Just then, two Wishing Stars fall out of the sky, and Professor Magnolia converts them into Dynamax Bands for the player and Hop, allowing them to Dynamax their Pokémon. After some convincing by Professor Magnolia, Leon agrees to give both the player and Hop an endorsement. They are soon rescued by Leon, and then they set out to receive an endorsement from him so that they can participate in Galar's Gym Challenge.
Inside the foggy forest, they encounter a mysterious Pokémon that is completely unaffected by moves. After receiving their starters, the player and Hop follow a runaway Wooloo into the Slumbering Weald. One day, the player's friend Hop invites them to meet his big brother Leon, the Champion of the Galar League, so that they both can receive a starter Pokémon from him. The player is a young child who lives with their mother in the town of Postwick in the Galar region. The Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass was revealed during a Pokémon Direct on Januit adds two new areas to the game, The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra. An official trailer was shown, giving information on the region and the starter Pokémon players can choose from. The games were formally announced on Pokémon Day, Februat 11 pm JST during a worldwide announcement through Nintendo Direct hosted by Tsunekazu Ishihara, Junichi Masuda, and Shigeru Ohmori. 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!.
POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD POKEDEX FIGHTING POKEMON SERIES
All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.ĭuring 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. The games were released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on Novemfor both retail sale and download. 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. Pokémon Shield's boxart, featuring Zamazenta in its Crowned Shield form Pokémon Sword's boxart, featuring Zacian in its Crowned Sword form For the Pokémon Adventures chapter, see Sword & Shield chapter (Adventures). For the TCG expansion, see Sword & Shield (TCG).
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