The first Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” has been revealed today, set for a two-part launch in late 2023. The first part of the DLC, titled “The Teal Mask,” will let players visit Kitakami in Fall 2023, while the second part “The Indigo Disk” will have players study as an exchange student in Blueberry Academy when it launches in Winter 2023. Two new Paradox Pokemon, “Walking Wake” and “Iron Leaves,” will also be joining Scarlet & Violet with a Tera Raid Battle event running from February 27 through March 12.
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Watch the DLC reveal trailer below:
The first part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is titled “The Teal Mask,” and will tentatively launch this fall. The Teal Mask brings players to Kitakami as part of a school trip beyond the region of Paldea. It features a new tiki mask-clad Pokémon “Ogrepawn” and several returning monsters: Chingling, Milotic, Shiftry, Yanma, Ninetales, and Vikavolt.
In the winter, “The Indigo Disk” will have players studying as a foreign exchange student in Blueberry Academy. “The Indigo Disk” features the return of Zebstrika, Whimsicott, Dewgong, Metagross, Alcremie, and Espurr. It will also bring a new Pokemon to the game: Terrapagos, a bejeweled turtle-horseshoe crab.
Pre-ordering the DLC now will immediately reward players with new wearable uniforms. Pre-orders before October 21, 2023, will also exclusively provide a special Hisuian Zoroark. This Tera-type-Dark Hisuian Zoroark has the Charismatic mark and knows the Happy Hour move too.
Additionally, two new Paradox Pokemon, “Walking Wake” and “Iron Leaves,” are joining the game today as part of a new Tera Raid Battle lasting until March 12. The Water/Dragon type Walking Wake will feature in Scarlet with a Water Tera Type in Tera Raid Battles. For Violet, Iron Leaves is a Grass/Psychic type Pokemon with a Grass Tera Type in Tera Raid Battles.
Check out the trailer for these two Paradox Pokemon below:
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is available now for the Nintendo Switch. Check out our review of the game, where, despite its faults, we found it “a fine game that most die-hard fans of the series will enjoy.”