{"id":129772,"date":"2022-11-16T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-141163"},"modified":"2022-11-16T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T04:30:00","slug":"pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-are-out-this-week-which-version-are-you-getting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/16\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-are-out-this-week-which-version-are-you-getting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet Are Out This Week, Which Version Are You Getting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/baa39013a3969\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/baa39013a3969\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/baa39013a3969\/pokemon.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA5Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"509\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/baa39013a3969\/pokemon.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s a massive week in the world of Nintendo with the launch of the ninth-generation games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, there are a lot of choices when it comes to Pok\u00e9mon games. This includes what starter pocket monster to pick, and what Pok\u00e9mon will be in your party. Perhaps the toughest pick though is what version to go with. You might already have a running theme when deciding which version to go with, but if not &#8211; it can be a tough choice.<\/p>\n<p>Like previous generations, the latest games also have some version exclusive Pok\u00e9mon. Some other noticeable differences this time around include different professors, and some key differences in the game&#8217;s aesthetics, story and themes. And then there are the legendaries and a number of other subtle differences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:132450 @ 2022-11-16T06:31:16+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>So, what is it going to be? Have you changed your mind since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/06\/poll-pokemon-scarlet-or-violet-which-will-you-choose\">earlier this year<\/a>? Vote in our poll and tell us the reasoning behind your pick in the comments below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-what-version-will-you-be-getting\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/what_version_will_you_be_getting\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"What version will you be getting?\">What version will you be getting? (502 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result first\"><strong class=\"answer\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"133 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"26\"><span class=\"val\">26<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Pok\u00e9mon Violet<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"217 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"43\"><span class=\"val\">43<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Both versions<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"69 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"14\"><span class=\"val\">14<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">I&#8217;m still not sure&#8230;<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"55 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"11\"><span class=\"val\">11<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result last\"><strong class=\"answer\">I&#8217;m not interested<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"28 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"6\"><span class=\"val\">6<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a massive week in the world of Nintendo with the launch of the ninth-generation games Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet. Obviously, there are a lot of choices when it comes to Pok\u00e9mon games. This includes what starter pocket monster to pick, and what Pok\u00e9mon will be in your party. Perhaps the toughest pick though is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}