Pokémon Sword and Shield

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Pokémon Sword

ポケットモンスターソード

Logo for Pokémon Sword

Pokémon Shield

ポケットモンスターシールド

Logo for Pokémon Shield

Developer(s):	Game Freak^[1]
Publisher(s):	Nintendo The Pokémon Company
Platform:	Nintendo Switch
Category:	Role-playing
Players:	1
Predecessor:	Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Successor:	N/A

Release dates

Worldwide:	Late 2019^[2]

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are a pair of role-playing games and upcoming mainline titles in the Pokémon series, to be released for Nintendo Switch in late 2019.

Story

Pokémon Sword and Shield are set in the Galar region. The games star a young Pokémon Trainer who sets off on a journey to become Champion.^[2]

Development

The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that a core Pokémon installment was in development for Nintendo Switch during Nintendo's E3 2017 presentation. He would state, however, that it may not be released until 2018 at the earliest.^[1] During a Pokémon press conference in May 2018, it was announced that the title was planned to release in late 2019.^[3] The titles were fully revealed as Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield during a Pokémon Direct in February 2019.^[2]

External links

Pokémon Sword and Shield on Wikipedia

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017. Nintendo (YouTube; June 13, 2017). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Pokémon Direct 2.27.2019. Nintendo (YouTube; February 27, 2019). Retrieved February 27, 2019.
↑ Pokémon games unveiled for Nintendo Switch. Nintendo (May 29, 2019). Retrieved May 29, 2018.

Main series
Generation I	JP: Pokémon Red and Green • Pokémon Blue • Pokémon Pikachu NA: Pokémon Red and Blue • Pokémon Yellow
Generation II	Pokémon Gold and Silver • Pokémon Crystal
Generation III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • Pokémon Emerald Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Generation IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl • Pokémon Platinum Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Pokéwalker)
Generation V	Pokémon Black and White • Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Poké Transfer • Pokémon Dream World)
Generation VI	Pokémon X and Y Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII	Pokémon Sun and Moon • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Generation VIII	Pokémon Sword and Shield Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl • Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Generation IX	Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Side series
Arena games	Pocket Monsters Stadium • Stadium • Stadium 2 Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness Battle Revolution Battrio • Tretta (Tretta Lab) • Pokkén Tournament (DX)
Pokémon Snap series	Jack & Beans (unreleased, became Pokémon Snap) • Pokémon Snap • New Pokémon Snap
Mystery Dungeon series	Red Rescue Team / Blue Rescue Team (Rescue Team DX) • Explorers of Time / Explorers of Darkness / Explorers of Sky • Mystery Dungeon WiiWare • Gates to Infinity • Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Ranger series	Pokémon Ranger • Shadows of Almia • Guardian Signs
TCG games	TCG • Card GB 2: GR-Dan Sanjou! TCG Online Asobi Kata DS
Pokémon Battle Chess series	Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version (Pokémon Battle Chess WEB demo) • Pokémon Battle Chess • Pokémon Battle Chess W
Pikachu games	Hey You, Pikachu! • Pokémon Channel • Pikachu Talk PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure • PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Pokémon Pinball	Pinball • Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Puzzle games	Puzzle League: Puzzle League • Puzzle Challenge Trozei: Pokémon Trozei! • Battle Trozei! Picross: Pokémon Picross (unreleased) • Picross NP Vol. 1 • Pokémon Picross Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon Rumble series	Rumble • Rumble Blast • Rumble U • Rumble World • Rumble Rush

Other games
PC games	Project Studio • PokéROM • Play It (Version 2) • Masters Arena • PC Master • Team Turbo
Pokémon mini	Pokémon Party mini • Pokémon Pinball mini • Pokémon Puzzle Collection • Pokémon Zany Cards • Pokémon Tetris • Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 • Pokémon Race mini • Pichu Bros. mini • Togepi no Daibouken • Pokémon Sodateyasan mini
PICO software	Catch the Numbers! I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! • Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! • Pokémon Number Battle! Letter and Number Intelligence Game • Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze! Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet!
Self-contained (non-Pokémon mini)	Pokémon Pikachu • Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS • Pokémotion • Eevee × Tamagotchi
Applications	Storage: Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire • My Pokémon Ranch • Pokémon Bank (Poké Transporter) • Pokémon HOME Pokédexes: Pokédex 3D (Pro) • Pokédex for iOS • Pokémon TCG Card Dex Other: Mobile Trainer (required for Mobile System GB service) • Pokémon Dream Radar
e-Reader applications/games	Berry Tree • Construction: Action • Construction: Melody Box • Ditto Leapfrog • Diving Corsola • Doki Doki Kakurenbo • Dream Eater • Fire Hoops • Flower Power • Fruit Daisakusen! • Flying Journey • Follow Hoothoot • GO, Poliwrath! • Gotcha! • Harvest Time • Here Comes Gloom • Hold Down Hoppip • Imakuni?'s Ball • Jumping Doduo • Kingler's Day • Leek Game • Lifesaver • Machop At Work • Magby and Magmar • Make A Dash! • Metronome • Mighty Tyranitar • Night Flight • Pika Pop • Punching Bags • Ride the Tuft • Rolling Voltorb • Sneak and Snatch • Sweet Scent • Time Travel • Tokotoko Truck • Watch Out! • Wooper's Juggling Game
Other	DS: PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS • Dash • Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure • Conquest 3DS: Pokémon Art Academy • Touzoku to 1000-Biki no Pokémon • Detective Pikachu (Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Konbi Tanjou) • Detective Pikachu Returns Switch: Pokémon Quest • Pokémon Café ReMix (Pokémon Café Mix) Mobile: Pokémate • Say Tap? • Pokémon Shuffle • Pokémon Photo Booth • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Duel • Pokémon: Magikarp Jump • Pokémon Masters EX • Pokémon Playhouse • Pokémon Smile • Pokémon Sleep • Pokémon Virtual Fest Other: Unreleased versions (Untitled online Pokémon project, Pokémon Pink)

Publications

Gekkan Coin Toss: Pokémon Card Magazine (via Satellaview) • Shin Game Design • Satoshi Tajiri: A Man Who Created Pokémon (book) • Game Freak Asobi no Sekai Hyoujun o Nurikaeru Creative Shuudan • Ken Sugimori Works • Satoshi Tajiri: A Man Who Created Pokémon (manga)

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[E3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017. Nintendo (YouTube; June 13, 2017). Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[Pokemon_Direct-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Pokémon Direct 2.27.2019. Nintendo (YouTube; February 27, 2019). Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[conference-3] Pokémon games unveiled for Nintendo Switch. Nintendo (May 29, 2019). Retrieved May 29, 2018.

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