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About Pokémon Sword and Shield

At a glance

Japan

November 15, 2019

North America

November 15, 2019

Europe

November 15, 2019

Australia

November 15, 2019

Platforms

Nintendo Switch

Developer

Game Freak

Publisher

The Pokémon Company / Nintendo

Director

Shigeru Ohmori

Producer

Junichi Masuda

Sound (in-game credits)

Gō Ichinose, Minako Adachi, Keita Okamoto, Toby Fox, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda

Pokédex

400 entries

Metacritic

80

Units sold

27,260,000
Source: Nintendo, June 30, 2026

Versions

Sword box art

Sword

Mascot: Zacian

Shield box art

Shield

Mascot: Zamazenta