It’s official, the ninth generation of Pokémon is on its way, as Game Freak announced Pokémon Scarlet & Violet during February’s Pokemon Presents. Due to the recent release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, as well as the Diamond and Pearl remakes, many trainers weren’t expecting a new Pokémon experience quite so soon, but Game Freak is obviously trying to keep up their recent momentum, and no one is complaining.
While we know very little about the new games, we did see the reveal of all three Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starters, as well as some screenshots of the new Mediterranean inspired region. It’s a rarity to get concrete information so far in advance of a release, so naturally, the internet went into meltdown when the three adorable new starters graced our screen towards the end of the reveal trailer. This new trio is not to be quacked, miaowed, or snapped at, that’s for sure.
We also learned that the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet release date is sometime around the end of 2022, just two years from the release of the last mainline games, Pokémon Sword and Shield. We can already see that these games boast a graphical improvement from the generation eight titles, so it’s exciting to think what other expansions to the world of Pokémon we might see.
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