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Video How Does Detective Pikachu Returns Compare To Its 3DS Predecessor?
Pikachu The Electric Mouse Detective
Detective Pikachu returns in the aptly-tilted Detective Pikachu Returns... today! If you've snapped up the game for yourself — whether you're a first-time detective or you're coming back for a second cup of coffee — you might be wondering what the differences are between the 3DS original and this Switch...
Guide Where To Buy Detective Pikachu Returns On Switch
Out now!
The original Detective Pikachu game launched on 3DS back in 2016, and following on from the hit movie, the series has now returned on Switch with the aptly named Detective Pikachu Returns. If you're wanting to pick up a copy, you're certainly in the right place. In this guide, we're busy keeping track of all retail options for you,...
News Pokémon Live-Action TV Series Gets Its First Trailer
Premiering in Japan this month
The first trailer for the upcoming live-action Pokémon series has been released, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect when PokéTsume (or 'Pocket Filled with Adventure' in English) premieres in Japan later this month on October 17th, 2023. The series will tell the story of Madoka Akagi, a young girl who moves to...
News Pokémon Bank Users Encouraged To Transfer Pokémon To Pokémon Home ASAP
Bank's online service may end "at some point in the future"
Yesterday, Nintendo announced it would be ending "online play and other functionality" for the 3DS and Wii U in "early April" next year. Although a lot of different parts of the 3DS online service will be impacted, one that won't be in the foreseeable future is Pokémon Bank for the 3DS...
Review Detective Pikachu Returns (Switch) - Drab-Looking But Fun Forensics For The Fam
Sherlock Ho-Oholmes
It's been over seven years since we got our first helping of the wise-cracking, coffee-addicted Detective Pikachu on 3DS and, in the time since, the gruff private investigator has gone on to star in his very own big-screen adaptation voiced by the one and only Ryan Reynolds. Well, excuse us, Mr Hollywood! The first Detective...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Trainers Reportedly Encounter New Game Crash In Version 2.0.1 Update
Here's how it can be replicated
Following the release of the DLC update for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet in September, a new bug has reportedly been discovered in Version 2.0.1 of the base game and it can supposedly result in some crashes at one of the most important moments. As highlighted by Nintendo Wire, in the final battle...
News The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Kicks Off This Week
It's a hoot
After being mistakenly revealed in a sponsored video last week, the star of the next Pokémon Scarlet and Violet seven-star Tera Raid Battle event has now been officially revealed. Shared to Twitter by @SerebiiNet, we now know that it will be Hisuian Decidueye taking the spotlight in this one with the event kicking off later this week...
News Check Out The First Pokémon X Hatsune Miku Crossover Song, 'Volt Tackle'
Lots of Pokémon references
The first 'Pokémon X Hatsune Miku' crossover song has been released on YouTube in its entirety, and if you're a fan of either IP, then you'll probably want to check it out. The song is the first in a wider collaboration between the pair known as 'Project Voltage', which will eventually consist of a total of 18 tracks...
News Pokémon X Van Gogh Museum Merch Is Already Seeing Expensive Online Resales
Update #2: Po-come on, they've sold out!
Update #2: The Pokémon Company has issued a formal apology as just a day after the Van Gogh collaboration kicked off, all of the merchandise has already sold out. We've been reporting on the ludicrous resales and queues as fans line up to get these limited products, but TPC has confirmed it has sold out...
Japanese Charts Pikmin 1+2 Join Pikmin 4 As The Top Pikmin
Pikmin?
This week in Japan, Pikmin 1+2 came out on top with a total of 23,941 units sold in its physical debut. Following closely is, of course, Pikmin 4 with a further 22,894 copies sold. There's not a lot between the two, which potentially suggests that many will have opted for a digital copy of Pikmin 1+2 earlier in the year. Elsewhere, the...
