Nearly 400,000 Pokémon fans tuned into the Pokémon Direct live stream through Nintendo’s official Youtube channel on Wednesday morning as the company announced the next iteration of the iconic franchise.

On national Pokémon Day, Nintendo held a seven-minute information dump that debuted their next title set to be released later this year on the Nintendo Switch: Pokémon Shield and Sword.

The generation eight title will have players explore the Galar region, an entirely new world with a horde of unique creatures populating the universe. Nintendo confirmed that Pokémon Sword and Shield will indeed be its own separate game, not a spin-off of prior generations or titles. 

Although only three new Pokémon were debuted during the live stream, they happened to be the newest starter Pokémon that players can choose from at the beginning of their journey. 

Grookey, a Grass-type ape Pokémon, Scorbunny, a Fire-type rabbit Pokémon and Sobble, a timid Water-type Pokémon will be player’s companions on their journey across Galar. Fans are already choosing their favorite.

No further information was revealed. But fans of the world-wide phenomenon have the latest iteration of the franchise to look forward to and a whole new world to explore.