The folks at Game Informer recently made a trip to Game Freak’s Tokyo headquarters for this month’s cover story, which happens to be Pokémon Sword and Shield. They had a chance to chat with the game’s director, producer, planning director and art director, picking their brains on the direction of the series and what they hope to accomplish with the upcoming Nintendo Switch titles. Among the topics discussed include Max Raid Battles, The Game Informer Show, the new autosave feature, controversy surrounding the National Pokédex, the decision to exclude HMs, a twist to the Exp. Share item, competitive mechanics, certain elements that are no longer exclusive to breeding and the amount of Gyms that can be found in Galar:
“There are 18 different types of Gyms in this story and depending on which version, which Gyms are in the minor league and which gyms are in the major league are different,” explains director Shigeru Ohmori. “For example, in Pokémon Sword the Fighting-type Gym will be in the major league, but in Pokémon Shield, the Ghost-type. The idea is that every year, the Galar Region is playing and which Gyms make it into the minor league versus the Major League changes.”
Source: Game Informer
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