This Week In Pokemon: Ed Sheeran Crossover, Long Diglett, And More

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Once again, the reveal of a new Pokemon has taken the fanbase by storm. And as usual, it’s a pretty funny one - although we can’t decide if it’s a regional variant, or a new ‘mon altogether.

Also in the news this week, Ed Sheeran’s Pokemon music video just dropped. The song itself, Celestial, has even been confirmed to appear in Scarlet & Violet, making it the first in-game song to have lyrics. All of that and more in this week’s Pokemon news round-up.

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We can add Pokemon to one of the places that aren’t safe from Ed Sheeran’s music now, as his track Celestial is set to appear in Scarlet & Violet. It will be the first song with lyrics to appear in a Pokemon game, and is a huge change of pace for the series, which has so far stayed away from big celebrity cameos. It’s assumed that Celestial will play either during the game’s opening or its credits, so you won’t hear the chart-thopper belt out lyrics as you’re in the middle of catching a Lechonk. A music video for the song has already been released, featuring Ed among his new Pokemon friends.

By far the biggest Pokemon story of the week is the long Diglett that has stolen everyone’s hearts. As soon as this strange noodle was revealed, everyone assumed it was a regional variant of Diglett, and for good reason. I mean, their faces are exactly the same. It’s pretty distinctive. However, according to the folks over at the World Pokemon Ecological Society - the in-universe group studying new Pokemon - it’s actually a new ‘mon altogether. I don’t care if their findings are on the official Pokemon website, they’re wrong.

, European Pokemon fans can join North American players in owning a shiny Eternatus