User posted art that gained over 180 retweets and 720 likes (shown below, right). Twitter user posted art of the character that gained over 270 retweets (shown below, left). Shortly after the trailer, a Twitter Moments page devoted to people commenting on the character was posted. Sonia in particular inspired fan artists, as fans commented upon the cuteness of the character ( GIF from the trailer shown below). User posted art in the Pop Team Epic style, gaining over 6,100 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, right). Twitter user posted art of Wooloo, gaining over 100 retweets and 200 likes in an hour (shown below, left). The game will see a global release on November 15th, 2019.įan art for the new Pokémon and characters quickly followed the Direct. Other gameplay details include a moveable camera and weather effects that affect the appearance of wild Pokémon. Also announced was the "Max Raid" feature, in which players will use co-op to take on a giant Pokémon together and capture it. The major new mechanic announced for the game, called "Dynamax", allows Pokémon to become giant and super-powerful for three attacks. New characters include the champion Leon, his younger brother Hop, who will be the player-character's rival, Professor Magnolia, and her assistant Sonia. The new Pokémon introduced were Gossifleur, its evolution Eldegoss, Wooloo, Corviknight, Drednaw, and the legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta. In the Direct, members of the development team introduced several new Pokémon, characters, and game mechanics that will be present in Sword and Shield. On June 5th, 2019, Nintendo held another Direct focused on the upcoming games (shown below). Versions by Tumblr user Circateas and Twitter user (shown below, right and bottom) managed to gather respectively over 31,000 notes and 43,000 likes. Following the tweet, other fans soon followed with similar jokes and fanart. The first popular tweet mentioning Pokémon Gun was created by Twitter user (shown below, left) and gathered over 17,500 retweets and 47,250 likes within 24 hours. A completed third version is often released at a later date, although this hasn't appeared since generation V. Pokémon games in the main series are known for always splitting new games into 2 versions with minor differences since the first generation. User posted art of Sobble, gaining over 150 retweets and 250 likes (shown below, right).įollowing the reveal of the subtitles as Sword and Shield, many fans jokingly speculated a third version would have the title Pokémon Gun. User MFKAOZ joked the character was reminiscent of You Know I Had to Do It To 'Em, gaining over 110 retweets (shown below, left). Sobble also managed to gather a lot of attention, as fans gravitated towards both the character's design and demeanor. Big Chungus variations by Tumblr user Witchtaunter and Twitter user (shown below, respectively third and fourth image) respectively gathered over 70 notes and 7,400 retweets in a similar time. Additionally, Scorbunny's bunny design quickly lead to fans associating it with the Big Chungus meme. Fanart referencing this was created by Twitter users 0503090s and seiryuuden (shown below, respectively first and second image), gathering respectively over 9,500 and 18,500 likes in less than 24 hours. Fans quickly suggested the Pokémon's evolutionary line would make its type Fire/Fighting, a popular trope amongst Pokémon fans since the frequent type combination for fire starters was introduced in the third generation. Scorbunny generated excitement in particular. Twitter user joked that the villains of the game would be pro- Brexit, gaining over 30 retweets and 70 likes (shown below, right). User pointed out that the Galar region looked like the UK if it was flipped upside down, gaining over 90 retweets (shown below, left). Online, fans quickly remarked upon the content of the first trailer, namely the designs of the new Pokémon and how Galar appeared to be based on the United Kingdom. The Direct introduced the generation's three starter Pokémon: Grookey, the Grass type Scorbunny, the Fire type and Sobble, the Water type. Fans will have the opportunity to visit various gyms in the Galar region in their quest to become champion. The people and the pokémon who live there work together closely to develop the industries in the region. Galar is an expansive region with diverse environments - an idyllic countryside, contemporary cities, thick forest, and craggy, snow-covered mountains. The Pokémon Company described Galar thus: The game features a return to the "gym" method of progression, which was absent in Sun and Moon. The game takes place in an all-new area dubbed the Galar region. On February 27th, 2019, the 23rd anniversary of the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, Nintendo streamed a Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the announcement of Pokémon Sword and Shield (shown below).
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