Pokémon Sword

Pokémon Sword
Franchise	Pokémon
Developed by	Game Freak
Published by	The Pokémon Company; Nintendo;
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date	November 15, 2019
Genre	Role-playing
Details
Played by	Ben Mooney; Geoff Hook;
Featuring	Rick Desilets; John Selig; C/J Haley; Ian Selig; Dustin Deren; Lindsay Gibbons; Sarah Fischer; Kari;
Original run	November 18, 2018 -; present
No. of episodes	61
Episode length	11-30 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	19:27:10

Pokémon Sword is a 2019 role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon franchise, and one half of a pair of games with Pokémon Shield. The two games are the first entries in the eighth generation, featuring new Pokémon and a new setting, the Galar region. The Nintendo Direct announcing the game was covered by The D-Pad in an episode of The D-Pad Reacts released on February 27, 2019, and another Direct revealing further details was similarly covered on June 6, 2019. The game was played by Ben and Geoff of The D-Pad in 2019. The LP began on November 18, 2019.

Pokémon

A list of all Pokémon obtained by Ben and Geoff during the run. A highlighted name indicates a Pokémon currently in the party.

#	Dex	Name	Species	Location	Ep	Gender	Level	Notes
1	818	Sadmo	Inteleon	Postwick	1	Female	44	Obtained from Leon as a Sobble at level 5. Evolved into a Drizzile in episode 15, then an Inteleon in episode 45.
2	821	Borfon	Rookidee	Route 2	3	Male	32	Caught at level 6.
3	824	the worst	Blipbug	Route 2	3	Female	8	Caught at level 5.
4	827	Notflox	Nickit	Route 2	3	Female	14	Caught at level 7.
5	819	Chugga Truck	Skwovet	Route 2	4	Male	23	Caught at level 6.
6	833	Toof	Chewtle	Route 2	4	Female	5	Caught at level 5.
7	836	Stiggy Mox	Boltund	Route 2	4	Female	37	Caught as a Yamper at level 5. Evolved into a Boltund in episode 27.
8	052	Meowth	Meowth	Route 2	5		21	Obtained from Mystery Gift at level 5.
9	274	2Nutz	Nuzleaf	Route 2	6	Female	30	Caught as a Seedot at level 5. Evolved into a Nuzleaf in episode 15.
10	831	Wololooooooo	Wooloo	Route 1	6	Male	24	Caught at level 3.
11	582	McFlucky	Vanillite	Rolling Fields	7	Female	16+	Caught at level 7.
12	659	Kurt F.	Bunnelby	Rolling Fields	7	Male	24	Caught at level 7.
13	714	Faucet	Noibat	Rolling Fields	8	Female	22	Caught in a Max Raid Battle at level 19. Renamed to Boy Gnat in episode 10, then to Faucet in episode 15.
14	674	Goopadroop	Pancham	Rolling Fields	9	Female	32	Caught at level 8.
15	194	Stunks Alota	Wooper	West Lake Axewell	9	Female	20	Caught in a Max Raid Battle at level 18.
16	361	Dr. Trungles	Snorunt	West Lake Axewell	9	Male	31	Caught at level 13. Renamed to Dr. Trungles in episode 12.
17	129	Destruktiko	Magikarp	Motostoke	12	Male	24	Caught at level 8.
18	434	Buttsack	Stunky	Route 3	14	Female	19	Caught at level 11.
19	568	justin.	Trubbish	Route 3	14	Male	13	Caught at level 13.
20	829	Allergina	Gossifleur	Route 3	14	Female	25	Caught at level 14.
