It’s no secret thatPokemon Scarlet and Violetare deeply tied to time travel, and for some time now, there has been the idea of “Paradox Pokemon” spread online. These are Pokemon who have time traveled one way or another inPokemon Scarlet and Violet, with there being Ancient forms and Future forms being introduced as, essentially, a type of regional variants in the upcoming game.
It makes perfect sense for Ancient forms to be exclusive toPokemon Scarletand Future forms to be exclusive toPokemon Violet, yet with so little information currently out about the game, it’s hard to say what these Pokemon are exactly. Indeed, in terms ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetexclusives, all that’s really known are the different professors and a handful of Pokemon like Stonjourner and Eiscue.
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Now, one recent leak seems to paint the picture that these forms are exclusive, as easily predicted, but goes on to detail exactly which Ancient forms and exactly which Future forms players can encounter. This information has been aggregated by CentroLeaks but seemingly comes from Riddler Khu, who has gotten a number ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetleaksright. It should still be taken with a grain of salt.
Either way, according to these leaks, there are seven Ancient forms inScarletand sevenFutureforms in Violet, not counting the legendary Koraidon and Miraidon (who are supposedly Paradox Pokemon of a base bicycle Pokemon). This also does not count Suicune and Virizion, which are said to be inPokemon Scarlet and VioletDLCas Paradox Pokemon. Here are the Paradox Pokemon and which games they are said to be exclusive to:
Pokemon Scarlet Version Exclusives - Ancient Forms
Pokemon Violet Version Exclusives - Future Forms
What’s interesting is how Donphan and Volcarona are said to appear in both games, of course though withPokemon Scarletgetting Ancient Donphan and Volcarona andPokemon Violetgetting Future Donphan and Future Volcarona. Each game also gets a ParadoxPokemon based on a Pseudolegendary, with Ancient Salamence and Future Tyranitar likely being extremely powerful additions to any team. Of course, this still may not be enough for some fans to decide which game to pre-order, especially with this being unofficial information, but hopefully Game Freak and The Pokemon Company see fit to reveal these Paradox Pokemon soon enough. Who knows, perhaps there’s even more than this leak would suggest.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetrelease on November 18 for Nintendo Switch.
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