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 * Many animations for characters and Pokémon are refined and expanded to be more expressive.
 * Ten new [[Gym]]s, four of which have different type specialties depending on which version the {{player}} has.
-* A new battle mechanic, [[Dynamax]], which increases the size of a Pokémon and allows them to use [[Max Move]]s for three turns. [[Gigantamax]] expands on this mechanic by changing a Pokémon's form and turning moves of a certain type into [[G-Max Move]]s
+* A new battle mechanic, [[Dynamax]], which increases the size of a Pokémon and allows them to use [[Max Move]]s for three turns. [[Gigantamax]] expands on this mechanic by also changing a Pokémon's form and turning moves of a certain type into [[G-Max Move]]s
 * The introduction of {{wp|downloadable content}} in the form of the {{pkmn|Sword and Shield Expansion Pass}}.
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 * Many [[move]]s from earlier games have been [[Pokémon Sword and Shield#Unusable moves|deprecated]], and cannot be used or learned in Sword and Shield.
 * The [[Town Map]] is now a part of the [[menu]], and the player can use the replacement for [[Poké Ride]] {{p|Charizard}} Glide, [[Flying Taxi]], at the start of the game.
-* [[Island challenge]]s have been replaced by [[Galar League|Gym Challenge]]s, while [[Trial Captain]]s, [[Totem Pokémon]], and [[Island Kahuna]]s have been abandoned.
+* The abandonment of the following elements:
-* The [[Moss Rock]], [[Ice Rock]], and [[special magnetic field]] are no longer found.
+** The [[Moss Rock]], [[Ice Rock]], and [[special magnetic field]].
+** [[Trial Captain]]s, [[Totem Pokémon]], and [[Island Kahuna]]s.
+** [[Battle Royal]] and [[SOS Battle]].
+** [[Mega Evolution]] and [[Z-Move]]s.
+* The [[island challenge]] have been replaced by the [[Galar League|Gym Challenge]].
 * Certain Pokémon can evolve from a preexisting [[evolutionary stone]] which could not do so before, including evolutions into {{p|Leafeon}}, {{p|Glaceon}}, {{p|Darmanitan}}, and {{p|Charjabug}}.
-* [[Mega Evolution]] and [[Z-Moves]] are removed.
+* The [[Elite Four]] is replaced by the {{DL|Galar League|Champion Cup}}.
-* The [[Elite Four]] is replaced by the [[Galar League#Champion Cup|Champion Cup]].
+* [[Poké Pelago]] is replaced by [[Poké Job]]s.
-* [[Battle Royal]] and [[SOS Battle]] are abandoned.
-* [[Poké Pelago]] is replaced by [[Poké Jobs]].
 * [[Pokémon Refresh]] is replaced by [[Pokémon Camp]].
 * {{ga|Trainer Card}}s are replaced by [[League Card]]s.
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 * Generation VIII is the first [[generation]]:
 ** To not have its [[Core series|main paired releases]] compatible with the entirety of the Pokémon species and [[move]]s existing as of its release.
-** To introduce [[Fossil]] Pokémon that are genderless, cannot breed, and are not {{type|Rock}}
+** To introduce [[Fossil]] Pokémon that are [[gender]]less, cannot breed, and are not {{t|Rock}} type.
 ** To not introduce a {{2t|Normal|Flying}}-type Pokémon.
-** To introduce a non-[[Legendary Pokémon|Legendary]] pure Flying-type Pokémon.
+** To introduce a non-{{pkmn2|Legendary}} pure Flying-type Pokémon.
-** To introduce a [[Gym Leader]] specializing in the {{t|Dark}}-type.
+** To introduce a [[Gym Leader]] specializing in {{type|Dark}} Pokémon.
-** To not introduce any dual typed [[Starter Pokémon]] since [[Generation II]].
+** To not introduce any dual-typed [[starter Pokémon]] since [[Generation II]].
 ** To lower the base stat total of a {{p|Aegislash|pre-existing Pokémon}}.
 ** Where Pokémon can no longer lose access to moves by evolving.
 ** To put old Pokémon in new [[Egg Group]]s.
+** To not release a Pokémon that evolves by [[Trading]].
 * Generation VIII is the first even-numbered generation to not introduce a new [[Eeveelution]].
 * At the time of its debut, Generation VIII introduced no new [[Mythical Pokémon]].