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Cover of Pokémon: Sword & Shield, Vols. 1–14
Gen 8 — Galar · 2019–2023 · Galar

Pokémon: Sword & Shield, Vols. 1–14

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A toolsmith and a hyperactive girl enter Galar's Gym Challenge; 43 chapters in 14 mini-volumes

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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Quick recap

Henry Sword is a toolsmith who maintains Pokémon gear, and Casey Shield is a hyperactive girl helping Professor Magnolia with her Dynamax research. They enter Galar's Gym Challenge hoping the fame will help Casey find a Pokémon she lost a year earlier. Behind the competition, Macro Cosmos chairman Rose is hatching a plan that threatens all of Galar: bringing back the Darkest Day. Zacian and Zamazenta arrive to save the group. Henry admits he joined the challenge only to get the rusted sword and shield, vanishes with the Legendaries and is found poisoned. In the end, the now-Crowned Zacian and Zamazenta defeat Eternatus in Hammerlocke, Casey gets some of her Pokémon back, and months later Henry leaves Galar.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesThe last all-print arc

    It's the last arc published entirely on paper. The series later moved to the online Weekly CoroCoro Comic.

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  2. Behind the scenesFourteen volumes

    The 43 chapters ran in Japan from November 2019 to June 2023. In the US, VIZ wrapped the arc with mini-volume 14 in December 2025.

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  3. ReferenceNamed after the games

    The leads are Henry Sword and Casey Shield, a straight nod to Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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