Pokémon Scarlet and also Violet obtaining two-part growth

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Pokémon Scarlet and also Violet will certainly get a completely fledged growth, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, The Pokémon Company revealed throughout today’s Pokémon Presents livestream. Hold your Rapidashes, though: It’s not appearing up until later on in the year.

The DLC will certainly separated right into 2 components: The Teal Mask, prepared for a loss 2023 launch on Nintendo Switch, and also the Indigo Disk, prepared for a winter months 2023 launch.

Pokémon games have actually constantly been workouts in version. Pokémon Red and also Blue were adhered to by Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Gold and also Silver were adhered to by Pokémon Crystal. The concept of repeating advanced right into real follows up (see: Pokémon Ultra Sun and also Ultra Moon, Pokémon Black 2 and also White 2). For 2019’s Pokémon Sword and also Shield — the very first mainline games to launch on Nintendo Switch — programmer GameFreak eliminated the suggestion of succeeding entrances, rather choosing to sustain the game with a duo of growths: The Isle of Armor and also The Crown Tundra.

Both The Isle of Armor and also The Crown Tundra were magnets for the sort of debate that appear small however wind up blowing up right into a Whole Thing. Pokémon Sword and also Shield did not introduce with every Pokémon in the Pokédex; each growth broadened the game’s Pokédex by a fair bit, leaving a pay-to-win aftertaste for numerous followers.

Pokémon Scarlet and also Violet in a similar way did not introduce with every Pokémon, including a little 400 at its November 2022 launch. Today’s motion picture trailer displayed 2 brand-new Pokémon — probably legendaries, neither of whom were called — however did not display any type of remarkable tradition enhancements to Scarlet and also Violet’s Pokédex.

 

Source: Polygon