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New Pokémon Gimmighoul revealed
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — 06 November, 2022
Following on from yesterday's addition to Pokémon GO, today a new trailer was released which confirms the Pokémon to be Gimmighoul. It is Ghost type and has two forms - Roaming Form, which is the one appearing in GO - and Chest Form, where it tries to get people to give it coins.
The Pokémon GO website also added an update, confirming that linking Scarlet/Violet with GO will allow catching the Roaming Form in GO, which can then be transferred (via HOME) to SV.
New coin Pokémon released via Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO — 05 November, 2022
A new Pokémon
has surfaced, following Dratini Community Day in Pokémon GO (which runs from 2-5pm on Saturday 5th). Yesterday its model was found in GO data and leaked by PokeMiners on Twitter.
At 5pm, this creature begins following the player around the map, however, it is not catchable (and may not be a real Pokémon, in the vein of Zygarde cells). Several PokéStops turn gold and many items can be acquired from them, including a ?????? Coin
which is apparently from the Paldea region.
UPDATE: a new website chest.pokemon.com was unveiled by the Pokémon Twitter account. It has a treasure chest which updates periodically. As I discovered, it's set to update at specific intervals, concluding at 24 hours and 999 coins (1pm GMT/6am PT), with something else happening an hour later at 2pm GMT/7am PT - possibly a new trailer!
Egg move overhaul, text list exporter and other site updates
Site Updates — 03 November, 2022
It's been a while since I posted about any updates to the site but minor amendments are always being done, particularly for ongoing games like Pokémon GO. And over the past few months a few larger changes have been made.
The biggest is a complete overhaul of the egg move parents section. Previously we only had one page per Pokémon which showed the latest game, and omitted alternate forms which can have different egg moves. It worked well enough in the past as the details didn't change much across generations, but with recent games having limited Pokédexes (Pokédices?) it was becoming less and less helpful. So this content has now been expanded for each set of games and moved to the bottom of the moves by generation
page, with tabs for alternate forms.
The second new page is a Pokémon text list generator. It's a simple tool to grab a plain text list of Pokémon. There are various options to show forms, types and base stats, or filter by generation/type. The output can be pasted into a spreadsheet or a text editor for further analysis/manipulation. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
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.
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