Pokémon Sword

Watch Pokémon's art director draw his favorite Pokémon while talking about his unexpected journey to work at Game Freak.

Go behind the scenes with art director James Taylor as he discusses what inspired Pokémon's newest world.

Watch Pokémon's lead developers talk about where the new, sad sack starter Sobble came from.

The lead developers for the upcoming RPG on the Nintendo Switch talk about the new fire starter.

Watch Pokémon's director, producer, and art director break down the grass starter for the new game.

Get a look at concept art from the early days of Pokémon Sword and Shield's development.

According to The Pokémon Company International, the true meaning of the original quote may have been lost in translation between Japanese and English.

Watch or listen to us share impressions from our visit to Game Freak, talk about our travels with Yu Suzuki, and then interview three developers about their experience with Apple Arcade.

Watch Game Freak's Ohmori and Masuda answer as many questions as possible about the Nintendo Switch RPG.

The Pokémon studio teased new mechanics that will help you use your favorite Pokémon in high-level matches.

You no longer have an item to divvy the experience throughout your party of Pokémon.

Game Freak explains why this change from Sun and Moon carried into Sword and Shield.

Game Freak producer Junichi Masuda explains why cutting Pokémon from the National Pokédex was necessary for Sword and Shield.

If you don't want to stop the action to save, you no longer need to.

We learn more about the new battles from Game Freak.

We traveled to Game Freak’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan to get the behind-the-scenes story of these games.

The new trainer's name translates to Go, and he's 10 years in age.

Watch our tour through the highs, lows, and strangest moments of the recent Pokémon event.

Watch Suriel Vazquez and Ben Hanson show off the greatest sites from Washington DC and this gigantic Pokémon event.