AfterPokemon Scarlet and Violet only got two trailers in the span of five months, The Pokemon Company finally released a third one via the Pokemon Presents on August 1. The third trailer was more expansive than previous ones, being three-minutes long with a follow-up world overview for Gen 9 that delved deeper into some spicy new features for Pokemon Scarlet andViolet. One of the most anticipated pieces of information was what kind of battle gimmick Gen 9 would have, and if it would reprise Mega Evolutions — one of the most beloved features in the series.
The main gimmick for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was revealed to be something else entirely called Terastallization. What Terastallization does is empower a single Pokemon per battle for the duration of the encounter by changing its original typing to a set Tera type, reportedly coming with a STAB Tera move that all creatures in Paldea can learn. Every Pokemon in the region is eligible for Terastallization, and every Pokemon has access to every type in the game for its Tera type if fans are willing to search them out. So far, The Pokemon Company showed five out of 18 Tera-type symbols, leaving 13 to be revealed in the future.
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The already revealed Tera-type symbols include a chandelier with lit candles for Fire-types, flowers for Grass-types, a fountain for Water-types, colored balloons for Flying-types, and diamonds for Normal-types. Bug Pokemon have a sort of beetle for their symbol looking at the type itself, but a good universal representation that would fit thematically for Terastallization could be a crystallized butterfly. A butterfly would make sense to stand for all Bug-types, but
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