The recentPokemon SwordandShieldNintendo Direct presentation is notable for a couple of reasons. Not only did it give fans their most substantial look yet at the upcoming Switch-exclusive main seriesPokemongames, but it also legitimized a two week old “leak” on 4chan that potentially reveals a lot more information aboutPokemon SwordandPokemon Shield. This includes a new evolution for the gen 1 Pokemon Farfetch’d.
Farfetch’d, perhaps most notable in recent years for being aPokemon GOregion exclusive, is far from the most popular Gen 1 Pokemon out there. That makes it seem a little odd that Game Freak would decide to design a new evolution for the creature, but maybe that’s exactly why Farfetch’d is apparently getting a new evolution inPokemon SwordandShield.
According to the leak, Farfetch’d will evolve into a new Pokemon called Sirfetch’d. The “Sir” part of the name does play into the medieval theme ofPokemon SwordandShield, and it may suggest that Sirfetch’d will look like a knight of some kind.
This makes even more sense when one considers that Farfetch’d often arms himself with an onion, and that “Onion Knights” are a thing. InGame of Thrones, Davos Seaworth is given the title “Onion Knight,” and one of the jobs in theFinal Fantasygames is “Onion Knight” as well. If Sirfetch’d exists, he could quite literally be an “Onion Knight.”
Of course, that’s assuming Sirfetch’d actually exists. While thePokemon SwordandShieldleakerdid accurately reveal a lot of details about the games that were confirmed in the Nintendo Direct presentation, it’s possible that they also included fake information to throw people off.
Luckily,Pokemon SwordandShieldwill be at E3 2019, and so it’s possible that Sirfetch’d will be revealed at that point. However, given how substantial thePokemon SwordandShieldNintendo Directwas, it remains to be seen just how much time Nintendo will spend on the games at E3.