News Pokémon Collaboration With Van Gogh Museum Announced, New Merch Incoming
The Starmie Night
Update [Wed 27th Sep, 2023 19:00 BST]: Ahead of tomorrow's collaboration, The Pokémon Company and the Van Gogh Museum have shared details on what to expect when the event opens up. Running from 28th September 2023 to 7th January 2024, you'll be able to go in and view some exclusive Pokémon-inspired twists on Van Gogh's most...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC Catches An International Physical Release This November
The Indigo Disk comes as a separate update
After being announced for Hong Kong last month, it has today been revealed that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, will be landing a full international physical release on 3rd November. The news was shared to Twitter by Nintendo, revealing that the physical copy will...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask
Tell us your own thoughts
The first DLC part of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero arrived on the Nintendo Switch last week and there have now been multiple reviews shared online, so we've put together a roundup. Here on Nintendo Life, we said The Teal Mask was a fun diversion for Scarlet & Violet players even if...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Gets Slight Boost From DLC Release
But there's no stopping Pikmin 4
It's time to cover the weekly Japanese charts once again. The latest figures from Famitsu (via Gematsu) have come in, and the Switch is back to filling out all spots in the top ten. Pikmin 4 is incredibly still at number one, selling another steady 23,489 units in the week of 11th to 17th September. It's now just...
News Lost Pokémon Browser Game Has Been Archived And Is Fully Playable
Who remembers Pokémon 2000 Adventure, then?
In a big win for preservation, a lost Pokémon browser game has been restored and is now fully playable online, thanks to DidYouKnowGaming. Pokémon 2000 Adventure was developed by Cyberworld International Corporation, which was a client of Warner Bros., and was released to tie in with the movie Pokémon...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Kitakami Ogre Clan - Where To Find, How To Beat In The Teal Mask DLC
Ogre-ambitious
The Kitakami Ogre Clan are members of a gang who are spread out across the Kitakami region, and you're tasked with taking them on in battle for some rewards. This hidden sidequest in The Teal Mask requires you to search every nook and cranny of the new region in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC. There are eight members to seek...
News New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Update Will Be Targeting Select Bugs Next Month
Bye bye, missed victories
A new update is in the works for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and while it may not quite be the drastic problem-solving patch that many of us are still hoping for, it looks like at least some bugs will be the target of the upcoming improvements (thanks, Serebii.net). It looks like the main issue being tackled this time...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get Hisuian Growlithe In The Teal Mask DLC
A Pokémon Legends: Arceus favourite returns
Kantonian Growlithe are prowling the fields of Kitakami in The Teal Mask, but did you know you can actually get a Hisuian Growlithe too? The adorable Hisuian Growlithe was introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and is available in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC as a reward for completing a...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find White-Striped Basculin In The Teal Mask DLC
Fell in love with a fish
For a while, Basculin wasn't exactly the most popular Pokémon. Then Pokémon Legends: Arceus happened, and the bass got a brand new form with a white stripe and also gained a new evolution out of it. White-Striped Basculin makes a surprise reappearance in The Teal Mask, the first DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. That...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find Carbink In The Teal Mask DLC
Carbink-ing mad
Introduced in Generation VI, Carbink is a fairly uncommon Pokémon in Scarlet & Violet's DLC, The Teal Mask. Hiding away in the caverns of the Kitakami region, if you don't know where to look for this Rock/Fairy-type Pokémon, you might be searching forever. Here's where to find Carbink in the Kitakami region. Pokémon Scarlet...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find A Prism Scale In The Teal Mask DLC
Light it up
Prism Scales are important evolutionary items for a certain Water-type Pokémon in Scarlet & Violet's DLC, The Teal Mask. With the return of Feebas, this ugly, underloved fish needs something to help make it pretty Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find A Prism Scale: How to get a Prism Scale Prism Scales can be acquired...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find Feebas In The Teal Mask DLC
Feeble bass
Feebas is legendary among the Pokémon community for being a pretty hard Pokémon to find back when it debuted in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. The ugly fish Pokémon is much easier to find nowadays, but it can still be a bit tricky if you don't know where to look. That's certainly the case in The Teal Mask, where Feebas returns. But...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find The Reaper Cloth In The Teal Mask DLC
Fabric to fear
The Reaper Cloth is a key evolution item in the Pokémon series, and it makes its return in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC, The Teal Mask. You'll need the Reaper Cloth if you want to evolve Dusclops into the powerful Dusknoir, but you can't buy it, nor is it in the most obvious place in the world. In this guide, we'll tell you...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - The Final Battles
Ogre Battles
Here we are — we're finally at the end of The Teal Mask's story. But with the Masks retrieved and Ogerpon's mask fixed, what is there left to resolve in Kitakami? In this guide, we'll talk you through the final battles of the DLC. Be warned, there will be spoilers here. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - Where To Find The Loyal Three
