Pokémon Scarlet – Nintendo Switch Game

Pokémon Scarlet – Nintendo Switch Game

Set out on an open-world Pokémon adventure with Pokémon Scarlet for Nintendo Switch. Explore the expansive Paldea region, meet new Pokémon, battle Trainers and discover a story that lets you choose how your adventure unfolds.

Enroll at Naranja Academy and begin a special independent study known as the Treasure Hunt. Choose your first partner Pokémon, travel across Paldea with the Legendary Pokémon Koraidon and experience three major story paths that can be explored in the order you choose.

Key Features

• Open-World Pokémon Adventure: Explore the Paldea region with greater freedom
• Choose Your First Partner: Begin with Sprigatito, Fuecoco or Quaxly
• Travel with Koraidon: Explore Paldea with the Legendary Pokémon featured in Pokémon Scarlet
• Three Major Story Paths: Follow Victory Road, Path of Legends and Starfall Street
• Catch & Train Pokémon: Discover Pokémon throughout different environments and build your ideal team
• Challenge Pokémon Gyms: Defeat Gym Leaders and work towards Champion Rank
• Battle Titan Pokémon: Search for powerful Titan Pokémon during the Path of Legends
• Face Team Star: Challenge Team Star bases throughout Starfall Street
• Terastallization: Use the Terastal phenomenon to transform Pokémon during battles
• Tera Raid Battles: Challenge powerful Terastallized Pokémon with other Trainers
• Multiplayer Exploration: Explore Paldea with other players through supported multiplayer features
• Pokémon Picnics: Spend time with your Pokémon, prepare sandwiches and discover useful benefits
• Switch OLED Compatible: Play on Nintendo Switch – OLED Model
• Switch Lite Compatible: Supports handheld play on Nintendo Switch Lite

Welcome to the Paldea Region

Pokémon Scarlet takes place in Paldea, a large region filled with cities, countryside, mountains, lakes, deserts and many other environments.

Unlike more traditionally structured Pokémon adventures, Paldea can be explored with considerable freedom. Players can decide where they want to travel and which challenges they want to tackle next.

Choose Your First Partner Pokémon

Your journey begins by choosing one of three first partner Pokémon:

• Sprigatito: Grass-type Pokémon
• Fuecoco: Fire-type Pokémon
• Quaxly: Water-type Pokémon

Your chosen partner becomes one of the first members of your team and can grow and evolve as you progress through Paldea.

Explore an Open Pokémon World

Travel freely across open landscapes and discover wild Pokémon throughout the environment. Explore routes, fields, mountains, caves, towns and other locations while deciding where your adventure takes you next.

Pokémon can be seen moving throughout many environments, allowing players to choose which creatures they want to approach and battle.

Meet Legendary Pokémon Koraidon

Koraidon is the Legendary Pokémon associated with Pokémon Scarlet and plays a major role in your adventure.

Koraidon also helps you travel across Paldea, gaining different traversal capabilities as your journey progresses and making it easier to reach new locations.

Three Major Story Paths

Pokémon Scarlet features three major adventures that can be progressed alongside one another.

• Victory Road: Challenge Pokémon Gyms and pursue Champion Rank
• Path of Legends: Search for rare Herba Mystica and confront Titan Pokémon
• Starfall Street: Take on bases controlled by Team Star

You can move between these storylines rather than completing them as one fixed sequence.

Victory Road

Take on the traditional Pokémon League challenge through the Victory Road storyline.

Travel to Gyms throughout Paldea, complete their challenges and battle powerful Gym Leaders while working towards the region's Champion assessment.

Challenge the Gym Leaders

Paldea's Gym Leaders specialize in different Pokémon types and battle strategies.

Build a balanced team and understand type advantages to overcome their Pokémon and progress towards becoming one of Paldea's strongest Trainers.

Path of Legends

Join Arven on the Path of Legends as you search for rare ingredients known as Herba Mystica.

The journey leads to encounters with enormous Titan Pokémon that are significantly larger and more powerful than ordinary wild Pokémon.

Battle Titan Pokémon

Titan Pokémon provide major encounters outside the traditional Gym storyline. Prepare your team and develop suitable strategies before challenging these powerful opponents.

Progressing through the Path of Legends also plays an important role in developing Koraidon's traversal abilities.

Starfall Street

Take on Team Star through the Starfall Street storyline. Locate their bases throughout Paldea and challenge the squads operating from each location.

