<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
packs	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
Expansion	O
Pass	O
for	O
the	O
2019	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
precedes	O
The	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
Tundra	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
Expansion	O
Pass	O
physical	O
bundle	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
coastal	O
island	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Man	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Sword	O
and	O
Shields	O
fictional	O
region	O
of	O
Galar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
during	O
their	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
dojo	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
champion	O
of	O
the	O
Galar	B-Application
region	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Isle	O
of	O
Armors	O
main	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
training	O
the	O
newly	O
introduced	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
named	O
Kubfu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
training	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
Kubfu	O
evolving	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
forms	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Urshifu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
is	O
one	O
inter-connected	O
"	O
Wild	O
Area	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
open	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
moving	O
camera	O
and	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
implications	O
on	O
which	O
Pokémon	B-Application
species	O
appear	O
at	O
a	O
given	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
"	O
Raid	O
Dens	O
"	O
appear	O
which	O
are	O
small	O
arenas	O
for	O
battling	O
and	O
catching	O
Dynamaxed	O
and	O
Gigantamaxed	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
trials	O
,	O
initiated	O
by	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
dojo	O
master	O
and	O
former	O
Galar	B-Application
Champion	O
,	O
Mustard	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
once	O
Master	O
of	O
Current/Former	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
your	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
)	O
Champion	O
,	O
Leon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trials	O
involving	O
battling	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
collecting	O
items	O
for	O
"	O
Max	O
Soup	O
"	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
"	O
Gigantamaxing	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
trials	O
grant	O
the	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
Kubfu	O
,	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
trained	O
to	O
be	O
evolved	O
into	O
either	O
a	O
dark	O
type	O
or	O
water	O
type	O
version	O
of	O
Urshifu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
"	O
Cram-o-Matic	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
machine	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Cramorant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
returning	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
games	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
leading	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
follow	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
battling	O
was	O
introduced	O
name	O
"	O
Restricted	O
Sparring	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
limits	O
the	O
types	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
the	O
player	O
can	O
bring	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
introduces	O
the	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Kubfu	O
and	O
its	O
evolution	O
Urshifu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
central	O
to	O
expansion	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
its	O
themes	O
of	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
also	O
adds	O
new	O
Gigantamaxed	O
forms	O
for	O
Venusaur	O
,	O
Blastoise	O
,	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
Rillaboom	O
,	O
Cinderace	O
,	O
and	O
Inteleon	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
forms	O
of	O
Urshifu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pass	O
includes	O
the	O
Mythical	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Zarude	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
pivotal	O
character	O
in	O
Pocket	O
Monsters	O
the	O
Movie	O
:	O
Coco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
contains	O
108	O
returning	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
Game	O
Freak	O
had	O
previously	O
stated	O
aversion	O
to	O
adding	O
Pokémon	B-Application
past	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
meet	O
Avery	O
if	O
playing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
and	O
Klara	O
if	O
playing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
mix-up	O
,	O
the	O
rival	O
at	O
the	O
train	O
station	O
thinks	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
student	O
and	O
engages	O
in	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
trial	O
involves	O
finding	O
"	O
Max	O
Mushrooms	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
dojo	O
's	O
secret	O
recipe	O
,	O
the	O
Max	O
Soup	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
Gigantamax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
emerges	O
victorious	O
,	O
granting	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
"	O
secret	O
armor	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
Dojo	O
:	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Kubfu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
already	O
beaten	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
on	O
their	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
dojo	O
they	O
will	O
find	O
that	O
Hop	O
,	O
the	O
rival	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
games	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
to	O
research	O
about	O
the	O
Dynamax	O
phenomenon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sidequest	O
involves	O
paying	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
watts	O
-	O
the	O
special	O
currency	O
gained	O
in	O
the	O
Wild	O
Area	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
Tundra	I-Application
-	O
to	O
Mustard	O
's	O
wife	O
Honey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pass	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Direct	O
and	O
again	O
shown	O
briefly	O
in	O
the	O
March	O
26	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
pass	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
great	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
June	O
17	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Presents	O
,	O
hours	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
before	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
interviews	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
mentioned	O
that	O
depending	O
how	O
far	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
would	O
be	O
entered	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
would	O
be	O
scaled	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
for	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
levels	O
instead	O
scale	O
with	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Gym	O
Badges	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
scaling	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
missing	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
up-scaling	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Wailord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
solid	O
and	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
did	O
not	O
fix	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
problems	O
nor	O
did	O
it	O
shake	O
up	O
the	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
formula	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
