Pokemon Sword And Shield Won't Use Pokemon Global Link Service

Since Pokemon Black and White on the DS, competitive Pokemon players have been able to take part in online competitions and view their rankings via the Pokemon Global Link. While the website has served as the online battling hub for all subsequent Pokemon games, The Pokemon Company has confirmed the upcoming Sword and Shield for Switch will not be utilizing it.According to a statement posted during Gamescom 2019, Sword and Shield will not support the Pokemon Global Link website. This is because