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RingoGaSuki on 08 November 2019
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mZuzek said:
RingoGaSuki said:
The newest information seems to indicate that the GTS has been cut from Sw/Sh too, and is likely going to be locked behind Pokemon Home when it eventually comes (effectively locked behind two subs, Home and NSO)... That's going to make getting version exclusives ridiculously hard at first (you'll be completely at somebody else's whims through Wonder Trade or have to have a friend with them to trade to you). That's some absolute shit. I'm used to GF doing the one step forward two steps back thing, but this is like two shuffles forward, five leaps back.

Wait. Trading is locked behind NSO?

There's no confirmation on whether peer-to-peer (people you're Switch friends with) trading or wonder trading are available without NSO (signs point to it being required), but the GTS isn't in any in-game menu and so has likely just been cut from the games (and from there merged into the upcoming Home app)

EDIT: Scratch that, directly from the official SwSh website's trading page: "Membership in the Nintendo Switch Online (paid) service is required to participate in Link Trades and Link Battles using the internet. There’s no need to set up a membership for local communication use."

So yes, trading is locked behind NSO.

Last edited by RingoGaSuki - on 08 November 2019