BLADE MASTERS
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield release date revealed, along with multiplayer info and giant Pokémon
WHEN Pokémon Let's Go was revealed last year, GameFreak promised ANOTHER new game for 2019.
That game has been revealed as Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, which are new 'core' role-playing games coming out for Nintendo Switch.
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It's going to feature GIANT Pokémon, up to four-player multiplayer.
You will be able to team up with three friends in the game to take on enormous wild Pokémon in Max Raid battles.
This will work both locally if you're all gathered around the same system, or playing together online.
You'll be able to use the Dynamax feature to make your Pokémon giant, but only for a limited time.
Wild Pokémon encounters look to be a a cross of traditional random encounters in long grass and that system from Let's Go.
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When talking in long grass you might see an indicator there's a Pokémon ahead and either dodge or interact with it - but it doesn't look like you'll see what they are before making the call.
You can see the full 17-minute Pokémon Direct, with all the information released so far, below.
The initial reveal showed off the new region and many new Pokémon, and offered a few hints as to gameplay changes inspired by Let's Go games.
In Sword and Shield players will venture to the Galar region, where they will meet new starter Pokémon grass monkey Grookey, fire bunny Scorbunny and water lizard Sobble.
A whole new generation of Pokémon are coming too, along with a region full of adventures.
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Pokémon Sword and Shield Nintendo trailer 2019
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When is it coming out?
It's going to be released worldwide on November 15, 2019.
As well as buying Sword and Shield separately, there will be a double back containing both games available too.
Is it set in the UK?
Some pre-announcement rumours suggested that the new region would be based on the UK - but were they correct?
The trailer showed off the new region with a distinctly European-looking industrial city, as well as bucolic pastures and a district of lakes.
It also features a cold and treacherous area to the north, featuring snow-covered mountains.
There's even a hilly area filled with weavers and sheep Pokémon filled with thatched cottages.
Officially it's called the Galar region, but we'll let you draw your own conclusions.
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Will the new Pokemon RPG on Nintendo Switch be in the core series?
Back in 2017, Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara promised a "core RPG Pokemon title on the Nintendo Switch", .
Very few details have been released but we do know it is different to its Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! titles.
This game is aimed at both new players who first played Pokémon Go and the Let's Go games, but is also meant for fans of the original titles looking for a fresh challenge.
Does the Pokemon RPG follow Sun and Moon?
It is technically a follow-up since the last games in the core series were Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Those were in turn enhanced versions of Pokemon Sun and Moon on the Nintendo 3DS.
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Is this just a follow-up to the Let's Go games?
It is possible this will incorporate some of the elements of the Let's Go games, as that is currently the only example of a Pokémon game on a traditional console.
All previous versions of the main series have only come out on handhelds such as the Gameboy or Nintendo DS.
The launch trailer didn't offer many hints to gameplay, but did seem to confirm the return of random battles, with a player encountering a Pikachu while walking through some long grass.
As with Let's Go, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be coming out on Nintendo Switch, in "late 2019".
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