welcome to the Pokemon direct I'm
Ishihara from the Pokemon company today
I would like to share some very special
information with all of you
pokemon trainers all around the globe
have already enjoyed many adventures in
various regions of the Pokemon world
along the way trainers have encountered
many different Pokemon battled against
countless other pokemon trainers and
experience stories all their own
and this year a new Pokemon journey will
begin for all of you we've prepared a
special video to welcome you to the
setting of your next adventure please
take a look
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today we are pleased to announce all new
entries in a main series Pokemon RPGs
for Nintendo switch Pokemon sword and
Pokemon shield and for an introduction
to the adventure that awaits you in
these games I'd like to ask this next
guest to tell you more i'm junichi
Masuda from Game Freak and I've been
working as the producer for these titles
right now we at game freak are hard at
work on the development pokemon sword
and pokemon shield for the veteran
pokemon trainers who have experienced so
many adventures with us up until now for
the new trainers who held a pokeball for
the first time in the pokemon let's go
Pikachu game or the Pokemon let's go
Eevee game and for all those out there
looking to become pokemon trainers for
the first time these games will be new
entries in the Pokemon series
role-playing games that will get any
player fired up and excited since these
are new entries naturally you'll find
that they take place in a new region
with never-before-seen Pokemon living
there and new adventures you've yet to
experience so let's turn to the director
of these games our own mr. amore to hear
more i'm Shigeru amore from gamefreak
I'm working as the director for pokemon
sword and pokemon shield the setting of
these games is known as the gala region
gala is an expansive region with many
environments containing idyllic
countryside and contemporary cities vast
plains and craggy snow-covered mountains
the people and pokémon live here and
they've worked together to develop the
industries in the region here in this
region you'll visit gyms with the newly
discovered Pokemon you choose to be your
first partner aiming for the envy able
and admirable title of champion so let's
get to know the Pokemon that could be
your next partner the chimp Pokemon grew
key this mischievous Pokemon is full of
boundless curiosity the rabbit Pokemon
score bunny which is always running
about bursting with energy and the water
lizard Pokemon savile it's a bit timid
shooting out attacks as it hides itself
in the water you'll choose one of these
distinct Pokemon to be your trusty
partner and set out across the gala
region on a new adventure along the way
there will be many more
never-before-seen pokemon waiting to
meet you and be discovered as we work on
the development of these games our goal
has been to create the greatest Pokemon
experience yet we're challenging
ourselves to try new things while still
treasuring what makes Pokemon special so
we hope you'll all be looking forward to
the adventures awaiting you in the gala
region so what did you think
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon shield will be
released simultaneously worldwide in
late 2019 and that's not all you'll have
to look forward to in 2019 we've got
plenty in the works for the Pokemon
brand that we hope will delight
thank you all for tuning in today