The story behind that weird camping minigame in Pokémon Sword and Shield

If you've been keeping tabs on Pokémon Sword and Shield, you've probably heard about Pokémon Camp.

Pokémon Camp is a fairly typical minigame for the series, where you can interact with the Pokémon in your party, hang out, and maybe whip up a little meal without having to actually battle with them. The concept's nothing new - Pokémon games almost always feature some kind of non-combat minigame for you and your Poké-pals - and they're often a little strange, in one way or another, from the odd decorations of Pokémon Amie to chasing herds of Diglett around a pen in Pokémon Let's Go.

What makes Pokémon Camp strange, though - especially strange - is what you actually do when you go camping. You cook a curry. You cook a curry and then you put sausages in it. And then your Pokémon eat the sausage curry for some special effects.

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