Here are the starter Pokémon in Nintendo's huge new games coming to the Switch

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Nintendo on Wednesday unveiled its next major entries in the Pokémon series: "Pokémon Sword" and "Pokémon Shield." As is the case in previous games, these starter options are of the grass, fire, and water types. NintendoThe rabbit Pokémon Scorbunny that Ohmori said is "bursting with energy" will serve as the fire choice — the water lizard, Pokémon Sobble, is "a bit timid" and shoots out attacks as it hides in the water. in November 2018, a pair of games set in the familiar Kanto region from "Pokémon Red,""Pokémon Blue," and "Pokémon Yellow." (The games also incorporated elements of the popular mobile game, "Pokémon Go.")

Feb 27 Pokémon Direct promises new information on Pokémon Day - Tech News

Seven minutes of airtime would be long enough to show just a sliver of late 2019's Switch Pokémon game, should Nintendo choose to reveal it. A Pokémon themed edition of Nintendo's preview video series, Nintendo Direct, has been announced for Feb 27 at 9am Eastern Time, 3pm Central European Time (10pm Malaysian time).

Nintendo unveils Pokémon Sword and Shield, new starters

as informed in The Pokémon Company and Game Freak announced two brand-new Switch titles, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, via Nintendo's online platform Wednesday. Sword and Shield will be the first mainline Pokémon RPGs developed specifically for the Switch, since 2018's Let's Go Pikachu! The seven-minute Pokémon Direct announcement, hosted by Pokémon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, Game Freak producer Junichi Masuda, and director Shigeru Ohmori, focused on the games' new Galar Region setting and revealed Sword and Shield's three new starter Pokémon. Galar itself is a diverse region containing everything from industrial cities to open plains to snowcapped mountains. Pokémon Sword and Shield are scheduled for release in late 2019, and Ishihara promises more Pokémon news to come this year.