At Circhester now - about > 20 hours played so far since day 1. Could be faster but spent a lot of time at Wild Area and levelling up. This time even easier to level up the team with the always-on EXP share and also those exp candies you get whenever you join raids.

I even signed up for NS Online Family plan cos I truly wanted to join the trades... I managed to get the other 2 starters this way + one Dreepy... Waiting to level it up to Level 60 for it's final evolution.

Other than that, game is quite nostalgic especially the music in the Pokemon Center. The OST in some towns are quite good too - I quite like the soundtrack whenever I enter Turffield.

completed the game after 97 hours.. completed the galar pokedex and also my first ever live-dex!

from my POV who is not a competitive player, i think this is one of the best pokemon game that i played, after gold/silver (i played the game since 2000 and only missing black/white version). the wild area is massive and i get all sort of excitement watching pokemons roaming freely in the overworld. also got super excited watching the likes of machamp, gengar and steelix just doing their own business in the wild!

totally worth the money!

Ah I see. Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, I try my luck to throw QBs first hoping I would be lucky.

Anyways, currently have an Eldegoss in my party with Sing so I tend to use her [or him maybe] to whittle down the HP and use sing to increase my odds of catching it.

Btw, any tips for which ball is best for raids? I have failed thrice to catch Centiskorch... 1st time Pokeball, 2nd Great, 3rd Ultra... Still fail.

Aisehman.

Trying to catch Snorlax too. Too cute 

you will need to return to the wild area quite often because:
- the level of pokemon that you can capture is being limited by the number of gym badges that you own
- different weather will cause different pokemon to appear
- wild area is your main source of exp for your team and for advance players, this will be the source for EV train (the hard way).

Those pinkish lights you see at the Wild Area, when you grow closer, it's coming from those pink holes on the ground. When you click you will see an outline and type of the Pokemon you'll be up against. Most times I fought alone with three other AI players.

Hmm, 4th gym is sand? I thought Sword is Fighting, whilst Shield had Ghost as the 4th gym.

Haha, can't comment much on the Gen 8 Pokemon looks - quite like Galarian Ponyta though. The way they change Meowth's appearance in S&S is also quite amusing.

Wait till you see it's evolved form on Route 8. Haha.

Anyways, compared to the Alolan Persian [fatty cat] - the Perrserker looks like a barbarian/Viking.

I think you'll enjoy Glimwood Tangle forest [after 5th gym] since got chance to catch Fairy-type Pokemon there.

If not mistaken, there is one trainer after Motostoke with a Clefairy & Clefable. I believe that's the trainer you met. Haha. What level is your Raboot/Cinderace when you faced her? I think I used Double Kick on them and won. *Phew*