Pokémon Indigo Disk DLC Isn't The End Of Scarlet & Violet's Story After All

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There's more left to come, even after DLC. The franchise's ninth generation began in 2022 with the release of. It more recently completed a two-DLC run of and. Together, the two parts comprise an expansion called. ends in a final battle against a second set of Elite Four trainers, wrapping up the paired DLCs and seemingly concluding the Gen 9 story for good.

But apparently, that's not the case. There's more content planned for, and it'll be here sooner than expected. Here's everything there is to know about 's upcoming update, when it'll be, and what it might look like.

According to the official Pokémon X (formerly Twitter) account, 's DLC will receive an update on January 11, 2024. It'll be available at 2 PM UTC, which corresponds to 9 AM EST or 6 AM PST. This comes in the form of a brand-new epilogue, which should wrap up the story of the two DLCs and put an end to the Kitakami saga. However, it'll likely consist of more than a few short story cutscenes. 's epilogue promises a whole new adventure, and will probably include some new map areas and trainer battles.

In order to play through 's epilogue, a couple of in-game conditions must be satisfied. First, players must have completed the base game of either or, up to a certain, indeterminate postgame event. They're also required to have completed the story segments of both DLCs: and. Once those conditions are met, the release date has arrived, and the update has been installed, the epilogue should be available to begin.

's epilogue is close at hand, coming out just over three weeks after its initial announcement. It should add a satisfying conclusion to the Kitakami portion of ’s story, while also providing a new adventure for longtime players. Unfortunately, this is