Most Pokemon games include fossils that you can restore into a living Pokemon, and you usually have to choose between one fossil or another. In Pokemon Sword and Shield, however, fossils work differently. You can still restore them to get a proper Pokemon, and they still count towards your Pokedex–but Sword and Shield’s fossils are mix-and-match, and it can get kind of weird.
There are four fossils in total and four fossil Pokemon to restore. While you can get all four fossils in your game, based on a few GameSpot staff playthroughs, each version has a set of fossils that are far more common. Sword has Fossilized Bird and Fossilized Dino, while Shield has Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake. Only one of us (so far) has gotten the other version’s fossil natively in-game, and that was after finishing the story.
The Fossil Restoration specialist is found on Route 6 and is easily accessed via Flying Taxi to the Route 6 fast-travel point. If you talk to her, she’ll ask you for two fossils, which she’ll then put together to create a freaky chimera of a Pokemon. Below are the combinations and which Pokemon you get from them.
Fossil Combinations:
Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Drake = Dracozolt
Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Dino = Arctozolt
Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Drake = Dracovish
Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Dino = Arctovish
You’re able to get Arctozolt easily in Sword, while Shield players can get Dracovish right off the bat. For Dracozolt and Arctovish, you’ll likely need to trade some Pokemon that are holding the necessary fossils in order to complete your collection. You can find additional fossils on the ground in the Dusty Bowl section of the Wild Area, and the Digging Duo near the Wild Area nursery will sometimes dig up fossils–you can spend some Watts with each of them once per day to get a variety of treasures.
One of the big new features in Pokemon Sword and Shield is Dynamaxing, which increases a Pokemon’s size and powers up its stats for three turns during battles. While any Pokemon can Dynamax, only a few species are capable of Gigantamaxing, which not only supersizes a Pokemon, but changes its appearance as well.
Even among the Pokemon species that can Gigantamax, only special individuals are actually capable of taking on these forms. For instance, only certain Butterfree you catch through Max Raid battles can Gigantamax; those you capture normally will only be able to Dynamax. You can also get a couple of Gigantamax Pokemon for free; if you have save data from Let’s Go Pikachu or Eevee on your Switch, you can get a Gigantamax Pikachu or Eevee at the Wild Area Station, and everyone who picks up Sword or Shield by January 15 can get a free Gigantamax Meowth.
The Pokemon Company revealed a handful of Gigantamax forms ahead of Sword and Shield’s launch, but there are many more in the games beyond that. If you want to see all the Pokemon that have Gigantamax forms in Sword and Shield, we’ve rounded up the full list of Gigantamax-capable monsters below.
Pokemon That Have Gigantamax Forms
Pikachu (free gift for playing Let’s Go Pikachu)
Eevee (free gift for playing Let’s Go Eevee)
Meowth (free early purchase gift)
Charizard
Butterfree
Machamp
Gengar
Kingler
Lapras
Garbodor
Corviknight
Orbeetle
Drednaw
Coalossal
Flapple/Appletun
Sandaconda
Centiskorch
Hatterene
Grimmsnarl
Alcremie
Copperajah
Duraludon
How To Get Gigantamax Pokemon
As previously mentioned, just because a species of Pokemon has a Gigantamax form doesn’t mean that every Pokemon of that species is actually capable of Gigantamaxing. Presently, the only way to obtain a Gigantamax Pokemon in Sword and Shield is to encounter it in Max Raid battles. You can fairly easily tell if a Raid features a Gigantamax Pokemon by its silhouette when you interact with a raid den; if the silhouette looks different than the Pokemon’s typical sprite, then you’ll be battling its Gigantamax form.
If you manage to defeat the Gigantamax Pokemon in battle, then you’ll have an opportunity to capture it. Unfortunately, you aren’t guaranteed to catch the Pokemon, and if it pops out of the Poke Ball you threw, it’ll run away and you’ll need to wait for it to appear in another Max Raid. It also appears you can’t pass down the ability to Gigantamax through breeding. On the bright side, however, most Pokemon you encounter through raids have at least a couple of perfect IVs, and you now have a means of changing their natures thanks to new Mint items, so it’s possible to make them viable for competitive battling.
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Respawn and EA just released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the first amazing Star Wars game in quite a while. But the iconic franchise has had plenty of hits and beloved classics throughout its life in gaming, so, IGN’s new show Power Ranking asked IGN’s audience across social media platforms — what is the best Star Wars game?
