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title: "Pokemon Sword & Shield – First in series to have autosave"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/pokemon-sword-shield-first-in-series-to-have-autosave/"
description: "The upcoming Pokemon Sword & Shield will be the first game in the long-running Pokemon franchise to introduce an autosave mechanic."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-10-06 20:36:18"
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Pokemon Sword & Shield - First in series to have autosave | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Pokemon Sword & Shield – First in series to have autosave](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-sword-shield-first-in-series-to-have-autosave.jpg "Pokemon Sword & Shield – First in series to have autosave")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-sword-shield-first-in-series-to-have-autosave.jpg)The upcoming Pokemon Sword & Shield will be the first game in the long-running Pokemon franchise to introduce an autosave mechanic.

For those of you a little worried about its inclusion you will be pleased to know it is something you can turn off if you want to.

## [](#shigeru-ohmori-told-game-informer)Shigeru Ohmori told Game Informer;

> It’s a new feature we’re implementing: full autosave functionality. Traditionally in Pokémon games, it’s an important thing to write your report to record your save, and that’s always been a staple, like, “Remember to save your game!”
>
> We do have an autosave feature this time, where you can just adventure and it’ll constantly save the game.

Personally I love games which autosave. I have had my share of screw ups when it comes to forgetting in the past. Do you like this new addition?

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