21	037	Wert?	Vulpix	Route 3	14	Male	24	Caught at level 12.
22	839	Rumbledumpin	Coalossal	Route 3	15	Male	44	Caught as a Rolycoly at level 11. Evolved into a Carkol in episode 20, then a Coalossal in episode 42.
23	532	Plumbo	Timburr	Galar Mine	17	Female	31	Caught at level 14.
24	052	Krum McBalls	Meowth (Galarian)	Route 4	18	Male	22	Caught at level 14.
25	710	D.S.Pumpkins	Pumpkaboo	Route 4	18	Male	26	Caught at level 15. Renamed to D.S.Pumpkins in episode 19.
26	684	Tumpy Nards	Swirlix	Route 5	21	Female	37	Caught at level 21.
27	865	Lt Punchduck	Sirfetch'd	Route 5	22	Female	43	Caught as a Galarian Farfetch'd at level 20. Evolved into a Sirfetch'd in episode 29.
28	830	Jim the Wise	Eldegoss	Route 5	24	Male	30	Caught at level 22.
29	848	Mr. Puddin'	Toxel	Route 5	25	Male	30	Received from an NPC at level 1.
30	572	Bucket	Minccino	Route 5	25	Female	31	Caught at level 19.
31	846	Smilin' Fred	Arrokuda	Hulbury	26	Female	34	Caught at level 24.
32	618	Trap Queen	Stunfisk (Galarian)	Galar Mine No. 2	29	Male	25	Caught at level 25.
33	164	Honeybum	Noctowl	Motostoke Outskirts	31	Male	23	Caught at level 23.
34	185	StickStickly	Sudowoodo	Motostoke Outskirts	31	Female	36	Caught at level 24.
35	110	Beef Spheres	Weezing (Galarian)	Motostoke Outskirts	31	Male	40	Caught as a Koffing named Beef Sphere at level 26. Evolved into a Galarian Weezing in episode 45. Renamed to Beef Spheres in episode 51.
36	607	Boop Ghost	Litwick	Motostoke Stadium	33	Female	35	Caught at level 25.
37	510	Gojira	Liepard	North Lake Miloch	34	Female	28	Caught at level 28.
38	852	8MikeTysons	Clobbopus	North Lake Miloch	34	Male	41	Caught in a Max Raid Battle at level 30.
39	556	FartLab2000	Maractus	Bridge Field	35	Female	28	Caught at level 28. Traded to Romeo for Fringe the Hatenna in episode 44.
40	820	Dumpster Lad	Greedent	Bridge Field	36	Female	35	Caught at level 28.
41	761	Good Sweet	Bounsweet	Stony Wilderness	37	Female	35	Caught at level 29.
42	215	Neopets	Sneasel	Hammerlocke Hills	37	Female	33+	Caught at level 30.
43	562	James Carrey	Yamask (Galarian)	Route 6	40	Female	33	Caught at level 32.
44	694	ticklenugget	Helioptile	Route 6	41	Male	33	Caught at level 33.
45	856	Fringe	Hatenna	Stow-on-Side	44	Female	30	Received from Romeo at level 30.
46	881	Oopsasaurus!	Arctozolt	Route 6	47	None	33	Revived from a Fossilized Bird and a Fossilized Dino at level 10.
47	079	Peebeanie	Slowpoke (Galarian)	Wedgehurst	48	Male	12	Caught at level 12.
48	857	Hatweirdo	Hattrem	Glimwood Tangle	48	Female	36	Caught at level 36.
49	860	Pazuzuuuuuuu	Morgrem	Glimwood Tangle	49	Male	39	Caught as an Impidimp at level 31. Evolved into a Morgrem in episode 50.
50	596	Legs 4 Days	Galvantula	Route 7	54	Female	38	Caught at level 38.
51	588	Gorelami	Karrablast	Route 7	55	Male	38	Caught at level 38.
52	450	Thicc Cheryl	Hippowdon	Route 8	56	Female	41	Caught at level 38.
53	870	Todds' Squad	Falinks	Route 8	57	None	40	Caught at level 40.
54	872	Chilt Grum	Snom	Steamdrift Way	59	Female	43	Caught at level 43.

