The Pokémon Company is hosting its 2019 Press Conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, May 28. You can watch the event live here at Pokemon.com starting at 6 p.m. PDT. The press conference is expected to cover a number of topics of interest to Pokémon fans.
– Detective Pikachu, the game, is getting a continuation on Switch
– Pokemon Center Shibuya in the works, and will feature new technology
– Pokemon Quest reconfirmed for China
– Pokemon Home service will work with Switch and mobile devices to allow you to bring over Pokemon from various games
– Pokemon Home will work with Pokemon Bank, Sword/Shield, Let’s GO, GO, and more
– Pokemon Home will also let you trade Pokemon with others, and is set to launch in early 2020
– Pokemon Sleep in development, in collaboration with Select Button, who worked on Magikarp Jump
– Pokemon Sleep uses info on time spent sleeping and wake-up time to create a new type of gameplay
– Pokemon Sleep is due out 2020
– Pokemon Co. is working with Nintendo and Niantic to figure out more ways to turn resting into gameplay
– Pokemon Go Plus Plus device announced, which can be used as a standard Pokemon Go Plus
– you can also put it on your bed to track information about how long you sleep
– results are sent to your smartphone via Bluebooth tech
– Pokemon Co. thinks they can incorporate resting mechanics into Pokemon GO as well, which they’re working with Niantic on
– Sleeping Snorlax can be found in Pokemon GO to celebrate this information
– Pokemon Masters is the smartphone title from Pokemon Co. and DeNA, and features all the trainers from previous Pokemon games
– Pokemon Masters will be released on iPhone and Android in 2019, and more details will be shared in June 2019
– Pokemon Shirts apparel will be heading to both North America and Europe, with more info coming at a later date