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[Draugoth]

A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet has shown off rideable legendary Pokémon as well as more of the new region.

Players in the Paldea region will be able to traverse the world using Koraidon and Miraidon, the two legendary Pokémon, which will serve as the player's bike, method of flight and even a surfboard.

Players will embark on a "treasure hunt" which will serve as one of the main storylines. Traditional Pokémon Gyms and Gym Leaders are also in the game, however, unlike in most Pokémon games, they can be approached in any order.

The video also showed off some new Pokémon including Paldean Wooper, a new variation of a Pokémon from Gold & Silver. Fidough is a small dog made out of bread and Cetitan is a large ice-type Pokémon.

Terastal Pokémon were also introduced, which is a new mechanic which changes the design and stats of your Pokémon. Terastal Pokémon are crystal-like, and feature changes to their appearance, such as flowers and balloons on their heads. Every Pokémon in the region will be able to Terastalize, and doing so will increase their stats. In certain cases, Pokémon may adopt new types as part of this process. Terastal Raid Battles will also be part of the game and will allow up to four players to battle powerful Terastal Pokémon as part of a group. Unlike raids in Pokémon Sword and Shield, players will be able to attack in any order, and at any time they want, which is similar to how the mechanic works in Pokémon Go.

Thanks to VGC

 

[Comandr]

The creative bankruptcy is becoming ever more apparent. Ken Sugimori is weeping quietly somewhere.

 

[Kovet]

Why is there always a new gimmick. Megas z moves dynamax etc

 

[lh032]

wow they are pumping out pokemon like COD.

 

[ManaByte]

This will be the biggest selling game of 2022 while we'll get weekly threads bitching about the Switch's power.

 

[theclaw135]

The creative bankruptcy is becoming ever more apparent. Ken Sugimori is weeping quietly somewhere.

The dismal 3D modeling is still inferior to his art. One person drew better than the entire multinational teams of recent gens.

 

[Kumomeme]

that motorcycle pokemon is hillariously dumb lmao

 

[theclaw135]

wow they are pumping out pokemon like COD.

Weirdly enough, the movies stalled back in 2020. Total radio silence. No animated Pokemon films are known to be presently in development.

 

[DeepEnigma]

This will be the biggest selling game of 2022 while we'll get weekly threads bitching about the Switch's power.

Yep. And McDonald's sells the most burgers.

 

[ManaByte]

that motorcycle pokemon is hillariously dumb lmao

 

[bbeach123]

These aliasing...

 

[worldwithpyramids]

Wow they've really given up on pokemon design.

 

[LordCBH]

Looks fun to me. I'm in.

 

[chromhound]

The leaks were true hmmmm

 

[AetherZX]

The creative bankruptcy is becoming ever more apparent. Ken Sugimori is weeping quietly somewhere.

I'm convinced some of you exist in a weird echo chamber. Yes the 'creative' bankruptcy while the series continues destroying records... lol, just lmao.

 

[theclaw135]

I'm convinced some of you exist in a weird echo chamber. Yes the 'creative' bankruptcy while the series continues destroying records... lol, just lmao.

The funny part is how out of touch the "fans" are, with the people actually buying the games.

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon featured the most Pokemon ever, but were the lowest-selling version pair in franchise history.

 

[TintoConCasera]

 

[SCB3]

It has fucking wheels! What is this lazy shit?

Anyway I pre ordered both versions again, I wish they were better looking and I still want my PokeMMO dammit, but I love the games and this is looking to be drawing more from Legends: Arceus which is good

 

[AetherZX]

The funny part is how out of touch the "fans" are, with the people actually buying the games.

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon featured the most Pokemon ever, but were the lowest-selling version pair in franchise history.

No it wasn't lmao. USUM was a scam and barely added anything new over base SM. It even downgraded an otherwise interesting narrative surrounding some key characters. USUM sold like ass because it had nothing special beyond the usual legendary catching spam they tend to add to end of generation games.

You'd have a point if you brought up HGSS, which genuinely had the most content of any series. So no, you are in fact out of touch with reality.

 

[theclaw135]

No it wasn't lmao. USUM was a scam and barely added anything new over base SM. It even downgraded an otherwise interesting narrative surrounding some key characters. USUM sold like ass because it had nothing special beyond the usual legendary catching spam they tend to add to end of generation games.

You'd have a point if you brought up HGSS, which genuinely had the most content of any series. So no, you are in fact out of touch with reality.