Episodes

Pre-release

TDPR#	Episode	Title	Length	Commentators	Release date
14	*	"LYCANROCS OF GALAR - Rick reacts to the Pokémon Sword & Shield Direct \| 2.27.19"	10:46	Rick	February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)^[a]
Rick reacts to the February 27, 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation, focusing on the announcement of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
21	*	"THIS IS HUGE - Rick reacts to the Pokémon Sword & Shield Direct \| 6.5.2019"	23:35	Rick	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)
Rick reacts to the June 5, 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation, focusing exclusively on Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

Main LP

Episode	Title	Length	Players	Commentators	Release date
Chapter 1
1	"A Massive Capitalist Enterprise"	25:06	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
Postwick; Route 1; Wedgehurst; Postwick; Sadmo the Sobble; vs. Pokémon Trainer Hop
2	"You're Pants with Directions"	16:32	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
Postwick; Slumbering Weald; Postwick; Route 1; Wedgehurst
3	"Let's All Have a Champion Time"	15:05	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
Wedgehurst; Route 2; Borfon the Rookidee; the worst the Blipbug; Notflox the Nickit
4	"Hang in the Worst"	16:53	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)
Wedgehurst; Route 2; Chugga Truck the Skwovet; Toof the Chewtle; Wedgehurts; Route 2; Stiggy Mox the Yamper
5	"The Strongest Pokémon in the Game"	23:14	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)
Route 2; vs. Youngster Jake; Meowth the Meowth^[b]; vs. Lass Lauren; vs. Pokémon Trainer Hop
6	"A Wet Shart"	24:03	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)
Route 2; 2Nutz the Seedot; Wedgehurst; Route 1; Wololooooooo the Wooloo; Wedgehurst; Meetup Spot; Rolling Fields
7	"Sadmomasochism"	13:38	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)
Rolling Fields; McFlucky the Vanillite; Kurt F. the Bunnelby
8	"I Love Eating Your Waste"	16:16	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
Rolling Fields; Noibat the Noibat
9	"This Was Not Difficult"	18:46	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
Rolling Fields; Goopadroop the Pancham; West Lake Axewell; Stunks Alota the Wooper; Snorunt the Snorunt
10	"Ball Guy"	18:39	Ben	Rick, Geoff	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
East Lake Axewell; Motostoke; Noibat renamed to Boy Gnat
11	"Too Cut"	15:48	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)
Motostoke Stadium; Motostoke; vs. Team Yell Grunt; vs. Team Yell Grunt; vs. Team Yell Grunt and Team Yell Grunt
12	"It's Upside-Down Ass"	15:26	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)
Motostoke; Motostoke Stadium; Motostoke; Snorunt renamed to Dr. Trungles; Destruktiko the Magikarp
13	"Dr. Trungles to the Fuck Ward"	13:56	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)
Motostoke; vs. Pokémon Trainer Hop; Route 3; vs. Lass Rei
14	"Buttsack"	19:44	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 5, 2019 (2019-12-05)
Route 3; Buttsack the Stunky; vs. Schoolgirl Hannah; justin. the Trubbish; Motostoke; Route 3; Allergina the Gossifleur; Wert? the Vulpix
15	"I Fucked Myself, Foster"	24:22	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
Motostoke; Boy Gnat renamed to Faucet; Route 3; vs. Schoolboy Marvin; 2Nutz evolves into Nuzleaf; vs. Schoolgirl Kayleigh; Sadmo evolves into Drizzile; Rumbledumpin the Rolycoly
16	"He Pounds It with His Tongue"	11:51	Ben	Rick, Geoff	December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)
Route 3; vs. Postman Tad; vs. Schoolboy Peter
17	"Getting My Rocks Off"	17:34	Ben	Rick, Sarah, Geoff, Kari	December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)
Galar Mine; vs. Worker Keith; Route 3; Galar Mine; vs. Worker Georgia; vs. Worker Sandra; vs. Worker Russel; Plumbo the Timburr
18	"The First Non-Eight-Year-Old"	25:13	Ben	Rick, Sarah, Geoff, Kari	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)
