Pokemon Sword and Shield - News

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Systems
Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 65%
Released
November 15, 2019
ESRB
E for Everyone: Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Nintendo

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

Begin your adventure as a Pokémon Trainer by choosing one of three new partner Pokémon: Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble. Then embark on a journey in the new Galar region, where you’ll challenge the troublemakers of Team Yell, while unraveling the mystery behind the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta! Explore the Wild Area, a vast expanse of land where the player can freely control the camera. Team up with three other players locally or online** in the new multiplayer co-op Max Raid Battles* in which players will face off against gigantic and super-strong Pokémon known as Dynamax Pokémon.

Certain Pokémon can even Gigantamax to gain a new look and a powerful set of G-Max moves. But there’s more to being a champion than honing your battle skills: you can pick your own clothes and get a new hairdo while visiting the stores in town, so you can be the trainer you want to be. Throughout your journey, you’ll encounter newly discovered Pokémon as well as familiar ones that will look a little different in their new Galarian forms! For another way to level up your Pokémon, assign them Poké Jobs to complete, and for fun, you can even play with your Pokémon in Pokémon Camp!

Genre(s)
RPG
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Despite Pokemon Sword and Shield being well over a year old, fans discover an easter egg in the games that calls back to Pokemon GO.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield announces a new Max Raid event featuring Cramorant, to celebrate the release of the franchise's new movie.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Shiny Spawns Work Differently Than Previous Games

More than a year after its initial release, players are learning that the way Pokemon Sword and Shield handle shiny Pokemon is completely different.

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Another Wave of Pokemon Sword and Shield Bans is Coming

The Pokemon Company plans to ban Sword and Shield players with altered save files, rescinding the ability to trade and access to Pokemon Home.

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Although Pokemon games made the jump from 2D to 3D some time ago, one artist creates Game Boy styled sprites for all 8th generation Pokemon.

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In Pokemon Sword and Shield's recently added Dynamax Adventures, one incredibly lucky player finds an unbelievably rare Shiny Pokemon.

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A Nintendo fan creates art based on Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury that combines the upcoming game with Pokemon Sword and Shield.

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A fan-made Pokemon hot chocolate bomb features a marshmallowy version of one of Pokemon Sword and Shield's most popular creatures.

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A Reddit user uses a programmable computer to allow stream viewers to take control of a Pokemon Sword playthrough in real time.

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A new trailer highlights Pokemon Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass DLC in the style of a nature documentary, reminiscent of David Attenborough.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Galarica Wreath Distribution Postponed

A surge of COVID-19 cases in South Korea leads to the delay of a Pokemon distribution event handing out a rare evolution item.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Streamers Have Wholesome Reaction to Finding Shiny Gyarados

Popular Twitch streamer MajinPhil and his wife receive quite the surprise after randomly finding a shiny Gyarados in Pokemon Sword and Shield.

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The Galar region prepares to invade the world of Pokemon Masters EX as Gloria, along with Zacian, brings along some free gems.

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Approximately 50 hours spent searching and an elusive shiny pokemon hunt is sabotaged by the Nintendo Switch's most notorious hardware quirk.

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A 'bored mom' spruces up her daughter's birthday amid COVID-19 shutdowns by creating a Pokemon Sword and Shield Gigantamax Alcremie cake.

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A prominent social media figure finds a motion control feature in Pokemon Sword and Shield that much of the fanbase appears to have missed.

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A recent datamine surrounding Pokemon Home reveals that there may be an additional cost for players transferring legendary and shiny Pokemon.

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