Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Switch) News Articles
Wednesday21st Jun 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure Of Area Zero Gets New Trailer
Coming Autumn and Winter 2023
Today's Nintendo Direct has given us a first proper look at Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's upcoming DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Split into two halves — The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk — we don't have release dates for either part of the DLC, but we've seen some of the brand new environ
Saturday17th Jun 2023
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Now Available
A special Gastrodon is up for grabs
Update: The code you'll need is PTCCHAMP10N2122. It will be available until 19th June 2023. Original: The Pokémon Company has announced another distribution for Scarlet and Violet. This time it's for a special Gastrodon. Distribution for this "East Sea Gastrodon" will start today on 17th June. According to...
Wednesday14th Jun 2023
News Nintendo May Be Heading To A City Near You In The 'Summer Of Play' Tour (US)
Games and goodies galore
If you're unable to attend the Nintendo Live 2023 event in Seattle this coming September, then worry not, because Nintendo might well be heading to a city near you when it kicks off the 'Summer of Play' tour this week. Lasting from June 15th to August 28th, Nintendo will be touring the US from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in...
Saturday10th Jun 2023
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Announced
"You have a VERY limited time to get this"
The Pokémon Company has announced a new "limited-time" distribution for Scarlet and Violet and if you want to claim it, you should probably do it right now. This time around it's a Bronzong - celebrating the Pokémon Japan Championships. It's available from now until tomorrow (that's 11th June 2023). The...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News Previously Suspended Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Events Will Return Next Week
Chesnaught, Great Tusk and Iron Treads all returning
If you cast your mind back to last month, you might remember that three Tera Raid Battle events in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were suspended after a game-breaking rewards bug was found by certain players. Now, The Pokémon Company has announced that a re-run of these events will be kicking off...
Wednesday31st May 2023
Random Japanese Zelda Fans Steal Copies Of TOTK By Working As Delivery Assistants
The true villains of Hyrule
In the run up to the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, hype amongst fans had understandably reached fever pitch. Now, while most of us were quite content to replay Breath of the Wild again or simply sit in the corner of a room and rock back and forth for hours on end, two individuals in Japan were...
Tuesday30th May 2023
News Pokémon HOME Scarlet And Violet Update Now Live On Nintendo Switch
Available on the mobile app, too
Update [Tue 30th May, 2023 12:30 BST]: This Scarlet and Violet compatibility update for Pokémon HOME is now officially live! More information coming soon. Original [Tue 30th May, 2023 04:05 BST]: Last week, The Pokémon Company announced it would finally begin rolling out the Scarlet and Violet compatibility...
Friday26th May 2023
News Charity Pokémon Concert To Be Held In Japan With Global Livestream
All proceeds going to Pokémon With You organisation
Do you love Pokémon music as much as us? Yeah? Well good, because a special Pokémon-themed concert will be held in Japan on August 10th, 2023 by the NHK Symphony Special Orchestra (thanks, Serebii). Taking place at the Pacifico in Yokohama, Japan, tickets will be priced at 3,000 JPY with all...
News Pokémon HOME Getting Scarlet And Violet Support In Update Next Week
It's official!
There's been a lot of confusion about when Pokémon Scarlet & Violet support would be added to Pokémon HOME after the company behind the game shared the wrong dates. Fortunately, it's now provided an update about when exactly players should be able to access this feature. According to The Pokémon Company (via social media),...
Thursday25th May 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Version 1.3.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have released a new update for the Switch titles Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, bumping both games up to Version 1.3.1. As previously revealed, this latest update fixes some issues tied to competitive aspects of the game. Here's a rough Google translation of the Japanese announcement: Updated...
Friday19th May 2023
News Pokémon HOME Support Release Date For Scarlet And Violet "Mistakenly Announced"
Update: The Pokémon Company makes a correction
Update [Fri 19th May, 2023 20:22 BST]: Well... that was exciting for just over a day, wasn't it? The Pokémon Company has just revealed that yesterday's announcement — Pokémon HOME support for Scarlet & Violet will be live next week — was actually a mistake. On Twitter, the company revealed...
News Current Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Events Suspended Due To Reward Bug
Great Tusk, Iron Treads and Chesnaught all put on pause
The current Tera Raid Battle Events in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been put on pause after a seemingly game-breaking bug was found in the battles' rewards section. From what we have seen so far, the bug seemingly granted a faulty "None" reward upon completing the battle, with the game...
Thursday18th May 2023
Japanese Charts Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Dominates, Surprising No One
Tears of joy
The latest Japanese charts are in, and to no one's surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has come out on top this week. Not only that, but much like the the UK, Breath of the Wild has also benefited from a tasty boost in sales to come in at number three. Elsewhere, the only non-Switch game this week is
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Japan's 7th Biggest Game Launch Of All Time
ScarVi still holds the crown
After Nintendo announced that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold an astonishing 10 million copies within its first three days of sale, it was clear that we'd start to see more instances of the game reaching incredible milestones in various global regions. This time it's Japan's turn, and according to Game...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Update Scheduled For Next Week
Competition fixes incoming
Game Freak has already released a number of updates for the newest Pokémon game entries Scarlet and Violet, and it seems the next one will be arriving at some point next week. As highlighted by Serebii.net, this new patch will resolve a problem tied to a competition issue. The website shares a bit more information about...
