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: | 1-2, 4 players simultaneous |
| Connectivity: | Wireless, Nintendo Switch Online |
| 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: | November 15, 2019 |
| North America: | November 15, 2019 |
| Australia: | November 15, 2019 |
| Europe: | November 15, 2019 |
| South Korea: | November 15, 2019 |
| Hong Kong: | November 15, 2019 |
| Taiwan: | November 15, 2019 |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp |
| English: | Official site Pokémon.com Nintendo.com (Sword) Nintendo.com (Shield) |
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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 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. The paired versions will be released worldwide on November 15, 2019. 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
The games ignore some of the changes introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, returning to the more traditional gameplay last seen in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Wild Pokémon are now encountered as random encounters (rather than being visible in the overworld like in Pokémon Let's Go) and the player can battle them (rather than only catch them).
Gyms will return to the games, after being replaced by trials in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Wild Area
- Main article: Wild Area
Dynamax
- Main article: Dynamax
- Main article: Max Raid Battle
Starter Pokémon
 Grookey |
 Scorbunny |
 Sobble | |||
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| Grass | Fire | Water |
Trailers
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In other languages
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