Pokémon Scarlet

November 18, 2022 Game Freak Nintendo
Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Adventure
Switch 2 Switch
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The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world.

Various towns blend seamlessly into the wilderness with no borders. You’ll be able to see the Pokémon of this region in the skies, in the seas, in the forests, on the streets—all over! You’ll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon series—battling against wild Pokémon in order to catch them—now in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy.
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Release Date November 18, 2022
Developer Game Freak
Publisher Nintendo
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Fantasy, Kids, Open world
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