Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC will add Pokémon Home compatibility in update 3.1.0
Update 3.1.0 will have Pokémon Home compatibility
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Game Freak has confirmed thatPokémon Scarlet and Violet’sThe Hidden Treasureof Area Zeroexpansion will addPokémon Homecompatibility.
A recent post shared by the official JapanesePokémonTwitteraccount (viaVGC) has revealed that update 3.1.0 will be released soon and will allow the player to transfer their Pokémon from the DLC to theHomeapp.
Pokémon Homeis a cloud service that is used to move Pokémon between compatible games - such asScarlet and VioletandPokémon Legends: Arceus -as well as allow trading between players. The update means players of theThe Hidden Treasure of Area Zerowill be able to transfer their newly caught Pokémon without a problem.
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Maskis set to release on September 13 forNintendo Switch, and although an official date for the update has yet to be confirmed, it’s possible it could arrive withTeal Mask.
The Indigo Disk- part two of the expansion - is set for a winter 2023 launch and willfeature every starter Pokémon from the series' previous titles. Game Freak shared a brand-new trailer during the Pokémon World Championships showcasing a selection of the 24 starters.
Some Pokémon featured in the trailer included Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Rowlet, Scorbunny, and Mudkip, alongside a teaser for Terastallized versions of Venusaur, as well as Primarina and Blaziken.
Takato Utsunomiya, The Pokémon Company’s chief operating officer, recently shared that the company will be assessing how it will release games in the future, saying thatthe company is having “more and more conversations” regarding balancing the quality and quantity of its future game releases.
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BothPokémon Legends: ArceusandScarlet and Violetwere released in 2022 within 10 months of each other, the latter receiving criticism for itsoverwhelming amount of bugs.
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