"[Megathread] Pokémon Direct, 5 June 2019"

Rewatch the direct here!Click here for a live thread recapping the Direct, co-hosted by /r/Pokemon, /r/Nintendo and /r/NintendoSwitch!Direct recap:​Sword and Shield will release globally on November 15, 2019​A new mechanic, Dynomaxing, was shown—it allows Pokemon to grow huge under certain circumstancesThe region between towns is "the Wild Area," and features player-controlled camera and multiplayer "raid battles" against Dynomaxed Pokemon!​Several knew Pokemon were revealed, including the cover legendaries:Zacian and Zamazenta, sword and shield-based cover legends—here they are on Pokemon.comCorviknight, a crow or raven Pokemon that flies the player between citiesGossifleur and Eldergoss, grass Pokemon based on flowersWooloo, a sheep PokemonDrednaw, a turtle​The champion, Leon, was showcased, as was his younger brother, Hop, "one of your rivals!"The Galar region's professor, Magnolia, and her assistant, Sonia, were seen tooMilo, a gym leader, was seen tooSimilar to the RotomDex in Gen 7, the Rotom Phone assists you in Gen 8More details on all of the newly-released info are available via Pokemon.com!/r/Pokemon reminders/updates:We'll be in text-only mode to try and promote discussion for the next few days. No rules have changed, though, so feel free to submit images as normal; they just need to be links in text for now!Our rules don't consider anything revealed in official promos, like the Direct, to be spoilers—so browse at your own risk! via /r/pokemon http://bit.ly/2wFra5W