Customer Ratings & Reviews

Picked this up as well as a copy of sword, been very enjoyable catching new pokemon and new adventures!

I love Pokemon and this game is entertainment forever. The DLC's keep coming and new pokemon keep showing up.

This game is awesome. I have been playing it everyday since I bought it. Highly recommend it for any Pokémon fan.

Pokemon Shield was a pretty good game. Online access sucks to be a $20 payment though.

My 11yr old daughter received this for her birthday in October and hasn’t stopped playing yet. Eevee Evolution is in the game. Graphics are great. Compared to Let’s Go Pikachu there a lot more Pokémon’s. Hours and hours of fun adventures. She also recommends the expansion pass.

This is the first game I purchased for my quarantine-induced Pokemon Switch Lite impulse buy, and I am so happy! Listen, I've been a fan of Pokemon games since the 90s (yay childhood) and I was so impressed with this game. The wild area is visually stunning and you can ACTUALLY see the Pokemon running around in the grass. Epic. Loved doing the Gym battles and getting to Dynamax. So exhilarating. Oh, and so many of the Galarian versions of Pokemon are gorgeous -- especially Galarian Ponyta/Rapidash. Those are Shield exclusives so that's a good reason to get Shield over Sword if you're trying to make a decision. Also, Zamazenta is great.

I am really enjoying playing this version. Pretty nice to see some of the older Pokémon in this version. I do also enjoy the mini games with cooking/camping aspect. Really makes you more involved and helps your Pokémon to be not only loyal but try harder. I appreciate how the story line allows you to wander and come back whenever you see fit to continue, and not as forceful as before.

Absolutely love the game. I grew up playing silver and to see a 3D Pokémon game like this is amazing. My only complaint, which isn’t bad enough to make me give 4 stars instead of 5, is that it feels like you get a lot of really strong Pokémon early on. Minor spoiler, but you can Growlithe and Roselia early on when usually they come after the 3rd or 4th gym from what I recall. There are some big improvements, such as the Pokémon storage box system, which now allows you to seamlessly move between boxes, put in and take out Pokémon very quickly. Keep in mind the last game I played was Platinum, so maybe some changes aren’t actually that new. Highly recommend.

Loved sword, wanted to “catch em all!” I’ve been a Pokémon fan from day one (which shows my age) but I’ve always hated the marketing ploy that is you have to buy two games to complete your collection if you don’t have a friend who had the opposite version. I could understand if it was just one generation of games, but after how many gens now? Like 8? 10? I would like to be able to get them all in one purchase. That would be nice.

It is so fun! There are so many new pokemon, new gym leaders, new areas to explore. Some of my of my favorite things to do in the game are cooking and raiding. In past games, we have done catching and battling, but these are completely new features. Overall, there is nothing much to say besides that this is awesome and you should by it right now!

Pretty good game definitely has its flaws. Some pokemon have pretty lazy designs but then u reflect a bit on previous designs like Skunky and that pokemon from 15 years ago would fit into the design of the new game. Other ones however, are very polarizing and don’t really fit into pokemon imo. Anyways if u love pokemon it is still 100% a fun game and there are PLENTY of old in here if u don’t like the new ones.

I was very skeptical buying this as I know it isn’t the same as the previous entries in the Pokémon series. However as a long-term fan of the series I thought that it held up very well. I’d say it’s a great game for really anyone that’s into the series or is new to the series, it’s a Pokémon game and I don’t think it really have any issue with it. The max raids are a blast.

My son loves this game, just be certain you get the correct one... originally I purchased shield and he wanted sword more, so for Christmas I went to purchase sword to complement his shield... and accidentally bought shield again! Regardless, I know he gives the game 5/5!

Bought this game for the memories Pokémon brings to me from when I was a kid and collecting cards and playing Pokémon yellow on the original gameboy. The game does not disappoint with great graphics and gameplay. A must buy for Pokémon lovers.

No need to Convince you to buy this game this game is absolute blast so many Pokémon catch the graphic for outstanding any kid and adult would love to have this game the game is continuously releasing DLC pack for the game any Pokémon fan will really enjoy this game specially to add to the collection of Pokémon games The storyline is pretty awesome a great game to buy anytime Don’t forget to get the online access so you can get the full enjoyment out of this masterpiece Pokémon Games are ways a great choice for any gamer buy it won’t regret it !!

Excellent installment on the latest Pokemon title. If you want the full Pokemon experience, get this instead of the Pokemon Lets Go spin off titles. Those aren’t part of the mainline series.

Great game, really holds his interest. Find that he talks to his friends about all of the different moves he is able to make. He also likes the other titles that are in this line. It is for sure his go to game, and when his friends come over it is the first game that they reach for.

I like the game a lot and so does my daughter but I thought the game would be a bit more open world. I feel like I incorrectly latched into the idea at first announcement that this would be the Skyrim of Pokémon games. Yes, there are open areas but this is not really an open world game as I was expecting. Still love the experience but they could’ve done better IMO. Also, they could start using voice acting like the rest of the gaming consoles and also give the Pokémon the sound they use in the anime instead of what they used back on Gamboy lol. Anyway still but this if you’re a Pokémon fan.

Great game with a lot of extra content if you decide to get the DLC! I’m about 15 hours into the game and everytime I discover a new place I either see Pokémon that bring me back to my childhood days or I discover new Pokémon that keeps me sucked into the experience. With the addition of Pokémon home this game is great if like me you played a lot of the old DS Pokémon games. Or the Red, Blue or Yellow digital games you can take those Pokémon and transfer them to sword or shield to complete your Pokédex!

The game is great, and I wish I can just finish my review here. Excellent selection of available pokemon with the DLC pack (30$), otherwise I would consider any newcomer interested in this game to wait for discounts. Gigantimax the new mechanic introduces another new and fast way to play pokemon solo or with friends. The Link battle system is well done and the switch is capable of handling the sync really well. I am 10+hrs in and still focuses on getting all my pokemon in the 1st big exploration area.