Pokémon Scarlet and Violet promise many news, but what do you really need to know? We have condensed the news into a special
If you are here, it can only be for one reason: close to day one, you want to know what you need to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet but you don’t know where to start. There must be a precise order, though, right? We have tried to bring together the most nagging doubts for all players (or, for the sake of user retention on the part of the official social channels, the Coaches), especially those who may not have appreciated Sword and Shield for what they are, in the shadow of what we all wanted them to be. But before we get to the errors from which Game Freak he learned, let’s start at the beginning…literally.
Who starts well…
To be halfway there, the first thing you need to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is it starter to choose. In the past it was easy to decide which partners to start your adventure with, but this time the choice could prove more complicated. You will have available Sprigatitethe capricious feline of type Grass; for those who prefer heat there is Fuecocothe crocodile of type Fire of a quiet disposition; in the end Quaxlythe duckling of type Water with plumage always in order. If you want to plan everything right away, we can anticipate the secondary types of the final forms: in order we have Dark, Specter and Fight.
Wildlife compartment – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
What will we find, you want to know, in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet at the level of fauna? The relevant information leaks have already occurred, and we too have already allowed ourselves a few coughs above. But sticking to the materials released so far, here’s who we can talk about. We have the fake chest Gimmighoulthe local Pikachu Pawmythe little pig Lechonkthe seedling Smolivthe glacial cetacean Cetitanthe poisonous regional variant of Wooperthe canine loaf Fidoughthe poisonous monkey Countsthe rock crab Klawfthe fiery swordsmen of the paranormal Armarouge e Ceruledgethe aquatic Diglett Wiglettthe evolution of Girafarig Farigirafthe electric frog Bellibolt and, in addition to the legendary Koraidon e Miraidontheir alleged pre-evolution Cyclizar.
Not quite like Ultimate – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Nothing to say about the news, but who comes back? The definitive abandonment of full backwards compatibility on Switch is still a sore point for the more sentimental (or those who already want to create their strategies), but in general it is good to know who we will see again and who will not. For brevity, here we speak of “the evolutionary lines of”. The list is as follows:
- Snover
- Swablu
- Mareep
- Applin
- Growlithe
- Marill
- Wagon
- Cubchoo
- Chansey
- sudowoodo
- Bounsweet
- Shroomish
- Bronzor
- Cacnea
- give name
- Rolycoly
- Clauncher
- Chewtle
- Shellder
- Combee
- Cufant
- Rook idea
- Croagunk
- Deerling
- Deino
- Diglett
- Phanpy
- Scrape
- Dreepy
- Drifloon
- Drowzee
- Dunsparce
- Eevee
- Escue
- Finneon
- Flabébé
- Fletchling
- Fomantis
- Pineco
- They snore
- Ralts
- Gastly
- Skiddo
- Psyduck
- Goomy
- Skwovet
- Gulpin
- Magikarp
- Makuhita
- Hatenna
- Hippopotas
- Zorua di Hisui
- Hoppip
- Murkrow
- Houndour
- Jigglypuff
- Komala
- We are still
- Larvitar
- Petilil
- Litleo
- Riolu
- Shinx
- Rockruff
- Magnemite
- Mareanie
- Meditate
- Meowth
- Mimikyu
- Misdreavus
- Mudbray
- Grimer
- Noibat
- Oranguru
- Oricorio
- Pachirisu
- Passimian
- Wingull
- Pikachu
- Pincurchin
- to believe
- Woopers in Paldea
- Rotom
- Sableye
- Seviper
- Scatterbug
- Scyther
- Stunky
- Slakoth
- Slowpoke
- A dream
- Sneasel
- Starly
- stonjourner
- Sunkern
- Teddiursa
- Toxel
- Tropius
- Tynamo
- Venonat
- All of them
Who from here, who from there – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
What are the exclusives of each version? In this case we will be able to avoid resorting to a bulleted list, but this does not mean that they are short lists. If you will Scarlet you will have Larvitar and evolutions, Stonjourner, Armarouge, Oranguru, Stunky and evolutions, Drifloon and evolutions, Deino and evolutions, Skrelp and evolutions and finally the legendary Koraidon. If instead Violet is your version, you will have Bagon and evolutions, Eiscue, Ceruledge, Passimian, Gulpin and evolutions, Misdreavus and evolutions, Dreepy and evolutions, Clauncher and evolutions and finally the legendary Miraidon.
Cover story – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
In summary: who plays a Scarlet will have the opportunity to capture (and ride) Koraidonwhile the choice for owners of Violet it will fall back on Miraidon. In both cases, they will help us climb hills, travel on the surface of the water or soar in the air. We have no confirmation (not from officers, at least, wink follows), but Koraidon is rumored to be of type Fight/Dragon and Miraidon instead belongs to the typology Electro/Dragon. Their names are respectively the Japanese words for “ancient” e “future“, accompanied by the suffix “-don”. Either way, they’re excellent scooters, and if the Auros region has taught us anything, it’s that every Pokémon game gets better with a motorcycle.