The troublesome trip
Towards the end of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC, The Teal Mask, you finally meet the Loyal Three. Except they're anything but loyal and are instead causing a bit of a headache. In this guide, we'll be showing you where to find each member of the Loyal Three, and how to beat them. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - Fixing The Mask
No masking tape needed
We need to fix the Teal Mask for Ogerpon in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and how are we going to do that? Go and find some extremely rare minerals, of course. The appropriately named The Teal Mask DLC is about to force us to fight a fan-favourite Pokémon in pursuit of bringing the truth to the land of Kitakami. Here's how...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - Where To Find The Final Signboard
The final post
After the Festival of Masks in The Teal Mask, you'll wake up the next day and conclude the search for the signboards in Kitakami. Here's where to find the final signboard, and how to defeat Kieran — once again! Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find The Final Signboard: Talk to Carmine & Kieran's Grandpa The next...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - The Festival Of Masks
Festival fancies
The Festival of Mask is one of the many traditions in Kitakami, and guess what? It's taking place while you're on your school trip in The Teal Mask. There are plenty of Pokémon-themed games and ornaments to look at during the festival, so let's go check them out. Here's what to do at the Festival of Masks, including where to find...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - Where To Find The Signboards
Sign posted
Your school trip in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has officially begun, and with your new friend Kieran, you need to find three different signboards across the Kitakami region. These signboards teach you about a popular legend in the Kitakami region. You'll only find the first two signboards to start with, with the final one coming a...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC Walkthrough - Getting Started In Kitakami
Goodbye Paldea, hello Kitakami
The Kitakami region is a brand new area for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Introduced in The Teal Mask, this is where you'll spend all of your time in the DLC. In this walkthrough, we'll cover the opening moments of the story, including how to get to the community center, how to get the Roto-Stick, and how to beat...
News The Next 5-Star Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Is Incoming
Slither Wing and Iron Moth up for grabs
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting yet another 5-star Tera Raid event later this month, taking place from September 22nd to September 24th. There are two version-specific Pokémon up for grabs during the event: Scarlet players can grab Slither Wing, while Violet players will be hunting for Iron Moth...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Kitakami Pokédex, All Pokémon Locations In The Teal Mask DLC
All 200 Kitakami region Pokémon
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask brings with it a whole new Pokédex and a whole new region to explore. That means that there are many new Pokémon to find, as well as returning Paldea Pokémon that have brand new spots to hide in. There are 200 entries in the Kitakami Pokédex, and in this guide, we'll...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Ogre Oustin' Tips - How To Win, Mochi, All Rewards
This unassuming mini-game is one of the hardest in a Pokémon game
What is Ogre Oustin’ in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet? Ogre Oustin' is a new mini-game introduced in The Teal Mask expansion. A tradition among the residents of Mossui Town, Ogre Oustin’ has you pop balloons to collect berries before a horde of hungry Pokémon can gobble up your...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get Bloodmoon Ursaluna
The real Legendary of the expansion
There’s so many Legendary Pokémon added with each game and expansion that they hardly feel Legendary anymore. This is no different in the first expansion for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, The Teal Mask. The Teal Mask adds four new Legendary Pokémon: Ogerpon,
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find & How To Get Fezandipiti
Don't underestimate this foul fowl
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s first DLC, The Teal Mask, introduces the three new Legendary Pokémon known as the Loyal Three – though as you play, you’ll learn this name doesn’t quite fit. The most bird-like of them, Fezandipiti, also comes as the most difficult to find when you finally seek them out...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find & How To Get Munkidori
It isn't monkeying around
The Pokémon series has a lot of monkey-themed pals to capture, and Pokémon Scarlet & Violet just added another in The Teal Mask expansion: Munkidori. Munkidori is part of the Loyal Three who – thankfully – are not monkeys as well. This one is probably th easiest of the bunch to catch, but that doesn't mean it's a...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Where To Find & How To Get Okidogi
The brute of the bunch
Of the new Legendary Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s first DLC, The Teal Mask, you won’t find Okidogi difficult to track down, though whether you find him easy to capture depends on what Pokémon you bring along with you. Here's where to find and how to catch Okidogi in Tthe Teal Mask. Pokémon...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get Ogerpon
Along with its three type-changing masks
When you first arrive in Kitakami as part of a class field trip in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, you might wonder where you’ll find Ogerpon – the mask-wearing Pokémon that features prominently in The Teal Mask DLC. During your time exploring the small, additional region, you’ll meet the new Legendary...
