Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor
The first new adventure unlocked by your Expansion Pass will take place on the Isle of Armor, an island of the Galar region. The Isle of Armor is full of environments not seen in Galar before—you’ll find…
Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor is an adventure developed by Game Freak, released 17 June 2020 on Nintendo Switch.
What Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor is
Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 2020. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The first new adventure unlocked by your Expansion Pass will take place on the Isle of Armor, an island of the Galar region. The Isle of Armor is full of environments not seen in Galar before—you’ll find wave-swept beaches, forests, bogs, caves, and sand dunes! There are also plenty of Pokémon that make this island their home, living freely amid the lush nature. The island is home to a dojo for Pokémon battles. You and your Pokémon will train hard to become even stronger under Mustard, the Trainer who is the master of this dojo.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor is the 257th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Smile in 2020.
What it launched against
Pokémon Shield: The Isle of Armor launched on 17 June 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Fortnite, Valorant and Desperados III. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Fortnite, Valorant, Desperados III.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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