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Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

Check out the starter Pokemon evolutions for Sword and Shield
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Pokemon Sword and Shield will be available for players across the world to dive into and enjoy on November 15th. There is no doubt that trainers are excited to pick their starter and make them stronger with all of their evolutions. Fortunately, we have everything currently known about the start evolutions for Sword and Shield covered for you.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

The three starters for the new entries in the legendary franchise are Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. As with previous games, fire, grass, and water are the three types that the starters will be. An official look at the starter evolutions has not been revealed to help keep it a surprise for players. However, a recent set of leaks has given the community at what looks to be an early look at the starter evolutions for all three starters. 

One of the first leaks was posted to Reddit and supposedly shows off the first evolution for Sobble and Grookey. An image for the first evolution of Scorbunny was not included with the other two. 

Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

A second leak then made its way around the community through a ResetEra thread. This particular leak showed off three images of what is supposedly the final evolutions of the three starter creatures. 

Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Evolutions

We will update this piece with the official look at the stages of the starter characters following the official release of the two titles later this week. I will be having Grookey as my first team member, considering that it will turn into a rockstar drummer who can lead me to victory and be my very best friend. 

Do you want to learn more about the upcoming titles of Sword and Shield besides the evolutions of the starter Pokemon? If so, be sure to check out our dedicated hub for the new games or our three most recent pieces of coverage below:

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