Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Reveal Ice-Type Gym Leader, More New Characters

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With a November release date approaching, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have been steadily showing fans more details. The latest trailer for the games shows off plenty of features for fans to get hyped about, including the open world in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, new Pokemon to catch, and a whole host of other features players of the franchise would expect from a new pair of mainline games. Something else shown in the recent footage was the cast of characters players will meet in the games, including a new gym leader.

For a while, fans had been speculating on what the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet gym leaders would look like, or if they'd appear at all. Considering Pokemon Sun and Moon ditched traditional gym leaders, some wouldn't have been surprised if the latest games followed suit. However, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have confirmed they will have the traditional eight gym leaders to collect badges from, and have shown the first of those elite Pokemon trainers in the form of Grusha.

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Grusha trains Ice-type Pokemon, showing off a new addition to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokedex in Cetitan. As well as showing off Grusha and her signature Pokemon, the trailer also told fans that they could take on the gyms in any order in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, implying that perhaps the game will scale with the level of the player's Pokemon, rather than having the gyms become harder through game progression. Alongside Grusha, a lot of new characters were introduced as well.

First, the trailer gave viewers another look at Sada and Turo, the Pokemon Professors in Scarlet and Violet, as well as some other characters the player is likely to gain information from, including