Earlier this week, Game Informer unveiled Pokemon Sword/Shield for its November 2019 cover story. As part of that, the magazine included information about the amount of gyms. Based on comments from director Shigeru Ohmori, many interpreted his words as having confirmed 18 gyms to conquer. However, that may not actually be the case.

As a reminder, this is what Ohmori said:

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Video: Game Freak answers 101 rapid-fire Pokemon questions

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Game Informer is continuing its coverage of Pokemon Sword/Shield with a new off-beat video. Below, Pokemon Sword/Shield producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori answer 101 rapid-fire questions, many of which are about the upcoming Switch titles.

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield estimated to have around 1,000 people involved

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Unsurprisingly, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are massive endeavours. There are tons of people involved, ranging from those at Game Freak to staffers working on the project from outsourcing, and even folks from marketing.

Just how big of a production in Pokemon Sword/Shield? Director Shigeru Ohmori estimates that there are around 1,000 people involved in total.

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24-hour Pokemon Sword/Shield live stream planned of Glimwood Tangle

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Update: Luminous Maze Forest is called Glimwood Tangle in English. We also added in an English stream and a message from Sonia below.

The Pokemon Company has announced that it will host a 24-hour live stream for Pokemon Sword/Shield featuring the Luminous Maze Forest. Various Pokemon will be shown, but all that’s known at present.

The stream will go live at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe on October 4. We have an embed of the broadcast below.

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Little Town Hero character trailer with soundtrack sample

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Game Freak has shared a new character trailer for Little Town Hero, also showcasing some more of the game’s soundtrack.

Those interested can view the footage below.

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Pre-order the Pokemon Sword/Shield Double Pack on Best Buy, get a collectible coin

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Best Buy has upgraded its pre-order offer for the Pokemon Sword/Shield Double Pack. If you reserve the pair of games, you’ll receive a collectible coin.

You can pre-order the Pokemon Sword/Shield Double Pack here. The two titles launch for Switch on November 15.

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New Little Town Hero trailer

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Game Freak has shared a short, 30-second trailer for Little Town Hero, which arrives on Switch next month. View it below.

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Pokemon Sword/Shield – Sirfetch’d gameplay clip

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The big Pokemon news of the week was the reveal of Sirfetch’d, the evolution of Farfetch’d. It’s exclusive to Pokemon Sword, but can be used in Pokemon Shield as well.

We now have a brief clip showing off Sirfetch’d in action. Give it a look below.

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Rumor: Galar Pokemon codenames and possible evolutions spotted on Dynamax Camera website

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As previously mentioned, a new Dynamax Camera website recently opened in which fans can add Dynamax Pokemon to their pictures. There’s another unexpected element to the site since it appears to have information on codenames for Galar Pokemon and possible evolutions.

abcboy101 was one of the first users on Twitter to share the discovery. He passed along the following:

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Pokemon Sword/Shield – Sirfetch’d official announcement, screenshots and art

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The Pokemon Company has issued an official announcement for the just-revealed Sirfetch’d. We also have a few screenshots/art giving us a closer look at the Pokemon.

Here’s the full roundup: