Game Freak News Articles
Thursday27th Feb 2020
Only a few say they won't
One of the more memorable segments of last month's Pokémon Direct was the reveal of a mighty expansion pass for the latest entries, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Rather than a third entry or 'Ultra' version, this two-part DLC add-on will allow players to continue to their adventure within the Galar Region and uses the same...
News Mewtwo And The Kanto Starters Are Now Appearing In Pokémon Sword And Shield Max Raid Battles
Celebrating Pokémon Day 2020
To celebrate this year's Pokémon Day, from now until the 2nd March, Mewtwo and the Kanto region starters will be appearing in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Gigantamax Grimmsnarl, Kingler, Hatterene, Orbeetle and Toxtricity will also show up from time to time. As exciting as this may sound,...
Wednesday19th Feb 2020
News NIS America Is Running A Reverse Cover Contest For Little Town Hero, Voting Now Open
The 'Big Idea Edition' arrives this June
In January, we found out Game Freak's Little Town Hero would be receiving a physical release on the Nintendo Switch this spring. Now, it's been confirmed the 'Big Idea Edition' will launch on 2nd June in North America, on 5th June in Europe, and on 12th June in Oceania. That's not all, though. As part of...
Sunday16th Feb 2020
News Pokémon Home Gifts Users Poké Ball-Coloured Magearna, But It's Not Appearing For Everyone
The reward for completing the National Pokédex
Smooth launches for online services and video games rarely happen nowadays, so it's no surprise to hear Pokémon Home – the new mobile and Nintendo Switch app compatible with Sword and Shield, Let's Go, Pokémon Bank and eventually
Saturday15th Feb 2020
News CoroCoro Reveals The Silhouette Of The Brand New Mythical Pokémon
Update: The Pokémon Company shares a clearer image
Update - Sat 15th Feb, 2020 11:00 GMT: Following on from yesterday's silhouette reveal, The Pokémon Company has now shared a much clearer image on Twitter. Keep in mind, the full reveal of this new 'mon will take place later this month on 27th February. @Pokemon - New Pokémon Discovered?!...
Thursday13th Feb 2020
Poll After 24 Hours, How Are You Getting On With Pokémon HOME?
Great Oak or below-par Bonsly
It's been 24-ish hours since The Pokémon Company's latest Pokémon storage app Pokémon HOME launched and Poké Trainers all over the world have been digging in and experimenting with the new solution to all your Pocket Monster trade and storage needs. The software comes in the form of a pair of companion apps across...
News Pokémon Support Explains What Happens When Your Premium Home Plan Expires
You can still withdraw 30 pocket monsters
Since its release yesterday, there's been a lot of questions about Pokémon Home, such as how the app interacts with the existing cloud-based service (Pokémon Bank), and what the differences are between the free and paid plans. If you do end up forking out for a premium subscription, what happens to the...
Saturday18th Jan 2020
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Dethrones Diamond & Pearl In New Famitsu Sales Chart Record
The ninth week in first
Since the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch last November, both games have appeared at the top of the Japanese charts every single week. The latest chart data from 6th - 12th January, was no different. Pokémon took out the top spot for the ninth week in a row. If that wasn't already impressive...
Friday17th Jan 2020
Random Warm Yourselves By The Charmander In This Official Pokémon ASMR Video
Char- Char- Charming
Nintendo has been putting out ASMR videos - that's Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or 'videos that are supposed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end' - for a while now. Over the holidays we got 30 minutes of a woman playing her Switch Lite in a log cabin, for example. The lates
Monday13th Jan 2020
"It’s my birthday, can you let me relax?"
While Pokémon Sword and Shield has been a smash-hit all over the world, its release has been dogged by debates over what has become known as "Dexit" – the removal of legacy Pokémon from the game's National Pokédex. Prior to launch, developer Game Freak announced that it had made the de
Thursday9th Jan 2020
News Galarian Slowpoke Is Waiting For You In Today's Pokémon Sword And Shield Update
Get a taste of the upcoming expansion
As detailed in today's Pokémon Direct, there's an update coming today which will give Pokémon Sword and Shield players a sneaky preview of the announced expansions coming later in the year. Once you've downloaded the update (when it's available later today), you'll be able to head to Wedgehurst
News Play Pokémon Twitter Account Shows Off Form Not Available Yet In Sword And Shield
And then deletes it!
The official Play Pokémon Twitter account has reportedly shared some news ahead of schedule. It's a video featuring the pink version of Gastrodon in the recently released Switch titles, Pokémon Sword and Shield. In case you're wondering what all the fuss is about, the only Gastrodon currently available in the new entries is a...
Wednesday8th Jan 2020
Poll What To Expect From The Pokémon Direct - Post Your Pokémon Predictions
We propose some possibilities, both plausible and preposterous
The first Direct Presentation of 2020 has been announced and it's not what most of us were expecting. Short of a full blown Nintendo Direct, you'd be forgiven for thinking the arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in March might signal a hype-building mini Direct focused on
Rumour The Pokémon Direct Will Share "New Details" About Sword And Shield
Crazy, right?
As you've probably already heard by now, later this week a Pokémon Direct is airing. It will apparently feature "roughly 20 minutes" of new Pokémon information in a live stream presentation. This is definitely odd timing, considering Pokémon Sword and Shield were only released last November, so what exactly is this upcoming...
Thursday19th Dec 2019
News Redeem This Pokémon Sword And Shield Code To Receive Some Free Poké Balls
Thanks, Ball Guy
If you've played through the main game in Pokémon Sword and Shield, one character you should remember is the Ball Guy who appears at every stadium in the game and gives you unique Poké Balls every time you see him. Over on the official @poke_times Twitter account at the moment, Ball Guy has shared a code, which will give you one...
