Pokémon Sword and Shield
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Pokémon Sword and Shield are mainline role-playing games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo Switch that introduce the Galar region, Dynamax mechanics, and the franchise’s first fully 3D home-console adventure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Sword and Shield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5080292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pokémon Sword and Shield Context triple: [Pokémon, notableWork, Pokémon Sword and Shield]
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A.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon are paired role-playing video games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo 3DS that introduced the tropical Alola region, regional variants, and a shift away from traditional Gym battles.
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B.
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME is a cloud-based service and app that lets players store, manage, and transfer their Pokémon between compatible games and platforms.
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C.
Pokémon Unite
Pokémon Unite is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game that pits teams of Pokémon against each other in strategic, real-time matches.
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D.
Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters EX is a mobile strategy game where players form teams of iconic Pokémon Trainers and their partner Pokémon to battle through story-driven and competitive modes.
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E.
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger is an action-adventure spin-off video game series in which players control Pokémon Rangers who use a special device to befriend and assist Pokémon rather than capturing them in traditional Poké Balls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pokémon Sword and Shield Target entity description: Pokémon Sword and Shield are mainline role-playing games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo Switch that introduce the Galar region, Dynamax mechanics, and the franchise’s first fully 3D home-console adventure.
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A.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon are paired role-playing video games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo 3DS that introduced the tropical Alola region, regional variants, and a shift away from traditional Gym battles.
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B.
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME is a cloud-based service and app that lets players store, manage, and transfer their Pokémon between compatible games and platforms.
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C.
Pokémon Unite
Pokémon Unite is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game that pits teams of Pokémon against each other in strategic, real-time matches.
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D.
Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters EX is a mobile strategy game where players form teams of iconic Pokémon Trainers and their partner Pokémon to battle through story-driven and competitive modes.
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E.
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger is an action-adventure spin-off video game series in which players control Pokémon Rangers who use a special device to befriend and assist Pokémon rather than capturing them in traditional Poké Balls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pokémon game
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video game ⓘ |
| battleFormatIntroduced | Max Raid Battle ⓘ |
| developer | Game Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| esrbRating | E for Everyone ⓘ |
| expansionPassReleaseDate |
2020-06-17
ⓘ
2020-10-22 ⓘ |
| feature |
Dynamax mechanic
ⓘ
Gigantamax mechanic ⓘ Max Raid Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Area NERFINISHED ⓘ expansive overworld camera control in Wild Area ⓘ fully 3D graphics ⓘ |
| firstMainlinePokémonOn | home console ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
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single-player ⓘ |
| genre | role-playing game ⓘ |
| hasExpansion |
The Crown Tundra
NERFINISHED
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The Isle of Armor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Pokémon Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pokémon Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
League Card customization
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Poké Jobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokémon Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotom Phone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legendaryPokémon |
Eternatus
NERFINISHED
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Zacian NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamazenta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanicReplaced |
Mega Evolution
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Z-Moves ⓘ |
| numberOfNewPokémonIntroduced | 81 ⓘ |
| numberOfRegionalFormsIntroduced | 13 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Pokémon series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pegiRating | PEGI 7 ⓘ |
| platform | Nintendo Switch ⓘ |
| publisher |
Nintendo
ⓘ
The Pokémon Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionIntroduced | Galar region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-11-15 ⓘ |
| saveSystem | single save file per user profile ⓘ |
| settingBasedOn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starterPokémon |
Grookey
NERFINISHED
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Scorbunny NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | Japanese role-playing game ⓘ |
| supports |
online battles
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online trading ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | third-person ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pokémon Sword and Shield Description of subject: Pokémon Sword and Shield are mainline role-playing games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo Switch that introduce the Galar region, Dynamax mechanics, and the franchise’s first fully 3D home-console adventure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.