Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - 18th Nov 2022! **OFFICIAL INFO ONLY**

[Worldie]

Some people were curious if the Mark and TItle system were coming back from SWSH and the answer is: yes

Doesnt this actually count as Charizard confirmation btw? or was it already confirmed?

Look I know we're nowhere some other Switch titles, but I am pretty satisfied with how the games look, at least in these trailers.

The combat animations seem to have got polished to look more flashy, textures in general look better, I don't see any weird 2 fps animations like in the early trailers either.
Ofc I'm 100% sure there'll be generic low quality fuckery here and there, i have pretty low overall expectations, but them not looking like a PS2 game is definitely helping.

 

[fratelli bc]

Pokemon Dragons and Wheels

That's it.

 

[DrPumpkinz]

I don't think we've seen the Dragon tera crown before. I didn't recognize a reference like with the Ghost crown, but it's still neat looking.

Also it seems like we're getting version exclusive regional Donphans? And they're seemingly plot relevant? Those are some exciting new steps in the area of remixing old Pokemon.

People who didn't follow the leak are getting pumped up by the Donphans huh ? ;)

Paradox teaser on the last trailer?

Y'know, it'd be great if the thread about official Pokemon news didn't constantly have people going "hey by the way there are leaks *nudge nudge wink wink*" as if they think they're somehow being funny or wanted.

 

[R_N]

I mean of course marks are still a thing? They're just ribbons.

And some people thought that Marks might be gone or that they'd drop the Title system, because both would be easy to just not bring forward

 

[Dive Missile]

the way the donphans are described on the site is really cool, having them be treated like cryptids is a cool idea. i wish the trailer went into more detail about them but i guess it's supposed to be mysterious on purpose.

 

[Pikachu315111]

Like, I don't recall SV getting a "song" trailer like SM and SwSh got, so that could be something they'll do.

Hey, I called it! Forgot they got Ed Sheeran to give them a song to use. Lyrics still don't really match what's going on, though if you don't pay attention to that it's a nice enough hype song.

People who didn't follow the leak are gettint pumped up by the Donphans huh ? ;)

While I know enough of leaks to know "what" they are (or at least what they're called), it certainly brings some new questions aside the obvious.

Yeah, let's not kid around, those were new Donphan forms. Now with that out of the way, one looked more "primitive" while the other looked more "futuristic". Where does that sound familair? Right, Koraidon and Miraidon. While we figured the two Legendaries who related merely from appearance, this adds an additional wrinkle into the mix. If these two new forms of Donphan are a past and future version of it, does that mean Koraidon and Miraidon are indeed past and future versions of the same species (possibly of Cyclizar)?

Except for Future Donphan's face. Like bruh, what kind of messed up ecosystem are you living in that your face fell off!?

It didn't fall off, it looked to have gotten armor around it. Though, much like Miraidon, this Future Donphan doesn't look to be natural. If these Pokemon are form the future or some kind of technologically advanced place, they either are building/adding cybernetics to Pokemon or we have a "Horizon" (video game series) scenario where Pokemon have adapted the leftover technology to be a part of them.

 

[fratelli bc]

the way the donphans are described on the site is really cool, having them be treated like cryptids is a cool idea

yes
one of the notes even says one of them murdered a person lol

 

[Volt-Ikazuchi]

Y'know, it'd be great if the thread about official Pokemon news didn't constantly have people going "hey by the way there are leaks *nudge nudge wink wink*" as if they think they're somehow being funny or wanted.

On one hand... Yeah, that's my bad.

On the other... these were mentioned in like over 20 pages in this thread before the leak ban. It's pretty much common knowledge by now.

If we're keeping it real, there aren't really any leaks rn anyway. GF plugged everything up with one MAJOR exception.

Bird up.

 

[R_N]

https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/rotom_phone_case/

The save file bonuses this time are phone cases for the Rotom Phone.

Some cute ones in there

 

[Scorpio]

Except for Future Donphan's face. Like bruh, what kind of messed up ecosystem are you living in that your face fell off!?

Biology: Nooooooooo! You can’t have your face looking like that.

Miraidonphan: dah foo-tur

 

[doipy hooves]

Website review:
https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/software_updates/
There will be a day 1 update for online play taking 1GB of space.

NOTES: To download the version 1.0.1 update, you will need at least 1GB of free space in your system memory or on your microSD card.

Casual battles will be available on release but the ranked modes won't.

Ranked Battles will be available starting in December 2022, and Online Competitions are slated for release sometime in spring 2023. Please wait for future announcements to learn more about when these features will launch.

https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/pokemon_home/
HOME will add Battle Stadium statistics in 2023 as well, giving us more of a preview of mons in the game.

Seems like there is a section for pokemon (used with)/moves/abilities/natures/items/tera types. Also Tyranitar hasn't gotten a different ability.

Kleavor is in.


https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/rotom_phone_case/
The save data bonuses this time are Rotom Phone Cases, finally giving us different dex skins again since Gen 5.

https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/black_crystal_tera_raid/
"Tera Raid Battle events where you will be able to take on specific Pokémon or encounter Pokémon with specific Tera Types are in development and will make their debut sometime after the games are released."
Seems like the regular supply of raid events like SWSH will be in progress. Similarly, the feature is even called Poke Portal News. We've seen the menu earlier but this confirms that it exists from the X menu.

To encounter Pokémon featured in Tera Raid Battle events, you need to have downloaded the latest Poké Portal News. Poké Portal News will automatically download if your Nintendo Switch™ system is connected to the internet.

You can also download the latest Poké Portal news by selecting Poké Portal from the X menu, then Mystery Gift, then Check Poké Portal News. You do not need a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership to receive the latest Poké Portal News.

