Early this morning there was a Pokémon Direct and in it Game Freak announced the new 8th gen games and showed off some footage. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch in late 2019. A more specific date isn’t known at this time. The games will take place in the new region, Galar. You’ll get to pick one of three new starters as well. There’s the fire type, Scorbunny, the water starter, Sobble and finally the grass type, Grookey. If you haven’t seen it yet, checkout the new Pokémon Direct video down below.

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Jenae is an RPG enthusiast who also enjoys cats, humidity-free warm weather, Dean Koontz books, Riichi Mahjong and a select handful of non RPG series and games. Two of her all-time favorite games are the original Shadow Hearts and Final Fantasy IX. She loves to ramble on about her numerous gaming opinions and is fortunate enough to be able to do it here at oprainfall.
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