The Pokemon Company introduced Gigantamax Pokemon in last year’s Pokemon Sword and Shield as a variant of the game’s core Dynamax mechanic. While players can Dynamax their Pokemon in certain areas, ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

The Gigantamax mechanic is a new mechanic in Pokemon Sword and Shield and is related to the Dynamax mechanic, which causes a Pokemon to grow to enormous sizes and gain access to special attacks.

Philip is a writer for Game Rant, starting in Game Guides. A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University who majored in communication, he's had a passion for video games since he was a kid. Deciding ...

The most recent Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield trailer revealed yet another big, unexpected gameplay mechanic: Gigantamaxing, not to be confused with Dynamaxing or previous generations’ Mega ...