Pokémon Sword and Shield
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| Pokémon Sword ポケットモンスター ソード | |
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 Pokémon Sword's logo | |
| Pokémon Shield ポケットモンスター シールド | |
 Pokémon Shield's logo | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | Nintendo Switch |
| Category: | RPG |
| Players: | N/A |
| Connectivity: | N/A |
| Developer: | Game Freak |
| Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Part of: | Generation VIII core series |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | N/A |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | Winter 2019 |
| North America: | Late 2019 |
| Australia: | Late 2019 |
| Europe: | Late 2019 |
| South Korea: | Winter 2019 |
| Hong Kong: | Winter 2019 |
| Taiwan: | Winter 2019 |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp |
| English: | Official site |
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Japanese boxart
 Pokémon Sword Japanese logo  Pokémon Shield Japanese logo | |
Pokémon Sword (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ソード Pocket Monsters Sword) and Pokémon Shield (Japanese: ポケットモンスター シールド Pocket Monsters Shield) are the primary paired versions of Generation VIII. The games will be released on the Nintendo Switch.
During E3 2017, Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that the next core series titles would be available on the Nintendo Switch, but they were not prepared to release any more information at the time. On May 30, 2018, The Pokémon Company gave a press conference and announced that the new core games would be arriving the second half of 2019; they also said that they would have more traditional gameplay, as opposed to that found in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
The games were formally announced on Pokémon Day, February 27, 2019 at 11 pm JST during a worldwide announcement through Nintendo Direct hosted by Tsunekazu Ishihara, Junichi Masuda, and Shigeru Ohmori. An official trailer was shown, giving information on the region and the starter Pokémon players can choose from. A global release date of late 2019 was also repeated, as revealed earlier. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Region
Pokémon Sword and Shield take place in the Galar region. This region has many diverse environments for the player to explore alongside the cities and towns dotted throughout the land; these include plains, forests, snowy mountains and caves. Connecting some of the larger cities appears to be some sort of train system in the map's north. Unlike Alola, these games will return to having Gyms that the player must battle with the goal of becoming the Champion.
Features
As well as the return of Gyms to the main series, the ability to fight Wild Pokémon which had been previously removed in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! returns. These games also return to the random encounter system, as seen in most core titles.
Starter Pokémon
 Grookey |
 Scorbunny |
 Sobble | |||
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| Grass | Fire | Water |
Other Returning Pokémon
Also featured in the games first trailer are Pikachu, Minccino, Wishiwashi, Grubbin, Hoothoot, Zweilous, Flygon, Braviary, Wailmer, Meowstic, Lucario, Tyranitar and Munchlax.
Trailers
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In other languages
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