The Isle of Armor DLC launches June 17 for Pokémon Sword and Shield

It's about time.

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have finally unveiled when Pokémon Sword and Shield fans will be able to get their hands on the highly-anticipated first DLC expansion pass, The Isle of Armor—and it’s a lot sooner than expected.

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The Isle of Armor will be hitting Switch owners on June 17. It’s the first of two major DLC expansions coming to the series.

The trailer showcased a large part of the new world that players will be able to discover. It also gave trainers their first look at some of the popular returning Pokémon that are a part of the 100 that will be added in the first DLC.

Fans even got a glimpse of the story, the trainers they’ll be able to fight, a ton of new Gigantamax form Pokémon, and the first appearance of Galarian Slowbro.

Now all we can do is wait for the DLC to be released later this month.

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