

Nonetheless, “Sword and Shield” has generally received positive reviews from critics.

This is the first article in the 8th generation of the Pokemon video game series and the second article in the series following Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! And Let’s Go, Eevee released on the home game console! Originally announced at E3 2017 and announced in February 2019, Pokemon Sword and Shield was launched in November 2019.The decision not to include all existing Pokemon in Sword and Shield was hit by backlash from some of the fan community, leading to a scandal known as “Dexit” and demanding a boycott months before its release.

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are 2019 RPG video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for Nintendo Switch.
