

She’s not explicitly labeled as a rival instead, The Pokémon Company calls her “a friend and reliable guide” who is an “experienced Pokémon trainer,” which seems to serve a similar purpose as the rival.īeyond these two professors, there’s also Clavell, the academy director, and Mr. It’s not immediately clear how or if the professor choice will impact gameplay much.Īs for the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet rival, that’s Nemona.

This plays into the names of the legendary Pokémon, too, which contain the words “korai” and “mirai,” for “ancient” and “future.” Their names are a reference to their research, too: Sada and Turo are references to past and future, respectively, and explain their outfits. Each of these professors is doing their own research “into lore passed down in the region,” according to The Pokémon Company. Scarlet and Violet starter Pokémonįor the first time, players will get a different professor depending on which game they buy: Players that choose Pokémon Scarlet will get Professor Sada, while Pokémon Violet players will have Professor Turo. Using the Poké Portal, there are trades with friends and surprise trades, as well as battle functionality. There’s also trading and battling, as The Pokémon Company outlined in August. It’s unclear how extensive the multiplayer experience will be, but it’s clear that The Pokémon Company has been leading into a more in-depth multiplayer experience following Pokémon Sword and Shield. This is through a feature called the Union Circle, where players can meet up and “adventure together in the same space.” Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will have local wireless play for two to four players, with online multiplayer available for one to four players. The Pokémon Company says players can expect “multiplayer gameplay with up to four players.” Trading and battling are one part of that experience, but the big change is in exploration: “You will be able to explore the various locations of the region in these games with other players,” the company wrote on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet website. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet multiplayer experience There’s also the “Let’s Go!” feature which lets trainers send out Pokémon to collect stuff and automatically start battling with close Pokémon. When exploring the Paldea region, trainers can have a Pokémon out and walking with them. Starfall Street is where you’ll take on the game’s villains, Team Star. Path of Legends is a quest line that takes trainers out in search of an ingredient called Herba Mystica with an upperclassman called Arven. In early September, The Pokémon Company shared new details on the other two - Path of Legends and Starfall Street. The Pokémon Company first described one of those stories so far, the one that’s likely most traditional and familiar to Pokémon fans - traveling between eight gyms to become a Pokémon champion and taking on Victory Road. The schools require an independent study called The Treasure Hunt, which is how players can access the three “grand stories” in Scarlet and Violet. In August, The Pokémon Company described how players will be able “weave” a story however they want after enrolling in one of the two academies. The Pokémon Company says that the world will be “free to explore at your leisure and not in an order dictated by the story.” Still, there is a journey for Pokémon trainers to embark on, but it’s one that sounds more varied than in the past: “Meet a variety of people and Pokémon, and adventure in the world of Pokémon the way you want to,” The Pokémon Company says on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet website. The gameplay is expected to have elements of traditional Pokémon games, with, perhaps, more influence from Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Wild Area and Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ partially open-world experience.
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21 preview, Scarlet and Violet felt like a massive open world that’s full of quests. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are described as an “open-world experience,” meaning that players will be able to move freely between wilderness and towns in a way that’s different from past Pokémon games. Image: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
