Pokemon Sword and Shield

Pokémon Sword and Shield emphasizes fun over fanaticism

By: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor When I picked up Pokémon Shield, my expectations weren’t what I’d call coherent. I had high hopes based on my usual excitement for the start of a new Pokémon generation; I was also very scared, having absorbed masses of online vitriol about how disappointed hardcore fans were with these upcoming games, mostly stemming from “Dexit” — what people are calling the fact that not all 890 Pokémon can be transferred into Sword and Shield. Guess I’m a filthy little casual, because I loved the new Pokémon. Loved. It.  That’s right: while I certainly couldn’t call these…

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