Pokemon SwordandShield’s first expansion pass, The Isle of Armor, launched this week with new content for players to enjoy including a new regional Pokedex and afeature allowing Pokemon to follow trainerswhile on the island. According to Nintendo, some players have had trouble accessing the DLC because they may have purchased the wrong version of the expansion pass.
When The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra were first announced, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company warned players that theexpansion passes corresponded to eitherPokemon SwordorPokemon Shield, preempting any issues that might come about with aSwordplayer buying theShieldversion pass and vice versa. However, five months later it seems these prophesied issues have come about, given the Nintendo of America Twitter account posted a warning against making this mistake today.
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The Nintendo of Japan customer service Twitter put out a similar warning before the DLC’s launch, with the American social media account further adding that players can contact customer support for assistance. Though it may seem trivial or overly complicated to have two different versions of the pass, there are differences between the Isle of Armor inSwordandShieldsuch as unique rival characters and version-exclusive Pokemon.
While the first piece of the expansion has been largely successful at implementing and updating content players felt should have been included in the base game, the reception has not been perfect — even disregarding issues with confusing which version to buy. Some feel theSwordandShieldDLC has too short of a storyto warrant its price tag, though it will be supplemented with The Crown Tundra later this year.
For those who have decided not to buy into the games' DLC, there is still updating content inSwordandShieldthrough unique Max Raid Battles. To correspond with The Isle of Armor’s release, anevent featuring Mythical Pokemon Zeraorahas started appearing in Wild Area dens, and if enough players are successful at tackling the Electric-type then all of them will receive a shiny variant.
Beyond The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra,Pokemonis preparing to do quite a bit going forward. During a Pokemon Presents video last week, it was announced thatNew Pokemon Snapis coming to the Switch, and fans of the franchise can look forward toanother big announcement coming on June 24.