Here’s how the Power Ranking process works: we gauge our IGN YouTube community’s selections and whittle those down to a top five. Then, we poll audiences across IGN.com, YouTube, Twitter, and Snapchat to find out the results, and in this case to figure out which Star Wars games you consider to be the best. (This poll was conducted before Jedi: Fallen Order was released.) Watch the video above to see how the ranking worked out in the latest episode of Power Ranking.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is nearly upon us, and director J.J. Abrams and his cast has revealed intriguing new tidbits about the final film in the Skywalker Saga. A new Entertainment Weekly feature teases major new revelations about the age-old war between the Jedi and Sith and how Emperor Palpatine’s surprise return is the culmination of that war.
“This has been a very long chess match that’s been played between the Jedi and the Sith — all the way back to the very beginning,” Oscar Issac said. “It’s an amazing thing to see that really come to the forefront.”
As EW notes, the return of Palpatine and the continued importance of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker (who presumably appears in Force Ghost form in Episode IX) raises new questions about the nature of death in the Star Wars universe. What happens when Jedi and Sith die? How do they return as Force Ghosts, and what can they do to affect the world of the living? Abrams himself is remaining purposely mum, only telling EW “That’s probably best answered by not answering it.”
There’s a lot to like about Disney+’s first streaming Star Wars show The Mandalorian. It’s got all the cool, spaghetti western vibes you could ever ask for, a great soundtrack, an interesting cast of characters, and a budget that keeps the entire thing looking slick. But all of that is just a dim second to the single most important addition The Mandalorian has made to Star Wars canon: Baby Yoda. And it’s our lucky day because showrunner Jon Favreau has just shared a look at the original concept art of the world’s cutest and best bundle of Muppet-y green joy, proving undoubtedly that Baby Yoda really has been the best since birth–or, at least since the show’s pre-production.
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After weeks of retailers releasing Black Friday ads to build anticipation for the event, GameStop has finally revealed its hand. With less than a week until Black Friday sales officially begin, GameStop has released a flyer for its “early deals,” which will be available for a full week.
Nintendo Switch offers are noticeably missing from GameStop’s first round of Black Friday deals. While we do expect to see Switch deals at GameStop during Black Friday, don’t anticipate any significant discounts on the new improved Switch model or the Switch Lite. Instead, most retailers are offering Nintendo’s official Black Friday 2019 bundle: the launch-model Switch (without improved battery life) with a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for $300. According to Nintendo, GameStop should also have some first-party Switch games for $40 each and discounts on Switch accessories like the Poke Ball Plus.
Keep in mind GameStop has more deals going live next Wednesday, plus limited-time deals that will likely launch on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We probably won’t know what those later deals are until they go live, but in the meantime, you’ll have access to some of GameStop’s best console deals starting this Sunday, November 24. Check out GameStop’s full Black Friday schedule below, and read on for the best Black Friday deals we know about so far.
GameStop Black Friday 2019 schedule
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November 24-December 2: Early deals, including PS4 and Xbox One console bundles, available online
November 27: Black Friday online deals go live on GameStop.com beginning at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET
GameStop’s early deals largely include the official deals from PlayStation and Xbox, such as the PS4 Slim holiday bundle with three console-exclusive games and the Xbox One X bundle for $350. Note that the following deals will be available at nearly all major retailers, so if something sells out at GameStop, you should check Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. The below prices will be available from November 24 to December 2 (or while supplies last). Please note that not all products shown below have listings yet, and we’ll include links when they’re live. As more of GameStop’s Black Friday deals are revealed, we’ll include those here.
Games
PS4:
Days Gone — $20
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition — $20
MediEvil — $20
Concrete Genie — $20
God of War — $10
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition — $10
The Last of Us Remastered — $10
Gran Turismo Sport — $10
Little Big Planet 3 — $10
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection — $10
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — $10
Bloodborne — $10
Nioh — $10
Xbox One:
Gears 5 — $30
Forza Horizon 4 — $25
Sea of Thieves — $25
Crackdown 3 — $15
Consoles and accessories
PS4 Slim bundle with God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and The Last of Us Remastered – $200
PS4 Slim holiday bundle | $200 ($300)
This official PlayStation bundle includes three excellent, PS4-exclusive games–God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, and The Last of Us Remastered–along with the base console for $200, an excellent deal for anyone buying a PS4 for the first time.
