This Week In Pokemon: New Scarlet & Violet Features, Poke Splatfest, And More
The headlines this week were dominated by the new Scarlet & Violet trailer, which is hardly a surprise. Scarlet & Violet is shaping up to be the biggest upgrade in the series yet, introducing dozens of new features, seemingly without taking away from the older, tried and tested aspects of a Pokemon game.
However, that’s not all that’s happened in the world of Pokemon this week. Today, we’re opening our round-up on an interesting creation from the community, and one that’s perfect for those of your looking to replay a Pokemon game in the run-up to Scarlet & Violet.
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Want to mix up your Pokemon playthrough without killing your faithful companions? Then the PokeCoach run might be perfect for you. This casual-friendly Nuzlocke ruleset involves catching a full party of Pokemon, but then not anymore until you’ve beaten a gym. Whenever you do earn a gym badge, every Pokemon in your party gets placed into the PC box - or the “hall of fame” - and you have to catch a completely new team, no repeats. This is a great way to add some variety to your next run, especially if you tend to just stick to your favourite ‘mon all the time. It also doesn’t involve releasing your friends into the wild when they’re defeated, which is a nice bonus.
Finally, Splatoon is making the most of its three-team Splatfests and settling the score once and for all - what’s the best starter type? I mean, obviously, it’s Grass, but we’ll let Water and Fire duke it out for second place. The Pokemon-themed Splatest will kick off on November 11, so you still have plenty of time to decide what team to join. Although let’s be honest, we’ve all been on the same side we chose when we were six, so
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