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.

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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 will be released in June 2020.

Logo

It will be followed by The Crown Tundra.

Features

Characters

The characters Mustard and Klara^Sw/Avery^Sh will appear.

Pokémon

New Pokémon and forms

The Legendary Pokémon Kubfu and Urshifu will debut in The Isle of Armor.

Galarian Slowpoke can be evolved into Galarian Slowbro using an item found in the Isle of Armor.

Returning Pokémon

Over 100 old Pokémon will become available in Pokémon Sword and Shield with the release of The Isle of Armor. These include:

• Volcarona
• Kingdra
• Dedenne
• Lycanroc
• Zorua
• Chansey
• Azurill
• Magnezone

Gigantamax

New Gigantamax forms were introduced. This includes Venusaur, Blastoise, Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon. The new Pokémon Urshifu also has two different Gigantamax forms.

Additionally, this expansion will allow the player to train certain Pokémon traveling with them to be able to Gigantamax, such as their starter Pokémon.

Items

Apricorns will make a return, and can be made into Poké Balls. The Exp. Charm will increase the Exp. Points earned by the player's party.

Moves

Additional Move Tutor moves will be available, including new moves.

Customization

The protagonist can wear training clothes. New fashion items will also be available. The Rotom Bike can also be customized further than before.

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.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鎧之孤島 Hói-jī Gūdóu Mandarin 鎧之孤島 / 铠之孤岛 Kǎi-zhī Gūdǎo French L'île solitaire de l'Armure German Die Insel der Rüstung Italian L'isola solitaria dell'armatura Korean 갑옷의 외딴섬 Gabosui Oettanseom Russian Бронированный Остров Bronirovannyy Ostrov* Остров доспехов Ostrov dospekhov* Spanish La isla de la armadura

References

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