Open heavens – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Well yes: these will be the first titles open world of the series! Players will be able to visit different open spaces, with a fauna largely taken from past generations as well. Not only that: needing compromises in terms of game design, the open world allows users to tackle in any order the three cornerstones of any adventure. Previously the climb to the Gyms (or at the Alolan Lovers Trials), the fight against crime and the capture legendary creatures it was part of a single linear path. Not anymore! Now you can even tackle the gyms in any order you like.
“Hello friends (I’m baby Gigi)” – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Never be that a main series Pokémon game forgets the multiplayer! You will be able, as tradition dictates, to exchange creatures and slaughter each other (whether it is in the game in a turn-based battle or, hoping not, live for a shady exchange). But this time you really can explore together the game world, with at least one squad member following you as you play with friends. There are special meeting points where you can meet up with other players, travel together, show off your latest achievements and, of course, make new ones too.
Barrel from Orbeetle – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Il battle system the new games certainly do not deny the well-known sense of familiarity associated with the series. That didn’t stop Game Freak from wake him up a bit’. Of course the turn-based battles with trainers and local fauna are still the same, but now there is also the possibility of fighting without lifting a finger. Before making you cry out to heresy, know that we only talk about the clashes in the overworld with wild Pokémon. Now you can send your Pokémon to the wolf’s (or rather, Lycanroc’s) lair for battles conducted without your inputresulting in a work out (grinding) much less tedious than seen in the past. Hooray!
A diamond is forever, until the next region – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
First there was Mega Evolution. Then came the Z-Moves. And after the Dynamax, now it’s the turn of another stroke of genius: the Teracristal phenomenon. Beyond transforming your creatures into walking Swarowskis, the effect obtained will be to give them very special caps. The Teratype is, as the name implies, a type with which to further corroborate the attacks they already enjoy STAB. For the less accustomed to the jargon of the saga, it is a power bonus to the moves that coincide with the type of the Pokémon on the field. However, in this brief transformation it is also possible that the Therapeutic is different from that of the fighter, giving STAB to a move that otherwise would not have it…
A name that reminds me of an insecticide – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
The Dynamax will have vanished, but the possibility of making gods Raid remains. The speech is still the same: by finding themselves in the appropriate dens, the players will be able to catch a special Teracrystallized Pokémon. Clearly, the potential opened up by multiplayer speaks for itself: the most tenacious collectors will be able to aim for Pokémon with more flattering statistics or, better yet, particular Therapies. And it is here, perhaps, that the gemstone metaphor suddenly becomes more brilliant… okay, let’s stop with the puns. At least as far as this paragraph is concerned.
Asterix in Iberia – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
All Pokémon games draw the foundations of their worlds from various locations scattered throughout the globe. We know something about it: we have dedicated an entire special to Poké-geography. And after the France of X and Y and the United Kingdom of Sword and Shield, who is the lucky country? This time it’s up to the Iberian peninsulai.e. a Spain e Portugaloffer their landscapes to the region of Paldea. And if the first trailer wasn’t enough to make this fact obvious with its barely glimpsed map, or if the Spanish names of the starters hadn’t done it, the Pokémon equivalent of the Sagrada Familia will take care of convincing you.
En garde – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Our rival in the game will be Ask for it, which to the detriment of the not very encouraging name (since the times of “supereffective on enemy Pokémon!” have passed) promises to be sunny and energetic. She will probably be our mentor during the early stages of the game, but as an “experienced” trainer (quoting the official site) she probably won’t hold hands like Hop a Galar. As for the school where the game is set, it depends on the version we have in our hands. Scarlet’s academy takes its name from orangesthat of Violet fromuva. And the colors of the basic clothes available to us at the beginning of the game will depend on this.
El professòr – what to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Unlike Sergio Marquina, i professor from the Paldea region immediately revealed their names. This is the adventurous savage Once upon a time in the vermilion academy of Pokémon Scarlet, and of the “gigachad” The tower in Violet’s purple institute. As their looks suggest, the two minds are respectively distinguished by a archaic look and from one futuristic clothing. Coincidentally, good old Samuel Oak’s followers also mirror Koraidon and Miraidon. The mystery thickens… or even not, given the relaxed approach that the series applies to the concept of lore. We’ll see.
Drafts
It’s cool, isn’t it? Well yes, there were gods leakon which (half-truths permitting) we just can’t dwell on it since technically the games won’t be available before midnight tonight. However, as the last page of number 45 of Nintendo the Official Magazine teaches us, the time is ripe to say at least something. We rounded up a bunch of rumors and came up with a core: let’s see if this number…