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The '''eighth generation''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|第八世代|だいはちせだい}}}}''' ''eighth generation'') of Pokémon games is the eighth installment of the Pokémon video game series starting with {{g|Sword and Shield}}. The games of the eighth generation | The '''eighth generation''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|第八世代|だいはちせだい}}}}''' ''eighth generation'') of Pokémon games is the eighth installment of the Pokémon video game series starting with {{g|Sword and Shield}}. The games of the eighth generation are presented on the [[Nintendo Switch]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The eighth generation of Pokémon was announced with the reveal of {{g|Sword and Shield}} on February 27, 2019. These games | The eighth generation of Pokémon was announced with the reveal of {{g|Sword and Shield}} on February 27, 2019. These games were released worldwide on November 15, 2019. | ||
Sword and Shield players will be able to store their Pokémon in the cloud-based application, [[Pokémon HOME]], slated for release for Nintendo Switch, {{wp|iOS}}, and {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} in early 2020. Users of HOME can carry forward their Pokémon from [[Pokémon Bank]], [[Pokémon GO|GO]], [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] to the new application. Through the combined use Pokémon Bank, [[Poké Transporter]], Pokémon HOME, and other [[Template:Inter-gen transfer|inter-generational transfer]] methods, allows players to transfer forward Pokémon from as early as {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} to as late as [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], as well as the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] releases of the [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} games. | Sword and Shield players will be able to store their Pokémon in the cloud-based application, [[Pokémon HOME]], slated for release for Nintendo Switch, {{wp|iOS}}, and {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} in early 2020. Users of HOME can carry forward their Pokémon from [[Pokémon Bank]], [[Pokémon GO|GO]], [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] to the new application. Through the combined use Pokémon Bank, [[Poké Transporter]], Pokémon HOME, and other [[Template:Inter-gen transfer|inter-generational transfer]] methods, allows players to transfer forward Pokémon from as early as {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} to as late as [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], as well as the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] releases of the [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} games. | ||