The Isle of Armor
- This article is about the expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield. For the location in the Galar region, see Isle of Armor.
The Isle of Armor (Japanese: 鎧の孤島 The Solitary Island of Armor) is the first expansion in the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. Featuring the Isle of Armor, the theme of the expansion is "growth". It was released on June 17, 2020.
It will be followed by The Crown Tundra.
Plot
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Features
Characters
The characters Mustard and KlaraSw/AverySh appear, as well as Mustard's wife Honey and their son Hyde. The parents of the Digging Duo, Digging Pa and Digging Ma, also make an appearance.
Pokémon
A patch was released in conjunction with the launch of The Isle of Armor. 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 Isle of Armor will change their levels depending on whether or not the player has defeated the Pokémon League.
New Pokémon and forms
The Legendary Pokémon Kubfu and Urshifu debut in The Isle of Armor. The patch associated with The Isle of Armor also introduced the Mythical Pokémon, Zarude.
Galarian Slowpoke can be evolved into Galarian Slowbro using the Galarica Cuff, an item found in the Isle of Armor.
Returning Pokémon
- Main article: List of Pokémon by Isle of Armor Pokédex number
Over 100 old Pokémon were made available in Pokémon Sword and Shield with the release of The Isle of Armor. These include:
Gigantamax
New Gigantamax forms were introduced. This includes Venusaur, Blastoise, Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. The new Legendary Pokémon Urshifu also has two different Gigantamax forms.
Additionally, this expansion allows the player to feed Pokémon traveling with them Max Soup, giving them the ability to Gigantamax, but only Pokémon with known Gigantamax forms at the time of The Isle of Armor's release. In addition, the player needs a comb of Max Honey to add to the soup to give their Urshifu a Gigantamax Factor.
Items
Apricorns have made a return, and have a chance to be made into Poké Balls. The Exp. Charm will increase the Exp. Points earned by the player's party. Galarica Twigs can be collected from under trees and eight can be combined by an NPC at Workout Sea to create a Galarica Cuff, which can be used to evolve Galarian Slowpoke.
Moves
18 new moves, one for each type, are available as Move Tutor moves in the Master Dojo.
Customization
The protagonist can wear training clothes. New fashion items are also available. The Rotom Bike can also be customized further than before by adding different colours and trails depending on which colour bike you choose to have. The colour and trail can be changed by a lady outside of the Dojo found on the island.
Cram-o-matic
- Main article: Cram-o-matic
Inside the dojo on the Isle of Armor, in Mustard's room the player can find the Cram-o-matic, a robot resembling a Cramorant, made by Mustard's son Hyde, which can be fed four items that can be fused to create a new item. It can be used at any time once the player has given Hyde 500 Watts.
Restricted Sparring
- Main article: Restricted Sparring
Restricted Sparring is a special battle feature in which participants are limited in the types of Pokémon they can use and are forced to battle under set conditions.
Diglett side quest
A side quest on the Isle of Armor involves searching for 150 Alolan Diglett scattered across the island. Their Trainer, a Hiker at the Fields of Honor, will give the player various Pokémon as thank-you gifts as they find certain amounts of the missing Diglett.
In other languages
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