A rumor is spreading that the new Pokémon game, Pokémon Sword and Shield, will somehow be compatible with the popular phone game, Pokémon Go.
The rumor began when dataminer, Chrales, discovered the "Koala_setting" in Pokémon Go's 0.143.0 update. Niantic and Pokémon Company are known for using the names of real-life animals as codenames for Pokémon games. For example, Pokémon Let's Go was codenamed beluga and Black and White was codenamed Swan. So it seems likely that Koala is a codename for Sword and Shield.
Chrales has had a credible record of datamining Pokémon Go. They are responsible for uncovering information on the change team medallion, lucky friends, and much more.
If the rumor is true, then it's likely the Pokémon Go integration in Sword and Shield will resemble the phone games compatibility with Pokémon Let's Go, by allowing players to transfer the Pokémon they caught on their phones into their game on the Switch.
Although it was quite a step away from the traditional Pokémon games, there's no arguing against Pokémon Go's success. With frequent updates and it's attachment to newer Pokémon games, the mobile game is predicted to have a long lifespan.
However, Pokémon Go's success doesn't detract the popularity of the traditional RPG style games we all grew up with. Pokémon Sword & Shield, set to release in late 2019 for Nintendo Switch is predicted to be the most successful yet, with new Pokémon and new in-game functions that will make it a must-have for Switch players and Pokémon fans.
Continuing the theme of basing the maps of Pokémon games on real world locations, the latest edition to the popular game franchise will be set in the new Galar region, based on the United Kingdom. The player will be able to choose a grass, water, and fire type starter Pokémon from the region: Grookey (grass-type) Sobble (water-type) and Scorbunny (fire-type).
Sobble (left), Scorbunny (center), Grookey (right)
So far, the in-game Pokédex hasn't been released and we only have information on the three starters. No further information has been leaked so I guess we're going to have to keep catching Pokémon on our phones until we get more information.
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