Game Freak posted a new Scarlet and Violet DLC trailer, following the big Pokemon Presents, and it turns out every starter Pokemon is coming back. The new trailer also gives a bit more detail about two of the new Pokemon forms teased during the presentation, though you’ll have to wait a while to see any of this in action for yourself.
The starter Pokemon and new forms are, apparently, exclusive to The Indigo Disk, which is set to launch sometime in winter 2023.
“Past first partner Pokemon are appearing in spades!” a caption in the trailer reads. It then cuts to a series of clips showing every starter wandering around the underwater biomes of Blueberry Academy, before showing a trainer capturing one of two Bulbasaur and watching them Terastalize.
That’s a pretty significant change from how Game Freak approached classic critters in previous Pokemon games. In Sword and Shield, for example, you have to pick whether you want Squirtle or Bulbasaur, and X and Y only gave you one as well.
In other news, the giraffe-o-saurus variant of Gold and Silver’s Raikou is officially called Raging Bolt and sports a Dragon and Electric dual typing, while Cobalion from Black and White is rebranded as Iron Crown, a Steel and Psychic type. Indigo Disk introduces a few new moves as well, including Tachyon Cutter, which hits twice consecutively, and Thunderclap, an Electric move that’s guaranteed to hit first.
Meanwhile, The Teal Mask and its new region are set to launch on Sep. 13, 2023.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
