The SHACK is BACK! This week the Shack welcomes IGN's Michael Koczwara‏ (Twitter) to the Shack to discuss all of the latest happenings with Pokemon Sword & Shield. We discuss our initial impressions with Shield and Swords new features before answering listener questions on Pokemon and wrapping up with a little news in the Shovel Knight & Nintendo 64 world.

Michael Koczwara is an IGN freelancer who wrote the IGN walkthrough for Pokemon Sword and Shield to go along with several other Pokemon guides he has written - X&Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra S&M. Michael is a jack of all trades who’s reviewed, previewed, featured, produced, and much more on tons of sites you know and love like NintendoLife, Kotaku, GameXplain, PC gamer and more, be sure to follow him RIGHT NOW!