The Isle of Armor DLC Expansion for Sword & Shield reintroduced over a hundred of the cut Pokémon from past generations that didn’t appear on the Galar mainland. Following this, speculation has run wild for which Pokémon will make their appearance in the upcoming round of DLC, the Crown Tundra.

The developers did reveal a shortlist of confirmed Pokémon returning, and leaks have expanded on that list. But, many are still expecting to see certain Pokémon, and others would just make sense. Here are some predictions on who we might see in the Crown Tundra expansion.

10 New Galarian Forms

So far, new Galarian forms have been few and far between in the DLC. The first round only introduced Galarian Slowpoke and Slowbro, leaving Slowking for the later DLC. However, no other Galarian forms were introduced, much to the dismay of many fans, especially those who would like to see some later generations get more attention.

The upcoming Crown Tundra will be home to Galarian forms for the Legendary Birds, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno. However, between those three and Slowking, there doesn’t seem to be any others on the way. Hopefully the developers will give the fans what they want.

9 Jynx

Part of the list of Pokémon that are officially confirmed to be coming back is Electabuzz and Magmar, plus their Baby pre-evolutions and later-gen evolutions, Elekid, Magby, Electivire, and Magmortar.

The return of these Pokémon may hint directly at the return of Jynx as well. In Gen I, Jynx, Electabuzz, and Magmar were part of an unofficial trio. They both received a Baby in Gen II and then, due to some controversy with Jynx’s appearance, only the other two received evolutions in Gen IV. However, Jynx is an Ice-type, so it’s the best suited of the three to make it in the Crown Tundra.

8 Kantonian Birds

With the introduction of Galarian forms, it was unknown how their original forms would be obtained in the Generation VIII games. Players now know that this can be done through in-game trades with an NPC around the Isle of Armor. Here, the trader will ask for the Galarian form and give the original form in return.

With the introduction of Galarian forms for Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, it begs the question: will the player be able to trade a random NPC for Legendary Pokémon in their Kantonian forms? Hopefully!

7 Walrein

There might not be a single Pokémon more suited to inhabit a tundra surrounded by water than Walrein and its evolutionary counterparts. These Pokémon look like seals or walruses, which are known for lazing about on arctic coasts and ice floes.

It stands to reason then, that these Water/Ice-types will definitely appear in the Crown Tundra. The new NPC that is representing the DLC is Peony, and he looks like an arctic explorer. Walrein would make for a perfect ace for this new character.

6 Salamence and Dragonite

There are only three pseudo-legendaries that are not present in the Gen VIII games so far: Metagross, Dragonite, and Salamence. It has been confirmed that Metagross will be returning in the Crown Tundra, so one can only surmise that its counterpart from Gen III, Salamence, will be joining it.

If this is true, then Dragonite will be the only pseudo-legendary left out. So, it only makes sense that poor Dragonite comes too.

5 Darkrai

Many, many Legendaries are making their return in the Crown Tundra following a base game with only the three new ones — Eternatus, Zacian, and Zamazenta — and an expansion with only two — Kubfu and Urshifu. Legendary Pokémon from almost every region have been announced as returning in the Crown Tundra.

One of them is Cresselia, from Generation IV. This Pokémon is actually part of a duo with Darkrai, who is a fan-favorite Pokémon. It only makes sense that Darkrai comes back, too.

4 Regigigas

There were basically two huge announcements for the Crown Tundra in terms of new Pokémon: the new Legendary, Calyrex, the aforementioned Galarian Legendary Birds, and new members of the “Regis,” Regieleki and Regidrago. It has also been confirmed that the existing Regis, Regice, Registeel, and Regirock will be returning.

It would only make sense, then, that their troupe leader Regigigas would make a return too. However, it hasn’t been confirmed as of yet.

3 Tyrantrum

Fossils often come in pairs, save for the oldest in Gen I and the newest in Gen VIII. In Generation VI, the pair consisted of the Sail Fossil and the Jaw Fossil, which would be restored into Amaura and Tyrunt, respectively.

Amaura and its evolution, Aurorus, fit perfectly into the theme of the Crown Tundra. They’re ancient Rock/Ice-types that live in northern regions under the Aurora Borealis. They’ve been confirmed to be coming back, but Tyrunt and Tyrantrum have not. Hopefully they keep this pair together.

2 Ultra Beasts

Where there’s Necrozma, there’s Ultra Beasts in close pursuit. This seems to be the case in the Generation VII games, where the story goes that Necrozma came to the Alola Region through an Ultra Wormhole, which it can create at will, and the Ultra Beasts come through them as well.

Since Necrozma, Lunala, and Solgaleo have all been confirmed as returning in the Crown Tundra, perhaps the Ultra Beasts will once again follow.

1 Starters

Initially, fans were a little peeved that Charizard would be the only previous-gen starter to make it into the game. Fans saw this as favoritism by Game Freak, which they accused of passing over many other fan-favorites.

However, the Gen VII starters were later added to the game via transfer, and Bulbasaur and Squirtle were reintroduced via the Isle of Armor. Here’s hoping that some other starters make it back too, though which ones do still remains anyone’s guess.

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