Pokemon Fans Discover a 'Turo' in Pokemon Colosseum

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Nintendo and Game Freak have released two trailers for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet so far and Pokemon fans are already creating unique fan art and anticipating unconfirmed returning Pokemon from previous games. One Pokemon fan has discovered a PokemonTrainer in Pokemon Colosseum that shares the unique name of one recently revealed Professor from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Reddit user Quirkymd posted a Pokemon Colosseum image a few days ago highlighting a Rider trainer from the GameCube spinoff title. When Pokemon Colosseum was released back in 2003, it was one of the few viable ways to acquire Mythical Pokemon Jirachi via its bonus disc and since then the game has become a cult hit in the Pokemon community. Just like the Team Rocket series of the Pokemon TCG, Pokemon Colosseum introduced Dark Pokemon to the game franchise, and it may have teased one of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet professors as well.

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Quirkymd's first screenshot focuses on a trainer called Rider Turo as a Pokemon battle initiates in Mt. Battle, a Pokemon Colosseum location in which players can challenge enemy trainers back to back in a 100-battle challenge. Being one of the Mt. Battle contestants, Rider Turo is considered a powerful trainer in the Pokemon Colosseum world, but his inclusion in the classic Pokemon spinoff drew some comparisons to Professor Turo by Quirkymd who noted the name similarities between the two. The second image shared by Quirkymd is a still from the June 1 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer that shows Professor Turo introducing himself, and although the professor looks significantly different from Rider Turo, he may be the same character.

Rider Turo in Quirkymd's first image shows