Saturday14th Dec 2019
News The Pokémon Company Is Taking Legal Action Against Sword And Shield Leakers
It just needs to name them first
Update - Sat 14th Dec, 2019 03:30 GMT: The Pokémon Company has been given the green light to take further action against the leakers. The following update is via the PokéJungle Twitter account: The @Pokemon Company has been granted the ability to subpoena Discord and 4chan to unmask the identities of the leakers...
Tuesday3rd Dec 2019
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Online Features Will Be Down For Maintenance This Week
3 hours of behind-the-scenes tweaking on Wednesday or Thursday
The online part of Pokémon Sword and Shield will be temporarily interrupted this week on Wednesday or Thursday depending on your location, with planned maintenance and tweaking taking place. As spotted by Serebii.net, online features for the latest entry in the Pokémon series will be...
Sunday24th Nov 2019
News Pokémon Sword Is The Most Popular Version In Japan
Digital sales not included
It's safe to say the new Pokémon entries on Switch have been a huge success. Sword and Shield broke records across Japan, Europe, and North America on release, and experienced more than six million sales in the first week while becoming the fastest-selling games on Switch. Focusing on Japan, Famitsu earlier this week
Saturday23rd Nov 2019
News Former Game Freak Illustrator Reveals He Designed The Legendary Pokémon In Sword And Shield
He also helped out with Marnie's look
Yusuke Ohmura might not necessarily be a household name like Shigeru Miyamoto or Junichi Masuda, but he's definitely made some significant contributions to the Pokémon video game series over the years. This former Game Freak illustrator started out on Pokémon Diamond & Pearl and contributed to various...
Thursday21st Nov 2019
Anniversary It's Been 20 Years Since We First Glimpsed Johto In Pokémon Gold And Silver
Two decades of Gen II
November has historically been a busy month for big video game releases as companies look to get their marquee titles on shop shelves in the run-up to the holidays. Earlier this week the European version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64 celebrated its 20th anniversary and today its the turn of Pokémon Gold and Silver to...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Is The Fastest-Selling Switch Game Yet
Update: Over 6 million sales, the 'highest-grossing' Pokémon launch in the US
Update: Pokémon Sword and Shield certainly got off to an excellent start in Japan (see the original story below), and the country's official Pokémon Twitter account has now tweeted that sales have been very good elsewhere, too. According to the tweet and an official...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Debut In Top Spot, As Switch Sales Continue To Rise
And Minecraft reaches one million sales
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 11th - 17th November, reconfirming the strong start for Pokémon Sword and Shield. As previously revealed, the new entries have now sold more than 1.3 million copies, making it the fastest-selling Switch title within this region. Luigi's Mansion 3 has now d
News Shiny Pokémon Have Two Types Of Animations In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Squares and stars
Can you believe it? Pokémon Sword and Shield are nearly one week old. In this short time frame, players have learned a lot about the new entries. One of the more interesting discoveries is the two different types of shiny animations. This adds an extra layer to the hunt for shiny Pokémon. If you do encounter a shiny in the wild,...
Tuesday19th Nov 2019
Random Now People Are Blaming Pokémon Sword And Shield For Bricked Consoles
The drama never stops
Despite lighting up the sales charts and earning decent reviews, Pokémon Sword and Shield has been the subject of some pretty negative press recently. Some of its appears justified – such as reports that the digital version of the game is
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Pokédex Contains A Dire Warning About Climate Change
Take heed...
Pokémon Sword And Shield may be set in a fantasy world that, in many ways, is quite different from our own, but it would seem that even the realm of Pocket Monsters has the same worries and concerns as ours – and that includes the thorny issue of global warming. The game's Pokédex is being used to illustrate the dangers of climate...
News You'll Need Hi-tech Earbuds To Adjust The Volume In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Find this item or go without volume sliders
If you've been playing Pokémon Sword and Shield since it was released, you've probably already got the Hi-Tech Earbuds. If you haven't found them or heard about what they do though, you might want to keep reading. In order to adjust the volume in Sword or Shield, you'll need to first locate this in-game...
Random Pokémon Sword And Shield's Ending Has A Pretty Embarrassing Mistake
How soon before Nintendo fixes it?
We're firmly of the opinion that Pokémon Sword And Shield – while not perfect – is a fine video game that has clearly had a lot of blood, sweat and tears invested in it. However, it would seem that in the effort to get the title to market, developer Game Freak slipped up a little when it came to creating the...
Monday18th Nov 2019
Gallery Casio Celebrates 25 Years Of Baby-G With This Amazing Pokémon Watch
Complete with a hidden Pikachu!
As one of gaming's leading franchises, it's no surprise that Pokémon has enjoyed some eye-catching crossover collaborations over the years – and now we've got another. To mark the 25th anniversary of its Baby-G watch range, Casio has created a limited edition watch which focuses on the 25th Pokémon in the...
News Axed Pokémon Are Being Added To Sword And Shield By Industrious Modders
Where there's a will...
As we're all painfully aware by now, Pokémon Sword and Shield does not include a complete National Pokédex, and a great many veteran 'mon have been left out of the game. However, where there's a will, there's a way, and modders are already hard at work filling in the gaps where they can. Twitter user SciresM has been...
UK Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Beats Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order To Claim Number One Spot
Second biggest launch for the series in the region
Pokémon Sword and Shield has enjoyed a massive opening week in the UK sales charts, holding off Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to claim the number one spot – making it the biggest system exclusive game of 2019. Pokémon Sword on its own is the third biggest physical game launch of the year,...
