It has been a few months since The Pokemon Company revealed the titles for its next mainline Pokemon games.Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwere first revealed back in February, followed by the release date reveal in June, leavingPokemon fans to create concepts and theories for new thingsthat will come from this new, Spain-inspired region. The Pokemon Company will reveal more official details soon and has announced a Pokemon Presents event later this week.
The Pokemon Company announced on its Twitter page that there will be a Pokemon Presents livestream happening later this week that will provide updates for its currentPokemonapps and video games and will be capped off by new information aboutPokemon Scarlet and Violet. The Pokemon Company did not say how long the August 3rd live stream will be, but these streams usually last about 20-30 minutes. As usual, this stream will be early in the morning for fans in the Western Hemisphere, starting at 9 AM EST.
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It can be expected that new Pokemon including the evolved forms of the Generation 9 starters, and new Pokemon and regional forms of existing Pokemon could debut here. The Pokemon Company may also share new details for thePokemon Scarlet and Violetgym leadersand whatever new gameplay gimmick the new games will have. A further explanation for each version’s proofessor and legendary Pokemon and other story elements may also be revealed.
The tweet does not detail what other games will be receiving additional news but these Pokemon Presents streams usually feature more than just news around the next entries in the main series games. Titles likePokemon GO,Pokemon Unite, updates to the Pokemon Trading Card game, merchandise, along with other mobile properties could all feature in some way during this stream. It has beenrumored thatPokemon Legends: Arceuscould get new content or DLCsthat could also be revealed during this event, but that remains to be seen.
Fans have been excited for more news aboutPokemon Scarlet and Violetsince the last announcement revealed the release date for later this year. Speculation has been rampant, as with most main seriesPokemonreleases, with possible leaks and details steadily streaming out from forums and comment threads consistently. Some have a sliver of believability,other presumed Pokemon leaks have been flat-out proven false as the fan base lets its imaginationfor the next colorful region run wild.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwill release on the Switch on November 18th.
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