Although The Pokemon Company kept silent for a long time before releasingPokemon ScarletandViolet’s third trailer, it came with plenty of useful bits of information about all the new features in the game. This includes the Terastal phenomenon, the battle gimmick for Gen 9 that allows Pokemon to change their existing types to a specific Tera type, creating interesting strategic options both offensively and defensively for the duration of the battle. Another important feature is that players will be able toridePokemon ScarletandViolet’s box Legendaries, which allows them to travel across the Paldea region through the land, air, and water.
Even thoughPokemon ScarletandViolet’s third trailerdid reveal three new pocket monsters coming with Gen 9, which brought the total of known Pokemon to 11, this is still a very low amount of new critters to showcase since February. The Paldean Pokedex also doesn’t yet include many critters as a whole, counting both new and returning Pokemon, which means that many things are going to remain a mystery leading into the coming months. This is particularly problematic for a specific subset ofPokemonfans who like to plan their teams ahead of time, as the only bits of information aboutPokemon ScarletandViolet’s new Pokemon come from alleged leaks and rumors.
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Why Game Freak Should Reveal More New Monsters for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
While it’s understandable that Game Freak doesn’t want to reveal too much about the games before release, having a clear picture of what sort of Pokemon the new region will have to offer is crucial for building hype in some cases. Such is the case of those fans who love to spend time theory-crafting theirteam composition inPokemon ScarletandVioletas well as any other mainline game in the franchise, especially once everything is completely new.
Revealing only 11 new critters in over five months is not enough for anyone to start thinking about what sort of Pokemon they will include in their team, especially since players know nothing about possible evolutions and pre-evolutions for these Pokemon. For example, according to some leaks, Pawmi is rumored to evolve twice and become thefirst ever Electric/Fighting-type Pokemonin the series, which could be alluring when it comes to planning a team. However, this has not been confirmed yet, and the truth could be very different.
Although leakers may have revealed the type combos forPokemon ScarletandViolet’s startersand evolutions, their designs, moves, and Abilities still remain a secret, meaning that players can’t yet commit to a choice that’s well-informed. Beyond that,Pokemon ScarletandVioletare supposedly adding some cross-generational evolutions that have only been talked about by leakers, which makes it even harder to come up with a lineup of critters that uses reprised ones instead of new Paldean Pokemon. Then there are going to be regional variants inPokemon ScarletandViolet, as the new Paldean Wooper proves, and they too remain unaccounted for.
Generally speaking, crafting teams ahead of release is something a good chunk of thePokemoncommunity enjoys doing, to the point that many fans started sharing their team compositions forPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlleading to their launch date.Pokemon ScarletandVioletshouldn’t take that away from fans; Game Freak should strongly consider revealing more new and old Pokemon that are part of the Gen 9 Pokedex within the next month or two. Overall, it may seem unimportant to some, but theory-crafting teams is and always has been part of the excitement for the release of a newPokemongame, and Game Freak needs to cater to that.
Pokemon ScarletandVioletlaunch on November 18, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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