A new reveal shows that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet could return to what makes Pokemon great
Game Freak have offered us another teaser for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We already know that exploration is going to be a key theme in the latest installment of the much-beloved pocket monster games, but it looks like Scarlet and Violet will bring this element of the Pokémon experience to the forefront.
Set to release for Nintendo Switch on November 18, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet promises to bring open-world gameplay to the series in a big way.
The latest teaser shows off the Scarlet Book and the Violet Book, each exclusive to their version of the game. Both tomes are records of an expedition that made its way through the Paldea region long ago. The books are in the care of a scholar called Arven, who is set to help you on your journey. Pokémon fans, myself included, love lore and mystery – and it looks like these books are going to be bursting with both.
According to the Pokémon website(opens in new tab), «Photographs and sketches of unidentified creatures fill the pages of the Scarlet Book and Violet Book». The teaser offers a glimpse at two of the mysteries contained within the books.
In the Scarlet Book, you'll find reference to the «Great Tusk», a monster that «attacked the expedition team… mortally wounding one of the explorers» – grizzly stuff. In the Violet Book, you'll find «Iron Treads», a steel behemoth that leaves trails «gouged into the ground, as if it had scorched the earth.» Like the books themselves, these monsters are both version-exclusive, but the article implies that there will be plenty more mysteries to uncover in Paldea.
It's very exciting to see a new Pokémon game make a concerted attempt to get back to elements of mystery and adventure. It's part of what made Red and Blue so iconic back in
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