Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are, lastly, only a mere two weeks away, and the anticipation and pleasure for his or her launch are at an all-time excessive. The Pokemon Firm has steadily launched extra info for the video games as we get nearer, together with the reveal of some new Pokemon. That being mentioned, there are nonetheless some questions which were looming over our heads earlier than the discharge. So, let’s speak about them.
1. How Many Pokemon Will There Be?
After all, now we have to get the apparent out of the way in which, however what number of Pokemon will likely be in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? Primarily based on the latest Nintendo Change unique Pokemon video games, similar to Pokemon Sword and Defend, for instance, which had roughly 400 Pokemon within the recreation on launch, 81 have been model new for the era.
In an interview with one of many producers of Pokemon Sword and Defend a number of years in the past, Junichi Masuda, he mentioned it will take an excessive amount of storage to attempt to embrace each Pokemon within the franchise right into a single recreation.
For the Change video games, their principal focus has been extra so on the general high quality of the open-world expertise quite than making an attempt to incorporate all of them at the price of the standard. It’s laborious to say what number of Pokemon Scarlet/Violet could have on launch, however 400-500 might be a protected guess this time.
2. Will Titan Pokemon Play An Endgame Function?
In Pokemon Sword and Defend, Gigantomax Pokemon have been launched as a raid boss battle for gamers to take aside all through the sport. Finally, these battles grew to become the endgame expertise for numerous rewards, leveling up, or making an attempt to hunt shiny Pokemon. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is introducing an analogous expertise with Titan Pokemon, the place gamers battle with big variations of Pokemon. Nonetheless, this isn’t to be confused with Gigantomax.
Gigantomax was not solely a phenomenon that gamers would combat but in addition might use for themselves and Gigantomax their Pokemon. For instance, it may be thought of a battle mechanic just like Mega Evolution. Titan Pokemon appear to be solely a raid battle and never one thing gamers can use for themselves since Scarlet/Violet is introducing its personal distinctive battle mechanic, Terastallize. We solely have minimal info relating to Titan Pokemon and their significance for the sport, so we’ll have to attend for the sport’s launch to know for certain if Titan Pokemon would be the endgame expertise or not.
3. How Sturdy Will Terastallize Be?
Talking of Terastallize, we’re curious to see how sturdy it truly is. Mega Evolution modified the franchise whereas it was nonetheless accessible for quite a few causes. It not solely gave the designated Pokemon a large enhance in stats but in addition modified their very look and even gave them a brand new typing in some circumstances. To this present day, Mega Rayquaza, for instance, remains to be thought of the strongest Pokemon in your entire franchise.
Terastallize appears to work equally, altering the Pokemon’s look and typically altering its typing totally. However to what extent will this go, and the way sturdy is a Pokemon within the Terastallize state? We gained’t know for certain till the sport releases.
4. How Many Legendary Pokemon Will There Be?
By now, everybody has seen the field cowl Legendary Pokemon for Scarlet and Violet, Koraidon, and Miraidon. However are they the one new Legendary Pokemon we’ll see for the sport on launch? In Sword and Defend, the sport solely had the field cowl Legendaries, Zacian and Zamazenta, and a 3rd hidden Legendary Pokemon, Eternatus, when the sport was initially launched. We wouldn’t see any extra new Legendaries till the later launched DLC for the sport.
Hopefully, Scarlet and Violet could have a number of new Legendaries for trainers to search out and catch, because it’s at all times thrilling to see them all through the sport.
5. Will Scarlet and Violet Have DLC?
With regard to DLC, will Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have DLC as Sword and Defend did? Whether or not the inclusion of DLC was as a result of rise of Covid-19, or the plan all alongside, remains to be being decided. Sword and Defend revealed two DLCs for the video games, the Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra, which included new areas and Pokemon for gamers to discover and catch. With that in thoughts, there’s nonetheless a chance Scarlet and Violet might obtain some type of DLC to maintain the sport related till the following Pokemon recreation releases.