PS4 Pro (Glacier White Edition) – $300
PS4 Pro Glacier White | $300 ($400)
The powerful PS4 Pro is on sale for an excellent price during Black Friday, selling for $300 rather than $400. GameStop’s offer includes the stunning Glacier White model, which comes with a matching controller.
DualShock 4 wireless controllers – $39
DualShock 4 Wireless Controllers (various colors) | $39 each ($60-$65)
PS4 controllers will be $39 each at GameStop during Black Friday, the same price as at Walmart. Other stores will have them for $40 during Black Friday week, but colors available may vary between retailers. GameStop’s flyer includes the new Fall 2019 colors shown above, which normally go for $65 each.
PS Plus one-year membership – $45
PlayStation Plus 12-month membership | $45 ($60)
The official PlayStation Black Friday offer for PS Plus is $45 for a yearly membership. That’s not quite as low as we’d hoped, but if you need to renew your membership (remember PS Plus subscriptions do stack), this is still a nice deal to snag.
PSVR bundle with five games – $200
PlayStation VR Mega Pack | $200 ($300)
This is the best PSVR deal we’ve seen in a long time. For $200, you’ll get the PSVR headset and PlayStation Camera along with five of the system’s best games.
PSVR bundle with Blood & Truth and Everbody’s Golf – $250
PlayStation VR bundle with Blood & Truth, Everybody’s Golf VR | $250 ($350)
This bundle is slightly pricier than other PSVR bundles during Black Friday, but that’s because it comes with two PlayStation Move motion controllers (which can cost as much as $100 a pack).
PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset with Fortnite content – $70
Fortnite Neo Versa Bundle With PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset | $70 ($100)
The discount on this PlayStation Gold wireless headset isn’t exceptional on its own, but if you’re a Fortnite fan, the included Neo Versa bundle is a nice perk that comes with the Epic Neo Versa Outfit, Epic Neo Phrenzy Back Bling, and 2,000 V-Bucks.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Xbox One X bundle – $200
Xbox One S bundle with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition | $200 ($300)
Get the newest Star Wars adventure on Xbox One with this Xbox One S bundle for only $200, available at many retailers including GameStop.
NBA 2K20 Xbox One X special-edition bundle – $350
Xbox One X special-edition bundle with NBA 2K20 | $350 ($500)
Quite a few Xbox One X bundles will be on sale for Black Friday, but this GameStop-exclusive, special-edition Xbox One X with NBA 2K20 has to be the prettiest with its paint splash design.
Xbox One S All-Digital Edition – $150
Xbox One S All-Digital Edition | $150 ($250)
Not a fan of buying physical games? Then the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition was made for you, but please be aware there’s no disc drive, removing the option entirely to play physical games or Blu-ray discs. The bundle comes with three games: Sea of Thieves, Minecraft, and bonus content for Fortnite: Battle Royale–2,000 V-Bucks and the Legendary Rogue Spider Knight outfit. At just $150, the All-Digital Edition is a much more appealing offer for primarily digital gamers.
Xbox One wireless controllers – $10 off
Xbox Wireless Controllers (various colors) | $10 off
Multiple Xbox controllers will be on sale for $10 off during Black Friday, including the special-edition Gears 5 controller for $65 (previously $75) and other colors for $60 (previously $70 each). It’s worth noting Microsoft’s official Black Friday sale is advertising Xbox controllers for “up to $20 off,” so you may want to compare prices before grabbing one of these from GameStop.
GameStop in-store offer on collectibles and apparel
In-store deal: Get 25% everything you can stuff in this bag
This is fairly self-explanatory, but from November 24-27, GameStop stores will let you fill a bag with as many collectibles and apparel as you can and get 25% off the entire bag (which you have to buy on its own for $5). Games and hardware are excluded as well as clearance items.
A new Star Wars and Roblox partnership is encouraging players to build their own spaceship to earn special in-game rewards, ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this December. The ‘Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge’ is available to everyone, and aims to help teach coding and game design to young players.
If you’re interested, signing up is as simple as going to the Roblox Creator Challenge page and following along with lessons that will teach you how to design, code, and create your very own driftspeeder — which you can use to race against other players in-game. The Star Wars-Roblox partnership began today (November 19, 2019) and will run through January 6, 2020.
On this blazin’ episode of our Xbox show, we look back at Xbox’s past this week as the original Xbox turns 18, sharing our favorite (not best, although they’re often one and the same!) games from Microsoft’s first console. And then we look ahead into the future, recapping X019’s Inside Xbox livestream and discussing everything we liked and everything we didn’t that Microsoft is cooking up now.
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