Pokémon Sword and Shield starters star in an app for Google Pixel 4 phones Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Pokémon Sword and Shield starters star in an app for Google Pixel 4 phones Take a pik. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 3 Oct 2019 4 comments Pokémon Sword and Shield starters Grookey, Sobble and Sorbunny will, unusually, be appearing somewhere else before their official debut. Even more unusually, it's in an interactive app exclusive to Google's upcoming Pixel 4 phone. It's called Pokémon Wave Hello. As discovered by 9to5Google, Google and The Pokémon Company have teamed up so their latest mascots serve as tutors in this demo designed to showcase the Pixel 4's Minority Report-style air gesture technology. The app starts by asking you to swipe your fingers in front the screen, giving Pikachu a high five. You're then introduced to Scorbunny, and asked to swipe upwards in front of the phone to jump. Similar gestures are required to splash Soble with water and make Grookey grow grass using his special wooden stick. Finally, you can tickle your fingers in front of the screen to pet Eevee, just because. At the moment, Pokémon Wave Hello is being used to demo the technology to prospective buyers (it hasn't popped up publicly on the Google Play Store). You can watch footage of it in action over at 9to5Google. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store