Compatibility
Okay
Game functions with major graphical or audio glitches, but game is playable from start to finish with workarounds.
Release(s)
01008DB008C2C000

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Pokémon Shield

Summary

Pokémon Sword and Shield is currently in a playable state.

In order to have the best possible experience, please follow the instructions below:

  • Dump and use your NAND and keys from your console following our quickstart guide.
  • Under Graphics, enable the Use Asynchronous GPU Emulation option.
  • Under Controls, choose the Custom Preset option and map Pro Controller or Dual Joycons under the Players category along with checking Enable Docked Mode under the Handheld category.

As with most emulators, your in-game performance is highly dependent on the power of your system, especially the single core power of your CPU.

HARDWARE ISSUES

  • AMD GPU users who run Windows may experience graphical glitches in the game. They are caused by AMD’s proprietary drivers, and therefore, you either need to wait for AMD to fix drivers, or install a Linux distribution (not recommended if you have no experience with Linux) and use Mesa drivers.
  • Intel GPU users will not get reliable performance. Due to being integrated graphics is generally built on the efficiency and power saving perspective. Use of dedicated GPUs is highly recommended.

Known Issues

Title Created Last Updated
Wireframe on certain models in Sword/Shield on AMD November 20, 2019 September 22, 2020
Pokemon Sword & Shield - Weird graphical glitch November 17, 2019 January 18, 2020
Some games crash seconds after being ingame November 25, 2019 June 18, 2020
Pokemon Sword & Shield - Running in Tall Grass isn't possible November 15, 2019 October 10, 2020
Softlocks in pokemon sword and shield November 16, 2019 January 18, 2020
Missing HLE service command 'SetOperationMode' in 'ISystemLocalCommunicationService' (ldn:s) November 15, 2019 May 1, 2020
No 3D output in Sword/Shield on AMD November 16, 2019 November 23, 2019
Pokémon SwSh Box screen not rendering properly November 16, 2019 January 18, 2020

Compatibility

Build Date Tested By Hardware Version Rating
10/6/2020 LoneKnight007 on 10/07/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6006U CPU @ 2.00GHz
Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
Windows		 Mainline Build
0d62b22
Intro/Menu
10/3/2020 lloyd123 on 10/04/2020 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 3 Graphics
Windows		 Mainline Build
7cbde9b
Okay
09/30/2020 leonardofalk on 10/01/2020 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
Radeon RX 570 Series
Windows		 Mainline Build
37a2ce9
Bad
09/24/2020 leonardofalk on 09/25/2020 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
Radeon RX 570 Series
Windows		 Mainline Build
d9a694d
Great
09/10/2020 Alex_Domingos on 09/15/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz
GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
dc8585c
Intro/Menu
09/7/2020 HermitNeko on 09/07/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
cf99058
Perfect
08/17/2020 hide1 on 08/17/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz
GeForce 940MX/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
7c5b867
Great
08/12/2020 hide1 on 08/12/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz
GeForce 940MX/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
3dfadbe
Great
08/12/2020 Harris2011 on 08/12/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
3dfadbe
Great
08/1/2020 wapdamX on 08/02/2020 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz
GeForce GTX 1060/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
eebf1fe
Great

Savefiles

Name Description
Boy, John, Start Beginning of game. Past the unskippable softlock.
Girl, Jane, Start Beginning of game. Past the unskippable softlock.