
Today has been quite the day for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet news - then again, we can't remember the last day that we didn't find out something new about the game. Aside from releasing a new trailer which gave us a look at two new 'mon, the game's official site has been rife with news drops, detailing the first opponents in Tera Raid Battles and now giving us some information on how to unlock some sweet in-game merch for our Rotom Phones.
The merch of which we speak is a series of in-game phone cases which can be selected to keep your Rotom looking fresh as you explore the Paldea region. The best part is that they will be really easy to redeem (so long as you have played a Pokémon game on your Switch before).
If you have any previous play records from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokémon Sword and Shield or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! then you will be able to redeem the Rotom case and swap them out as you please. Each case is different depending on which game you take the play records from. If you have played Brilliant Diamond in the past then you will get a Brilliant Diamond-inspired case, if you have played Sword then you will get a Sword-inspired one and so on.
According to the news post from The Pokémon Company, these in-game cases can be redeemed by talking to the NPC at the bottom of the stairs in Mesagoza’s central plaza - approximately two hours of play into the game.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet releases 18th November, and you bet that we will be speeding to Mesagoza to get our hands on some in-game freebies.
What do you make of this Rotom reveal? Let us know which cases you'll be getting in the comments below!
[source scarletviolet.pokemon.com]
Comments 13
That White one looks cool.
Which version of save data should I have?
Considering how we've gotten either Pokemon or full on outfits from play record rewards before, this is certainly a bit....underwhelming (though hopefully this means that phone cases will be a customisable thing similar to clothes and such).
The designs are utterly brilliant though (big fan of the Arc Phone being on...well an actual phone).
Oooh the Arc-Phone is actually a really cool one.
@Anti-Matter Legends Arceus. This is also the one I plan to use.
@Fizza To be fair, I saw people complain that BDSP gave mythicals away too early/easily and complain the PLA Darkrai and Shaymin events were 'locked behind a $60 paywall'
Either way, TPCi are damned if they do and damned if they don't
Also, Pokemon Quest data only got you a league card design in SwSh so anything is better than that
@martynstuff
Really, these phone cases for playing previous games are on the same level as some of the outfits you got in Legends Arceus.
There were Festival Masks, Fancy Kimonos, Modern clothing items you could receive if you had save files from Let's Go, Sword/Shield, Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl.
Gosh, I have all four of those games. I really am a sucker for Pokemon, although I am feeling a bit burned out on it now. Am not sure if I will get this one. I do wonder, though, if you can have all four cases to swap between, or if you have to choose one?
I much prefer they give away cosmetics than locking the remaining mythicals behind previous game I don't wish to buy
This may be a dumb question but what are play records and how do I get them? Specifically want that ball guy case 😎
Ah well. Looks like I can only get one.
THANK GOODNESS I KEPT my LGE, BD and PLA Save Files.
I LOVE Sword so obviously kept that one.
@TDRsuperstar2 Play records are a save file from a previous Pokémon game on the switch and the ball guy is probably for having Sword or Shield play data.
I love the Pikachu/Eevee one with the Game Boy-style visuals. Gimme, gimme, gimme.
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