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Pokémon Sword
ポケットモンスター ソード |
| Pokémon Sword’s boxart, featuring Zacian |
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Pokémon Shield
ポケットモンスター シールド |
| Pokémon Shield’s boxart, featuring Zamazenta |
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Ratings |
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| CERO: |
A |
| ESRB: |
E |
| ACB: |
PG |
| OFLC: |
PG |
| PEGI: |
7 |
| GRAC: |
ALL |
| GSRR: |
6+ |
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Release dates |
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| Japan: |
November 15, 2019 |
| North America: |
November 15, 2019 |
| Australia: |
November 15, 2019 |
| Europe: |
November 15, 2019 |
| South Korea: |
November 15, 2019 |
| Hong Kong: |
November 15, 2019 |
| Taiwan: |
November 15, 2019 |
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Websites |
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| Japanese: |
Pokémon.co.jp |
| English: |
Official site
Pokémon.com
Nintendo.com (Sword)
Nintendo.com (Shield) |
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| Japanese boxart |
| Pokémon Sword Japanese boxart |
| Pokémon Shield Japanese boxart |
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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. The games were released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on November 15, 2019 for both retail sale and download. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
During 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. 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!.
The games were formally announced on Pokémon Day, February 27, 2019 at 11 pm JST during a worldwide announcement through Nintendo Direct hosted by Tsunekazu Ishihara, Junichi Masuda, and Shigeru Ohmori. An official trailer was shown, giving information on the region and the starter Pokémon players can choose from.
The Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass was revealed during a Pokémon Direct on January 9, 2020; it adds two new areas to the game, The Isle of Armor and
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