Just in case you'd somehow forgotten, here's your friendly reminder that a Pokémon Direct is set to air tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June.
The Direct will focus on the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games for Nintendo Switch and will feature "roughly 15 minutes of new information" for us to devour with giddy excitement. The presentation follows in the footsteps of last week's 2019 Press Conference which revealed a new Detective Pikachu game, the Pokémon Home cloud service, a new mobile game called Pokémon Masters, and more.
If you're hoping to catch the Direct live, here are the times you need:
- UK / Europe
- 2pm GMT, 3pm CET
- North America
- 6am PT, 9am ET
- Australia
- 11pm AEST
We'll be live-streaming the Direct right here on Nintendo Life, so make sure to check back with us at the time above where you'll find everything you need lovingly plastered on our home page. We'll have our usual live chat going, too, so feel free to join in with the discussion as you watch.
So, what do you hope to see in the Direct? Will you be watching it with us live? Let us know in the comments below.
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Hope it will blow me away
I love pokemon, but unless there is something special or game changing I think I may pass on these. I was very disappointed with the same old style and lack of newness in the trailers but hopefully this direct changes my mind
Only interested in the legendaries! I NEED THAT INFO!
I'm just sad that we won't be seeing Pokémon roaming the overworld this time around.
I guess there's a good possibility that it will return in Pokémon: Let's Go Dunsparce and Let's Go Ledyba late next year.
Come on Game Freak, disappoint me!
I'm not really excited for Sword and Shield news (will be getting the game at launch even if it ends up being garbage) but will watch regardless as I always do. I appreciate the 11pm AEST time slot, means I can watch without messing up my sleep schedule. As opposed to E3 which is going to leave me very tired at work next Wednesday morning.
Ouch 6am. Nope I shall miss this one.
Debating on whether to watch this or not. I don't want to watch it because I want to go into this game almost completely blind and avoid any spoilers but at the same time I want to watch because I want to something to get excited and hyped over. Decisions, decisions, decisions...
9am et? Sheesh. Still going to watch though.
I suppose I can swing 9am for a few moments.
@Silly_G Visibly seeing the 'mon walk around the overworld is easily one of my favorite things in Let's Go
@zool 6 days before the e3 presentation? yeah sure
Excited!!!! Hope too much isn't revealed. Save some features and new Pokémon for actual release.
@zool I suspect this is sarcasm. At least with all the coverage this Direct has got, I hope it is.
Come on a Gamefreak!! Make me as excited as when XY were announced. Show us what you can do with the new hardware
hope for 1000 pokemon new galar forms that use the other gens of pokemon
A huge a expanive post game with kalos region returning
a new mystery dungeon game
pokemon TV on switch
@Silly_G Agreed. Seeing the Pokémon in the overworld was the only good feature the Let’s Go games introduced, yet they seem to have scrapped that.
Sounds like this direct will deliver what I had hoped the recent Press Conference was going to give. Looking forward to getting some new info on S&S!
Brilliant!
Have a live presentation in the morning on a weekday when the majority of those time zones are off to work/school/life.
Meanwhile in reality, I'll see the highlights on YouTube later.
yes im soo hype for this please show off the legandaries
starter evos and route 1 Pokemon and the evil team and have a good story
rip austrillians who go to sleep at 9pm
Guess I’ll catch the summaries later tomorrow, since I work...
I swear I read June 4.... I was excited till I saw I was in the wrong day haha one more day I guess
My alarm will be set in the morning. Asked my husband if he’d be willing to take the kids to school so I can watch the direct before I have to get ready for work. So excited!
will just have to check out live blog this starts right when i start my shift.
4 in the morning for me. I'll watch it when I wake up
Heh, figures. The Direct starts just as I gotta report to work. Seems like I'll be combing news sites first and watching the Direct after the fact when I get the time.
I am prepared to be disappointed
It will probably be just as crappy as the first Pokemon direct. Can't save this game from the lazy Gamefreak.
If they don't announce difficulty options, there's gonna be WW3 XD! Jokes aside, that might lead to weaker sales, but the switch has memory for that(unless the games are bigger than I thought) and Game Freak is aware of the complains.
@UmbreonsPapa no, I read direct due in June, but only now have I realised its Pokémon which I've never played.
i want to be he very best like no one ever was, pokemon got to catch them all. Can't wait!!!.
@zool Just wait 6 days after the Pokémon direct and you will get what you want
I know it's unlikely, but all I want to see is 360 degree camera control. The cities appear to be gorgeous this time around, and I just want to be able to pan around at the scenery.
I will be in school tomorrow at that time, but it will not stop me from seeing this direct! NOTHING WILL!
I'm fired up like Bugs Bunny eating my Scorbunny's carrots and going to wake up tomorrow morning and watch the eventful presentation
Just give me a full meat Pokemon single player adventure on Switch. 8 gyms, Elite 4, trainer customization, a villainous team whose motives make sense (preferably more like Team Rocket out to make money, rather than a world ending maniac) And tone down the tutorials a bit - or make them optional. The info should be there for people who want/need it, but skippable for the large player base that doesn't need them!
Complete with proper EV training and breeding in the post game for competitive play.
(Unrealistic) Wish list:
Match making for 6v6 single battles.
Bring back rotation and triple battles.
Have double, triple and rotation battles actually part of single player regularly!
Customize-able multi-player rule-sets!
Pokemon Stadium style mini games and a party mode!
Custom player organize-able tournament mode.
Battle Frontieer/Colosseums/Stadium battles.
A battle announcer that you can turn on or off.
When is it going to air Central Time, in North America?
@KingBowser 8AM. We have Pacific and Mountain time to our west and Eastern to the east. From Central Time (Texas) myself, and unfortunately I get off work at 6am so I'll be a-snoozing by then.
@ShikabaneHime13 Marriage Goals!
@AshFoxX So it's a 2 hour difference basically? Off work for that week (the week of E3), thank God. Was surprised, cause I thought I'd have to work Wednesday but can't go over certain amount of hours cause of Medicaid insurance.
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