{"id":130518,"date":"2022-12-13T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142125"},"modified":"2022-12-13T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:00:00","slug":"feature-the-best-pokemon-glow-ups-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/13\/feature-the-best-pokemon-glow-ups-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: The Best Pok\u00e9mon Glow Ups In Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a01da299becab\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a01da299becab\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a01da299becab\/pokemon-glow-ups-1.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\/a01da299becab\/pokemon-glow-ups-1.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every new generation of Pok\u00e9mon offers new stories, makeovers, and evolutions to some of the more overlooked &#8216;mons in the &#8216;dex, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> is no different. Although we&#8217;ve only got a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/08\/regional-forms-confirmed-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\">regional variations<\/a> in Paldea, that doesn&#8217;t mean that ScarVi hasn&#8217;t revitalised and re-imagined some of the returning Pok\u00e9mon that frolic across its open world.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up our favourite Pok\u00e9mon glow ups from Gen 9, from the cool redesigns to the rehabilitation of some Pok\u00e9mon that we thought were kinda uncool before.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our shortlist!<\/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\/the-best-pokemon-glow-ups-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet#the-best-pokemon-glow-ups-in-pokemon-scarlet-andamp-violet\">The Best Pok\u00e9mon Glow Ups In Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet &amp; Violet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h3 id=\"the-best-pokemon-glow-ups-in-pokemon-scarlet-andamp-violet\">The Best Pok\u00e9mon Glow Ups In Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet &amp; Violet<br \/><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 12\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d24aaa0feee8e\/pokemon-glow-ups-12.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\/d24aaa0feee8e\/pokemon-glow-ups-12.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 12\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"camerupt\">Camerupt<\/h4>\n<p>Pure and simple, Camerupt&#8217;s subtle redesign makes it look like a BOSS. We were never that fussed about the Numel line \u2014 it&#8217;s just hot camels, who cares \u2014 but the subtle retexturing of Camerupt finally lets it look as cool as it deserves to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2264c8d1cec97\/pokemon-glow-ups-8.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\/2264c8d1cec97\/pokemon-glow-ups-8.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 8\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"hoppip-and-skiploom\">Hoppip and Skiploom<\/h4>\n<p>Hoppip is one of the first &#8216;mons you see in the game, and you can&#8217;t help but fall in love with its new rotating leaves which enable it to fly. Likewise, Skiploom has had some subtle tweaks done to make it look a bit more like a weird-but-cute grass puppy. Awww.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 10\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/adb6a5973e5b0\/pokemon-glow-ups-10.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\/adb6a5973e5b0\/pokemon-glow-ups-10.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 10\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"igglybuff\">Igglybuff<\/h4>\n<p>A Pok\u00e9mon that&#8217;s always been a bit creepy has now been re-cute-ified with its new size and weight. It actually gets blown away in high winds! If you still find it creepy, then consider it a blessing that it blows away, instead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 5\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e54af76a91f24\/pokemon-glow-ups-5.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\/e54af76a91f24\/pokemon-glow-ups-5.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 5\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"drowzee-and-hypno\">Drowzee and Hypno<\/h4>\n<p>These weirdo Gen 1 designs needed a bit of a polish up, and though they&#8217;re still really unnerving to look at or be around, they&#8217;re more appealing. Drowzee has been pudged up and dropped down, and Hypno is still humanoid, but without being <em>too<\/em> human. We don&#8217;t mind seeing them around <em>quite<\/em> as much, now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 14\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/003837614a592\/pokemon-glow-ups-14.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\/003837614a592\/pokemon-glow-ups-14.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 14\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"gastly-and-haunter\">Gastly and Haunter<\/h4>\n<p>These two spoooky guys now have a tendency to fade in and out, making them quite hard to find, but also succeeding in making them look like actual ghosties.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 22\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/27c211dff5203\/pokemon-glow-ups-22.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\/27c211dff5203\/pokemon-glow-ups-22.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 22\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"magikarp\">Magikarp<\/h4>\n<p>Magikarp is know for being, well&#8230; not the <em>brightest<\/em> fish in the school, and the animators have made that quite clear with its ScarVi behaviour. Magikarp now jump out of the water and flop around, just like they do in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/pokemon_stadium\">Pok\u00e9mon Stadium<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 15\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/76bc908bd5242\/pokemon-glow-ups-15.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\/76bc908bd5242\/pokemon-glow-ups-15.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 15\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"dunsparce\">Dunsparce<\/h4>\n<p>How could we not include this yellow idiot on the list? Ol&#8217; Sparcey not only gets a brand new (and very goofy) evolution, he also gets to slither around in the grass like the weird slug\/worm\/bug\/snake that he is. Bumping into a Dunsparce used to make us groan with annoyance, but now he&#8217;s out in the world, we quite like seeing his stupid face.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 13\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/def7a78d23694\/pokemon-glow-ups-13.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\/def7a78d23694\/pokemon-glow-ups-13.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 13\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"deerling-and-sawsbuck\">Deerling and Sawsbuck<\/h4>\n<p>Deerling are cute, but mostly forgettable, let&#8217;s be honest. In Pok\u00e9mon ScarVi, though, they&#8217;ve been reinvented as adorable meadow-wanderers, occasionally accompanied by a papa Sawsbuck, frolicking behind him like baby ducklings. Or, well, Deerlings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 9\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/57a3895278308\/pokemon-glow-ups-9.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\/57a3895278308\/pokemon-glow-ups-9.