Review Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask (Switch) - DLC That Offers More, But Not Enough
Matcha the mood
As a series, Pokémon is one that has held onto tradition pretty firmly. In the 25+ years since Red & Blue’s release, the fundamentals of the game haven’t really changed – you explore a world, you fight Pokémon, you catch Pokémon. Last year’s Pokémon Scarlet & Violet was the mainline series’ first big attempt to...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Evolve Applin Into Dipplin
This Pokémon ruined candied apples for us
Where to find Applin and how to evolve it into Dipplin might stump you when you first set foot on Kitakami in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s first expansion pack, The Teal Mask, but that's what we're here for. Applin isn’t a new Pokémon – in fact, Game Freak seems to love the little critter as it now...
You really shouldn’t drink this matcha
How to find and evolve the new Polteageist adjacent Pokemon Poltchageist in the first Pokémon Scarlet and Violet expansion pack The Teal Mask takes a little bit more effort than your regular Pokémon. Luckily for you tea aficionados out there, we’ve gone ahead and explored the new region of Kitaka
Guide How To Save Money On Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure Of Area Zero DLC
Best deals, cheapest prices + discounts!
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are being treated to an all-new DLC expansion in 2023, The Hidden Treasure Of Area Zero. Buying the expansion grants you access to two chunks of additional content – The Teal Mask which is available now, and The Indigo Disk which arrives later in winter 2023. The more savvy...
Round Up The First Impressions Of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Teal Mask Are In
Tell us your own thoughts
Yesterday saw the arrival of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC and now that everyone has had time to play new expansion content, various impressions are doing the rounds on social media and elsewhere. So far it seems to have gone down quite well - with trainers around the globe...
News Pokémon Home Version 3.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today
This week Nintendo and The Pokémon Company launched the first part of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. As part of this, new Pokémon HOME DLC connectivity has also gone live. This bumps the application up to Version 3.1.0. Here are the official patch notes (via Nintendo Everything): Pokémon Home...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask DLC - How To Get The Sinnoh Starters
Platinum partners
One of our favourite things about Pokemon DLC is the opportunity to catch even more of our favourite Pokémon, and in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's first part of the expansion pass, you can actually get a starter Pokémon for free! The Teal Mask allows you to grab the starter Pokémon from Diamond & Pearl. This guide tells...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Start The Teal Mask DLC
Onto new paddies
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet returns with an enticing school trip for students at the Academy. We're off to the Kitakami region! The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - The Teal Mask is the first half of the Expansion Pass for the Gen IX Pokémon games, and it takes you to a brand new region with many new and returning Pokémon. This...
News Forgotten What Happened In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet? Check Out Nintendo's Story Recap
Plus a DLC overview
Today's the day, folks. After being initially announced in February's Pokémon Presents showcase, the first part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC, 'The Teal Mask', is now with us. If the events from the base game have become a little hazy to you by now then worry not, Nintendo is here to re
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Version 2.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The Teal Mask DLC has arrived
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet have received a brand new update today bumping both games up to Version 2.0.1 and introducing 'The Teal Mask' DLC. As part of this update, Nintendo has released patch notes documenting all of the changes in this new update. As long as you've purchased 'The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero' you...
News Ash Ketchum's Voice Actor Shares Final Emotional Moments Of Last Recording
"We put so much love into Pokémon"
As you might have seen, the original Pokémon journey starring the famous trainer Ash Ketchum and his pal Pikachu is finally coming to an end. It lines up with the show's 25th anniversary in North America. While we've already heard from Ash's current voice actor, Sarah Natochenny, about how much of an...
News The Pokémon Anime Pilot First Aired In North America 25 Years Ago Today
And Ash's journey has only just finished!
Those who have grown up with the Pokémon animated series, prepare to feel old. Today marks 25 years since the show's pilot was first broadcast in North America. Yes, twenty. Five. Years. On 8th September 1998, the US was first treated to episode one, 'Pokémon - I Choose You!', which would go on to...
