Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
© 2019 Game Freak, Inc.
UPDATED 9/28/19 Pokémon returns with its first mainline entry for the Nintendo Switch (departing from the Nintendo DS). This time you explore the UK-inspired Galar region, with its own variations on familiar faces, like a chimney-topped Weezing or the newly revealed, knightly Sirfetch'd. The spectacle of Pokémon battles are bigger than before, as Sword and Shield sets its gym leader battles in sports stadiums, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms can be activated under special circumstances to boost your Pokémon and their abilities to titanic proportions. New additions include open-world areas to explore and online raid battles where you can fight Pokémon in a team of up to four. Otherwise, expect the usual: Catch and trade Pokémon, build a team of buddies and quest to become the best Pokémon trainer. Launch date November 15, 2019, developed by Game Freak. Online features require a Nintendo Switch Online membership ($20 yearly subscription).
$60, Nintendo Switch
Teaches: logic, strategy, exploration, collecting