- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Nov 15, 2019
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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3241 Ratings
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Positive: 1,094 out of 3241
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Mixed: 498 out of 3241
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Negative: 1,649 out of 3241
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Nov 18, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019What should have been a giant leap to significantly stronger hardware feels more like a port from 3DS. New features and improvements come at way too high a price, both literally and figuratively (half of the Pokemon gone, for starters). Gamefreak continues to disappoint and Pokemon as a series stands out as a black sheep among other loved Nintendo franchises on Switch.
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Nov 15, 2019This game is rushed and unfinished. No matter how many times they try and say otherwise, this game was rush out of the door, since Pokemon game releases are tied to merchandise and such (I mean, Pokemon is the highest grossing franchise for a reason). But because of this, we get a subpar entry, which lots of cut content, awful graphics, and a lot of decisions that will make you go: "What the ****
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Nov 15, 2019This game made my daughter cry. Many of her favs are gone. I have noticed that the game is also rather ugly and glitchy. Do not buy.
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Bugs y mas bugs... No estan todos los Pokémon, fallos graficos, reutilizan modelos de 3DS... es ridículo y carisimo. NO HAY POSTGAME
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Nov 15, 2019This game feels like a port from the 3DS, not a new game built for the system
While many fans will enjoy these games, for me, it feels like the same game as the last 7 Generations with a Graphical upgrade that is Impressive compared to the past 3DS games but quite bad compared to other Switch games -
Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Its the higher note i can give for an incomplete game. Feels like a joke, what happened with the catch em all. The rest isnt enough to balance the negative feeling.But maybe mediocre is the new normal.
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 15, 2019Removed Pokemon, removed features, Dreamcast-quality graphics, laughable post game and inconsistent animation. Is this the best they could do on an HD console from 2017? It's barely more impressive than Sun/Moon.
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Nov 15, 2019I've no idea what the "professional" reviews were on when they were playing this game.
Are they reviewing the same game?
This game is a half assed attempt at bringing the Pokemon franchise forward to the next generation.
Don't waste your time with this trash and vote with your wallet. -
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Nov 15, 2019Es un juego incompleto le faltan mas de la mitad de los pokemon existentes, tiene unos graficos muy malos para una Nintendo Switch
El area Silvestre esta vacia y los pokemons se ven muy mal. Las ciudades estan muy vacias
. El juego es muy corto(el mas corto de la saga) y los personajes son muy olbidables no hay nada que explorar y el juego no se siente un juego de pokemon. -
Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Everything has been said already. just a huge disappointment to bad people condone this sort of behavior and tell people that what a great game ( which is completely possible) that they are haters...
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Incomplete game, Bad animations and quite buggy for a mainline switch game. can not recommend.
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Same as Sword, Reused Animations, lying about new models, bad textures, cut Pokemon, Masuda should've been laid off awhile ago and there is a game breaking bug that deletes everything on your micro sd. Wasn't tested, absolutely avoid
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Nov 15, 2019An insult to life long pokemon fans. Stripped of all personality and mostly a re-packaged collection of old animations/ideas. Nothing new to gain, plenty of good old stuff removed for literally no reason other than to get the game out faster
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Bad graphics. Bad animations. Even bad music. Extremely short. No postgame content. No national dex. Bad story. Bad characters. Permanent exp share. Do i have to continue? I gave it a 2 instead of 0 just because some of the new pokemon have good designs. Nobody should buy this game.
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Nov 15, 2019Honestly not that good of a game
Just X/Y with less features and lags quite a bit and has less pokemon than a DS game from 10 years ago -
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Nov 15, 2019Nada nuevo en este juego lleno de monotonía, tiene una larga campaña innecesaria (casi 50 horas) y el diseño de los nuevos pokemon se ven muy mal.
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Incomplete game, Bad animations, deletes save games and looks more bad as Lets go Pikachu quite Can not recommend.
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Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 15, 2019Disappointing.
So many Pokemon (the main point of the games) completely cut for the first time ever. Some interesting concepts that could have been great but clearly weren't given the dev time to flourish. An unfinished game that could have been the best one. -
Nov 15, 2019I love pokemon but the fact this game just deleted 100+ hours of splatoon save data is why this game deserves to burn. Dont buy it if you've played any other switch game. Your breath of the wild save probably also going to be deleted
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Nov 15, 2019Don’t buy it, burn Pokémon, they only want our money, it’s a scam, let Pokémon brand finish, it’s all trash, stop Pokémon stop them
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Nov 15, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 15, 2019Another rushed, disappointing mess for longtime fans of the series. Its a short, buggy and way to easy Game. They cutted and removed a lot (Dexit, Mega Evolutions, Z-Moves). Graphics are bad, and there are several Technical Issues. And then they Reused a lot and added boring Gimmicks like Dynamaxing. Don't support this kind of Greedy Garbage!
