{"id":129871,"date":"2022-11-18T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-141361"},"modified":"2022-11-18T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:30:00","slug":"pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-removes-all-cases-of-pokerus-from-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/18\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-removes-all-cases-of-pokerus-from-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet Removes All Cases Of Pok\u00e9rus From The Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Though only out for less than a day, Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> has proved divisive in how it attempts to move the franchise forward. To some, the games make a great leap from what has come before, with their open worlds and Let’s Go mechanic making life that little bit easier, but for others the games don’t go far enough to push the boat out – they remain too close to what precedes them.<\/p>\n

One thing that has most certainly changed for Generation IX however, not that many will notice it, is the rare Pok\u00e9mon disease Pok\u00e9rus (or rather, the absence of it).<\/p>\n

Having appeared in every Pok\u00e9mon entry since Gen II, the much sought-after illness could be found on wild ‘mon (if you were very, very lucky) and would then be spread to your team granting the beneficial effect of doubling the effort values (EVs) of all those infected after battles. This time round, however, the illness is nowhere to be found (thanks, Gamesradar+<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The disappearance of Pok\u00e9rus was uncovered by Pok\u00e9mon dataminer @mattyoukhana_<\/a>, who released the following tweet when searching through the games’ code:<\/p>\n