{"id":128780,"date":"2022-10-10T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138693"},"modified":"2022-10-10T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:30:00","slug":"feature-8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/10\/feature-8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: 8 Unanswered Questions We Have About Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ad72801195ed\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ad72801195ed\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Questions\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ad72801195ed\/questions.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTU1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"555\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2ad72801195ed\/questions.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Questions\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new Pok\u00e9mon Generation comes about as frequently as Summer Olympics or major elections, and for us living the Nintendo life, it\u2019s way more important. With Generation IX comes new games, new Pok\u00e9mon, new mechanics, and a whole lot of speculation surrounding one of the world\u2019s biggest gaming franchises.<\/p>\n<p>Yet now that we\u2019re a solid month and change away from the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/strong><\/a>, we found we had many questions that haven\u2019t been answered in one of The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u2019s many YouTube video drops or Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcases.<\/p>\n<p>While leaks and Pok\u00e9mon go together like Plusle and Minun, throughout Twitter and other Internet communities, <em>some<\/em> of these questions have been both answered&#8230;and promptly contradicted, so until we\u2019ve gotten official word from Game Freak and The Pok\u00e9mon Company themselves, we\u2019re going to posit these questions until we get irrefutable proof.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find our most pressing questions for Scarlet and Violet, or &#8216;ScarVi&#8217; as we&#8217;ve taken to calling it around these parts.<\/p>\n<nav id=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<h2><span class=\"icon icon-list-bullet\"><\/span> On this page:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#just-how-many-new-pokemon-are-there\">Just how many new Pok\u00e9mon are there?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#speaking-of-new-pokemon-what-do-the-startersr-evolutions-look-like\">Speaking of new Pok\u00e9mon, what do the Starters\u2019 evolutions look like?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#will-dexit-continue-and-if-so-what-pokemon-wonrt-make-the-cut\">Will Dexit continue, and if so, what Pok\u00e9mon won\u2019t make the cut?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#are-we-going-to-get-a-cohesive-story\">Are we going to get a cohesive story?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#will-there-be-further-quality-of-life-improvements\">Will there be further quality-of-life improvements?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#what-mechanics-from-pokemon-legends-arceus-will-carry-over\">What mechanics from Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus will carry over?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#what-balances-will-be-made-to-competitive-play\">What balances will be made to competitive play?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/8-unanswered-questions-we-have-about-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#last-but-not-least-how-strong-will-terastallizing-be\">Last but not least, how strong will Terastallizing be?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"just-how-many-new-pokemon-are-there\">Just how many new Pok\u00e9mon are there?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Grafaiai\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/76d98db31bdff\/grafaiai.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/76d98db31bdff\/grafaiai.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Grafaiai\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The amount of Pok\u00e9mon added each Generation has varied over the years, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_black_and_white\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Black and White<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s record-setting 156 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_x_and_y\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon X and Y<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s meagre 72 (not including Mega evolutions).<\/p>\n<p>As of this article\u2019s publishing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/all-the-new-and-returning-pokemon-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\">we\u2019ve seen a total of 18 new \u2018mons<\/a> with at least six more confirmed, with the yet unseen Starter evolutions and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/10\/in-game-map-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-hints-at-multiple-new-species\">spotted on the minimap in the latest trailer<\/a>. Pok\u00e9mon from past Generations and new Paldean forms bring this number north of 200. