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New ghost dog Pokemon, Greavard, teased in latest trailer
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 25 October, 2022
A new teaser trailer has aired, showing a new ghost dog Pokémon. It was later revealed to be named Greavard, and a new trailer released showing it in-game:
Greavard is Ghost type and has the ability Pickup.
New Pokémon Bellibolt revealed
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 14 October, 2022
A new electric frog Pokémon has been revealed. It was teased in a livestream
two days ago, featuring Iono, the Electric type gym leader of Levincia, Paldea. In today's video the Pokémon was revealed as Bellibolt.
A second trailer has now been released, showing Bellibolt in action:
Extended gameplay trailer released, reveals Farigiraf
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 06 October, 2022
A new 14-minute trailer has been released for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, mostly recapping old information but also introducing some new features. A new Pokémon, Farigiraf was revealed, which is an evolution of Girafarig. It remains Normal/Psychic type, and can have one of two new abilities:
- Cud Chew, which recycles a Berry once more, on the next turn.
- Armor Tail, which prevents opponents from using priority moves.
New Pokémon 'Wiglett' revealed in spoof presentation
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 28 September, 2022
A new Pokémon has been revealed in a spoof presentation released on the Japanese Pokémon website. Purporting to be a meeting of the World Pokémon Ecological Society
, it featured several people on a conference call, discussing Pokémon and Pokémon habitats.
Various footage from the Paldea region in Scarlet/Violet was shown. At the end a new white worm Pokémon was seen. It was described as looking similar to Diglett, but appears to be a distinct Pokémon named Wiglett. We'll post further details when we get them. The full original presentation can be viewed here.
UPDATE 29/09: A short new trailer was released, providing more details on Wiglett:
New Scarlet/Violet trailer details the Treasure Hunt and new Pokémon
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 07 September, 2022
A new trailer has dropped for Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet and introduces new Pokémon and characters, including Team Star, some troublemakers at school.
New Pokémon revealed:
- Klawf - a Rock-type crab-like Pokémon. It can have a new ability Anger Shell which lowers its Def/SpDef but raises its Atk/SpAtk/Speed when Klawf's HP drops below half.
- Armarouge - a Fire/Psychic robot-like Pokémon. It has the ability Flash Fire and is exclusive to Pokémon Scarlet.
- Ceruledge - a Fire/Ghost robot-like Pokémon. It has the ability Flash Fire and is exclusive to Pokémon Violet.
Grafaiai officially revealed
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 01 September, 2022
The new Pokémon, Grafaiai, which was teased two days ago, has been unveiled in a new video styled as camera trap
footage:
It described the markings Grafaiai leaves on trees, to attract prey. The colours of its paint are determined by its diet.
New Pokémon, Grafaiai, announced via mysterious images
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 30 August, 2022
Some new images for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet have been released, pertaining to a new Pokémon known as Grafaiai. A Paldean photographer
was apparently trying to capture it but it was difficult to catch in action
. So these images have been released teasing it via a shadow.
Grafaiai shadow
More images below.
New Pokémon Cyclizar revealed at the Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 21 August, 2022
A new Pokémon Cyclizar has been revealed at the closing ceremony of the Pokémon World Championships, among several other competitive elements. Here’s the official video:
Cyclizar is Dragon/Normal type with the ability Shed Skin. It has a new move, Shed Tail, which creates a substitute then switches out with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Also revealed are new items Mirror Herb, which copies an opponent's stat changes; Loaded Dice, which makes multi-strike moves like Bullet Seed more likely to hit more times; and a move Tera Blast, which changes type to the user's Tera Type when Terastallized.
Pokémon Presents reveals 'Terastallized' Pokémon and more for Scarlet/Violet
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 03 August, 2022
A new Pokémon Presents has just finished airing, and revealed new Pokémon and features for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet. The region is known as Paldea and the games have been confirmed to be open world, with the gyms being completable in any order. Part of the story involves enrolling in an academy as a student - Naranja Academy
in Scarlet or Uva Academy
in Violet - and taking on a Treasure Hunt
.
The full Pokémon Presents is below; the Scarlet/Violet portion starts at 9:20.
One of the major features is the Terastal Phenomenon, which turns Pokémon into a crystalline form. All Pokémon in Paldea can Terastallize which increases their power. Some Pokémon change type when Terastallizing, depending on their Tera Type
, for example Pikachu can become Flying type.
New Pokémon revealed:
- Paldean Wooper, a new regional form of Wooper. It's Poison/Ground type and has the ability Poison Point or Water Absorb.
- Fidough, a Fairy type dog Pokemon, with the ability Own Tempo.
- Cetitan, an Ice type whale-like Pokemon. It can have the ability Thick Fat or Slush Rush.
Second trailer for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet released
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 01 June, 2022
A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet has been released. It shows off some new characters and a handful of new Pokémon, and announces the release date as 18th November 2022. Watch it here:
New Pokémon revealed are:
- Lechonk, a Normal-type pig-like Pokémon. It can have the ability Aroma Veil or Gluttony.
- Pawmi, an Electric-type rodent Pokémon. It can have the ability Static or Natural Cure.
- Smoliv, a Grass/Normal-type Pokémon. It has the ability Early Bird.
The legendary Pokémon that will appear on the game covers are Koraidon and Miraidon. No more details about them were revealed. See below for official artwork.
New games announced: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet!
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 27 February, 2022
The latest Pokémon Presents
has just finished airing, and announced brand new Pokémon games, titled Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.
The footage showed a new region, filled with Pokemon like recent games Sword/Shield/Legends: Arceus. At the end, the three starter Pokémon are shown. Their names were later officially announced as:
- Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon
- Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon
- Quaxly, the Duckling Pokémon
The Scarlet/Violet starter Pokemon - Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly
Pokémon Legends: Arceus released!
Pokémon Legends: Arceus — 28 January, 2022
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has now been released globally! We've added key information to the site, and will continue to update sections like Pokemon locations as we progress.
- Legends: Arceus Pokédex, which includes the new Pokémon, stats and learnsets
- Hisui Pokémon locations
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