Pokémon™ Shield
Nintendo Switch
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A new generation of Pokémon is coming to the Nintendo Switch™ system.
For a limited time, players of the digital version of either game can receive an in-game present of 12 Quick Balls.** If you purchase and download the digital version of either Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield from Nintendo eShop by January 15th, 2020, you can receive a code redeemable for 12 Quick Balls!
Quick Balls are special Poké Balls that are more likely to catch Pokémon if you use them as soon as a battle begins.
Codes will be distributed between November 15, 2019 and January 15, 2020, and expire on November 30, 2020.
Begin your adventure as a Pokémon Trainer by choosing one of three new partner Pokémon: Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble. Then embark on a journey in the new Galar region, where you’ll challenge the troublemakers of Team Yell, while unraveling the mystery behind the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta! Explore the Wild Area, a vast expanse of land where the player can freely control the camera. Team up with three other players locally or online in the new multiplayer co-op Max Raid Battles* in which players will face off against gigantic and super-strong Pokémon known as Dynamax Pokémon.
Certain Pokémon can even Gigantamax to gain a new look and a powerful set of G-Max moves. But there’s more to being a champion than honing your battle skills: you can pick your own clothes and get a new hairdo while visiting the stores in town, so you can be the trainer you want to be. Throughout your journey, you’ll encounter newly discovered Pokémon as well as familiar ones that will look a little different in their new Galarian forms! For another way to level up your Pokémon, assign them Poké Jobs to complete, and for fun, you can even play with your Pokémon in Pokémon Camp!
- Catch, battle, and trade Pokémon on a new adventure in the Galar region
- Choose from three new partner Pokémon and encounter never-before-seen Pokémon
- Unravel the mystery behind the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta!
- Players can control the camera in the vast Wild Area
- Team up with other Trainers to participate in Max Raid Battles*!
- Battle wild Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid Battles* and try catching them!
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Release Date
- Nov 15, 2019
- No. of Players
- up to 4 players
- Category
- Role-Playing, Adventure
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- GAME FREAK Inc.
*MSRP: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. Actual price may vary. See retailer for details.
*If eligible for a Just for You offer, the final price reflects the combined Sale and Just for You offers. The Just for You offer is discounted from the sale price.
*Additional games, systems and a Nintendo Switch Online membership required; sold separately. Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online
**Code expires November 30, 2020 and can only be used once in either the Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield game.
Games sold separately.
© 2019 Pokémon. © 1995 – 2019 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. Pokémon and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2019 Nintendo.
Play the Pokémon: Let's Go games, while you wait for the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games!
Hello new Pokémon Trainers, a demo* of the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! games is available. Explore Viridian Forest, where you can catch Pokémon in the wild and battle trainers with either a partner Pikachu or a partner Eevee at your side (randomly selected). Start your journey now, by downloading the demo from either game detail page on Nintendo.com or on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch.
* Final game content may vary from this demo. Demo game data cannot be transferred to the purchased game.
WINNER: Best Switch Game of E3 2019
-- Hardcore Gamer
WINNER: Best in Show of E3 2019
-- Digital Trends
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