Rumor: Pokemon Leaker Reveals Exact Number of New Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet

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The Pokemon VGC tournament scheduled for its London comeback in August is a great way to conclude the era of Pokemon Sword and Shield just a few months ahead of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's release. Although Gen 8 was received poorly at launch due to the Pokedex cut, it eventually added more Pokemon via DLC. As for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's expected Pokedex numbers, nothing has been officially stated yet, but there are rumors and alleged leaks on the matter circulating online.

According to the leaks, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will feature Paradox Pokemon, the so-called regional fakes, a handful of regional forms, cross-gen evolutions, and a slew of new creatures. Paradox Pokemon are Pokemon that traveled through time from the past or the future, whereas regional fakes are entirely new Pokemon species that have some characteristics of other existing pocket monsters. This distinction matters because today, a leaker shared the exact number of new Pokemon coming in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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A known leaker that goes by the name of Riddler Khu shared a picture of the regional Pokedex forPokemon Scarlet and Violet, which only includes the new species of Pokemon to come with Gen 9. According to Khu's visual representation of the Paldean Pokedex, a total of 105 Pokemon are in the base game, excluding extra forms, which likely refers to regional variants. In this case, because there seem to be a total of 16 Paradox Pokemon, and 5 cross-gen evolutions, the evolution lines that are exclusive to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are 84.

Still, because Paradox Pokemon supposedly have their own Pokedex numbers,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will likely bring these Pokemon back