Pokémon Sword and Shield 24-Hour Stream

Overview

Pokémon Sword and Shield 24-Hour Stream refers to a day-long stream hosted on the Pokémon website in anticipation of the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games. The stream showed a mostly static image of a forest, with the silence interrupted occasionally by a Pokémon walking into the frame. The stream concluded with a reveal of what appeared to be a Galarian version of the Pokémon Ponyta.

Background

On October 4th, 2019, the Pokémon website began a 24-hour stream dubbed the "Glimwood Tangle" live stream.^[1] The stream showed a static image of a forest floor while occasionally Pokémon cries could be heard in the distance. Over the course of the stream, several Pokémon appeared, implying confirmation that they would appear in Sword and Shield. These were Impidimp, Pikachu, Phantump, Morellul, and Shiinotic. Throughout the stream, a new, horse-like Pokémon was teased. This appears to be a Galarian iteration of Ponyta, a horse Pokémon that has been present since the first generation of Pokémon games. A clear look of the Pokémon was shown at the end of the stream, when two appeared.

Developments

Throughout the stream, Redditors kept track of the stream's contents, documenting which Pokémon appeared and deciphering Pokémon cries that were occasionally overheard.^[2] Serebii^[3] tracked the stream throughout the day, updating with each new Pokémon to appear on the stream. Serebii also noted that when the two Ponyta appeared, one did not have a tail, and that it was unclear why that might be.

Online Reactions

Fans created memes throughout the day joking about the scarcity of Pokémon appearing over the course of the day. Twitter user @Galar_Shitpost posted a parody which showed a Sentret walking, gaining over 8,400 retweets and 26,000 likes (shown below, top). User NipahDUBS posted a parody showing the goose from Untitled Goose Game walking across the screen, gaining over 2,400 retweets and 7,000 likes (shown below). Memes about the stream were covered by Dotesports^[4] and Polygon.^[5]

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