Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!

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Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield! (ソード・シールド発売！ ポケモントーナメント), known as Pokémon Sword & Shield Launch! in PAL regions, was an Event Tourney based around the Pokémon series. It ran from 6 a.m. on November 15, 2019 to 6 a.m. on November 18, 2019 (UTC), coinciding with the release of the newest entry in the series, Pokémon Sword and Shield. During the event, only characters and stages from the Pokémon series could be used. Additionally, only Pokémon spirits were awarded as prizes.

Description

To celebrate the launch of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, this time-limited tourney will focus on fighters and stages from the Pokémon series!

The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win!

Rules

• Format: Smash
• Rules: Time
• Time Limit: 2:30
• FS Meter: On
• Items: Medium

Available fighters

The character selection screen for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!.

Fighters
Pikachu		Jigglypuff		Pichu		Mewtwo
Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard)
	Lucario		Greninja		Incineroar

Available stages

Stages
Saffron City		Pokémon Stadium		Pokémon Stadium 2		Spear Pillar
	Unova Pokémon League		Prism Tower		Kalos Pokémon League

Trivia

• Despite the event being named after Pokémon Sword and Shield, a majority of the playable Pokémon were absent from said games at launch; only Charizard, Pichu, Pikachu, and Lucario were present in their Pokédex at launch.
  • Ivysaur, Squirtle, Mewtwo and Incineroar are fully coded in the games' data, but were unobtainable until the release of Pokémon HOME. Jigglypuff would not be added into the game until the Isle of Armor update, and Greninja is completely absent altogether.