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 9\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"girafarig\">Girafarig<\/h4>\n<p>Girafarig has been around almost as long as Pikachu, but often gets forgotten in favour of more well-known Gen 2 &#8216;mons like Togepi, Marill, and Wobbuffet. Thanks to its cute new evolution, Girafarig is once again one of the more coveted Pok\u00e9dex entries of this generation, and Farigiraf finally provides a punchline to Girafarig&#8217;s decades-long joke.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 21\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ad9e7b08eb9e0\/pokemon-glow-ups-21.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\/ad9e7b08eb9e0\/pokemon-glow-ups-21.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 21\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"voltorb\">Voltorb<\/h4>\n<p>Oh, what a joy it is to see Voltorb rolling around. These Pok\u00e9 Ball-like Pok\u00e9mon weren&#8217;t in Sword &amp; Shield, nor were they <em>really<\/em> in Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus, so this is the first time we get to see these lads tumbling around deserts and exploding any time we dare to come close. It really gives them personality!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 16\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/259d990eddf7b\/pokemon-glow-ups-16.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\/259d990eddf7b\/pokemon-glow-ups-16.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 16\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"ditto\">Ditto<\/h4>\n<p>In previous games, Ditto has always been found in its raw, goopy form, before assuming the form of your Pok\u00e9mon immediately. Finally, in ScarVi, Ditto has been given the chance to be what it always was: An imposter. You won&#8217;t find Ditto-shaped Dittos out in Paldea, but you <em>might<\/em> discover that a Pineco or Shroomish was actually a Ditto in disguise. It makes looking for the cheeky slimes way more fun!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 17\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62f6c0bd7a772\/pokemon-glow-ups-17.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\/62f6c0bd7a772\/pokemon-glow-ups-17.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 17\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"zorua\">Zorua<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking of Pok\u00e9mon that like to pretend to be other Pok\u00e9mon, we&#8217;re also loving Zorua&#8217;s redesign. Like Ditto, Zorua will disguise itself as other Pok\u00e9mon that appear in the same area, but unlike Ditto, the Zorua Pok\u00e9mon are doing it so that you&#8217;ll leave them alone. This means that they&#8217;ll run away once they spot you, which is one of the giveaways that it&#8217;s actually a Zorua!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 7\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/654cadb3ff060\/pokemon-glow-ups-7.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\/654cadb3ff060\/pokemon-glow-ups-7.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 7\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"swablu-and-altaria\">Swablu and Altaria<\/h4>\n<p>Does anything bring us more joy than seeing a flock of Swablu snuggling up to their mama Altaria? Maybe one thing \u2014 seeing a bunch of sleeping Swablu on a roof in one of Paldea&#8217;s cities. Reinventing Swablu as a common bird is one of the main reasons we wish we could live in the world of Pok\u00e9mon. <em>They&#8217;re so fluffy!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 4\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e88412c8af42a\/pokemon-glow-ups-4.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\/e88412c8af42a\/pokemon-glow-ups-4.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 4\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"tauros\">Tauros<\/h4>\n<p>Oh yeah, Tauros is cool now. This black bull redesign references Spain&#8217;s history with bulls, in particular, icons like the Spanish Fighting Bull and the Osborne Bull.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b65c121ec9cea\/pokemon-glow-ups-6.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\/b65c121ec9cea\/pokemon-glow-ups-6.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 6\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"venonat-and-venomoth\">Venonat and Venomoth<\/h4>\n<p>Is it just us, or did you also think that Venonat was <em>tiny<\/em>? Turns out no, Venonat is actually quite large, but we don&#8217;t mind \u2014 the Veno line of Pok\u00e9mon is actually quite gorgeous, especially at night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 18\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1932fda758299\/pokemon-glow-ups-18.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\/1932fda758299\/pokemon-glow-ups-18.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 18\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"pineco-and-forretress\">Pineco and Forretress<\/h4>\n<p>Forretress might be one of the biggest glow-ups this generation, because have you <em>seen<\/em> them? They&#8217;re shiny, they hover around weirdly, and they stick to trees like gigantic burrs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e80d279463c89\/pokemon-glow-ups-2.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\/e80d279463c89\/pokemon-glow-ups-2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 2\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"snom-and-frosmoth\">Snom and Frosmoth<\/h4>\n<p>Frosmoth is very cute \u2014 all round and fluffy like a toddler in a winter coat \u2014 but Snom is where the magic happens. Snom&#8217;s little ice shell has been changed from a translucent white into a dark, sparkly blue that looks far more like ice than before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 11\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d1844955b9a0\/pokemon-glow-ups-11.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\/2d1844955b9a0\/pokemon-glow-ups-11.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 11\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"torkoal\">Torkoal<\/h4>\n<p>Like Camerupt, Torkoal is just <em>way<\/em> more bad-ass in Scarlet and Violet, with an actual plume of smoke\/steam rising from out of its lava shell. It&#8217;s just a small retexturing, but it makes a big difference<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 20\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0ac1ab1307220\/pokemon-glow-ups-20.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\/0ac1ab1307220\/pokemon-glow-ups-20.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Glow Ups 20\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"spoink\">Spoink<\/h4>\n<p>Yes! Spoink deserves to Spoink around like a pig on a spring. That is Spoink&#8217;s entire destiny, and now, at last, Spoink gets to be the cutest little piggy-pogo that there&#8217;s ever been.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:141534,141524,132315 @ 2022-12-14T08:44:22+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you think? Are these makeovers worthy of a 2000s-era teen movie, or do you think they&#8217;re only okay? Did we miss any obvious ones? And which Pok\u00e9mon would you like to see getting a Gen 10 glow-up? Tell us in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Every new generation of Pok\u00e9mon offers new stories, makeovers, and evolutions to some of the more overlooked &#8216;mons in the &#8216;dex, and Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet is no different. Although we&#8217;ve only got a handful of regional variations in Paldea, that doesn&#8217;t mean that ScarVi hasn&#8217;t revitalised and re-imagined some of the [&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-130518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130518","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=130518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}