Wednesday17th May 2023
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Has Surpassed 10 Million Sales In Three Days
Fastest-selling Zelda game of all time
Well, we were expecting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to sell well, but this is frankly astonishing. Nintendo has confirmed that the latest entry to the Zelda franchise has sold over 10 million copies in just three days, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game of all time. In a press release, the...
Monday15th May 2023
News Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Event Revealed For This Weekend
With a version-specific focus
The next Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and this one is set to be slightly different to those that we have seen in recent weeks as the headlining 'mon will vary depending on which version of that game you are playing. For those with Pokémon Scarlet, Great Tusk will be...
UK Charts Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is The Biggest Boxed Launch Of 2023
So far, of course..!
Happy Monday! The latest boxed charts are in for the UK and, to no one's surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comfortably takes the top spot. According to Chris Dring from GamesIndustry.biz, the latest Zelda entry from Nintendo is the biggest boxed launch of 2023 so far, beating out Hogwarts Legacy by 54%. It...
Tuesday9th May 2023
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2023
A Wii U favourite returns
Nintendo has released its final financial report for the fiscal year ending March 2023, giving us an updated look at the best-selling games on Switch. With the last report back in February, we were impressed to see Pokémon Scarlet and Violet bursting into the top-ten list despite only one month of data being available for...
Monday8th May 2023
News New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Revealed For This Weekend
Rock out with Chesnaught
The next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event has been revealed for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and this one will see Gen VI's Chesnaught stepping into the spotlight from 12th-14th May before repeating between 19th-21st May. All of the details for the upcoming event were shared to Twitter by @SerebiiNet, revealing that the...
Friday5th May 2023
Video We Unbox Every Special Edition Switch OLED
Yes, even the Tears Of The Kingdom one
With the release of the sweet new Tears of the Kingdom model, the Switch OLED has managed to rack up three particularly tasty special edition designs to date. But what do these consoles look like outside of promotional photos? How do they appear fresh out of the box? Do the colours really pop just like they do...
Monday1st May 2023
PSA Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Walking Wake And Iron Leaves Tera Raids Return
Until 14th May
Walking Wake and Iron Leaves, the two new Paradox Pokémon introduced on Pokémon Day 2023, have returned to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Tera Raids. From today, 1st May, until 14th May, you can challenge either Paradox Suicune or Paradox Virizion with the Water or Psychic Tera type, respectively, during 5-star Tera Raids (via...
Thursday27th Apr 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 'Ultraball Backpack' Reward Available To Global Challenge Participants
Update: Registration opens today
Update #3 [Thu 27th Apr, 2023 04:30 BST]: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Global Challenge 2023 III has been announced - giving trainers the chance to get their hands on an Ultra Ball Canvas Backpack. Registration is open from 27th April until 4th May, and the battles will begin on 5th May and run until 7th May. If...
Monday24th Apr 2023
News Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Announced For This Weekend
Icy Inteleon
The next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and this one will see you facing off against Gen VIII's Inteleon first from 28th-30th April, before repeating 5th-7th May. The details of this event were shared on Twitter by @SerebiiNet, revealing that the latest 'mon to get the seven-star...
Thursday20th Apr 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Version 1.3.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The Tera Raid egg bug has been resolved
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have released a new update for the Switch title Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, bumping both games up to Version 1.3.0. Perhaps the most notable update is a fix for trainers who caught an egg instead of Walking Wake or Iron Leaves in a Tera Raid Battle before updating to...
Monday17th Apr 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Blissey Tera Raid Battle Event Returns
Update: EXP Candy and Tera Shards are abundant
Update [Mon 17th Apr, 2023 17:15 BST]: If you didn't have a chance to stock up on Tera Shards and EXP Candy, now you've got another chance, as the Blissey Tera Raid event is returning this weekend. Alongside a 7-Star Typhlosion, Blissey will be more likely to appear in 5-Star Raids and it will drop...
News New Pokémon Revealed For Scarlet & Violet DLC In 'Pokémon Horizons' Anime
Update: New details shared by The Pokémon Company
Update [Mon 17th Apr, 2023 14:47 BST]: The Pokémon Company has now shared details of the "newly discovered Pokémon", which will be making its debut in The Hidden Treasures of Area Zero DLC. Here are all of the details of the mysterious new turtle: Who’s That Pokémon?! This unknown Pokémon...
Friday14th Apr 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Limited-Time Distribution Announced For European Championships
Update: Code out now!
Update [Fri 14th Apr, 2023 09:25 BST]: The code for Palafin is now live! Thanks to Serebii for sharing this on Twitter! To get your own Palafin, enter the code OC1CV1CT0RGAV1N. The code is active until 17th April 2023. You can also tune into the European Championships over on Twitch. And make sure you check out our guide to...
News New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Event Announced For This Weekend
A ghostly Typhlosion
Update [Fri 14th Apr, 2023 03:30 BST]: This Tera Raid event is now officially live! Once again, you'll be able to catch this special Typhlosion between now and 16th of April. It will then be available between 21st April and 23rd April. Original article [Mon 10th Apr, 2023 11:15 BST]: We're really burning through these Tera...
Monday3rd Apr 2023
News The Next Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Battle Event Has Been Announced
All about Ditto
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's next Tera Raid Battle event has been revealed and this one will see Ditto getting some time in the limelight. The news was shared on Twitter by @SerebiiNet from which we learnt that the transforming Normal-Type will be appearing in five-star raids from 7th-9th April. During these raids, Ditto will...
