The Crown Tundra
- This article is about the expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield. For the location in the Galar region, see Crown Tundra.
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 was released on October 23, 2020.[note 1]
It follows The Isle of Armor.
Plot
After obtaining the Crown Pass, the player can board a train at Wedgehurst to the Crown Tundra. Upon arriving, the player encounters an enthusiastic man named Peony and his daughter Peonia. Peony wants to take her daughter to an "adven-tour" with him, while Peonia would rather explore the Max Lair. On Peonia's request, the player battles Peony, who reveals himself to be a former Steel-type Gym Leader. Peonia uses the battle as cover to escape, and after the battle, Peony chases after her into the Max Lair. The player is forced to follow Peony into the Max Lair and take part in a Dynamax Adventure, in which they cannot use their own Pokémon, due the dangerous amount of Galar Particles. After clearing it, Peonia approaches the player and requests they take her place in her father's "adven-tour". Upon hearing of this, Peony is initially distraught, but comes to accept the situation. The player and Peony set up their base at the town of Freezington, with Peony appointing the player as the chief who does the exploring while he holds down the fort.
The first adventure is finding out about the Legendary Pokémon Calyrex, which the townspeople also know as the "King of Bountiful Harvests". Upon restoring the statue of Calyrex in Freezington, the player ends up encountering Calyrex itself. By temporarily taking over Peony's body, Calyrex is able to communicate with the player, explaining that people these days treat it as a fairy tale, and that its powers have diminished notably ever since it was departed from its loyal steed, which is depicted in the statue the player restored. From Freezington's mayor, the player learns that the steed was in love with a certain type of carrot. Depending on the site where the player plants the Carrot Seeds they get, they can either grow a Shaderoot Carrot at the Old Cemetery to cause the Ghost-type Spectrier to appear, or an Iceroot Carrot at the Snowslide Slope to cause the Ice-type Glastrier to appear. The steed heads to Freezington and causes a ruckus there, and forces the player into a battle. Calyrex is forced to intervene when the steed attempts to attack the townsfolk, leaving behind a single strand of hair. With the help of Peony, the player is able to sow a replica Reins of Unity that Calyrex needs to tame its steed from the strand of the steed's hair and the Radiant Petal received from Calyrex. The player and Calyrex travel to the Crown Shrine, where Calyrex successfully uses the Reins of Unity to tame its steed again and regain its full power. Calyrex then challenges the player to a battle and lets itself be caught by them.
In the next adventure, the player tracks down and catches the Legendary titans Regirock, Regice, and Registeel at the ruins across the Crown Tundra. Once all three have been caught, the player is able to access the Split-Decision Ruins, where they can encounter either Regieleki or Regidrago, depending on the pattern they enter in the ruins, and catch it as well. Reporting these captures to Peony concludes the adventure.
In the third adventure, the player encounters the Galarians of the Legendary birds at the Dyna Tree Hill, but the sound of the player's Rotom Phone going off alerts them, and they scatter across the region, becoming roaming Pokémon. Articuno roams around the Crown Tundra, Zapdos roams around the Wild Area, and Moltres roams around the Isle of Armor. Catching all of them and reporting the findings to Peony concludes the adventure.
During their adventures, Sonia will appear to track various footprints scattered across the Crown Tundra belonging to the Swords of Justice. Collecting 50 pairs of footprints from any single one of them allows Sonia to pinpoint the location where the player can catch them. Once the player has caught all three of them and shown them to Sonia, she will return to her laboratory at Wedgehurst.
After the player has concluded all three adventures, Peonia appears at the base and informs she's ready to go on an adventure with her father. Peony, out of any legends to explore, tries to tell his daughter that he'll come up with some new legends, which upsets her and causes her to go back the Max Lair, with Peony right on her heels, concluding the main story of The Crown Tundra.
The player then finds an adventure description about Ultra Wormholes that Peony doesn't even recall writing. Showing it to him will make finding and catching Necrozma at Max Lair the new adventure objective. Once this objective has been achieved, the Scientist running Max Lair reveals the adventure description to have been written by her.
After the fourth adventure has started, Leon will contact the player, informing them of the new Galarian Star Tournament, which they can participate at Wyndon Stadium. In this Multi Battle tournament, the player teams up with either Hop or Marnie and eventually goes on to face and defeat Leon and Raihan or Piers and Raihan, respectively, in the finals. Afterwards, Leon declares the Galarian Star Tournament as a permanent new feature of Wyndon Stadium.
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Features
Characters
The characters Peony and Peonia make their appearances.
Pokémon
A patch was 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 debuted in The Crown Tundra along with its two forms, Ice Rider Calyrex and Shadow Rider Calyrex.
Galarian Slowpoke can be evolved into Galarian Slowking using the Galarica Wreath.
All Legendary Pokémon from previous generations can be found in the Crown Tundra[2]. In addition five new Legendary Pokémon have been revealed. Two of these Pokémon are new Legendary titans, Regieleki and Regidrago; two more were Calyrex's steeds Glastrier and Spectrier; while the other three are regional forms of the Legendary birds: Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
Galarian Articuno
Galarian Zapdos
Galarian Moltres
Galarian Slowking
Regieleki
Regidrago
Glastrier
Spectrier
Calyrex
Ice Rider Calyrex
Shadow Rider Calyrex
Returning Pokémon
Over 100 old Pokémon were made available in Pokémon Sword and Shield alongside the release of The Crown Tundra.
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. [3]
The following Pokémon have been promoted as appearing in this way.
Customization
The protagonist can wear exploration gear and new fashion items were also 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 used 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. Once the player completes the Crown Tundra storyline, they can encounter Ultra Beasts.
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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Notes
- ↑ Due to time zones, the expansion was released on October 22, 2020 in North America, even though it was released at the same time as the rest of the world.
References
- ↑ Twitter post by Tomohiro Kitakaze about his illustration for The Crown Tundra.
- ↑ Legendary Pokémon from past games are back! | New features to spice up your adventure | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
- ↑ 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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