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield<\/strong><\/a> rocked 400 total before DLC expansions, meaning that the 81 additions to the base game brought the percentage of new critters to 20.25%. X and Y, by comparison, came in at 48% but only had 150 new Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>If we had to guess, with the sheer number of returning Pok\u00e9mon already revealed, we think Scarlet and Violet will lean toward Sword and Shield\u2019s model, meaning we can expect a few more reveals drip-fed to us up until launch and then a couple of dozen surprises to discover when the game launches.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"speaking-of-new-pokemon-what-do-the-startersr-evolutions-look-like\">Speaking of new Pok\u00e9mon, what do the Starters\u2019 evolutions look like?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Who's That Pokemon?\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6990cc9088bd\/whos-that-pokemon.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6990cc9088bd\/whos-that-pokemon.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Who's That Pokemon?\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life \/ Richard Bell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many speculated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/10\/lengthy-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-trailer-unloads-heaps-of-new-information\">last week\u2019s trailer<\/a> would reveal at <em>least<\/em> the middle evolutions of Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. Instead, we got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/10\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-reveals-farigiraf-the-evolution-of-girafarig\">long awaited evolution for Girafarig<\/a>. Whether or not we\u2019ll even get a reveal before release remains as up in the air as a Lechonk hurled off Mount Coronet by a Machoke.<\/p>\n<p>Sword and Shield did <em>not<\/em> get an official reveal for the final evolutions of Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble, yet both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_sun_and_moon\">Sun and Moon<\/a> and X and Y\u2019s Starters did \u2014 or rather, they were leaked. Personally, we\u2019d prefer the reveal to take place during either a Pok\u00e9mon Presents or a specific YouTube presentation because blurry images of the new trio will inevitably find their way onto the internet \u2014 with only a month to go, it\u2019s only a matter of time.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a very good chance Game Freak saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-starter-evolution-predictions-illustrated-by-a-professional-artist\">our absolutely superb designs for Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly\u2019s evolutions<\/a> and quickly scrapped their inferior efforts to copy ours. After all, how could Quaxly\u2019s evolution <em>not<\/em> resemble Elvis Presley\/Johnny Bravo with hair like that?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"will-dexit-continue-and-if-so-what-pokemon-wonrt-make-the-cut\">Will Dexit continue, and if so, what Pok\u00e9mon won\u2019t make the cut?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"No Beedrill\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f683ee2ec5bac\/no-beedrill.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f683ee2ec5bac\/no-beedrill.900x.jpg\" alt=\"No Beedrill\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first time in Pok\u00e9mon history, all Pok\u00e9mon weren\u2019t transferrable to Sword and Shield. This meant that if you had a shiny Beedrill you just loved and brought into every Pok\u00e9mon game throughout the years, you no longer could do so \u2013 Beedrill wasn\u2019t part of Galar\u2019s Regional Pokedex.<\/p>\n<p>This happened because importing, animating, and balancing all 900+ Pok\u00e9mon became too much work for Game Freak. Upset fans coined the term &#8216;Dexit&#8217; \u2013 after the exit of Great Britain and Northern Island from the European Union \u2013 as shorthand for this exclusion, and while the outrage was a bit overblown, we have to wonder whether or not this will continue in Scarlet and Violet. After all, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pokemon_sword_and_shield_-_the_isle_of_armor\">Isle of Armor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pokemon_sword_and_shield_-_the_crown_tundra\">Crown Tundra<\/a> DLC for Sword and Shield added many more Pok\u00e9mon. Surely by now the developers have caught up and most of the hard work is done?<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/02\/you-likely-wont-be-able-to-catch-em-all-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\">that may not be the case<\/a>. If Dexit <em>[&#8216;Palida&#8217;, surely? &#8211; Ed]<\/em> continues, what Pok\u00e9mon will make the cut? We would assume all those in Sword and Shield and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_legends_arceus\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/strong><\/a> will eventually be made transferable. However, there would still be over 100 Pok\u00e9mon excluded.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"are-we-going-to-get-a-cohesive-story\">Are we going to get a cohesive story?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Three Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e73bd88ba018b\/three-stories.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e73bd88ba018b\/three-stories.