With more than 1000 Pokemon creatures in the Pokedex, fans ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetwere unsurprised when a number of critters were missing from the game. Fans of the series have come to understand and accept that there may never be a main series game where all Pokemon are acquirable again.Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwere no exception to the rule, but with new DLC leaks, there may be a small number of Pokemon that never appeared in a Nintendo Switch game.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetmarked the second main seriesPokemoninstallment on the Nintendo Switch, followingPokemon SwordandShield. The ninth-generation games have new DLC that will be coming out soon, includingThe Teal MaskandThe Indigo Disk. These DLC additions haven’t confirmed the Pokemon that will be included, but datamining has revealed that there might be 15 Pokemon that will not appear, meaning that they may never appear in a Nintendo Switch game if Gen 5 remakes and Gen 10 are made for a new console.
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The Missing Pokemon From Scarlet and Violet’s DLC
After the Charizard Tera Raid event,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwere missing 605 Pokemonfrom previous generations, with many classic starters and fan-favorite Pokemon being left out. The games did introduce new creatures as well as variants unique to the Paldea region, and the upcoming DLC for the games will bring in an additional 230 Pokemon that were missing from the base game.
WhileThe Teal MaskandIndigo DiskDLC are not out yet, fans have been able to datamine through the content and come up with what appears to be a list of the included Pokemon. A data miner on Twitter compiled a list of what they claim to be all the confirmedreturning Pokemon in the upcomingScarlet and VioletDLCand shared the results of the data mine online.
AfterPokemonfans on Twitter and Reddit tackled the list and compared the included Pokemon againstthe full Pokedex for the previous Nintendo Switch games, there were 15 species that stood out. These 15 Pokemon species did not appear inLet’s Go Eevee and Pikachu,Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl,SwordandShield,Legends Arceus, or the base games ofScarlet and Violet.
The list of missing Pokemon includes two of theUnova starter lines, meaning Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar, could be left out of Paldea entirely, even though the Oshawott line was included in the base games. Additionally, the gen five simians Panpour, Pansage, Pansear, and their respective evolutions are on the list of missing Pokemon. Patrat and Watchog are missing, two other gen five Pokemon. Notably, the only Pokemon on this list that is not from gen five is Furfrou, a canine Pokemon that was introduced in gen six.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet May Be The Last Pokemon Games on the Switch
If the information in this datamine turns out to be accurate and these 15 Pokemon areexcluded from theScarlet and VioletDLC, then they will be the only critters to have never appeared in a Nintendo SwitchPokemongame. While that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’ll never appear on the Switch, the likelihood of newPokemongames diminishes as the Switch gets older and older and the hardware approaches its sixth birthday.
After recentPokemontitles have disappointed fans due to low-quality graphics, glitchy performance, lag, and other issues, many fans believe thatPokemon Scarlet and Violetwill be the finalPokemongames released for the Nintendo Switch. Since the release of the OLED Switch, rumors of a new model have been rampant, with Nintendo fans hoping for a Switch Pro or Switch 2 in the near future. Still, these rumors remain unconfirmed, and while no newPokemongames have been announced for the Nintendo Switch, there is still a possibility that the 15 neglected species could appear in a futurePokemongame.
Whether the information included in the datamining leaks is credible remains to be seen, and fans of the suspected missing Pokemon can still hold out hope that they’ll be included in theScarlet and VioletDLC. In the meantime, fans can keep an eye out for announcements of eithernew Switch hardwareor newPokemontitles.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare available on the Nintendo Switch.The Teal MaskandThe Indigo Diskare available for pre-order.
