Pokémon Sword and Shield's getting a Nintendo Direct next week

We've got a Pokémon news dump incoming, as The Pokémon Company has revealed we'll be seeing not one, but two Pokémon-focused announcements over the next few weeks. It's not even E3 yet!

First up, we've got a Pokémon press conference tonight, which airs at 6pm PT (or 2am in the UK, if you fancy staying up late to catch it). Press conferences of this nature are pretty rare, with previous ones announcing Pokémon Go and Pokémon Let's Go, so we can assume some major news will be unveiled this evening.

We do know The Pokémon Company was previously recruiting for an unannounced mobile game title, and Nikolaus Davidson (Magic: The Gathering Arena) is currently listed as a principle designer. A new trading card game for mobile, perhaps? Or an entirely new title? So long as it's not more info on Pokémon Rumble Rush.

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