Technology
March 2, 2023
A new datamine suggests that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC may include much older Pokémon.
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Dataminer mattyoukhana_ discovered the list of 223 Pokémon from earlier games. They discovered several animals from earlier games no longer had secret Pokédex entries after the 1.2.0 game update.
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The Pokémon that have lately been confirmed to be entering the Paldea region, like Ninetails, Shiftry, Seel, and Metagross, are among those who appear to have vanished.
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This is wonderful news because, as mattyoukhana_ points out, the Pokémon Sword and Shield 1.20 update changed the Pokédex listings for those games.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
In the end, all of the Pokémon with their references erased in that situation were added to the game as DLC upgrades.
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All starter Pokémon, except those from Black & White's Unova region, are included in the complete list, which can be read here. The list spans the whole history of the series. It's also interestingly devoid of any legendary Pokémon.
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