vs. Pokémon Trainer Bede; Galar Mine; Route 4; vs. Poké Kid Shane; Krum McBalls the Galarian Meowth; Pumpkaboo the Pumpkaboo; vs. Pokémon Breeder Jaime
19	"Cooee Cooee Cumdrop"	16:08	Ben	Rick, Sarah, Geoff, Kari	December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)
Route 4; vs. Poké Kid Sunny; Turffield; Pumpkaboo renamed to D.S.Pumpkins; Turffield Stadium
20	"GOAT IN"	19:49	Ben	Rick, Geoff, Kari	December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
Turffield Stadium; vs. Gym Trainer Samuel; vs. Gym Leader Milo; Rumbledumpin evolves into Carkol; Turffield
Chapter 2
21	"Blue Balls"	14:22	Ben	Rick, John, Geoff	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
Turffield; Route 5; Tumpy Nards the Swirlix
22	"Sir, This Is a Pokémon Battle"	18:00	Ben	Rick, John, Geoff	December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)
Route 5; Lt Punchduck the Galarian Farfetch'd
23	"The Band Geek Seduces the Jock"	16:40	Ben	Rick, John, Geoff	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
Route 5
24	"The Ears Are the Mustache of the Head"	18:17	Ben	Rick, John, C/J, Geoff	December 25, 2019 (2019-12-25)
Route 5; Turffield; Hop; Jim the Wise the Eldegoss
25	"What a Blungerous Day!"	22:38	Ben	Rick, Geoff	January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)
Route 5; Mr. Puddin' the Toxel; Bucket the Minccino; Hulbury
26	"The Home Invasion Episode"	15:22	Ben	Rick, Geoff	January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)
Hulbury; Smilin' Fred the Arrokuda; Route 5
27	"The Drowing Challenge"	30:04	Ben	Rick, Geoff	January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
Route 5; Hulbury; Hulbury Stadium; Nessa; Stiggy Mox evolves into Boltund
Chapter 3
28	"The Dick Me in the Ass Song"	15:09	Ben	Rick, John, Geoff	January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)
Hulbury; Galar Mine No. 2; Bede
29	"12-Hour Pizza"	23:46	Geoff	Rick, John, Ian, Dustin, Ben	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Galar Mine No. 2; Trap Queen the Galarian Stunfisk; Lt Punchduck evolves into Sirfetch'd
30	"Tumpy Nards' Energy Balls"	14:10	Geoff	Rick, Ben	January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27)
Galar Mine No. 2; Motostoke Outskirts
31	"Sausage with Broccoli"	17:39	Geoff	Rick, Ben	January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28)
Motostoke Outskirts; Honeybum the Noctowl; StickStickly the Sudowoodo; Beef Sphere the Koffing; Motostoke
32	"My Favorite Word Is Strongest"	17:58	Geoff	Rick, Ben	January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)
Motostoke; Marnie; Motostoke Stadium
33	"Daddies in Motion"	24:25	Ben	Rick, Geoff	January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)
Motostoke Stadium; Boop Ghost the Litwick; Kabu; Motostoke; East Lake Axewell
Chapter 4
34	"Can I Talk to Your Asshole?"	26:32	Geoff	Rick, Ben	January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
Motostoke; East Lake Axewell; North Lake Miloch; Gojira the Liepard; 8MikeTysons the Clobbopus
35	"Old Man Gamer Girl"	18:05	Geoff	Rick, Ben	February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)
North Lake Miloch; East Lake Axewell; Motostoke; Motostoke Riverbank; Bridge Field; FartLab2000 the Maractus
36	"It's a Normal Gem!"	19:03	Geoff	Rick, Ben	February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)
Bridge Field; Motostoke Riverbank; North Lake Miloch; East Lake Axewell; Dumpster Lad the Greedent; Stony Wilderness
37	"City of Castles"	21:37	Geoff	Ben	February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)
Stony Wilderness; Good Sweet the Bounsweet; Dusty Bowl; Giant's Mirror; Hammerlocke Hills; Neopets the Sneasel; Hammerlocke
38	"Rigged for Her Pleasure"	18:00	Geoff	Rick, Ben	February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Hammerlocke; Hammerlocke Stadium
39	"This Isn't a Joint at All"	26:39	Geoff	Rick, Ben	March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)
Hammerlocke; Route 6
