The Pokémon Sword and Shield demo is a demo of Pokémon Sword and Shield that was available to play at Nintendo's E3 2019 booth from June 11 to June 13, 2019,[1] at Insomnia65 from August 23 to August 26, 2019,[2] and at Pokémon Center London from October 18 to November 15, 2019.[3][4]
Gameplay
In the demo, the player controls a randomly chosen protagonist, either Victor or Gloria, and is able to challenge the Gym at Hulbury Stadium. The Gym's layout and mission are identical to that of that final game, featuring a puzzle revolving around red, yellow and blue colored pipes, grills and buttons. When a button is pressed, the water pipe of the corresponding color will be switched on or off, allowing the player to walk across the grill and advance when switched off. The player is able to battle 3 trainers during the Gym mission, before being able to advance to the battlefield to battle Nessa. After Nessa is defeated, the demo ends, returning to the title screen.
The player is not able to use items from their Bag during battles in the demo.