Not quite what I meant. I was referring to how many species of monsters were present in the game.

USUM players could obtain up to 807 Pokemon.
HGSS had "only" 493.

 

[Lethal01]

I will never forgive them for abandoning the perfect art style of sword and shield.
It actually nailed capturing the appeal of the 2D concept art.

 

[AetherZX]

Not quite what I meant. I was referring to how many species of monsters were present in the game.

USUM players could obtain up to 807 Pokemon.
HGSS had "only" 493.

Ah, I read that wrong. That was about the roster then.

In reality most people didn't end up caring enough about the cuts, and they've rewarded the games doing this with even more sales over their contemporaries as a result.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Are these games for actual fetuses now? the quality is getting so low.

 

[Robb]

It has wheels for crying out loud..

 

[theclaw135]

Are these games for actual fetuses now? the quality is getting so low.

We've got motorcycles and giant transformations. Now where's the color coded martial artists?

 

[Fbh]

Some lame designs (particularly those legendaries turning into bikes with legs) but the game itself looks fun. Visually it also looks way better than Arceus IMO.

So was that voice acting just for the trailer or is this $60 game in a multi million selling games franchise which is part of a multi billion media franchise finally getting voice acting in 2022?

 

[ParaSeoul]

This will be the biggest selling game of 2022 while we'll get weekly threads bitching about the Switch's power.

My theory is that the worst pokemon gets the more it sells has been pretty right so far

 

[Tefl0n]

I'm convinced some of you exist in a weird echo chamber. Yes the 'creative' bankruptcy while the series continues destroying records... lol, just lmao.

Madden sells millions too

 

[ebevan91]

The Skiddo and Tynamo lines being in these games automatically make them at least a 9/10.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Looks creatively bankrupt.

 

[ManaByte]

Looks creatively bankrupt.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Day one. Haters gonna hate

 

[tmlDan]

ah yes, ruin the novelty of finding and catching legendary Pokemon by giving them to you.

how evolved Pokemon games have become.

I skipped Arceus hoping this would be good, ill wait and see.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

They really messed up by not having a drill type dough instead of the dog.

Drilldough would have been perfect

 

[theclaw135]

Ah, I read that wrong. That was about the roster then.

In reality most people didn't end up caring enough about the cuts, and they've rewarded the games doing this with even more sales over their contemporaries as a result.

Personally I have no use for a huge roster. You must understand that I never wanted the games to keep every pokemon.

But it changes nothing. In reality, the motives for the cuts were scummy.

 

[Elysion]

Wtf is it with these weird gimmicks!? I swear, they get more random with every new generation. Last gen's Gigantamax thing was already stupid enough, and now they have crystallized Pokémon, really? Why not just stick with Mega evolutions?

 

[Draugoth]

 

[Lasha]

Looks creatively bankrupt.

Most entertainment franchises for young children look pretty basic from an adult perspective. Kids will be hyped to ride motorcycles with legs and go on treasure hunts with their favorite Pokemon.

 

[AetherZX]

Yeah that looks dumb as hell, I get they probably figured having rotating 'tires' would look too unnatural on it, but maybe they should've just de-emphasized that part of its design.

 

[anthony2690]

Do you have a higher quality video than 360p?

 

[Saber]

I was really scratching my head at that. Aren't both supposed to be motocycles pokemon? Why the heck the red one still use its members?

 

[Spaceman292]

Wow they've really given up on pokemon design.

Don't be ridiculous. Wooper is brown now! BROWN!

 

[ThatStupidLion]

sooooooo when can we unanimously agree Pokemon has jumped the shark?

 

[Gambit2483]

They should have gone this route years ago...now I feel like I'm getting too old for Pokemon.

I'll still pick it up of course.

 

[Ellery]

I agree with the general sentiment here. What I am seeing there just doesn't really work for me, but in all fairness also probably isn't aimed at me.

Would be a great time for a big jump in quality. Both in hardware and software.

 

[Fess]

I don't understand, how can they look do bad? Is it because they release new games too often? "Good enough. Next!"

 

[Draugoth]

Do you have a higher quality video than 360p?

Why? That's the standard quality for playing!

 

[Silver Wattle]

Still not at the bottom, but we are close.

 

[Missingnomer]

Leaked concept art straight from Game Freak's offices.

 

[Zathalus]

You know what it really looks like? It looks like Nintendo has yet another game selling north of 20 million on its hands.