Pokémon Sword and Shield

2019 role-playing games in the Pokémon series

Pokémon Sword and Shield are the first set of games in the eighth generation of the Pokémon series. They released on the Nintendo Switch on November 15, 2019.[1] This is the first Pokémon game to have DLC,[2] being The Isle Of Armor (released June 17, 2020) and The Crown Tundra (released October 22, 2020).

Pokemon Sword and Shield
Developer(s)Game Freak
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesPokémon Edit this on Wikidata
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseNovember 15, 2019
Genre(s)Console role-playing game Edit this on Wikidata
Mode(s)Multiplayer
single-player Edit this on Wikidata

Gameplay change

Main Article: Gameplay of Pokémon

Gyms return from previous entries and the combat is the same with new Dynamaxing, which makes the Pokémon larger.[source?]

References change

  1. "Pokémon Sword and Shield arrive worldwide on November 15, 2019". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-01-17.[permanent dead link]
  2. Tapsell, Chris (2020-06-19). "Pokémon Sword and Shield Isle of Armor walkthrough - how to finish the first DLC's story". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-01-17.