launch of The Crown Tundra. Players can access these new and returning Pokémon even if they have not purchased the Expansion Pass with the help of trading and Pokémon HOME. Pokémon found in the wild and those owned by other Trainers in The Crown Tundra will change their levels depending on whether the player has completed the Champion Cup.
New Pokémon and forms
The Legendary Pokémon Calyrex will debut in The Crown Tundra.
Galarian Slowpoke can be evolved into Galarian Slowking using an item found in the Crown Tundra.
All Legendary Pokémon from previous generations can be found in the Crown Tundra[3]. In addition, five new Legendary Pokémon have been revealed. Two of these Pokémon are new Legendary titans, Regieleki and Regidrago; while the other three are regional forms of the Legendary birds: Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
- Calyrex.png
Calyrex
- Regieleki.png
Regieleki
- Regidrago.png
Regidrago
Galarian Articuno
Galarian Zapdos
Galarian Moltres
Galarian Slowking
Returning Pokémon
Over 100 old Pokémon will be made available in Pokémon Sword and Shield alongside the release of The Crown Tundra.
The following Pokémon are presumed to be among the returning Pokémon due to them or their evolutionary relatives appearing in prerelease material:
Legendary Pokémon Dens
Many Legendary Pokémon from the past can be encountered as Dynamax Pokémon and caught while the player is exploring underneath Pokémon Dens during Dynamax Adventures after defeating three Dynamaxed Pokémon. The Legendary Pokémon found at the end of Den has a 100% Catch rate but can only be captured once. [4]
The following Pokémon have been promoted as appearing in this way.
| CTdex | Ndex | MS | Pokémon | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0144 | 
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Articuno | Ice | Flying | |
| #0145 | 
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Zapdos | Electric | Flying | |
| #0146 | 
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Moltres | Fire | Flying | |
| #0150 | 
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Mewtwo | Psychic | ||
| #0243 | 
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Raikou | Electric | ||
| #0244 | 
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Entei | Fire | ||
| #0245 | 
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Suicune | Water | ||
| #0249 | 
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Lugia | Psychic | Flying | |
| #0250 | 
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Ho-Oh | Fire | Flying | |
| #0382 | 
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Kyogre | Water | ||
| #0383 | 
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Groudon | Ground | ||
| #0384 | 
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Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | |
| #0483 | 
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Dialga | Steel | Dragon | |
| #0484 | 
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Palkia | Water | Dragon | |
| #0485 | 
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Heatran | Fire | Steel | |
| #0487 | 
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Giratina | Ghost | Dragon | |
| #487O | Giratina | Giratina | Ghost | Dragon | |
| #0488 | 
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Cresselia | Psychic | ||
| #0638 | 
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Cobalion | Steel | Fighting | |
| #0639 | 
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Terrakion | Rock | Fighting | |
| #0640 | 
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Virizion | Grass | Fighting | |
| #0641 | 
|
Tornadus | Flying | ||
| #0642 | 
|
Thundurus | Electric | Flying | |
| #0643 | 
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Reshiram | Dragon | Fire | |
| #0644 | 
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Zekrom | Dragon | Electric | |
| #0645 | 
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Landorus | Ground | Flying | |
| #0646 | 
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Kyurem | Dragon | Ice | |
| #0716 | 
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Xerneas | Fairy | ||
| #0717 | 
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Yveltal | Dark | Flying | |
| #0718 | 
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Zygarde | Dragon | Ground | |
| #0785 | 
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Tapu Koko | Electric | Fairy | |
| #0786 | 
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Tapu Lele | Psychic | Fairy | |
| #0787 | 
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Tapu Bulu | Grass | Fairy | |
| #0788 | 
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Tapu Fini | Water | Fairy | |
| #0791 | 
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Solgaleo | Psychic | Steel | |
| #0792 | 
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Lunala | Psychic | Ghost | |
| #0800 | 
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Necrozma | Psychic | ||
Customization
The protagonist can wear exploration gear and new fashion items will also be available.
Dynamax Adventures
Players will be able to explore Pokémon Dens to find Legendary Pokémon from previous core series games and fight them in Max Raid Battles in a co-op play mode called Dynamax Adventures. To reach the Legendary Pokémon, players must face off against three Dynamaxed Pokémon. The player can choose which way to go after defeating the Dynamaxed Pokémon before reaching the end. Damages such as lost of HP and PP is carried from the previous battle. Occasionally the, players will run into characters or Berries that can be use for healing. The Legendary Pokémon found at the end of Dynamax Adventures can be caught without fail but the player can only get one per game.
Galarian Star Tournament
Once the player has completed the Crown Tundra story, a new battle mechanic called the Galarian Star Tournament will be unlocked within Wyndon Stadium. This Tournament allows the player to team up and battle against Trainers encountered in the main game.
In other languages
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References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Twitter post by Tomohiro Kitakaze about his illustration for The Crown Tundra.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ https://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-sword-shield-the-crown-tundra-gets-new-details-on-dynamax-adventures-100-chance-of-capture-for-legendary-pokemon/?fbclid=IwAR0c6lxNF7oDuTBqsMEgyrpKBdEA00WYdRsQjq7FBJJdbQX6EErP-FnOCco
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