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Arctovish, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Dracozolt are a quartet of species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. [5]
The games introduced many new features including the Dynamax and Gigantamax mechanic, which causes a player's Pokémon to grow to a significantly larger size and use more powerful attacks in battle. Conceptualization of the game began immediately following the completion of Pokémon Sun and Moon in 2016, while full development began a year later.
Pokémon [a] [b] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers.
[7] In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Zacian and Zamazenta, the games' mascot legendary Pokémon, are hinted to be an unstoppable sword and impenetrable shield. The two have the same total base stats, one having a higher attack stat and the other having a better defense stat, but due to their different typing, Zacian (the sword) has better ...
The eighth generation (Generation VIII) of the Pokémon franchise features 96 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series, including 89 in the 2019 Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Shield as of version 1.3.0 and 7 further species introduced in the 2022 Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
It later appears in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. [7] In Sword and Shield, a new form called Galarian Weezing was introduced, which is able to be obtained by evolving Koffing in the games. [14] Both forms appear in other media for the series, including the mobile game Pokémon Go, [15] [16] and the Pokémon Trading Card Game. [17] [18]
This generation introduced a total of 96 new Pokémon with 81 revealed in Sword and Shield, 8 revealed in the expansion packs, and 7 revealed in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. On March 6, 2020, the remake of the Mystery Dungeon, Red and Blue Rescue Team was released titled Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.
Henry (known as Soudo/Sword in Japan) - The male protagonist in the Sword & Shield chapter. Full name known as Henry Sword Soudo Tsurugi (剣 創人, Tsurugi Sōdo), is a "Meister" (身具職人, Shingu Meister) which repairs the gear Pokémon use in battle and in life. When working on gear, he hyperfocuses, but otherwise he seems laidback- if ...