Pokémon Sword/Shield byder på en lang, lang række nye Pokémon, og ikke bare det, en række gamle væsener fra tidligere generationer vender også tilbage, så ligesom tidligere bliver det en sund blanding. Det er der nogle der håber, ligesom i Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, at samtlige Pokémon samles i ét spil, men det kan ikke lade sig gøre.
I et interview med US Gamer fortæller Game Freak-chefen Junichi Masuda at de altid har vidst at der ville komme et tidspunkt hvor de ikke kunne inkludere alle Pokémon i et spil.
"There are a couple of different parts to the thinking behind it, but really the biggest reason for it is just the sheer number of Pokemon. We already have well over 800 Pokemon species, and there's going to be more added in these games. And now that they're on the Nintendo Switch, we're creating it with much higher fidelity with higher quality animations. But even more than that, it's coming down to the battle system. We're making sure we can keep everything balanced and give all the Pokemon that appear in the games a chance to shine."
Er du okay med at Game Freak fjerner store dele af udvalget for at bevare balancen?