Still scheduled for November 18, the versions Purple and Scarlet of Pokémon took advantage of the Pokémon Presents of the day to give some of their news. A new generation that wants to set the course for the franchise, with in particular the arrival of a playable world in co-op at 4, and explored freely and independently of the scenario. Pretty much the opposite of what Pokémon has accustomed us to for years.
During the 15 minutes of presentation, we were able to discover a world announced entirely in open-world. Koraidon and Miraidon, the legendary exclusives, will serve as a mount, which can transform into a vehicle to transport you around the world. But you will get them from the start. The Pokémon Purple and Scarlet storyline will revolve around 3 independent stories. The first will be the quest for badges, to be obtained in any order. While the other two should revolve around the discovery of the region.
As is now the custom, regional forms (from Paldea) will appear. We were thus able to see a new form for Axoloto. The other regional mechanic is called Teracrystallization. Like the Z-moves of the time, Teracrystallization increases the power of an attack whose type corresponds to the crystal used. But also to change the form of certain Pokémon. It can only be used once per battle.
Raids are also returning, and will allow you to capture exclusive Teracrystal forms. Small change however, since the fights will no longer be blocked in turn, waiting for the action of the 4 participants.
According to GameFreak, the tagline for these games is ” keep the aspects you love about Pokémon, while evolving the formula“. And for the moment, the roadmap seems to be followed. Even if it will obviously be necessary to wait to see how all this fits together in the end to know if a real evolution of the gameplay is felt. Finally, we will say a few words about the graphics of the game, which if they are still not up to what the Switch can produce, appear less catastrophic than for Arceus Legends. We take the small victories one after the other.