40	"Off-Pump the Tump"	15:12	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)
Route 6; James Carrey the Galarian Yamask; Hammerlocke
41	"I Live My Own Life, Flag"	14:21	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)
Route 6; ticklenugget the Helioptile
42	"I Love Gamers"	19:49	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Route 6; Rumbledumpin evolves into Coalossal
43	"Press Ⓐ to Receive Ball"	17:55	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 23, 2020 (2020-03-23)
Route 6; Stow-on-Side
44	"Hooray, Ghost Squad"	15:42	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Stow-on-Side; FartLab2000 traded for Fringe the Hatenna; Hop
45	"The Ocean Is Not a Mountain"	32:35	Ben	Rick, Geoff	March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)
Stow-on-Side; Glimwood Tangle; Stow-on-Side Stadium; Sadmo evolves into Inteleon; Bea; Beef Sphere evolves into Galarian Weezing
Chapter 5
46	"It's 2020, Nobody's Eating Ass"	17:35	Geoff	Rick, Ben	April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
Stow-on-Side; Bede
47	"Carpetbagger"	10:47	Geoff	Rick, Ben	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
Stow-on-Side; Route 6; Oopsasaurus! the Arctozolt
48	"Finally, I'm Home"	16:35	Geoff	Rick, Ben	May 25, 2020 (2020-05-25)
Stow-on-Side; Wedgehurst; Peebeanie the Galarian Slowpoke; Meetup Spot; Glimwood Tangle; Hatweirdo the Hattrem
49	"An Angry Cup of Tea"	15:50	Geoff	Rick, Ben	May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
Glimwood Tangle; Pazuzuuuuuuu the Impidimp
50	"Mushrooms: Nature's Pranks"	18:32	Geoff	Rick, Ben	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
Glimwood Tangle; Ballonlea; Pazuzuuuuuuu evolves into Morgrem
51	"I Don't Even Play Magic"	23:45	Geoff	Rick, Ben	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)
Ballonlea; Beef Sphere renamed to Beef Spheres; Ballonlea Stadium
52	"It's Not a Cake"	21:36	Geoff	Rick, Ben	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
Ballonlea Stadium; Opal; Ballonlea; Hammerlocke
Chapter 6
53	"Krum Mc—oh..."	17:55	Geoff	Rick, Ben	July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
Hammerlocke; Route 7
54	"You're Almost Real"	19:39	Geoff	Rick, Ben	July 28, 2020 (2020-07-28)
vs. Pokémon Trainer Hop; Route 7; Legs 4 Days the Galvantula; vs. Model Mila
55	"G'Day, Bruce"	17:53	Geoff	Rick, Ben	July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Route 7; vs. Cabbie Bruce; Gorelami the Karrablast; Route 8; vs. Doctor Joanna
56	"Did We Miss Sparkles or Something?"	17:25	Geoff	Rick, Ben	July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
Route 8; Thicc Cheryl the Hippowdon
57	"It Walks Very Deliberately"	16:46	Geoff	Rick, Ben	July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Route 8; Todds' Squad the Falinks; vs. Backpacker Barbara; vs. Musician Charles
58	"Kiss? Kill."	16:22	Geoff	Rick, Ben	August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
Route 8; vs. Colleagues Jordan and Alison
59	"Bobby Bobby"	21:51	Geoff	Rick, Ben	August 4, 2020 (2020-08-04)
Steamdrift Way; Chilt Grum the Snom; vs. Police Officer Bobby; Circhester
60	"A Galarian Error"	22:50	Geoff	Rick, Dustin, Ben, Lindsay	August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
Circhester; Circhester Stadium
61	"Slenderma'am"	29:46	Geoff	Rick, Dustin, Ben, Lindsay	August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
Circhester Stadium; vs. Gym Trainer Abigail; vs. Gym Trainer Kiera; vs. Gym Trainer Oliver; vs. Gym Trainer Wendy; vs. Gym Leader Gordie; Circhester

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Notes

↑ This video was blocked on YouTube due to a copyright strike, and was made available on dpad.fm on February 27, 2019.
↑ Ben forgot to name this Pokémon upon first obtaining it.

[1] This video was blocked on YouTube due to a copyright strike, and was made available on dpad.fm on February 27, 2019.

[2] Ben forgot to name this Pokémon upon first obtaining it.

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