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stories\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company \/ Bulbapedia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Solid gameplay aside, Sword and Shield\u2019s story sucked as much as knocking out a shiny Wooloo with an ill-timed Critical Hit. In fact, on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/every-pokemon-game-narrative-ranked-from-best-to-worst\">Every Pok\u00e9mon Game Narrative, Ranked From Best To Worst<\/a> article, Galar\u2019s rushed, anti-climatic tale ranked worst \u2013 by a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, we\u2019ve seen little of what\u2019s at stake in the Paldea region. Yes, we know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/09\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violets-three-story-paths-have-been-revealed\">there are three different paths to experience<\/a> in Scarlet and Violet: the standard \u2018Victory Road\u2019 challenge to collect eight gym badges and become a Champion Ranked trainer; the new \u2018Path of Legends\u2019 quest for a rare health-restoring herb called Herba Mystica; and \u2018Starfall Street,\u2019 which will have you rooting out delinquent students from strongholds spread throughout Paldea.<\/p>\n<p>This Team Star seems the most likely candidate for one of Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s classic evil-team-foolishly-almost-destroys-the-world-due-to-arrogance \/ greed \/ environmentalism \/ nihilism \/ idiocy \/ etc. plots, yet all we\u2019ve seen so far is Mela, the boss of the fire-crew. This, of course, implies there are more crews and likely a boss-of-bosses. However, no sign of a potential Giovanni or Ghetsis analogue has been seen \u2013 unless one of the revealed NPCs doubles as an evildoer.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Scarlet and Violet will forgo such a plot altogether? We doubt it, and given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/06\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-trailer-introduces-new-professors-and-your-rival-nemona\">symbolism of time between the two Professors<\/a> and the Legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon \u2013 with Korai meaning ancient in Japanese and Mirai meaning future \u2013 we expect some time travel shenanigans to occur.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"will-there-be-further-quality-of-life-improvements\">Will there be further quality-of-life improvements?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Making TMs\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/50d9234fba3da\/making-tms.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTEwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"510\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/50d9234fba3da\/making-tms.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Making TMs\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each new Generation brings with it much-needed changes that streamline some of the more annoying aspects of the core experience. These changes, however, are doled out slower than a Torkoal out of Trick Room.<\/p>\n<p>Generation VII introduced Bottle Caps, which can max out a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s Individual Values \u2013 otherwise quite tedious to breed for perfectly \u2013 and Generation VIII gave us Ability Patches if you happened to catch a Growlithe with Flash Fire instead of Intimidate. Improvements aren&#8217;t restricted to the nuances of Pok\u00e9mon training. Being able to access your PC box from anywhere, replacing HMs with overworld abilities, making TMs reusable \u2013 the list goes on. Still, these changes were trickled out after a decade or two and didn\u2019t happen all at once.<\/p>\n<p>Scarlet and Violet have already introduced a few. The \u2018Let\u2019s Go!\u2019 auto-battle feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/09\/auto-battle-pokemon-with-lets-go-scarlet-and-violets-newest-feature\">looks to streamline grinding overworld \u2018mons<\/a>, for example, and last week\u2019s trailer showed us that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/10\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-will-let-you-craft-tms\">TMs are now craftable from materials<\/a> found throughout your adventure.<\/p>\n<p>The question remains, however, if there will be more. For our Pok\u00e9dollars, we\u2019d bet that one or two more key features will see an upgrade. We hope one of them introduces a Reverse Bottle Cap to set a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s IVs to 0 and another a convenient way to change a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s Tera type.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-mechanics-from-pokemon-legends-arceus-will-carry-over\">What mechanics from Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus will carry over?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Drowsy\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2148c289594c7\/drowsy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2148c289594c7\/drowsy.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Drowsy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company The Official Pok\u00e9mon YouTube Channel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus made some drastic changes to the battle mechanics. It\u2019s clear we\u2019re not getting a redux of the Agile and Strong styles, but the recent trailer hinted that Scarlet and Violet may adopt the status conditions from Legends: Arceus.