In a fourteen-minute trailer, Pokemon recapped a handful of previously seen information about the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet video games, then revealed a handful of new information about the games, which release on 18 November 2022.
Farigiraf is a regional evolution for Girafarig!
Meet Farigiraf!
As a result of its Evolution, the head of its main body and the head from its tail have become one. Both of Farigiraf’s brains are connected through thick nerves, increasing its psychic energy, and it can emit psychic waves from the antennae on its head. Farigiraf is always mindful of its surroundings, and while it can detect danger in an instant, there are times when its body cannot react as fast as its two brains can think.
Farigiraf’s Ability, Cud Chew, is a new Ability appearing for the first time in these titles. When a Pokémon with Cud Chew eats a Berry, it will eat it one more time at the end of the next turn. Armor Tail is another new Ability appearing for the first time in these titles. It makes opposing Pokémon unable to use priority moves.
Farigiraf Category: Long Neck Pokémon Type: Normal/Psychic Height: 10’6″ (3.2 m) Weight: 352.7 lbs. (160 kg) Ability: Cud Chew / Armor Tail
Additionally, some eagle-eyed viewers caught a glimpse of some new Pokemon in the game’s minimap and in the back of a few briefly-seen moments. In the minimap, we can clearly see a pair of new mice Pokemon, a Parakeet, and something that resembles a blocky, upside-down mushroom—perhaps some sort of rock Pokemon given its shape.
An insectoid Pokemon can also be seen behind some on screen control hints.
In Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, TMs are once again single use items, but these items can be crafted at TM Machines found at various Pokemon Centers throughout Paldea. As players defeat and capture Pokemon, they collect materials necessary to craft these TMs.
Introducing the TM Machine, a Handy Device That Can Make TMs
A Technical Machine (or TM for short) is a tool that allows Pokémon to learn new moves. In these titles, there is a piece of equipment installed at every Pokémon Center called a TM Machine, which allows Trainers to make their own TMs. TMs can be made using League Points (LP for short) and materials dropped by wild Pokémon after battle. LP can be obtained as players advance the story or by trading in materials from Pokémon.
The selection of TMs available to make grows as players continue their adventure. A single TM can only be used once, but with enough LP and the right materials from Pokémon, players can make as many as they’d like.
New information about this game’s camping mechanic, Picnics, were also revealed. Players can wash their Pokemon, prepare sandwiches for themselves and for their team, and find Pokemon eggs during picnics.
New Ways to Spend Quality Time with Pokémon Picnics
Players can have picnics almost anywhere when out exploring the region’s vast wildernesses, along with being able to change the designs of the tablecloth, cups, water bottles, and other picnic items to create an arrangement of their liking. When Pokémon eat sandwiches, not only will their HP be restored, but the meal may impart some effects that will come in handy on adventures!
All kinds of sandwiches can be made at a picnic! Before beginning, players can choose which fillings and condiments they’ll want to use, as well as a sandwich pick that’ll help hold it all together. Once ready, players will need to arrange the ingredients on the bread, stacking them carefully. If not balanced properly, it might accidentally cause the ingredients to topple over or fall off the bread entirely.
Players can also enjoy picnics with friends while playing together through the Union Circle. They just need to simply approach another player’s picnic while playing together with friends to join.
Take Care of Pokémon by Washing Them!
In these titles, when a Pokémon walks alongside the player or battles, it can get grimy and dirty. By washing Pokémon at a picnic, not only will they get clean, but their HP will be restored and their bond with their Trainer will become stronger.
Anyone know a list of the Pokemons who havent received New Evolutions (In another game), Megas, Dynamaxes or Regional forms?
Gen 2 is one of the smallet Pokemon roster if Im not wrong, with only 100 and already a portion of that are already Evos and Prevolutions of Gen 1, feel like its receiving too much lately so I feel like is the closest region to have all their native Pokemons having some kind of alternative form
Would like to see which Pokemons are left, the ones I can remember are the 3 dogs, Lugia, Oh-Oh and Unown, Sunflora, Skiploom, Celebi, Noctowl, Furret, Ledyan, Meganium and Feraligator
Does this one "miss the point" though? It keeps the silly palindrome in the name; sure, the heads aren't on opposite sides, but it's an "evolution," the ideas that the heads are now working together is neat. I don't think there was any real "point" to the original Girafarig.
That just looks like a Mega Girafarig design that they trashed. On par with Mega Sharpedo.
Also those screens make this game look like a Gamecube game.
I disagree. They took the back half of its body and shoved it on top of the front, then did the same exact thing to its name. It looks like a lazy inversion of the palindrome but it's a little more clever than that. I was expecting its name to fit the giraf part inside the name since the front part is now inside the back part, kinda like how Skarmory's name is the word armor inside the word sky. But Farigiraf is a solid name. My only gripe is the hard G sound in the middle; since it's related to Girafarig, you might think it's not.
Anyone know a list of the Pokemons who havent received New Evolutions (In another game), Megas, Dynamaxes or Regional forms?
Gen 2 is one of the smallet Pokemon roster if Im not wrong, with only 100 and already a portion of that are already Evos and Prevolutions of Gen 1, feel like its receiving too much lately so I feel like is the closest region to have all their native Pokemons having some kind of alternative form
Would like to see which Pokemons are left, the ones I can remember are the 3 dogs, Lugia, Oh-Oh and Unown, Sunflora, Skiploom, Celebi, Noctowl, Furret, Ledyan, Meganium and Feraligator
Granbull, Smeargle, Miltank, Furret, Skarmory, Dunsparce, Delibird off the top of my head. I love that gen though so I welcome all of it. And if it seems like a lot well, it is the smallest gen I believe, and rightly so since GSC was all about "completing" what they set out to do with GRBY.
(some of the above are of course rumored to evolve in this game though not confirmed)
Does this one "miss the point" though? It keeps the silly palindrome in the name; sure, the heads aren't on opposite sides, but it's an "evolution," the ideas that the heads are now working together is neat. I don't think there was any real "point" to the original Girafarig.
I disagree. They took the back half of its body and shoved it on top of the front, then did the same exact thing to its name. It looks like a lazy inversion of the palindrome but it's a little more clever than that. I was expecting its name to fit the giraf part inside the name since the front part is now inside the back part, kinda like how Skarmory's name is the word armor inside the word sky. But Farigiraf is a solid name. My only gripe is the hard G sound in the middle; since it's related to Girafarig, you might think it's not.
Girafarig's name came after the design. The Pokémon was more than just a pun but this "evolution" proposes to reduce it to one ..this is exactly my point.
