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Well, first we should clarify if portable consoles and home consoles share the same generation or if each type of console it's contained on its own generation.

If both types are included into the same gen, then the Switch is the first 9th generation console... portable or home. Just like the 3DS was the first 8th generation console when it launched in 2011.

If we are separating both types, then the Switch is the first (and likely the last) 8th generation of portable consoles (portable consoles appeared during the second generation of consoles). Even if its called an "hybrid", the fact is that everything from its form factor to its internals make the Switch (and obviously the Switch Lite) a portable console.