GameFreak decided not to introduce all Pokémon from previous generations in the title, something that has caused some controversy.
Coaches will not be able to find the more than 800 Pokémon of previous generations in Pokémon Sword and Shield. This decision has caused a stir, but GameFreak and The Pokémon Company have defended the non-incorporation of all previous creatures. It is known with certainty that at least 250 copies of ancient generations are present in the video game. However, the modder community is already moving and has begun importing old Pokémon.
As Eurogamer points out, Michael (@ScicesM) published a thread confirming that he had been able to import Omastar into the game. He did it by copying the Pokémon model: Let's GO Pikachu / Eevee. “The animations when engaging in combat are quite broken, but it works well beyond that. Of course, the attributes are wrong (I haven't modified the entry yet), ”he says in a tweet. He also adds that he edited a Yamper to superimpose the Omastar modeling.
Animation on entering battle is pretty broken, but it works okay other than that.
Obviously stats are broken (didn't fix the personal entry yet), and this was originally an edited yamper that I didn't bother giving legitimate moves. pic.twitter.com/m1C8CzDQCt
– Michael (@SciresM) November 18, 2019
Controversy and review bombing
The modder says it has taken an hour to put Omastar on the screen, although he still needs more time to fix the animations. Also, since the Let's GO Pokémon do not have some animations – for example, those of the Gigamax creatures – it requires more work. "The reason I have done this is to show that adding new models / animations is possible," referring to GameFreak's explanations, which pointed to a lot of work to make it possible.
Like some of the most recent releases, such as Death Stranding or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Pokémon Sword and Shield has not been spared the review bombing phenomenon, which refers to destructive analyzes with very low marks that users perform on platforms like Metacritic. It usually occurs in controversial titles seasoned with some controversy.
Pokémon Sword and Shield went on sale last November 15 exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
