Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: everything we know so far

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are heading to Nintendo Switch in late 2022. The Pokémon Company surprised everyone by announcing two new mainline games in the series on Pokémon Day, a surprise considering gamers are still exploring the world of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which was released on January 28.

That might be too many Pokémon games for some, then, but Scarlet and Violet look like they are taking the open world foundations set by Arceus and running with it, given the brief glimpses of gameplay we've seen so far. Understandably, minds are already racing at the possibilities of what the games will offer. 

According to the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet official website, Game Freak says the series «takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world. Various towns blend seamlessly into the wilderness with no borders. You’ll be able to see the Pokémon of this region in the skies, in the seas, in the forests, on the streets—all over! You’ll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon series—battling against wild Pokémon in order to catch them—now in an open-world game.”

There's still a lot we don’t know about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet yet, however, we've rounded up all the info you need to know about both games.

While we don’t know the exact release date of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just yet, we do at least have a vague release window. As part of its official announcement, The Pokémon Company confirmed that the games will be coming out in late 2022. That means we probably won't see the games' release until August at the earliest. 

This is pretty surprising, especially considering players are still playing Pokémon Legends: Arceus which came out in January of this year. That means