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Pokémon Violet

7.4 / 10
Pokémon Violet cover
Release Date
18 November 2022
Platforms
Nintendo Switch 2 • Nintendo Switch
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Game Freak
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01Overview

Pokémon Violet is an open-world role-playing game set in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, mountains, towns, cities, and wilderness. Players catch, battle, and train Pokémon while exploring at their own pace, starting with Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly as their first partner. The adventure centers on a Treasure Hunt assigned through Uva Academy and unfolds across three main story paths: Victory Road, Starfall Street, and Path of Legends. These lead to Gym challenges, battles against Team Star, and encounters with powerful Titan Pokémon. Players travel across Paldea with the Legendary Pokémon Miraidon, whose different forms allow it to move across land, water, and eventually through the air. Pokémon Violet also introduces the Terastal phenomenon, which lets a Pokémon change to its Tera Type during battle and can strengthen matching moves. The Let’s Go feature allows a lead Pokémon to explore nearby areas, collect items, and battle wild Pokémon automatically. Local and online multiplayer supports up to four players exploring together, trading, battling, and taking part in Tera Raid Battles.

Game Details

Genre
Role-playing (RPG) • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Adventure
Game Mode
Single player • Multiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action • Fantasy • Kids • Open world

Platform Availability

PCXboxPlayStationNintendoSteamGOGEpic Games

02Trailers & Gameplay Videos

4 Official Videos

03Screenshots & Artwork

04Editions, Expansions & DLC

Editions

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Double Pack
Base Game

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Double Pack

A double pack containing the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games is available for pre-order as a digital downloadable version or as a packaged version.

Nintendo Switch 2 • Nintendo Switch
Pokémon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Premium Edition

Pokémon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

A bundle that includes both the Pokémon Violet game and The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, small towns, and sprawling cities. Explore a wide-open world at your own pace and traverse land, water, and air by riding on the form-shifting Legendary Pokémon Miraidon. Choose either Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly to be your first partner Pokémon before setting off on your journey through Paldea. Adventure beyond the Paldea region in Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Even more Pokémon, places, and stories await in this 2-part DLC for the Pokémon Violet game! In Part 1: The Teal Mask, join a special school trip to the land of Kitakami. In Part 2: The Indigo Disk, study abroad at Blueberry Academy! Encounter the newly-discovered Legendary Pokémon Ogerpon and Terapagos as you broaden your horizons beyond Uva Academy and explore even more of the Pokémon world.

Nintendo Switch 2 • Nintendo Switch

Expansions

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - Part 2: The Indigo Disk
Major Update

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - Part 2: The Indigo Disk

In this adventure, you'll be transferred from Naranja Academy to its sister school, Blueberry Academy. Unlike Naranja Academy, with its long and rich history, this school was only recently established and has a focus on teaching Pokémon battles. What's unique about Blueberry Academy is that a large part of it is actually in the sea! Attend lessons, mingle with the local students and experience a new school life that's anything but ordinary. - You need to have completed the ending of Pokémon Scarlet and Part 1: The Teal Mask to access the main story of Part 2: The Indigo Disk.

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - Part 1: The Teal Mask
Major Update

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - Part 1: The Teal Mask

In this year's annual school trip, students from various schools - including you! - will be sent to the land of Kitakami, where people live at the feet of tall, towering mountains and the tranquil landscape is teeming with nature unfamiliar to Paldea, flourishing among rice paddies and apple orchards. At this time of year, the villages hold festivals, bustling with all kinds of stalls and stands. Make new friends and meet new Pokémon as you unravel the old legends of Kitakami. - You need to have begun the Treasure Hunt in Pokémon Scarlet to access the main story of Part 1: The Teal Mask. It takes approximately 3 hours of play to unlock the Treasure Hunt, depending on the player.

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