Daniel was a writer at Game Rant with a minor in Professional Writing. Since a young age, Daniel has been an avid gamer starting with the Mega Man Battle Network series. From there, he branched out to ...

Patrick has been a gamer most of his life, first really diving into the hobby with Pokemon Blue and Pokemon SIlver on the GameBoy. While Nintendo holds a special place in his heart, Patrick now spends ...

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Eeveelution-themed cards of Sword & Shield - Evolving Skies in ...

Move Tutors are important NPCs that teach your Pokémon special moves or moves they previously knew but forget. Pokémon Sword and Shield puts the basic Move Tutor (for remembering forgotten moves) in ...

Ditto is perhaps the most important Pokémon to have on your team if you're hoping to catch 'em all and get as many Shiny Pokémon as possible. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, using a foreign language ...

The Pokeballs catch rate in sword and shield is lower on average but they have been a defining item in every Pokemon game so far and Pokemon Sword and Shield are no different. There haven't really ...

Pokémon Sword and Shield’s third gym leader is the fire-type expert, Kabu. He’s the last gym leader in the minor league and while he isn’t too hard to beat, check out our guide below if you’re getting ...

For many generations now, players have been able to re-teach their Pokemon moves that they forgot by speaking with the Move Reminder NPC or the Move Relearner, whichever you prefer. In this guide ...

Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and the ones featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield is no different. One of these curious contenders is the unassuming Applin, which ...

Affection was the hidden stat tied to Pokemon Amie in Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Refresh in Pokemon Sun and Moon, but has been largely combined into one stat in Pokemon Sword and Shield: Friendship.