During a press conference held by The Pokémon Company Japan on May 30, 2018, Junichi Masuda confirmed that the next brand new Pokémon core series game would release on Nintendo Switch in the second half of 2019.[9] Ishihara also assured that the upcoming title would not have influences from Pokémon Go like Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! had,[10][11] and that it would introduce many new Pokémon and "polished" graphics.[12]