Wait, Are Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Set In Space?

thegamer.com:

The first time I saw the trailer for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, I was excited. While it feels a bit too early for a new Pokemon game, right after Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus, it's also never too soon for a Pokemon game. Legends: Arceus has its flaws, but it was a much needed evolution in the Pokemon formula, and I expect it to feature highly in my game of the year list. I see the argument for keeping this positive momentum going with the launch of Gen 9 this year. Like I said, I was excited. The only problem is I watched it a second time and I felt nothing.

I don't really do hype, so maybe we shouldn't read too much into it. Especially off the back of Arceus, it's not like I'm falling out of love with Pokemon, but the details seemed so sparse. The trailer gave us a brief overview of the region without revealing many details of the gameplay, so what more is there to see? Tsareena was confirmed, so that's something, and I like all of the new starters (a rarity, especially on first viewing), but what more is there? The YouTube trailer description confirms it as an open world game, but how precisely does that work? Do Pokemon roam everywhere, as in Arceus? Or is it more like the Wild Area, where we can wander everywhere but Pokemon only roam in particular zones, with typical grass encounters in others? Is there a hub, like Arceus, which disrupts the open world feel, or will it go one better and let us go wherever we like with no interruptions? No idea, and no clues are there to be seen. I'm still anticipating a great game, but there's not much reason to get excited about it right now.

Related: Game Freak, Please Don't Ruin The Cat Pokemon This Time

Or at least, so I thought. While rewatching it, a