9 Big Things We Learned Today About Scarlet and Violet Pokemon

Today, the Internet Full of hands-on previews for next month scarlet pokemon And the Violet. Not from us, because Nintendo put us on the naughty list. So instead, we read everyone’s coverage, and compiled everything we learned in the process. Takes who – whichcompanies.

With all this in mind, here are nine new things we learned scarlet pokemon And the Violet.

It’s rather big

So we knew it scarlet pokemon And the Violet It’s going to be big, but the mood across all of today’s coverage is, “Woah! It’s bigger than we thought.” During the hour-long demo, the good boys and girls got to play, reporters were limited to a small portion of the overall map, and it turned out even who – which It was too big for them to reasonably explore in the time period.

During previews, players were given access to the legendary Koraidon, which seems to move very fast, and even at that time the area was still enormous. And to be sure, it was just a small part of the full game. Someone in Polygon make a comparison with Breath of the wild.

Legends arrive early and go fast

In the previous Pokemon Games, we were expecting the arrival of the Legendary Pokemon after we encountered the seventh gym, or so. While Nintendo is still not confirming exactly when Miraidon and Koraidon will appear early carmine And the Violet, word on the street is that it could be early…the beginning. Two different people who have played the game have whispered to me that they think this will be the case.

This would be great news, as it appears to be very fast. Even better, their shape-shifting methods are automated, so if you’re gliding through the sky (with no stamina gauge) and flying up a slope, they’ll switch to side climbing themselves. Then he would drown in the water, and they would robotically. Which looks very stylish.

NPC trainers will leave you alone

frustration Pokemon Games since its inception Pokemon Games, NPC trainers have always started the fights just because you roamed too close. No more, thank God. As you explore the open world of Paldea, these trainers will indicate if they are about to fall for scrap, but now you are the one to release them. Which only seems fair – it’s their turn for the past 27 years.

You don’t need to wait for your turn in the raids

While the raids are technically still in place, that’s just between you and the Pokémon. Of the four people fighting (real or artificial intelligence), you can launch all attacks whenever you want, or even at the same time.

When it comes to Terastallizing your beast, you will need to have a few regular attacks at first, in order to maintain some sense of balance. That cheer We’ve heard about it beforeWho enhances the attacks of others? You can do this at any time, too, not just when your Pokémon is KOd, as mentioned earlier.

Buckyballs bounce three times

Sure, that’s the normal way of things, but we were anxious for a moment. in Arceus Those p-ball prototypes only did one flash, and they were very wrong. then In the big trailer two weeks agoThere was only one shot of something very similar! We were worried. We were ready to keep pressing B no matter what. But in the videos we spotted today, thank goodness, all three wibbly-wobs (a scientific term) are back. Phew.

Day/night cycles are not related to real life

in carmine And the Violet, the time of day will run on an in-game clock, rather than being tied to real life. The same goes for the weather. These ideas sound fun in theory, but in practice they are a pain in the ass when you are only able to play at a certain time of the day, or live somewhere with boring weather.

Different Pokémon will appear at different times of the day, as you might expect, but they will all be on your Paldea watch. And now storms can roll in at any time, and your little boss will bend over and try to cover their heads while looking for shelter.

You have to fight giant vehicles

Of the three game paths (the gym, the path of finding giant monsters, and the first star fighter), the acquisitions of the Starfall Street team’s territory on Starfall Street are the most surprising. apparently inspired by far cryInvolves fighting all the evil Pokémon trainers in the camp, then facing the boss. Previously we saw Mila, one of Team Star’s bosses, driving a ridiculous car apparently called the Starmobile. It looks like we actually have to fight this thing in some form, and it’s not just Pokemon on board, although the previewers have been made to keep their silence by Nintendo.

You can change your face whenever you want, but not your hair

Perhaps the most unusual information that today’s previews came out is that you can change the shape of your face whenever you want, even jogging in the fields, but if you want a new haircut, you have to go to a salon.

I’m very intrigued by what this says about the Pokémon world, where humans can seemingly completely restructure their facial features and head bones, but need someone else’s help with a new parting.

The switch may struggle a bit with the game’s ambition

The miserable little Switch has struggled with its own games for years, but according to VG247They may experience performance issues while playing the game. This was clearly true Arceus Also, but we dealt. However, come on Nintendo, we’re ready. We know you’re waiting BotW2 To reveal the “surprise”, but just let’s have a better toggle already.

For this article, I pulled the information from sribiAnd the ribbedthe video above by PhilipitzAnd the PCMagAnd the IGNAnd the VG247.