Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Wave 2 DLC is set in Unova, new dialogue confirms
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Today (Wednesday, September 13), the first wave ofPokémon ScarletandVioletDLC -The Teal Maskexpansion - released onNintendo Switch, and fans have been quick to spot an important line of dialogue which confirms that the second expansion will bring players back to the Unova region, which was first introduced inPokémon BlackandWhite.
The second expansion - titledThe Indigo Disk- is set to release later this year, although it’s not currently known exactly when. What wedoknow is that it’ll take players to Blueberry Academy - a sister school to both Naranja and Uva Academy. It’s been clarified that this new school is found in Unova.
InThe Teal Mask, players are introduced to a fresh-faced character named Briar, a teacher at Blueberry Academy. When introducing her, the player’s homeroom teacher, Jacq, says: “That’s a school in the Unova region, you know. Ms. Briar helps set the curriculum there.”
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What isn’t clear at the time of writing is if players will be able to see or visit any of the locations in Unova which were previously included inPokémon Black, Whiteand their sequels. Blueberry Academy was never mentioned in those games, and it’s already been revealed that “most of this unusual school is located under the ocean”. Therefore, even though it is set in the fan-favorite region from the Nintendo DS era,The Indigo DiskDLC may not make classic Unova explorable.
Pokémon ScarletandViolet’s 2.0.1 updatewas also rolled out today, and it introduces a number of new features and quality-of-life improvements to all players, regardless of whether they’ve bought the DLC or not. Some highlights include the option to lock the mini-map to a north-facing position, and the ability to play music while taking photos (which will make your Pokémon respond in different ways).
Perhaps most importantly, Pokémon icons now load much faster when browsing through your Boxes, improving on an issue which has been affecting players since launch.
For more Pokémon, make sure to take a look at our ranking of thebest Pokémon games. You can also check out our recommendations for thebest Nintendo Switch gamesfor something different.
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Catherine is a News Writer for TechRadar Gaming. Armed with a journalism degree from The University of Sheffield, she was sucked into the games media industry after spending far too much time on her university newspaper writing about Pokémon and cool indie games, and realising that was a very cool job, actually. She previously spent 19 months working at GAMINGbible as a full-time journalist. She loves all things Nintendo, and will never stop talking about Xenoblade Chronicles.
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