| key specs |
| Genre | RPG | RPG |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch |
| Modes | Single-player | Single-player |
| Series | Pokémon | Xenoblade Chronicles |
| PEGI Rating | 7+ | 12+ |
| general |
| Brand | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Model | Pokémon Sword and Shield | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |
| Release date | November 15, 2019 | December 1, 2017 |
| Publisher | Nintendo, The Pokémon Company | Nintendo |
| Developer | Game Freak | Monolith Soft |
| Director | Shigeru Ohmori | Koh Kojima, Genki Yokota |
| Producer | Junichi Masuda, Hitoshi Yamagami, Takanori Sowa, Mikiko Ohashi, Shin Uwai | Koh Kojima, Hitoshi Yamagami |
| Writer | Toshinobu Matsumiya | Tetsuya Takahashi, Yuichiro Takeda, Kazuho Hyodo |
| Composer | Minako Adachi, Go Ichinose | Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota |
| Genre | RPG | RPG |
| Series | Pokémon | Xenoblade Chronicles |
| Age Rating (PEGI) | 7+ | 12+ |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch |
| Game Modes | Single-player | Single-player |
| DLC | Yes | Yes |
| Always online | - | No |