How Toby Fox Got His Music Into Pokémon Sword & Shield

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Toby Fox is in Pokemon Sword and Shield! No as a monster you can catch or anything. Instead, the creator of Undertale – of Papyrus, Sans, and everyone’s favourite, Metatton, has created a piece of music for the Galar region of the Pokemon world.
So how exactly did this come about? How did Toby Fox get the chance to work with Game Freak on such an auspicious title?
It all comes down to the power of friendship, much like the concept of Pokemon in general.
It also probably came down to Toby not caring about the polygon count of the Pokemon models. If you’re that kind of person, we feel bad that you can’t turn off that part of your brain and simply enjoy the experience. We’ve all been there, but please, try not to be a jerk about it.

For those who spotted the double line in our previous video on the Sonic movie, sorry about that - it was the last video we made on our old, dying computer. This video, on the other hand, is the first video we've made on our new, confusing, also kinda broken computer! We had to record the audio twice because it glitched, so here's hoping the finished thing is okay! If there are mistakes, they're not our fault!

Anyway, here's hoping you're enjoying Pokemon Sword and Shield, and you like hearing Toby's music in the game - albeit right at the end. Here's hoping you're not obsessing over minute imperfections within the title rather than just having a good time catching Pokemon.

If Sword and Shield aren't to your liking, that's too bad. At least you can still go back and play the earlier games! Gold and Silver have aged really well!

Super huge thanks to Thomas Game Docs, who suggested this topic to us. We almost did a collaboration, but he decided this video wasn't a great fit for his channel, so we did it by ourselves instead. If you haven't already seen his work, check out these cool videos:

Anyway, lots of love, we'll see you soon!

Sources:

Game Informer November 2019 issue

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How to get what you want 101:
Step 1: *Ask politely.*

krealyesitisbeta

Toby: “Hey Gamefreak, can I make a song for Pokémon one of these days?”

Gamefreak: “Yeah lmao anything for a friend”

Toby: *surprised Pikachu face*

juniorr.

"Toby's motivation is created entirely by love"
Undertale fans: *_WAIT._*

vidspamz

Small Brain: Pay a composer to write your music.

Big Brain: Get a highly qualified fanboy to do it.

happycamperds

This is a thoroughly cursed thumbnail. It legitimately made me blink to make sure I was seeing things correctly.

Flygoniaks

Toby: Oh nice I got music into Little Town Hero!
4 seconds later...
Toby: Now Pokemon?!?! This is insane! What next, Smash bros?
3 miliseconds later...
Toby: *Hyperventilating*

gamerboygaming

Toby is going to make fun of the Sword and Shield drama in DeltaRune, I'm calling it

ChristopherMoom

I was JUST LISTENING to the kickass theme.

lovaniagengar

I can't tell if that thumbnail is cursed or blessed

candydream

how a person got famous by making
a game in *game maker studio*

weshuiz

Fun Fact: the "Battle Tower" theme Toby made has the same intro as the song he made for Homestuck "The Baby is You". I could be wrong about the exact track but it's definitely something along those lines.

pain

Networking!
Networking!
Networking!

Sometimes the most straightforward solution is the correct solution.

emmbeesea

Expecting Toby Fox to beat up Game Freak in a pokemon match.

But no, it was all fun and games! Seriously, it is. Friendships really take you all over the place. :D

TheBrother

From Homestuck
To Undertale
To Pokemon

klusterfuk

This is the man who made music for Homestuck, created a game which millions of people loved (also made another game which is currently in development and had the same feedback), got Sans in Smash Bros, and got his music in Pokemon SWSH. Toby is such a legend.

nefstrider