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Nov 15, 2019From now on Game Freak do it like Blizzard.
Its a shame, they lie to us customers and use their power to appease.
Why international companies like Volkswagen think its ok to treat her customers like this?
Did they realy think in 2 months everything will be all right again? Our trust in them is sustained damaged for a long time.
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Nov 15, 2019Pretty much the same as my Sword review... except Eiscue's in it.
Please, don't let this franchise continue like this. The flaws that were there are still here after 2 generations and instead of listening Game Freak decides to lie to their fans instead. If you can have fun with these games good for you. -
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Nov 15, 2019Deletes your save data for other games like splatoon and let's go. DO NOT DOWNLOAD FROM ESTORE
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Nov 15, 2019Lots of reports about it deleting your save data for other switch games. Should be considered a virus rather than a game
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Nov 15, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 14, 2020
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Mar 23, 2020
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Nov 18, 2019I really like the new pokemon designs. but thats the only positive thing i can think out. they cut pokemons. there is a insane quantity of cutscenes that stops the flow and very short game for the series. there is not enough value for the price.
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Nov 28, 2019
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Nov 29, 2019I wrote this whole big long reason for why I love Pokémon Sword and Shield over on Pokémon Sword but since I don’t want to waste another hour of my life I’ll summarize it. I like the story, characters, character development, Pokémon in it, and graphics.
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Dec 14, 2019
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Jan 17, 2020
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Mar 24, 2020At this rate I’ll never see the Pokémon game I dreamt of as a kid. A real looking Pokémon. Almost how the marvel cartoons have become the marvel movies. I hoped for that and I never should have. Because Nintendo can put out recycled uncreative trash like this and the demand for it is so high that people will just lie to themselves and say it’s good. There is no hope. Game Freak has failed.
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Aug 19, 2021This game is lazy, not for the pokedex, for everything else.
The story is bad, the combat is the same as always but with a new stupid mechanic... Awful -
Jul 10, 2020Great game for Pokémon fans I think the reason why the graphics are not so good is because they wanted to focus on the gameplay!!! Worth your time.
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Aug 21, 2020it’s overhated it’s not a bad game or a good game but it’s still fun and that’s what matters i wouldn’t give it a 10/10 but i am to counteract the trolls in reality i’d give it a 8/10
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Aug 23, 2020
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Mar 25, 2021Wasted 60 doller on this... still regret buying it.
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Nov 25, 2019
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Nov 17, 2019Easy 1/10. There are great ideas here like the wild area and the game is fun but no more so than older games. What that leaves us left to evaluate is content, and it is here that the game suffers horribly. Less than half of the old roster and environments that amount to long hallways can kill the enjoyment when you realise theres little to do when the games over.
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Oct 22, 2020
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Feb 14, 2020
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Feb 6, 2020The price increase of "Pokemon Sword and Shield" and their passage on a more powerful Console must necessarily lead to an overall technical and graphic improvement.
Pokemon Sword and Shield have a technical / graphic shortage. Now this is no longer admissible -
Nov 26, 2019Horrendously ugly games. Pokemon XD and Colosseum are more graphically impressive and they're both over a decade old. What's even more amazing is that these games are coming from one of the most profitable IPs in the world. Nintendo and Gamefreak are truly taking advantage of the loyalty of their fans.
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Feb 11, 2020
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Dec 11, 2019
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Jan 19, 2020The game just feels incomplete, the pop in of npc's can be at times jarring, the wild area feels lazy and empty, not to mention has the worst performance when online, the main feature. alpha sapphire, and ultra moon felt more complete. platinum, black & white, and black 2 & white 2, were just better games. The online just feels tacked on. The game is laughably easy compared to previous games.
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Awards & Rankings
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Nintendo Force MagazineApr 30, 2020Sword & Shield have a lot to love for old and new fans, and they're pure quality from top to bottom. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 72]
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Feb 6, 2020I enjoyed my time with Pokemon Sword and Shield, but I ended feeling conflicted. I appreciate many of the changes and felt that it generally respected my time, but I almost felt like a passive participant. The more complex gym challenges had a meatier role, but the narrative shouldn’t have been shoved to the side. Overall, I would recommend it to players who want to have a Pokemon experience, but this one won’t stick with me the way the older ones have.
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Game World Navigator MagazineJan 14, 2020Pokemon Sword/Shield is uncharacteristically user-friendly: now there’s no need to backtrack half across the world to heal your entire team of pokemon or to get to a particular city, for example. [Issue#242, p.66]