Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra out on October 22nd/23rd, game + DLC bundle on the way

During the latest video presentation for Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Pokémon Company announced that the 2nd set of DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield (The Crown Tundra) will be released on October 22nd in North America, and October 23rd in Europe and Japan.

Players who have yet to buy the game will be able to get a bundle including both the base game and the DLC from November 6th worldwide. Don’t expecting any kind of discount: it will cost the same as the stand-alone game + Expansion Pass. There isn’t even a special bonus: the contents are exactly the same, too. Only extras are a Serial Code for 100 Poké Balls + the Pikachu/Eevee uniforms you could also get by buying the Expansion Pass separately.

Here’s all the videos from the presentation (recording of the presentation itself, trailers for the DLC, and more):

Next, here’s the full press release for some additional details about the DLC, but also Pikachu distributions and Pokémon Home connectivity with Pokémon GO:

Newly Discovered Pokémon
Galarian Slowking
Category: Hexpert Pokémon
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 175.3 lbs.
Type: Poison/Psychic
Ability: Curious Medicine
 
A Shellder bite set off a reaction between the chemicals secreted by Galarian Slowpoke’s brain and the spices inside its body, causing Slowpoke to gain the Poison type as it evolved into Galarian Slowking. Galarian Slowking have been observed uttering incantations in order to communicate with each other and appear to chant mysterious spells when using moves in battle. Galarian Slowking’s Ability, Curious Medicine, is a new Ability introduced in The Crown Tundra.
 
Gigantamax Melmetal
Height: 82’+
Weight: ????.? lbs.
Type: Steel
Ability: Iron Fist
 
While Gigantamaxed, the Mythical Pokémon Melmetal can use its flexible and elastic liquid-metal body to land punches even when opponents keep their distance. Steel-type attacks used by Gigantamax Melmetal will change to G-Max Meltdown, a powerful move that slams opponents with shock waves and swirling liquid metal. This move doesn’t only deal damage to opponents—it also prevents them from using the same move consecutively.
 
Dynamax Adventures
In Dynamax Adventures, players will team up with three other Trainers to explore a Pokémon Den where Dynamax Pokémon are said to lurk. Instead of their regular Pokémon team, players and their fellow Trainers will choose Pokémon that they can temporarily use for battle (rental Pokémon) to bring along into the depths of the den. Players will have to work together with their three teammates in a Max Raid Battle whenever they encounter a wild Dynamax Pokémon during their exploration. If they win the battle, players will have the opportunity to catch the Pokémon, and one Trainer on the team can swap the newly caught Pokémon for the Pokémon they had before. Trainers can delve even deeper into the den with Endless Dynamax Adventures, which enable the player to continue until they lose a battle.
 
Legendary Pokémon
With The Crown Tundra, Trainers will be able to encounter every Legendary Pokémon that’s appeared in the main series of Pokémon video games. Players can find—and catch—Legendary Pokémon during their travels in the Crown Tundra or while they’re on Dynamax Adventures.
 
Special Event with Pikachu
To celebrate the launch of The Crown Tundra, there will be a special in-game event for players to receive eight different Pikachu for their teams. Beginning Tuesday, September 29, and up through Friday, October 30, Trainers can find special passwords in various places including the Play Pokémon Twitter feed, and the Pokémon Trainer Club e-mail newsletter. When Trainers enter the passwords into their Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield game, they can obtain Pikachu—and not just one but eight, each donning a different cap. For more information about this in-game event, please visit Pokemon.co.uk/PikachuDistributions.
 
For more information about the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, please visit Pokemon.com/SwordShieldEX.
 
Connectivity between Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME
In addition to news about The Crown Tundra, The Pokémon Company also announced that connectivity between Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME will be available by the end of the year. This will allow Trainers to send Pokémon they’ve caught in Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME. From there, some of these Pokémon can be brought into Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield. For more information about Pokémon HOME, please visit pokemon.com/uk/app/pokemon-home/

And here’s some pictures for the DLC and the Pikachu distributions:

Source: The Pokémon Company PR

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