POKÉMON SWORD AND SHIELD Gym Leader Battle Song Gets A Gnarly Metal Cover From Family Jules

There were a lot of exciting features in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, many of which were new to the franchise. Generation VIII's titles introduced Dynamaxing, Galar Forms, the Wild Area, and much more. The UK-based Galar region allowed for some interesting inspiration on behalf of the game developers.

Despite the many interesting aspects of these games, the simpler things in the game are also quite pleasant. For instance, the music in the game is solid and sure to get gamers hyped while battling and the Gym Battle Song even features crowd chants that are difficult not to sing-along with.

Due to numerous requests, Youtuber Family Jules has now delivered his fans an awesome metal cover of the Gym Battle Song from Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. He is an American Guitarist and Youtuber best known for his video game music guitar arrangements on his channel. Take a look at what he had to say about this new cover below!

I remember this coming out and really being thrown for a loop as to what the music was gonna sound like for this game. Having now played the game, I have a way better idea of it's direction. I definitely wanted to go further with it and make it super energized and even give it some UK Hardstyle vibes, but the song was so busy. I was honestly worried about arranging it because of how repetitive it is, but I think it definitely landed somewhere cool.

There are layers upon layers here to really just crush you, I wanted the song to be as in your face as possible so there's a bit more distortion and a lot more instruments/synths/strings/etc than I'd normally do. I definitely had a harder time mixing it because of that. This song is heavily requested so I hope you guys enjoy what I did with it! I didn't have much time to throw it together since it was my first cover coming back from NAMM (which was great!)

Thanks everyone for watching!

It's fairly obvious that the arttist feels passionate about pocket monsters, and if his dedication to the cover and his comments don't say it then the Pikachu shirt which he dons in the video for the Gym Battle Song cover definitely does. Watch the video of Family Jules' cover of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield's Gym Battle Song below!

What did you guys think of the cover? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and if you haven't seen them yet, be sure to check out the Pokémon Direct, the trailer for the expansion passes - Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, and the trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield below!

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be set in Galar, an expansive region with many environments—idyllic countryside, contemporary cities, thick forests, and craggy, snow-covered mountains. The people and Pokémon live together in this region, and they’ve worked together to develop the industries here.