Pokémon Sword and Shield

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are the first new pair of games of Generation VIII. They take place in the Galar Region. The Starter Pokémon that will be available will be Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.

Features

 * Similarly to Sun &amp; Moon where a Rotom who possesses a Pokedex exists, there is also a Rotom who instead possesses a phone. The phone can be attached to objects, such as bikes, to upgrade them.
 * Overworld roaming Pokémon return from Let's Go Pikachu &amp; Eevee. They can also wander outside of grass and onto routes.
 * A new mechanic, Dynamax, appears. It allows for Pokémon to grow to great sizes and battle other giant Pokémon.
 * You can lure wild Pokémon from grass by whistling.
 * Overworld weather attributes reappear such as snow, rain, sun, and sandstorms.

Trivia

 * This is the very first original Pokémon mainline game release to be on a home console, as the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid of both home and handheld consoles.
 * This the second pair of Pokémon core series games whose region is based on Europe, the first being X and Y (France).
 * Information on the these mainline games was revealed on February 27, 2019, also known as Pokémon Day around the world, as it was the date that the first Pokémon games hit store shelves in 1996.
 * It will be the first mainline game release to have a wide open-world sandbox area, similar to PokéPark game series.