6. Will The Video games Have A Cohesive Story?
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are introducing a brand new solution to play the sport by giving gamers three paths to play the story. Gamers can select no matter path they need and ultimately return to clear the others as effectively. There’s Victory Street, Path of Legends, and Starfall Avenue.
The Victory Street path is easy; gamers can tackle all eight Health club Badges like a daily Pokemon recreation to ultimately grow to be the Champion of the area. The distinction, nonetheless, is that gamers can combat at no matter Health club they need, at any time when they need. There isn’t a set path; it’s merely as much as the coach to resolve what Health club they combat subsequent.
The Path of Legends is an journey the place gamers go up in opposition to Titan Pokemon looking for a Legendary Herb, the Urba Mystica. This happens extra within the wild areas than in city-based, just like Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
Lastly, the Starfall Avenue path is the place gamers can go up in opposition to the evil group of the sport, Workforce Starfall. Gamers will combat in opposition to their leaders or massive teams of them, ultimately making their solution to their boss. Only some issues are recognized relating to how Starfall Avenue will really play out. Nonetheless, our concern is how every path will mix into one cohesive story. Taking completely different paths is great, but when it doesn’t come collectively right into a unified story, then there’s no level in creating separate paths within the first place.
7. When Will Gamers Acquire Entry To Mountable Pokemon?
All through the advertising and marketing for Scarlet and Violet, quite a few trailers have proven gamers having the ability to experience the field cowl Legendary Pokemon, Koraidon and Miraidon. Nonetheless, it has but to be made clear “when” gamers will likely be ready to take action. Does that imply trainers will encounter the Legendaries firstly of the sport? Or is it a function that comes after gamers beat the primary storyline? Extra importantly, are they the one mountable Pokemon? Pokemon Legends: Arceus featured a number of mountable Pokemon for various situations, like flying or browsing. Koraidon and Miraidon, although, have been proven to do nearly all the things. The query of when gamers will acquire entry to mountable Pokemon gained’t be answered till the sport releases.
8. How Will On-line Multiplayer Work?
A brand new function coming to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is the flexibility to play on-line multiplayer. This implies trainers can connect with the web and play with three different folks to play and discover the video games. Extra is required to know the way expansive this function really is, although. Pokemon has dabbled in multiplayer actions earlier than, together with raid battles in Sword and Defend, however to have the ability to exit and about by the world with others is the following step up for the franchise. Sadly, we gained’t know the way this can really play out till the sport releases.
9. Will The International Commerce Station Return?
Talking of multiplayer, Pokemon video games have at all times had the choice of both battling or buying and selling with different trainers domestically or over the web. Nonetheless, in Pokemon Sword and Defend, the flexibility to battle or commerce was modified to the place gamers can sign once they need to battle or commerce with each other. Preventing with each other grew to become way more accessible, however buying and selling grew to become more and more tough; if a participant have been making an attempt to seek for a person Pokemon, they must hope one other dealer would have it.
Nonetheless, this subject can be mounted if the International Buying and selling System (GTS) returned. The GTS was a web-based function from early Pokemon video games similar to Diamond and Pearl, in addition to Black and White, the place gamers can commerce with others and exactly select the Pokemon they’re searching for, as long as they meet the necessities of the supplied Pokemon. This was an awesome function from early Pokemon video games that we hope to see the return of in Scarlet and Violet.
10. Will There Be A New Eevee Evolution?
Final however not least, to wrap all of it off, can we lastly get a brand new Eeveelution? The final time we noticed a brand new evolution for Eevee was the fairy model, Sylveon, with Pokemon X and Y again in 2013. There are presently eight Eeveelutions, with ten extra typings from which it will possibly select. Even one new Evolution for Eevee would suffice, because it’s positively changing into overdue at this charge. Whereas nothing has been confirmed for Scarlet and Violet but, there might at all times be a shock in retailer for gamers when the sport releases in two weeks.
Whereas we’re nonetheless puzzled by the questions talked about above, that doesn’t change our degree of pleasure for the discharge of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The video games are set to launch in two weeks on Friday, Nov.18. Make sure to take a look at our newest updates relating to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, together with the reveal of a brand new Pokemon, Greavard!
