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Pokémon Sword

Pokémon Sword, developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo, was released for Nintendo Switch in North America on 2019-11-15. Its documented physical format is Game Card. The catalog classifies it as Adventure · Role-Playing. PLAYBACK links 1 physical packages, including 4 separately cataloged editions, to this game family.

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Also known as

Pokémon Épée · Pocket Monsters Sword

Pokémon Sword is documented as a physical Game Card release for Nintendo Switch. Developer: Nintendo. Publisher: Nintendo. Cataloged genre: Adventure · Role-Playing. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 2019-11-15. This family currently groups 1 documented physical package, including 4 separately cataloged editions.

Released
November 15, 2019
Platform / family
Nintendo Switch
Format / type
Game Card
Region
North America
Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Adventure · Role-Playing
Exact physical item

Source-verified package identity

2 IDs

This panel separates the exact physical package from its broader game family. Only identifiers and contents tied to a stored source are shown as verified.

Verified identifiers

Documented package components

Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Pokémon Sword is developed by Nintendo and published by Nintendo. The source-linked collector record documents a Game Card release for Nintendo Switch in North America, dated November 15, 2019. The catalog classifies it as Adventure · Role-Playing. The same game family is also indexed as Pokémon Épée (official regional title), Pocket Monsters Sword (regional title).

Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Research status
Structured source record
01

Release context

The documented release is November 15, 2019 for North America on Nintendo Switch. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. Documented alternate or regional names include Pokémon Épée (France), Pocket Monsters Sword (Japan / Europe). These names remain attached to one game family rather than being counted as unrelated games.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Game Card. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

4 separately cataloged physical editions are linked to this family: Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield: Double Pack Collectible SteelBook Edition, Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Double Pack, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Dual Pack, Pokemon Sword + Expansion Pass.

Research sources

  1. switchlib.com — catalog record ↗