The Isle of Armor
- This article is about theexpansion forPokémon Sword and Shield. For the location in theGalar region, seeIsle of Armor.
| The Isle of Armor 鎧の孤島 | |
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 The Isle of Armor logo | |
Basic info | |
| Platform: | Nintendo Switch |
| Category: | RPG |
| Players: | 1 |
| Connectivity: | N/A |
| Developer: | Game Freak |
| Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Part of: | Generation VIIIcore seriesdownloadable content |
Ratings | |
| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | PG |
| OFLC: | PG |
| PEGI: | 7 |
| GRAC: | ALL |
| GSRR: | 6+ |
Release dates | |
| Japan: | June 17, 2020 |
| North America: | June 17, 2020 |
| Australia: | June 17, 2020 |
| Europe: | June 17, 2020 |
| South Korea: | June 17, 2020 |
| Hong Kong: | June 17, 2020 |
| Taiwan: | June 17, 2020 |
Websites | |
| Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp |
| English: | Official site Nintendo.com |
The Isle of Armor (Japanese:鎧の孤島The Solitary Island of Armor) is the first expansion in thePokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. Featuring theIsle of Armor, the theme of the expansion is "growth". It was released on June 17, 2020.
It is followed byThe Crown Tundra.
Plot
After obtaining theArmor Pass, theplayer can board a train at theWedgehurst Station, from which they transfer to aFlying Taxi that takes them to theIsle of Armor. Upon arriving at the island, the player encounters a man who is supposed to start as a student at the local dojo, but is nervous because of the strange person waiting for him. As the person,KlaraSw/AverySh, enters the station, the man is scared away, and the person mistakes the player as the new student. Puzzled by the player's denial about being a new student, they challenge them to abattle. After being defeated, therival decides to ask the player to leave to avoid endangering their own career at the dojo. As the player arrives at theMaster Dojo, they catch the rival lying to the dojo's matron,Honey, about the player leaving, and is welcomed by Honey as a new student at the dojo.
At the dojo, the player meets the dojo's leader and Honey's husband,Mustard, who challenges the player to a quick battle. Once the player has won the battle, Mustard declares that the dojo is at max capacity and initiates the "three trials", the winner of which will be given the "secret armor" of the Master Dojo. The first trial is revealed to be chasing after and defeating three fastSlowpoke across theSoothing Wetlands after they steal the rival'sDojo Uniform. After the player defeats all three Slowpoke alone, Mustard lets everyone who at least managed to catch up to the Slowpoke pass, granting most of the students access to the second trial. The second trial involves findingMax Mushrooms for the dojo's secret recipe, theMax Soup, which allows certain Pokémon toGigantamax. Upon finding Max Mushrooms in theWarm-Up Tunnel, the player is challenged to a battle over them by the rival. After winning, the player is able to collect the mushrooms and return to the dojo, where they and the rival are revealed to be the only ones who were able to pass the trial. The last trial is aDynamax battle between the player and the rival at the dojo's Battle Court. The player emerges victorious, despite the rival trying to resort to cheating to win, granting the player the "secret armor" of the Master Dojo: theLegendary PokémonKubfu.
After the player has obtained Kubfu, Mustard tasks them with raising itsfriendship. While the player may use any method, Mustard recommends that the player take Kubfu to visit various spots around the island. During this time only,Master Dojo Students will be present atBrawlers' Cave,Challenge Road,Loop Lagoon, andPotbottom Desert and will offer the player and Kubfu a view of the scenery. Visiting all four guarantees that Kubfu's friendship will be sufficiently high. Once they've become the best of friends, Mustard tells the player to choose one of theTowers of Two Fists, theTower of Waters or theTower of Darkness, and challenge it with Kubfu. Regardless of which tower the player chooses, Mustard will be waiting at the top floor, ready to challenge them with his own Kubfu. After defeating Mustard, the player can let Kubfu examine aspecialscroll that allows it toevolve intoUrshifu.
Once the player has evolved Kubfu, becomeChampion, and stoppedSordward andShielbert,Hop shows up at the dojo as part of his research asSonia'sassistant. Mustard tells the player that Urshifu hates the taste of Max Soup, so, in order for it to unlock its Gigantamax potential, a special ingredient is needed to make it drink the Max Soup. He doesn't reveal what this ingredient is, though, and lets the player and Hop figure it out on their own. After failing to find a proper ingredient out ofLilligant andApplin nectars, Hop figures that the ingredient must be honey. He and the player travel toHoneycalm Island, where the player gets thrusted into aMax Raid Battle against a DynamaxVespiquen. After defeating it, the player will obtain a comb ofMax Honey, which is the missing ingredient.
Upon the player's return to the dojo with the news of finding the key to unlocking Urshifu's Gigantamax potential, Mustard informs them that he wants to battle them in a no-holds-barred battle, where he uses his full power. In the battle, Mustard uses his own Gigantamax Urshifu. After being defeated, Mustard declares that he has nothing more to teach the player, ending The Isle of Armor plotline.
