The Pokémon Sword & Shield community was divided when a player claimed to have discovered a Go Easter egg in the Galar region. If real, the nod to the Niantic title went unnoticed by many players for an entire year.
Despite the release in 2019, Sword & Shield players are still discovering new things about the Gen 8 title. A trainer surprised fans when they claimed to have found a Pokémon Go Easter egg that was in sight all the time.
If true, the location of the Galar region would not only be a legal nod to the popular mobile game, but would also raise some serious questions about the series’ tradition. However, not everyone is convinced.
A viral post states that there is a Pokémon Go Easter egg in Sword & Shield.
Pokémon Go “Easter egg” in Sword & Shield sparks discussion
Many players who have long since become champions of Galar are incredibly familiar with the winter city of Circhester. However, sitting in the heated bathwater flowing throughout the city is supposed to be a Go monument.
According to the Pokémon fan post HumanManBoy, the middle of the game features a Pokestop statue. “I haven’t seen it anywhere online, but in Circhester there is a pokestop,” they wrote.
Pokestops are where trainers go in the mobile title to spin in search of items and new research. Although Generation 8 players saw the Circhester monument in passing, many never stopped to realize that it could be a tribute to Pokémon Go.
I haven’t seen it anywhere online, but in Circhester there is a pokestop of pokémon
“How come I didn’t realize that?” a user exclaimed when he saw the image. One player replied, “I was wondering why it looked so familiar.” Many others were just shocked to have seen the monument before and never made the connection: “Oh my God! I never saw that lol ”
Some coaches were not convinced. Several users have argued that it is just a Poké Ball statue and does not really look like a Pokestop. “This is just the shape of a pokeball,” replied a fan. Another player exclaimed: “This is not what a Pokestop looks like. The only similarity is that it is the standard Poké Ball icon. ”To be fair, although the two have similarities, they also look quite different on closer inspection.
Assuming that the Circhester statue is actually a nod to a Pokestop, players wonder if people in the Pokémon franchise really play Go. It wouldn’t be too far-fetched considering previous titles that featured consoles in the game, such as the Nintendo Switch.
While not all fans could agree whether the monument was really a hidden nod to the Niantic title, it still generated an interesting discussion. Real or not, the community seemed enthusiastic about Sword & Shield having a mobile-themed Easter egg.