The latest Nintendo Direct revealed some pretty awesome new features from Pokemon Sword & Shield.

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are the latest games in the mainline Pokemon game franchise, and are due to release on November 20th this year. We have been keeping up to date with all the details as they hit us. Just like with our last Direct, we have been given insight on some all new sweet features that we can expect in Sword & Shield.

Character Customization

Pokemon Sword and Shield will allow each player the ability to customize the look of your entire character. From top to bottom, including shoes, gloves, backpacks and much more. You will also have the option to pick a unique hairstyle for your character, including changing the character. This level of character customization is something that has not been seen before in the Pokemon franchise, but is certainly a welcome addition. Even the facial features will be changeable in Sword and Shield.

Pokemon Camp

Another cool addition to the game is the inclusion of the all new Pokemon Camp. While out on your journey, you may find the need to stop and rest a while. What better place to do so than your own personal deployable Poke’Camp. You can pop-up a tent, and just kick it with your Pokemon for a while. It also allows your Pokemon to interact with each other. When playing multiplayer, you will even be able to visit your friends camps and interact with their Pokemon.

Cooking Up Some Curry

While you are chilling at your the newly founded Pokemon Camp, you will also have the ability to cook up one of the most popular dishes in the Galar Region, Curry on Rice. You must use berries and other ingredients that you find to create the perfect dish. As you test out different ingredients, the recipes you discover will be logged into your Curry Decks. Can you make the best curry dish in the land? Only one way to find out!

New Pokemon

The Direct also gave us an in-depth look at a couple of the new Pokemon we will see in Sword & Shield. The first is Polteageist. His name is the combination of tea and Poltergeist, which is perfect considering it’s made of tea and is a ghost type Pokemon. It like to hide amongst tableware into hotels in such, presumably haunting the guests. It has a special ability called weak armor, and if you’re lucky it might even let you taste its tea…can’t help but wonder what that’d be like.

The next new addition is Cramorant, a flying/water type Pokemon. When Cramorant uses Surf, it has the chance to emerge from the water with a fish in its mouth. If it is attacked while holding said fishy, then its special ability, Gulp Missle, is activated. This will send that fish flying at your opponent, giving you an extra attack without the cost of a turn.

Nintendo Direct Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield New Features

For more details about Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, be sure to check out the official Pokemon Website.