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The Pokémon Company International has dropped a new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet over the weekend.
The trailer came at the end of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in London. As such, this trailer is mostly focused around Competitive Play.
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The trailer introduced a new Pokémon by the name of Cyclizar. Essentially, they’re a dragon/Normal type and have a move that’s also brand new to this entry in the series.
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Shed Tail allows the Pokémon who uses it to create a substitute in their place. After that, the move then lines up the next Pokémon in your party, who’ll replace the decoy when they next take a hit.
Elsewhere, the trailer also shows off the new Terastallizing mechanic for the game. This was introduced in the previous trailer earlier this month. It allows Pokémon to change their type to get an advantage or nullify an opponent’s if they use the Tera Blast.
Finally, those who buy the game before February 28 will be able to claim a special bonus. The bonus will comprise of a special Pikachu, that won’t be able to be obtained through regular gameplay.
This extra sparkly Pikachu will be delivered via Mystery Gift, and will know Fly and have Flying Tera Type.
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on November 18, 2022.
