Game Freak’s long-running Pokémon RPG series is due to make its first-ever debut on home consoles in less than a fortnight.
Set in the UK-inspired Galar region, Sword and Shield is home to all sorts of weird and wonderful Pokémon and gameplay features, including multiplayer raids and Gigantamaxing. The developer has been steadily revealing more details on those and more in the run-up to launch, though any secrets it still had left to share have since been leaked, thanks to early copies of the Switch exclusives finding their way into circulation.
Hype levels are at an all-time high, then, but some fans believe they’ve spotted the first hints of what lay ahead for the franchise once Sword and Shield have officially arrived. Reddit user Kfs520 believes that the current line-up of returning – or more specifically lack thereof – Pokémon from past generations in this year’s releases is indirect...
Set in the UK-inspired Galar region, Sword and Shield is home to all sorts of weird and wonderful Pokémon and gameplay features, including multiplayer raids and Gigantamaxing. The developer has been steadily revealing more details on those and more in the run-up to launch, though any secrets it still had left to share have since been leaked, thanks to early copies of the Switch exclusives finding their way into circulation.
Hype levels are at an all-time high, then, but some fans believe they’ve spotted the first hints of what lay ahead for the franchise once Sword and Shield have officially arrived. Reddit user Kfs520 believes that the current line-up of returning – or more specifically lack thereof – Pokémon from past generations in this year’s releases is indirect...
- 11/4/2019
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
Similar News
‘Sister Wives’ Where Did Kody Brown’s ‘Greedy Trait’ Come From?
- 4/23/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
Reddit Community Lashes Out When Watcher Entertainment Launches Paywall: Is This the Start of a Revolution?
- 4/23/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
Fans Think Not Dead Yet Has All Reasons to Get a Crossover With This 2000s’ Supernatural Show
- 4/23/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
“I stayed connected”: Bleach Voice Actor Masakazu Morita Prefers Anime Voice Acting Over Games Because of One Reason
- 4/23/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
A New Dawn Anime Film Hits Theaters in 2025
- 4/23/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
One Piece: Eiichiro Oda’s 1 Straw Hat Pirate Has Inspired Haikyuu and Kagurabachi That Will Further Upset Sanji Fans
- 4/22/2024
- by Aaheli Pradhan
- FandomWire
After Palworld Showed Pokemon How it’s Done, is the Newly Created Pokemon Works a Response? Do We Finally Have a Proper Open World Pokemon Game on the Horizon?
- 3/13/2024
- by Rohit Tiwari
- FandomWire
Pokemon Legends: Z-a Returns to Familiar Shores in Huge Shakeup for Nintendo’s Flagship Franchise
- 2/27/2024
- by Vibha Hegde
- FandomWire
‘Pokémon’ and ‘Palworld’ Have a Lot In Common. Copyright Law Says That’s Likely Legal
- 1/24/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.
More to explore
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Casts Thandiwe Newton (Exclusive)
- 4/23/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95
- 4/23/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety - Film News
‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Fight to the F—ing Death in Raunchy MCU Debut
- 4/22/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety - Film News
Netflix to Present Sneak Peek of New Wallace & Gromit, Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ at Annecy
- 4/22/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Lord of the Rings’ Owner Embracer to Separate Into Three Standalone Publicly Listed Entities
- 4/22/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran and K.J. Yossman
- Variety - Film News
Meg Bennett, Soap Opera Actress and Writer, Dies at 75
- 4/21/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chuwi Is the Voice of a New Puerto Rican Generation
- 4/23/2024
- by Juan Arroyo
- Popsugar.com
Camila Mendes on Why We Need More Latine Representation in Rom-Coms
- 4/22/2024
- by Brenda Barrientos
- Popsugar.com
Saraciea Fennell: "The Black Girl Survives in This One" Is the Representation I Didn't See in Horror Books
- 4/22/2024
- by Saraciea Fennell
- Popsugar.com
Tell Me Más: Bodine Talks New Album "Quemo Lento" and Growing From Hardships
- 4/22/2024
- by Juan Arroyo
- Popsugar.com
Ethan and Maya Hawke Almost Abandoned ‘Wildcat’ After Discovering Flannery O’Connor’s Racist Letters
- 4/23/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
‘The Ritual’: Al Pacino & Dan Stevens To Lead New Exorcism Film Coming Out In 2025
- 4/23/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Eddie Redmayne Lives a ‘Monastic’ Life for Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’: Lay’s Chips for Lozenges and ‘the Most Painful Massage’
- 4/23/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Glen Powell Says Sydney Sweeney Orchestrated Meta ‘Anyone but You’ Marketing Campaign
- 4/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Why Everyone Is Talking About Netflix’s ‘Baby Reindeer’
- 4/23/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Fight to the F—ing Death in Raunchy MCU Debut
- 4/22/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety - Film News
Sylvester Stallone Thought ‘My Career Is Over’ After ‘Rocky II’ Injury Tore His ‘Pec Off the Bone’; He Saved the Film by Boxing Right-Handed: ‘We Don’t Quit’
- 4/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety - Film News
Ethan and Maya Hawke Almost Abandoned ‘Wildcat’ After Discovering Flannery O’Connor’s Racist Letters
- 4/23/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
‘The Ritual’: Al Pacino & Dan Stevens To Lead New Exorcism Film Coming Out In 2025
- 4/23/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Post Malone Partners With Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes, Vault Comics For New IP Universe
- 4/23/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety - Film News
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Casts Thandiwe Newton (Exclusive)
- 4/23/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95
- 4/23/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety - Film News
Netflix to Present Sneak Peek of New Wallace & Gromit, Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ at Annecy
- 4/22/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Terry Carter Dies: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ & ‘McCloud’ Star Was 95
- 4/23/2024
- TV Insider
Terry Carter, McCloud and Original Battlestar Galactica Star, Dead at 95
- 4/23/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com