The veil has finally been lifted on the eighth generation of Pok\u00e9mon games, dubbed Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield. The reveal was a big moment for the series, as it marks the first time a mainline Pok\u00e9mon title has appeared on the Switch. The promise of a new region to explore, new Pok\u00e9mon to find, and new mysteries to unravel is more than enough to get us excited, even this early on. Fans are already pouring over the new starter characters and deciding what allegiances they\u2019ll be making, designing fan art, and coming up with memes and jokes as they indulge in all the new details the trailer revealed to us.<\/p>\n
As the Nintendo Direct showed us the games in action, they were clearly every bit the Pok\u00e9mon we know and love. But are they too<\/em> familiar? While it\u2019s too early to tell just how unique a mainline Pok\u00e9mon experience Sword and Shield will be on a current generation Nintendo console, especially after just one short trailer, some of the more critical sentiments online bring up a few good points.\n<\/p>\n Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The veil has finally been lifted on the eighth generation of Pok\u00e9mon games, dubbed Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield. The reveal was a big moment for the series, as it marks the first time a mainline Pok\u00e9mon title has appeared on the Switch. The promise of a new region to explore, new Pok\u00e9mon to find, and… Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[174,377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-games-media","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t