Summary:
The speaker shares various tips and tricks for playing Pokémon Sword and Shield. They discuss changing the day/night cycle, manipulating weather conditions, maximizing berry harvests, training Effort Values (EVs), upgrading the bike, using the Oval Charm, and employing the Masuda Method for shiny Pokémon. The speaker also mentions a bonus tip about character animations when spinning the analog stick.
1. The speaker has spent many hours playing Pokémon Sword and Shield.
2. They have successfully completed the Pokédex by catching all 400 Pokémon available in the new generation.
3. The speaker wishes to share tips for Pokémon Sword and Shield that they have discovered.
4. One tip is that you can change the day/night cycle by going into your system settings on the Switch.
5. Changing the time to any time past 8:00 p.m. will actually change the in-game time.
6. This feature can be useful for certain Pokémon that need to evolve at nighttime, such as Eevee into Umbreon.
7. The speaker notes that during most of the game, the day/night cycle will only take place in the wild area in the routes and towns.
8. The day/night cycle only takes effect after you have finished the main storyline.
9. The speaker then discusses the weather system in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
10. There is a way to change the weather condition in the entire wild area as needed.
11. This can be useful because certain Pokémon only spawn during certain weather conditions in certain regions.
12. The way this works is by going into the system settings and changing the date to specific days for specific weather conditions.
13. The speaker warns that changing the weather and date too much in the game may cause certain trap Pokémon not to spawn for a while.
14. The speaker then discusses the importance of berries in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
15. The speaker notes that trees take a little bit of time to replenish their berries, so it's important to get the max amount of each time you shake the trees.
16. The speaker provides a method to avoid provoking a Pokémon battle when shaking trees too much.
17. The speaker then talks about Effort Values (EVs) in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
18. EVs are given out when a Pokémon is defeated, and each specific Pokémon gives out a specific EV.
19. The speaker provides a method for Eevee training by only allowing your Pokémon to defeat Pokémon that grant speed EVs.
20. The speaker notes that in Pokémon Sword and Shield, you can use as many vitamins as you wish to increase EVs without having to manually train each one.
21. The speaker provides a list of items that can be used to speed up the process of Eevee training.
22. The speaker notes that you can upgrade your bike in Pokémon Sword and Shield up to a total of three times.
23. The speaker provides a method to farm in watts, which can be used to upgrade your bike, get evolution stones from the digging duo, purchase more moves for your Pokémon, and more.
24. The speaker provides a method to effectively catch all Pokémon by pressing the X button straight from the battle screen.
25. The speaker discusses the breeding system in Pokémon Sword and Shield, noting that you can leave two Pokémon of the same egg group at the nurseries to lay eggs.
26. The speaker provides a method to hatch eggs quickly by having a Pokémon in your team with the flame body ability and having your egg in the party at the same time.
27. The speaker discusses the Masuda method, which involves leaving a Pokémon from a different country at the daycare center to lay eggs to increase the chances of the egg hatching as a shiny Pokémon.
28. The speaker provides a method to get cash in postgame by going to the digging duo brothers to dig up items for 500 watts and selling the items back at the pokey Center.