Pokémon Sword and Shield will hit Switch in “late 2019”

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  Scorbunny makes his fiery debut.

Following a brief teaser back at E3 2017, Nintendo and the Pokémon Company finally gave the world its first look at the next entry in "the main series of Pokémon RPGs" this morning. Named Pokémon Sword and Shield, the games will hit the Nintendo Switch in late 2019, the company said.

In a short announcement video, Nintendo revealed the three new starter Pokémon for these eighth-generation games: Grookey, a "mischievous" chimp with "boundless curiosity"; Scorbunny, a fiery rabbit that's "bursting with energy"; and Sobble, a "timid" water lizard that fires attacks while hiding in water.

The games will take place in the Galar region, a new environment with countryside, cities, plains, and mountains to explore. "The people and Pokémon live here, and they work together to develop the industries in the region," game director Shigeru Ohmori said.

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