<\/p>\n<p>At around 12:20 in the time-stamped video below, Braivary-eyed viewers will notice in the top left corner it appears the Firafarig attacks despite having the Sleep icon next to its name:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"4YEEDqke-D0\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In Legends: Arceus, the Drowsy condition replaced Sleep, which added a chance for the affected Pok\u00e9mon not to attack rather than outright stopping them from acting for one to three. It seems all but confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Will Frostbite, the other status condition introduced in Hisui, make its way into Scarlet and Violet as well? We hope so, as a Special Attack affecting version of Burn, we think it\u2019d make a great addition to a more traditional Pok\u00e9mon game.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-balances-will-be-made-to-competitive-play\">What balances will be made to competitive play?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Talonflame\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/025dd4994900e\/talonflame.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/025dd4994900e\/talonflame.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Talonflame\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Competitive Pok\u00e9mon isn\u2019t known for being balanced. Certain \u2018mons will always have more tools than others. The Incineroars, the Whimsicotts, the Landoruses (Landorusi?) will dominate every meta they\u2019re introduced to, pushing out comparable Pok\u00e9mon because they simply do everything better. The Regielekis and Zacians will make a case for being put onto every team. Over the generations, Pok\u00e9mon that have had broken abilities or moves have been nerfed. Talonflame, for instance, had its ability Gale Wings changed to only work when Talonflame has full health, and trainers quickly cast aside the formerly dominant bird Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>This holds true for moves, too. Thunder Wave, a staple on most teams, saw its accuracy cut by 10%, making it much more unreliable. Toxic has seen several nerfs over the years, too. And many powerful attacks such as Draco Meteor have had damage reductions while others have had increases.<\/p>\n<p>Sword and Shield introduced quite a lot of broken Pok\u00e9mon and abilities, so we expect a handful of nerfs and buffs, but it&#8217;s hard to guess without knowing which Pok\u00e9mon made the cut.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-but-not-least-how-strong-will-terastallizing-be\">Last but not least, how strong will Terastallizing be?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Terastallize\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c271169554aa4\/terastallize.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c271169554aa4\/terastallize.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Terastallize\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every battle gimmick in Pok\u00e9mon history has had dramatic effect on official formats. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/dynamax-ainrt-that-bad-pokemonrs-recent-battle-mechanics-ranked\">previously ranked<\/a> Dynamax, Z-Moves, and Mega Evolution, and with the help of professional player Wolfe Glick we came to the conclusion that Dynamax&#8217;s defensive utility made it the most balanced of the three.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there&#8217;s no telling which way Terastallizing will go. Changing a Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s type and receiving a damage bonus has both offensive and defensive usages, but will it be overpowered and tilting like Z-Moves? Or relatively balanced but boring like Dynamax? Alternatively, maybe it&#8217;ll cool but ultimately limited to a select pool of viable Pok\u00e9mon like Mega Evolution? Many online competitive Pok\u00e9mon communities are hard at work trying to deduce from YouTube trailers just how strong the moves of a Pok\u00e9mon that Terastallizes becomes.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s Tera Blast, a move which changes to match a Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s Tera type. This brings back memories of the dark days of Hidden Power which was recently removed from the games entirely. And what about Pok\u00e9mon like Shedninja and overpowered &#8216;mons like Landorous that can change away from their weaknesses? For competitive-minded Pok\u00e9mon players, whether or not Terastallizing will be balanced makes or breaks the entire game.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for our eight pressing questions, posers we&#8217;re itching to know the answers to with only a month-and-a-bit to go until release. Some of these, we know, will be answered officially in the coming days. Others will be addressed unofficialy through leaks, no doubt \u2014 there are plenty out there already. Knowing The Pok\u00e9mon Company, many will be kept secret until release, too. Whichever happens, we&#8217;re can&#8217;t wait to adventure through the Paldea region ourselves on 18th November. It&#8217;ll be here quicker thank you think.<\/p>\n<p><em>What about you? What are you still impatient to know about Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet? Be sure to let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life A new Pok\u00e9mon Generation comes about as frequently as Summer Olympics or major elections, and for us living the Nintendo life, it\u2019s way more important. With Generation IX comes new games, new Pok\u00e9mon, new mechanics, and a whole lot of speculation surrounding one of the world\u2019s biggest gaming franchises. 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