Our Starters finally evolved into the middle evolutions. We made it to the first Gym Leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield. We talk about meeting the Gym Leaders formally after Leon introduces us. We meet our other two Rivals and talk about Hop a bit more. After knocking out a lot of the story stuff, we give initial impressions on the Wild Area.00:00:30 - Introduction00:03:20 - Starters Evolve00:10:30 - Story Stuff00:26:10 - Gym Battle 100:42:40 - Wild Area00:58:00 - Post Credits? Nintendo Switch Lite Giveaway? www.pkmncast.com? www.twitch.tv/pkmncast? www.reddit.com/r/supereffective? www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast? Support on PatreonFull disclosure, digital copies of the games were provided by Nintendo.