Sword & Shield were announced in a Pokémon Direct onPokémon Day- February 27th 2019 . Further videos detailing fresh features will be posted in the rill up to the games ' release . This page lists them all , in order from oldest first . cluck each thumbnail to watch the video .
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Announcement trailer
Date : 27th February , 2019 • Length : 2:13
Our first view of Sword & Shield features picturesque hills , with the admirer living in a countryside bungalow . Various surface area are evidence including a lake , hazy forest , a red - brick industrial town . Pokémon encounters are shown to have hark back to the classic format , look every which way in sess rather than the overworld . Old Pokémon like Pikachu and Minccino appear .
After a few more battle scenes more areas are seen : a snow-covered town , an underground mine with a railroad , a Pokémon edition of the Cerne Abbas Giant chalk Alfred Hawthorne figure . The flight simulator then walks out into a enceinte arena , which could be a gym .
A pre - alive view ( not actual game footage ) follow which shows off the three starter Pokémon . Scorbunnyruns up a large cog , then leave alone fiery footprints in the grass . Sobbleputs out the attack and camouflages itself in a fountain , but is easy startled . Grookeytaps its spliff on a John Rock then climbs to the top of a construction .
Pokémon Direct
Date : fifth June , 2019 • Length : 16:41
A new Pokémon Direct register new Pokémon plus feature including the Wild Area , Dynamax , and newfangled characters .
Nintendo Treehouse Live
engagement : 11th June , 2019 • Length : 31:33
Extended gameplay at the E3 exhibition from Nintendo Treehouse . The Wild Area is explored and a Max Raid Battle is boast .
Gigantamaxing Changes the Game
Date : 8th July , 2019 • Length : 2:02
In a Galar stadium some new Pokémon are usher in : Alcremie , Yamper , Rolycoly , Duraludon . Then we meet some new characters Chairman Rose , Oleana and gym leaders Bea and Allister .
The Gigantamax phenomenon is shown , with Pokémon such as Alcremie and Drednaw switch their look entirely and learning exclusive moves .
Galarian forms and new rivals
particular date : seventh August , 2019 • Length : 2:00
Galarian forms are introduced : Weezing , Zigzagoon , andLinoone . Galarian Linoone make a raw evolution , Obstagoon . A new build - change PokémonMorpekoswitches from Full Belly Mode to Hangry Mode each turn . New rival , Bede and Marnie are show , plus Marnie’swild fans , Team Yell .
New battle mechanics
day of the month : 16th August , 2019 • Length : 2:26
New battle scheme for Sowrd & Shield . Galarian Weezing ’s abilityNeutralizing Gasis demonstrate , fall out by Modern itemsRoom ServiceandEject Pack . Corviknight has a hidden abilityMirror Armor . Lastly , various Dynamax mechanics are showcased .
Gamescom footage
Date : 20th August , 2019 • Length : 2:14
The director of Pokémon Sword & Shield , Shigeru Ohmori , presents some gameplay footage of an early town in the game . We see the Pokémon Research Lab , a railway post , the Pokémon Center , grocery store and clothes boutique .
Camping, Alcremie flavors, new Pokémon
Date : fourth September , 2019 • Length : 3:22
New Pokémon are introduced : Cramorant , whoseGulp Missileability catches a fish and fires it at the adversary , andPolteageist , a ghost in a teapot .
Next , the camping feature is prove . Various secret plan can be playact with Pokémon and you may visit other players ' camp . Alcremieis seen in the pack and it ’s revealed to have multipleflavors . Curry can also be misrepresent in the camps .
lastly , we see various vesture customizations andLeague Cardsare shown .
Sirfetch’d reveal
Date : eighteenth September , 2019 • Length : 0:36
A short teaser following that reveals a fresh Galarian evolution : Sirfetch’d , which is exclusive to Pokémon Sword .
Galarian Ponyta reveal
Date : ninth October , 2019 • Length : 0:25
G I G A N T A M A X
Date : sixteenth October , 2019 • Length : 2:31
New Gigantamax forms are revealed , with various battle footage being shown : Pikachu withG - Max Volt Crash ; Gigantamax Eevee withG - Max Cuddle ; Gigantamax Charizard withG - Max Wildfire ; Gigantamax Butterfree withG - Max Befuddle ; Gigantamax Meowth withG - Max Gold Rush .
TV commercial
escort : 24th October , 2019 • Length : 0:30
A short ad that have a immense swarm of Pokémon . It start with a retro pixelated Pikachu in a realistic setting and get along through Nintendo ’s handheld console , demonstrate Pokémon as they were in that generation up to the 3D model of X / Y and Sun / Moon . All the dissimilar sprites meet on a big mountain and are transformed into their high - resolution 3D translation for the Nintendo Switch .
Items and Features
Date : 6th November , 2019 • Length : 1:37
VariousQuality of Lifefeatures are displayed : tidy sum can change a Pokémon ’s Nature ; multiple vitamins can be used at once ; Pokémon in the Nursery can learn egg moves from the same specie ; Pokémon store boxes can be accessed anywhere ; and Exp . Candies from Pokémon Let ’s Go make a restoration .
Galar Research Recap
particular date : 11th November , 2019 • Length : 1:26
Many short gameplay clip quickly fly by . Runerigus and Mr. Rime are introduced .
Exploring the Wild Area
Date : 18th November , 2019 • Length : 1:20
An INCREDIBLE EXCITING TV of the musician … ambling around the hazardous country with no role .
Expansion Pass announcement trailer
Date : 9th January , 2020 • Length : 3:49
A new Pokémon Direct announces anExpansion Passfor Pokémon Sword & Shield . Through various artwork , new location and character are reveal including : Galarian Slowpoke ; Gigantamax forms for Venusaur , Blastoise , Rillaboom , Cinderace , and Inteleon ; unexampled Regi forms ; Galarian Articuno / Zapdos / Moltres ; legendary PokémonKubfuandUrshifu ; and a mythical PokémonCalyrex . The EP comes in two parts : The Isle of ArmorandThe Crown Tundra
Zarude
Date : 27th February , 2020 • Length : 0:36
On Pokémon Day a new Mythical Pokémon is unwrap : Zarude . This short clip reveals its type / power and indicate it in action .
Expansion Pass Gigantamax
Date : 26th March , 2020 • Length : 2:15
The novel Gigantamax forms for the Galar appetizer and their exclusive moves are revealed . Rillaboom gets a drum kit and can useG Max Drum Solo ; Cinderace has a gargantuan powerhouse and learnsG Max Fireball ; Inteleon becomes a tall coil and learnsG Max Hydrosnipe .
newfangled flight simulator outfits and League Card designs are shown , then we see more detail onKubfuand the option to germinate it into Rapid - Strike Style or Single - hit Style .
Explore the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra
Date : 2nd June , 2020 • Length : 3:05
An endearing Galarian Slowbro consume a nap . Various snippets of geographic expedition of both the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra are cycle through . Gigantamax Venusaur and Blastoise are seen in action ( Blastoise really uses its cannons ! ) . The two configuration of Gigantamax Urshifu are introduced . mystic ruins are encountered where unexampled Regi Pokémon reside , and then Galarian forms of the Kanto legendary birds all seem together .
Crown Tundra overview
escort : 29th September , 2020 • Length : 10:56
