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Prior until ''Pokémon Sword and Shield''{{'}}s release on the Nintendo Switch (which is primarily marketed as a home console device but has handheld capabilities), all titles within the main ''Pokémon'' series were released for handheld devices. In the first four generations, each set of games were released for a different console: Generation I titles were released for the [[Game Boy]], Generation II titles were released for the [[Game Boy Color]], Generation III titles were released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and Generation IV titles were released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Generation V titles were also released for the Nintendo DS.

Prior until ''Pokémon Sword and Shield''{{'}}s release on the Nintendo Switch (which is primarily marketed as a home console device but has handheld capabilities), all titles within the main ''Pokémon'' series were released for handheld devices. In the first four generations, each set of games were released for a different console: Generation I titles were released for the [[Game Boy]], Generation II titles were released for the [[Game Boy Color]], Generation III titles were released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and Generation IV titles were released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Generation V titles were also released for the Nintendo DS.

The latest game in the main series, ''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]'', was released in January 2022.

The latest game in the main series, ''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]'', was released in January 2022. The next set of main games that will introduce Generation IX - ''Scarlet'' and ''Violet'' - will be released in November 2022.

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