Wake up, new Pokémon just dropped

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Today’s “Pokémon Presents” livestream wasn’t as chock-full of news as previous announcements about the upcoming Nintendo Switch games “Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.” Last time, we learned that the generation 9 games will be the iconic franchise’s first real attempt at an open world RPG (“Legends Arceus” doesn’t count), and will also feature a multi-player co-op mode.

But so far, the new Pokémon announced for the Paldea region — based off of the Iberian peninsula — just do not miss. Remember Lechonk? Remember Quaxly, which looks like a DALL-E recreation of Donald Duck?

We learned today that Pokémon can now “terastallize” — or, turn into Swarovski crystal-like versions of themselves — but what’s more exciting is this guy. Fidough. A fairy puppy who helps you cook. Excuse me?

Image Credits: The Pokémon Company

Get a load of Fidough’s Pokédex entry:

Fidough’s skin has elastic qualities and is both firm and soft at the same time. When these Pokémon become excited, they intimidate their opponents by puffing up their bodies to appear bigger. Fidough ferments things in its vicinity using the yeast in its breath. The yeast is useful for cooking, so this Pokémon has been protected by people since long ago.

Yes, this new friend can help you brew kombucha. And it can also fight battles for you. Great stuff, all around.

The only other new Pokémon we learned about is Cetitan, a “Tera Whale Pokémon” that lives in the snowy region of Paldea. Cetitan isn’t quite as exciting as Fidough, but we’ll give him a chance. Look how weird its mouth is!

Cetitan’s description reads:

Cetitan need to have tough muscles to be able to support their immense bodies, and physical attacks using their bodies have incredible power. They also migrate around the snowy