Company Nintendo and Pokémon company reported that the first expansion for role-playing games Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shieldcalled The isle of armor (“Armor Island”), will be released on June 17. DLC was introduced in early 2023. It will be sold as part of a seasonal pass, according to which users will receive another addition, The crown tundra (“Mountain Tundra”), this fall.
In a new video, the developers showed the legendary Pokemon Cabfu, the Galar form of Slowbro and the gigantic max version of a number of other monsters.
Both add-ons introduce players to completely new areas in the Galar region that are open to free exploration. Large-scale territories are populated by new Pokémon and characters.
In total, with the release of the DLC, the list of available Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Pokémon available in the world will be replenished with 200 creatures. This number includes completely new monsters, as well as evolved and some old ones. If you are not going to buy a subscription, but you are interested in collecting – added Pokémon can be obtained in your regular version of Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield by exchanging with other players through the Pokemon Home service.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield debuted in November 2019 and became one of the fastest-selling parts of the series. As of March 31, 2023, that is, just three and a half months after the premiere, new games sold best than all Pokémon with Nintendo 3DS for the entire time they existed on the market. More precisely, we are talking about 17.37 million copies.
In terms of total sales in the main series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are already fourth in the entire franchise for its entire 20-year history, second only to Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (17.67 million), Pokemon Gold / Silver (23.1 million) and Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (31.38 million).
Diamond / Pearl, they are expected to surpass already with the publication of the next financial report Nintendo, as a result of which they will take a place in the top three. According to analysts, as a result, “Shield” and “Sword” will disperse in circulation of more than 20 million copies – for the first time in a series in 20 years.
According to a Nintendo report, in its second quarter, after the New Year holidays, Pokemon Sword / Shield sold twice as much as all games in the series with Nintendo 3DS.
Total sales of representatives of the main series for the entire time of existence (excluding remakes and additional versions):
- Pokemon Red / Blue / Green (GB, 1996) – 31.38 million
- Pokemon Gold / Silver (GB / C, 1999) – 23.10 million
- Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (DS, 2006) – 17.67 million
- Pokemon Sword / Shield (Switch, 2019) – 17.37 million
- Pokemon X / Y (3DS, 2013) – 16.45 million
- Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire (GBA, 2002) – 16.22 million
- Pokemon Sun / Moon (3DS, 2016) – 16.18 million
- Pokemon Black / White (DS, 2010) – 15.64 million
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