It seems like the Charizard will have set moves, mark, and ability, and can only be catchable once, so it's like an event where you have to catch it yourself while it's not normally encounterable.

The black crystals are said to be postgame, but others can join people hosting them.
"You’ll be able to take on Tera Raid Battles at black crystals after completing certain postgame events. However, players who haven’t completed these events may still participate in these Tera Raid Battles by joining another Trainer’s Tera Raid Battle, whether they’re in a multiplayer group or using a Link Code. "

As mentioned, marks are back, and this one is specifically for a 7-star raid boss. You can see that the Charizard is level 100 as well. Number of marks obtained may be an interesting stat to track though it's a dash in the screenshot.

The boss Charizard is also standing menacingly instead of flying idly.

 

[Worldie]

Can I mention how i love Scizor looking on Kleavor and be like "who the fuck is this guy"

 

[AztecCroc]

At any rate, the Paradonphans look really good... Except for Future Donphan's face. Like bruh, what kind of messed up ecosystem are you living in that your face fell off!?

Future Doxphan

You can see a small lighting distortion along the metal part extending into the screen area, which from other screenshots of SV indicates that it opens.

 

[Zowayix]

Is my internet just bad right now or is anyone else getting weird image placeholder messages like this? (in multiple places on the official site)

 

[DreamPrince]

Are you high?

https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-gb/news/books/

Cause a brand new version of Donphan from the past and future is "not interesting"???

Two things: No I never smoke, and second I don’t find them interesting though I suppose they are still new.

 

[Esserise]

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Kleavor is in.

But considering that picture comes from the Pokémon HOME page, probably not as a natural evolution of Scyther.

 

[Volt-Ikazuchi]

The boss Charizard is also standing menacingly instead of flying idly.

YES! YES!

Koraidonphan, you wildin.

 

[Worldie]

But considering that picture comes from the Pokémon HOME page, probably not as a natural evolution of Scyther.

Eh, it would be expected that it would be a transfer-only Pokemon.
After all, Scizor itself is a trade evo, they could make it evolve with a different held item but at that point..

 

[ScraftyIsTheBest]

Not much...but two different Donphan forms? An ancient one and a futuristic one? Interesting.

Also Dragapult my beloved! Welcome back.

 

[RoiDadadou]

The usage thing is cool. Having HOME this late is not

 

[Pikachu315111]

It seems like the Charizard will have set moves, mark, and ability, and can only be catchable once, so it's like an event where you have to catch it yourself while it's not normally encounterable.

The black crystals are said to be postgame, but others can join people hosting them.
"You’ll be able to take on Tera Raid Battles at black crystals after completing certain postgame events. However, players who haven’t completed these events may still participate in these Tera Raid Battles by joining another Trainer’s Tera Raid Battle, whether they’re in a multiplayer group or using a Link Code. "

As mentioned, marks are back, and this one is specifically for a 7-star raid boss. You can see that the Charizard is level 100 as well. Number of marks obtained may be an interesting stat to track though it's a dash in the screenshot.

The boss Charizard is also standing menacingly instead of flying idly.

XY Giving Charizard 2 Mega: My favorite Pokemon getting special treatment, awesome!
SM Making Charizard The Flying Ride: Oh, a bit odd they randomly chose Charizard, but hey I finally get to ride one even if it's only a cutscene. so neat!
SwSh Giving Leon A Charizard & Gigantamax: ... Oh, this is beginning to feel a bit gratuitous, even to a Charizard fan.
SV Unrivaled Charizard: SILLY FOOLS! Did you really think you could escape CHARIZARD PANDERING! Also, you had this Charizard underneath a BLACK Tera Crystal Raid, and you didn't make it Shiny?! I expect high quality Silph Co. branded pandering GF, not this Thrifty Megamart discount pandering!

 

[doipy hooves]

https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/tera_raid_events/
I missed this page at first but it's more directly about tera raid events.

Event tera raid crystals will have a mysterious aura.

The first Tera Raid Battle event—the Eevee Spotlight—will take place from Thursday, November 24, to Sunday, November 27, 2022.

During this event, Eevee will be appearing more frequently in Tera Raid Battles, and they will have various Tera Types. Team up with family, friends, and Trainers around the world to see what kind of Eevee you can find, or try to get one with your preferred Tera Type!

The first event will be about Eevee with different tera types.

Is my internet just bad right now or is anyone else getting weird image placeholder messages like this? (in multiple places on the official site)

The pages are working fine for me.

 

[AztecCroc]

Eh, it would be expected that it would be a transfer-only Pokemon.
After all, Scizor itself is a trade evo, they could make it evolve with a different held item but at that point..

No it wouldn't be expected, it could just be there to show an example, or the Scyther line as a whole requires Home transfer.

 

[Dusk Mage Necrozma]

Yay we have Pikalytics as a feature! And Donphans. And the Dragon crown. And Dragapult confirmation. This was a good trailer.

Edit: was Rotom confirmed before?

 

[DrPumpkinz]

The first event will be about Eevee with different tera types.

It's odd that the Grass crown is pictured and not the Electric crown. I assume from the wording that it's not going to just be Grass, Fire, and Water, but I would have thought if they were gonna promote it with a series of three screenshots they would have done a callback to the original three Eeveelutions. I guess they want to hold off on revealing the Electric crown, for some reason? (I don't think we've seen the Electric crown, right? Am I forgetting something?) It's weird that they're being stingy with the crown reveals at all. They introduced the mechanic with Grass, Fire, Water, Normal, and Flying, and since then I think they've only ever showed Ghost and now Dragon.