Pokemon SwordandPokemon Shieldare giving away some much sought after evolutionary items, including one very rare one.
Pokemon SwordandPokemon Shield,as well as its storage companionPokemon Home,have been having multiple Mystery Gift events as of late to help build hype and prepare players for the upcoming Isle of Armor DLC. Starting last week, players connected toPokemon Homecan receive theGalarian starters that know their Hidden Abilities, which is the first time that is possible for Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.
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Now, players who usePokemon SwordandPokemon Shield’s Mystery Gift function can receive a whole bundle of goodies. This bundle includes a Galarian form Corsola withits Hidden Ability, Cursed Body, and a host of evolution items. In addition to the new Corsola, players will also get a Sweet Apple, Tart Apple, Whipped Dream, Chipped Pot, and a Cracked Pot.
Those last two items can be used toevolve Sinistea into Polteageist. But one of those two items is a bit more rare than the other. Sinistea, the black tea Pokemon, is a ghost type living in a teacup, and just like in real life, some teacups are authentic, and some aren’t. If Sinistea has a sticker of authenticity on its underside, it is known to be in its Antique From, and can only evolve using the Chipped Pot. When a Sinistea is lacking a sticker however, it is in a Phony Form and can only evolve using the less valuable Cracked Pot. The rarity of an authentic Antique Form Sinistea is believed to be anywhere from 1 in 10 to 1 in 100.
The other items are quite useful as well. The Whipped Dream allows the Pokemon Swirlix to evolve into Slurpuff when held. The Sweet Apple allows theapple core Pokemon Applin to evolveinto Appletun and is exclusive toPokemon Sword,while the Tart Apple allows Applin to evolve into Flapple and is exclusive toPokemon Shield.The Apple’s version exclusivity is another big reason trainers will want to download this mystery gift.
It is possible that more mystery gifts are coming for trainers between now andthe Isle of Armor DLC’s release on June 17, so they should be sure to keep an eye out.
Pokemon SwordandShieldare available now for Nintendo Switch.
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