About two weeks after the games launched, The Pokemon Company has shared a new Pokemon Sword/Shield trailer showing off the starter evolutions and more. We have the video below.

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The Pokemon Company trying to track down identities of original Sword/Shield leakers

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Much like previous Pokemon generations, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield were affected by leaks. All of the new creatures – as well as other information – were made public online prior to the launch date earlier this month. The Pokemon Company naturally wasn’t happy about this, and has filed a tentative lawsuit as it looks to track down the original leakers.

Perkins Coie, a firm now involved with the case, said in the suit that the leaks had caused “irreparable injury” to The Pokemon Company. As a result, it “is entitled to damages in an amount to be proven at trial.”

Four Discord users have been identified as leakers so far. The Pokemon Company is now interested in serving subpoenas to Discord and 4Chan to help determine who these people actually are, and is awaiting the court’s decision.

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Pokemon Sword/Shield has best Switch launch in Spain, country’s second best launch of the year

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You can add Spain to the list of territories where Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are performing well. At 129,100 copies sold (with the Double Pack counted as two units), they have overtaken Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee as the best Switch launch. The Let’s Go games only sold 64,000 copies.

Pokemon Sword/Shield also had the second best launch of the year. It outsold Kingdom Hearts III (59,000 copies) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (49,650 copies), but was behind FIFA 20 (220,000 copies).

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[Let’s Talk] Pokemon Sword/Shield impressions

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The first all-new generation of Pokemon games for Switch have arrived. Last week, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield launched as Nintendo’s big holiday releases. We imagine that many of you picked up the games and have already started playing.

Although Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield haven’t been out for too long, we want to hear about your impressions thus far. Which starter did you go with? Have you found any new Pokemon that you’re liking? What are your overall thoughts based on what you’ve played? Let us know in the comments below.

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Pokemon Sword sells more than Pokemon Shield in Japan, sell-through rate and more

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Earlier this week, Famitsu reported that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1.365 million copies in Japan in just a few days. Dengeki has now shared its own figure of 1.357 million units.

Unlike Famitsu, Dengeki also provides a more comprehensive breakdown of sales. Pokemon Sword was the more popular version at 499,753 copies sold. Pokemon Shield sold 347,629 units. Then with the Double Pack, that’s another 254,612 units (counted twice for both versions).

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Pokemon Sword/Shield – Polteageist and Sinistea have fake and real versions, can check to see which one you have

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have some atypical creatures. As one example, Alcremie has 63 different forms. Polteageist (and its pre-evolution Sinistea) is also pretty unconventional.

Polteageist makes a home for itself inside tea sets. Interestingly, it has two versions: one is fake, and the other is real. The Pokedex entry even mentions that “many forgeries are in circulation.” Of course, the authentic one appears less often.

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Pokemon Sword/Shield sold over 2 million copies in first two days in US, fastest-selling Switch games, highest-grossing Pokemon launch

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Nintendo has announced that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold over 2 million copies in their first two days in the United States. Thanks to that early success, they are now the highest-grossing launch of any Pokemon game.

As revealed earlier today, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold more than six million units worldwide during launch weekend. Nintendo noted that they’re now the fastest-selling Switch games of all time.

Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:

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Pokemon Sword/Shield features two types of shiny Pokemon

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Shiny Pokemon have been ongoing for several generations of the monster-catching series. These incredibly rare versions of Pokemon have a very low encounter rate, making them particularly rare. With Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, things are taken even further.

Players can now encounter two different types of animations when starting a battle with shiny Pokemon. The first one is the traditional sparkles, whereas a new design features shining squares.

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Japan: Pokemon Sword/Shield sells 1.365 million copies in first three days, Switch surpasses 10 million units sold

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 copies over a three-day launch period in Japan, Famitsu has revealed. Data was collected between November 15 and November 17.

In other news, Switch (including Switch Lite) sold another 180,136 units in Japan between November 11 and November 17. Total sales of the system have now surpassed ten million units sold in Japan. The current count sits at 10,065,797 consoles sold.

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UK: Switch is best-selling console of 2019 so far; Pokemon Sword/Shield has biggest Switch launch, third biggest Nintendo launch ever

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GamesIndustry is reporting that Switch hardware sales increased more than 30 percent during the release of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield as well as increased retail activity surrounding the console as of late. Sales rose 75 percent week-over-week. So far this month, 90,000 Switch units have been sold in the UK.

Switch is on track to be the best-selling console in the UK of 2019. If that holds for the next month or so, it will be the first time in five years that the accomplishment has gone to a system other than the PlayStation 4.

GamesIndustry’s report also mentions that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are collectively the fastest-selling Switch game thus far. It’s the biggest Switch launch to date, surpassing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s also the third biggest Nintendo launch in UK history – Pokemon Sun/Moon and Wii Fit are at #1 and #2 respectively.

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