This week’s Pokemon presentation focused primarily on Sword and Shield‘s second DLC expansion, The Crown Tundra, which is coming out later this month. To celebrate its arrival, The Pokemon Company is giving away a special Pokemon to Sword and Shield players: Ash’s Pikachu.
In the lead up to Crown Tundra’s launch, players will be able to claim eight special Pikachu, each of which is wearing one of the different caps that Ash donned throughout the Pokemon anime. A similar promotion was held following the launch of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon back in 2018, so if you missed the Pikachu then, you’ll have another chance to get them.
These Pikachu will all be distributed via special passwords that will be gradually revealed across Pokemon’s website and social media channels. Here are all the passwords that have been revealed so far:
- P1KACHUGET – Original Cap Pikachu
- 1CH00SEY0U – Pokemon: I Choose You Cap Pikachu
- P1KAADVANCE – Hoenn Cap Pikachu
To claim your free Pikachu, fire up your copy of Pokemon Sword or Shield and follow these steps:
- Open Mystery Gift from the game’s menu screen
- Select Get Gift with Code/Password
- Follow the prompts to connect online
- Input the passwords when prompted
The Crown Tundra DLC arrives on October 22, and it takes players to a new arctic area where they’ll head up an expedition team. The area is home to a variety of returning Pokemon, including every Legendary from past games. The Crown Tundra also introduces a new co-op mode called Dynamax Adventures; these expeditions have you team with up to three other players to explore Raid dens together, battling the different Dynamax Pokemon you encounter along the way.
Beyond that, The Pokemon Company also reconfirmed that Pokemon Go compatibility is coming soon to Pokemon Home. The feature is due to arrive before the end of the year and will let you transfer Pokemon directly from Go to Home. You’ll get a few free gifts for doing so. First, you’ll receive the Mystery Box in Pokemon Go, which is used to summon the Mythical Pokemon Meltan in the wild. On top of that, you’ll get a Melmetal that’s capable of Gigantamaxing via Mystery Gift in Pokemon Home.
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