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Features
Characters
The charactersMustard andKlaraSw/AverySh appear, as well as Mustard's wifeHoney and their sonHyde. The parents of theDigging Duo, Digging Pa and Digging Ma, also make an appearance.
Pokémon
The Version 1.2.0 patch was released in conjunction with the launch of The Isle of Armor, allowing players to access these new and returning Pokémon even if they have not purchased the Expansion Pass with the help oftrading andPokémon HOME.
Pokémon found in the wild and those owned by other Trainers in The Isle of Armor will change their levels depending on whether the player has completed theChampion Cup.
New Pokémon and forms
TheLegendary PokémonKubfu andUrshifu and itssignature Ability,Unseen Fist, debut in The Isle of Armor. The patch associated with The Isle of Armor also introduced theMythical Pokémon,Zarude.
GalarianSlowpoke can be evolved into GalarianSlowbro using theGalarica Cuff, an item found in the Isle of Armor. Galarian Slowbro can haveQuick Draw, a new Ability.
Galarian Slowpoke
Galarian Slowbro
Kubfu
Urshifu (Single Strike Style)
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)
Zarude
World Cap Pikachu was also added to the game with the same patch, though it would not be obtainable until anevent released after Version 1.3.0.
Returning Pokémon
- Main article:List of Pokémon by Isle of Armor Pokédex number
A total of 102 old Pokémon were made available inPokémon Sword and Shield alongside the release of The Isle of Armor. These include:
Gigantamax
NewGigantamax forms were introduced. This includesVenusaur,Blastoise,Rillaboom,Cinderace, andInteleon. Both forms of the newLegendary PokémonUrshifu also have their own Gigantamax form.
Additionally, this expansion allows theplayer to feed Pokémon traveling with themMax Soup, giving them the ability to Gigantamax, but only Pokémon with known Gigantamax forms at the time of The Isle of Armor's release. In addition, the player needs a comb ofMax Honey to add to the soup to give their Urshifu a Gigantamax Factor.
Gigantamax Venusaur
Gigantamax Blastoise
Gigantamax Rillaboom
Gigantamax Cinderace
Gigantamax Inteleon
Gigantamax Urshifu
(Single Strike Style)
Gigantamax Urshifu
(Rapid Strike Style)
Moves
18 new moves, one for each type, are available asMove Tutor moves in the Master Dojo. Four other moves are signature moves of the new Pokémon.
Certain old moves were added back to Sword and Shield alongside the release of The Isle of Armor.
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Items
Apricorns are now obtainable. Apricorns can be put in theCram-o-matic to randomly producePoké Balls.
The newExp. CharmKey Item increases theExp. Points earned by the player'sparty. Another new Key Item, theMark Charm, increases the chance of findingwild Pokémon withmarks.
Galarica Twigs can be collected from under trees. An NPC atWorkout Sea can combine eight to create aGalarica Cuff, which can be used to evolveGalarianSlowpoke.
Customization
The player can wear training clothes. New fashion items are also available. TheRotom Bike can also be customized further than before by adding different colors and trails depending on which color bike you choose to have. The color and trail can be changed by a lady outside of the Master Dojo.
Cram-o-matic
- Main article:Cram-o-matic
In Mustard's room at the Master Dojo, the player can find theCram-o-matic, a machine resembling aCramorant, made by Mustard's sonHyde, which can be fed four items that are fused into a new item. It can be used at any time once the player has given Hyde 500Watts. Hyde can also share item recipes in exchange for further Watts.
Restricted Sparring
- Main article:Restricted Sparring
Restricted Sparring is a specialbattle feature in which participants are limited in the types of Pokémon they can use and are forced to battle under set conditions. This feature is unlocked by finishing The Isle of Armor plotline.
Diglett side quest
- Main article:Fields of Honor → Diglett Trainer
A side quest on the Isle of Armor involves searching for 150AlolanDiglett scattered across the island. Their Trainer, aHiker at theFields of Honor, will give the player various Pokémon as thank-yougifts as they find certain amounts of the missing Diglett.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 鎧之孤島Hói jī Gūdóu |
| Mandarin | 鎧之孤島 / 铠之孤岛Kǎi zhī Gūdǎo | |
| French | L'île solitaire de l'Armure | |
| German | Die Insel der Rüstung | |
| Italian | L'isola solitaria dell'armatura | |
| Korean | 갑옷의 외딴섬Gabosui Oettanseom | |
| Russian | Бронированный ОстровBronirovannyy Ostrov* Остров доспеховOstrov dospekhov* | |
| Spanish | La isla de la armadura | |
| Thai | เกาะโดดเดี่ยวแห่งเกราะKodotdiao-haeng Kro | |
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