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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen return to Switch on February 27

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen launch on Nintendo Switch on 27 February 2026 as standalone eShop releases priced at €19.99 each.

Belmin KopicFEBRUARY 20

All games releasing in October 2025: Complete list for every platform

The lineup contains a perfect storm of some of the biggest sequels, highly anticipated games and new IPs that are coming out this month as well as a couple of unexpected surprises!

Belmin KopicOCTOBER 3

Game Freak suffers major leak: Source code and future Pokemon games exposed

Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokemon game series, has confirmed a major data breach, resulting in stolen and leaked sensitive material for future games.

Belmin KopicOCTOBER 14

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl release date revealed

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl seems to be geared for release by the end of 2021 and fans don't seem to be certain what to think of it.

MAY 27

Pokemon Sword, Shield and Home hackers could face permabans

It's really not a good day for cheaters as The Pokemon Company stated on its website that Pokemon Sword, Shield and Home players caught using shady files will be banned.

JANUARY 25

Pokemon Sword & Shield sales are crushing previous titles

Game Freak were criticised by Pokemon fans for certain creative decisions in Pokemon Sword & Shield but the money is telling an opposite story. The games blew all the previous competition out of the water by selling jaw-dropping 16.06 million copies by 31 December 2019.

JANUARY 30

Pokemon Sword and Shield have outsold Let's Go games after 10 days

Pokemon Sword and Shield games have outsold Pokemon Let's Go titles in Japan just ten days after the official launch. Sword and Shield titles are inching closer to 2 million sold units in the first month.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 29

UK Charts: Pokemon Sword and Shield is the biggest exclusive of the year

Pokemon Sword is the biggest exclusive game of the year in the UK and the third biggest retail game launch of 2019. The RPG title is only behind FIFA 20 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 18

Pokemon Sword & Shield is not responsible for wiping your save data

Pokemon Sword & Shield are under fire for their shortcomings but it's important to filter out the fake accusations. One such accusation is regarding wipes of all saves on a Switch, but this seems to be a baseless rumour that latched onto a different issue.

NOVEMBER 15

Pokemon Sword & Shield sound options apparently locked behind an item

Game Freak's line of weird decisions seems to have no end. After the odd mass removal of moves, Pokemon Sword & Shield will apparently require players to get earbuds from an NPC in order to get access to sound options.

NOVEMBER 12

Pokemon Sword & Shield's Weezing is a bong

Game Freak probably intended to make the Galarian version of Weezing look like it has a chimney / top hat hybrid and maybe raise global warming awareness but their Pokemon Sword & Shield creation backfired since everyone sees a bong.

AUGUST 8

Pokemon Sword & Shield get different trainers

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield may be near identical games but some exclusive content will set them apart. The exclusive content for the two versions will be gym trainers apparently. Both games will get Pokemon Gigantamaxing though.

JULY 10

Pokemon Sword and Shield release dates

In the latest Pokemon Direct live stream, Nintendo have officially revealed the release dates for Pokemon Sword and Shield. It will release simultaneously and worldwide on 15 November 2019. The publisher also revealed the box art Pokemon.

Semir OmerovicJUNE 5

Pokemon Sword & Shield target of next Direct

Nintendo have announced that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will be the sole focus of the next Nintendo Direct which should provide quite a bit of either new information or new gameplay since the show will last for about 15 minutes.

MAY 28

GameFreak announce Pokemon Sword and Shield

Pokemon-centric episode of Nintendo Direct was eventful as GameFreak announced two new games, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, will be joining the Nintendo Switch roster later this year. Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble will be featured.

FEBRUARY 27

Pokemon Let's Go sells 2.6 million in 2 days

Nintendo weren't kidding when they said that the holiday shopping season in the US makes up the majority of their revenue and although the company didn't provide official figures, the latest data matches Famitsu's earlier estimates.

DECEMBER 26

Pokemon Let's Go games had bad sales in Japan

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! have reportedly sold only 63 and 52 per cent of shipments in Japan, making them some of the worst sold Pokemon games, way below the sales of previous titles in Pokemon franchise.

NOVEMBER 23

Pokemon: Let's Go flogs more than 3 million

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are off to a great start, having flogged more than 3 million units worldwide, becoming the fastest selling Switch game up to date and sporting the second best debut on Nintendo's console.

NOVEMBER 22

Pokemon Let's Go games being review bombed

Pokemon: Let's Go is under heavy fire it seems, as both Pikachu and Eevee versions are receiving a lot of hate from fans who feel betrayed by Game Freak and pretty much anyone who could benefit from this perceived cash grab of a game.

NOVEMBER 20

Pokemon GO announces Meltan, a mythical

Pokemon GO players have been reporting appearances of a monster they captured but could not really identify. Niantic have released an odd video that also serves as a trailer, explaining that it's a new mythical Pokemon called Meltan.

SEPTEMBER 26

Pokemon Quest racks up million downloads

It's easy to have missed the launch of free-to-play Pokemon Quest on Nintendo Switch, what with the recent announcements of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eeevee! drowning the headlines, but the former is doing more than fine on its own.

SEPTEMBER 24

Nintendo announce Pikachu and Eevee Switches

Let me get one thing straight - I am shrewder than Sir Alex Ferguson himself and 99 per cent of preorders or bundles that come my way are rejected in a finely sliced nanosecond. Well, I think I'm welcoming you into my elusive 1 per cent.

SEPTEMBER 11

Pokemon GO raked in $1.8 billion in two years

Two years have passed since Niantic's Pokemon GO took the world by storm and even though the game is no stranger to all sorts of milestones, the latest one takes the cake. Namely, Pokemon GO has raked in $1.8 billion since launch.

JULY 7

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! has new Pokemon

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are coming to the Switch on 16 November 2018 and the developers kicked up some serious dust by announcing that the game's arrival on Nintendo's platform will include a brand new Pokemon.

MAY 31

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