Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company The Galar region is in Pokémon Go, meaning Pokémon from the Sword and Shield games (Gen 8) will start appearing ...

While the regional variants might have started in sunny Alola, in many ways, they reached their highest point in the Galar region in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Not only did this region introduce ...

The big draw for this giveaway is that the three Pokemon would have their Hidden Abilities, which have been unavailable up to this point. Hidden Abilities are non-standard Abilities that usually make ...

The release of Pokemon Legends: Z-A marks the second entry in the "Legends" subseries of the franchise, and puts a new spin on the action-RPG gameplay pioneered by Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The ...

The previously discovered phenomenon known as Dynamaxing can only occur in specific areas of the Galar region. While Dynamaxing seems to be a phenomenon common to Pokemon from Galar, it’s been ...

The latest Pokémon Sword and Shield trailer dropped introducing Galarian forms into the franchise. Similar to the Alolan forms of Sun and Moon, Galarian forms are Pokémon that have adapted to the ...

Unlock the power of all the Galarian Pokemon in Sword and Shield with this complete list of new evolution methods. The Galar Region is home to dozens of new critters to collect in Pokemon Sword & ...