Pokemon 2019 Press Conference - Live-stream/blog recap

The Pokémon Company is hosting its 2019 Press Conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, May 28. You can watch the event live here at Pokemon.com starting at 6 p.m. PDT. The press conference is expected to cover a number of topics of interest to Pokémon fans.

- Detective Pikachu, the game, is getting a continuation on Switch
- Pokemon Center Shibuya in the works, and will feature new technology
- Pokemon Quest reconfirmed for China
- Pokemon Home service will work with Switch and mobile devices to allow you to bring over Pokemon from various games
- Pokemon Home will work with Pokemon Bank, Sword/Shield, Let's GO, GO, and more
- Pokemon Home will also let you trade Pokemon with others, and is set to launch in early 2020

- Pokemon Sleep in development, in collaboration with Select Button, who worked on Magikarp Jump
- Pokemon Sleep uses info on time spent sleeping and wake-up time to create a new type of gameplay
- Pokemon Sleep is due out 2020
- Pokemon Co. is working with Nintendo and Niantic to figure out more ways to turn resting into gameplay

- Pokemon Go Plus Plus device announced, which can be used as a standard Pokemon Go Plus
- you can also put it on your bed to track information about how long you sleep
- results are sent to your smartphone via Bluebooth tech
- Pokemon Co. thinks they can incorporate resting mechanics into Pokemon GO as well, which they're working with Niantic on
- Sleeping Snorlax can be found in Pokemon GO to celebrate this information

- Pokemon Masters is the smartphone title from Pokemon Co. and DeNA, and features all the trainers from previous Pokemon games
- Pokemon Masters will be released on iPhone and Android in 2019, and more details will be shared in June 2019
- Pokemon Shirts apparel will be heading to both North America and Europe, with more info coming at a later date