Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Announced

The Pokémon Company has officially announced the next generation of Pokémon games. They made the announcement during Pokémon Day, an annual fan focused event that celebrates the launch of the original Pokémon games, Red and Blue, on February 27th, 1996. The two new games will be called Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and like Pokémon Legends: Arceus will feature an open world:

Developed by GAME FREAK inc., Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet take a new evolutionary step in the Pokémon main series. Trainers can explore an open world where various towns with no borders blend seamlessly into the wilderness. Pokémon can be seen everywhere in this wide-open world—in the skies, in the sea, and on the streets.

The new starters were also announced:

As one of the main characters, Trainers will jump into the world of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet to begin their adventure, where they will have a different outfit depending on which game they are playing. Trainers will then choose either Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon, Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon, or Quaxly, the Duckling Pokémon to be their first partner Pokémon before setting off on their journey.

Scarlet and Violet are scheduled to release in late 2022 exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. The new games will be able to link to a new service called Pokémon HOME, allowing trainers to keep all of their Pokémon in one places, as well as trade them from other games, provided the game is compatible and you can capture said Pokémon in the game you are trading them to:

After their release, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be able to link with Pokémon HOME, a service that allows Trainers to keep their entire Pokémon collection in one place. By linking these games with Pokémon HOME, Trainers will be able to have Pokémon from other regions adventure alongside them in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.

Each game that can receive Pokémon via Pokémon HOME can receive only Pokémon that can be obtained in that particular game. To find out what Pokémon appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, please look forward to the release of those games.

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