Pokémon Sword and Shield

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are both RPG games releasing on the Nintendo Switch as the first installement of the eighth generation of Pokémon games. The games take place in the Galar region.

Development
The games were first mentioned during E3 2017 during which it was announced that a core Pokémon RPG was in development on the Nintendo Switch. It was later confirmed with the announcement and eventual release of Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! that the games were still in development and scheduled to release in 2019. The games were first shown in a Pokémon centred Nintendo Direct broadcasted on February 27, 2019. The name, region and starters were all shown during the presentation.

Trivia

 * It is the first mainline Pokémon game to release on a system that can be considered a home console.