Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Teases New Tera Type in DLC

A brand new Tera Type shall be launched in the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will introduce a brand new sort of Starter Pokemon in its upcoming DLC. Today, The Pokemon Company closed its annual Pokemon World Championships with a slate of bulletins that included some new information about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. A brand new trailer revealed that The Indigo Disc DLC (which comes out in Winter 2023) will function Starter Pokemon that may be caught in the wild. While not a primary for the franchise (Starter Pokemon is also caught in the wild in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl), this offers gamers with a chance to seize Starter Pokemon in uncommon Poke Balls.

Another uncommon tease was the introduction of a brand new nineteenth Tera Type, though its actual mechanics are unclear. The present hypothesis is that the brand new Tera Type will permit Pokemon to have twin Tera Types that increase each of a Pokemon’s current varieties if they’re twin varieties. It’s doubtless we’ll see extra details about this new Tera Type when The Teal Mask comes out subsequent month.

We additionally acquired affirmation of the brand new Pokemon Raging Bolt and Iron Crown’s typings and signature strikes. Raging Bolt is an Electric/Dragon-type Pokemon and has the transfer Thunderclap, which is a precedence transfer. Meanwhile, Iron Crown is a Psychic/Steel-type Pokemon and has the transfer Tachyon Cutter, which is assured to hit an opposing Pokemon twice. The new transfer Psychic Noise was additionally launched, which prevents a Pokemon from therapeutic.

You can try the total trailer for all of the reveals down beneath.