’s DLC pack is bringing in both new and returning Pokémon to the franchise. The two new expansions to the popular Nintendo Switch games were announced during the February 2023 Pokémon Presents livestream celebrating Pokémon Day. will first receive in Fall 2023 and later, in Winter 2023, DLC should be released. The first expansion is set to send Trainers on a school trip to the mountainous land known as Kitakami, while the second DLC sends them to the underwater Blueberry Academy as exchange students.
Both DLCs for will introduce new regions, characters, and Pokémon, and some of the new creatures have already been revealed by Nintendo. Along with that, many returning Pokémon from previous Generations have also been confirmed for the games, though there are plenty more expected beyond those revealed. In fact, this is what happened with ’s DLCs, so it's unsurprising that this is the case in Gen 9 too.
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, the first DLC to release in the pack will see a few fan-favorite creatures from past Generations returning in Fall 2023. As revealed by the Pokémon Day livestream, the first wave of Pokémon confirmed to make an appearance in are Gen 1’s Ninetails, Gen 2’s Yanma, Gen 3’s Shiftry and Milotic, Gen 4’s Chingling, and Gen 6’s Vikavolt.
While it has yet to be confirmed, it is safe to assume that not only these Pokémon, but their respective evolutionary lines will also be added to through the DLC in the pack. As such, Vulpix, Yanmega, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Feebas, Chimecho, Grubbin, and Charjabug are expected to arrive to the Gen 9 games as well. Bringing back classic Pokémon like Ninetails, for example, was a move used by developer Game Freak in ’s DLC too.
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