Pokemon Scarlet And Violet: Everything We Know And Want
It's been a busy 12 months for The Pokemon Company. The company has announced Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, brand new Gen-9 entries in the ongoing Pokemon franchise, are coming out this year. This comes hot off the heels of remakes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in November 2021, and revolutionary Pokemon Legends: Arceus in January. That's three massive Pokemon games all in roughly a year, so fans of pocket monsters are living well right now.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are full generational sequels, meaning a new region, new starters, new variants, and tons of new Pokemon. But there are also lots of unanswered questions about how this next generation will iterate on the formula. In preparation for Scarlet and Violet, here's everything we know, as well as what we'd like to see from the next mainline Pokemon games as we head into Not-E3, which as of yet does not have a Nintendo Direct scheduled.
So far, almost everything we know about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet comes from a single debut teaser trailer. Though short, it's packed with enough details and information that we can draw some informed conclusions.
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Every new mainline Pokemon game features a new region, and often these are based loosely on real-world locations. The very first Pokemon game, for example, took place in the Kanto region, which was modeled after Nintendo and The Pokemon Company's home nation of Japan. Other regions have been inspired by France (Kalos), Hawaii (Alola) and most recently, the United Kingdom (Galar).
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