Pokemon Sword and Shield
Pokemon Sword and Shield is the eighth generation of the mainline Pokemon series and takes players to the UK-inspired Galar region. Here, they will embark on a journey to become Champion of the region, using a special power called Dynamax that can make Pokemon toweringly large.
- Franchise:
- Pokemon
- Platform:
- Switch
- Released:
- November 15, 2019
- Developer:
- Game Freak
- Publisher:
- Nintendo
- Genre:
- RPG
- ESRB:
- E for Everyone: Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
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