Each base introduces a different Team Star squad and culminates in a battle against its leader.

Catch & Train Pokémon

Encounter Pokémon throughout Paldea and catch them using Poké Balls. Different species can appear depending on the environment, location and other gameplay conditions.

Train your Pokémon through battles, help them learn useful moves and evolve eligible Pokémon into stronger forms.

Build Your Ideal Pokémon Team

Pokémon have different types, moves, abilities and characteristics. Creating a balanced team can help prepare you for the wide variety of Trainers and Pokémon encountered across Paldea.

Experiment with different team combinations and develop strategies that suit your preferred style of play.

Terastal Phenomenon

Pokémon in Paldea can undergo a special transformation known as Terastallization.

When a Pokémon Terastallizes, it gains a jewel-like appearance and its Tera Type becomes an important part of battle strategy.

Use Tera Types Strategically

A Pokémon's Tera Type can create new strategic possibilities during battles. Depending on the Pokémon and its Tera Type, Terastallization can strengthen particular moves or alter how opponents need to approach the battle.

Understanding when to Terastallize can make an important difference during difficult encounters.

Tera Raid Battles

Challenge powerful Terastallized Pokémon in Tera Raid Battles. These encounters allow multiple Trainers to work together against a single powerful Pokémon.

Successful raids provide an opportunity to catch the Pokémon and obtain useful rewards.

Multiplayer Adventure

Pokémon Scarlet includes supported multiplayer functionality that allows players to experience parts of the Paldea adventure alongside friends.

Through the Union Circle, up to four players can gather together and explore within the same shared session.

Trade Pokémon

Trade Pokémon with other players through supported local and online communication features.

Trading can help Trainers obtain Pokémon they need for their teams or Pokédex, including Pokémon associated with different versions of the game.

Battle Other Trainers

Put your Pokémon training and team-building skills to the test against other players using supported battle features.

Competitive and casual battles provide additional challenges beyond the main Paldea story.

Pokémon Picnics

Set up a picnic while exploring Paldea and spend time with the Pokémon currently travelling in your party.

Players can interact with their Pokémon and participate in different picnic activities between adventures.

Make Sandwiches

Prepare sandwiches during picnics using different ingredients. The combinations you create can provide useful temporary meal effects.

Different recipes and ingredients can support activities such as exploration and Pokémon encounters.

Let's Go Feature

Send your lead Pokémon out into the field using the Let's Go feature. Your Pokémon can travel alongside you and interact with wild Pokémon while exploring.

This feature provides another way to train and adventure with your Pokémon across Paldea.

Naranja Academy

In Pokémon Scarlet, your Trainer attends Naranja Academy. The academy provides an important starting point for the story and your Treasure Hunt assignment.

Meet students and teachers while learning more about the Pokémon world and the mysteries of Paldea.

Pokémon Scarlet Version Differences

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are separate versions of the Paldea adventure. While they share the main structure and region, certain Pokémon, characters, visual elements and other content differ between the two versions.

Pokémon Scarlet features Koraidon as its principal Legendary Pokémon and Naranja Academy as the player's school.

Complete the Paldea Pokédex

Discover and register Pokémon throughout Paldea while working towards completing your Pokédex.

Exploring different areas, evolving Pokémon and trading with other players can help expand your collection.

Play at Home or On the Go

Pokémon Scarlet can be enjoyed in handheld, tabletop and TV modes on compatible Nintendo Switch systems.

Continue exploring Paldea while travelling or connect a compatible Nintendo Switch system to a television for big-screen gameplay.

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Compatible

Pokémon Scarlet is compatible with the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, allowing Paldea's colourful environments to be enjoyed on its 7-inch OLED display during handheld play.

Nintendo Switch Lite Compatible

Pokémon Scarlet supports handheld gameplay on Nintendo Switch Lite using the console's integrated controls.

Nintendo Switch Lite does not support TV Mode.

Perfect For

• Pokémon Fans
• Open-World Pokémon Adventures
• Koraidon Fans
• Pokémon Collecting & Training
• Turn-Based RPG Fans
• Exploration Games
• Multiplayer Pokémon Gaming
• Tera Raid Battles
• Nintendo Switch Owners
• Nintendo Switch OLED Model Owners
• Nintendo Switch Lite Owners
• Portable Gaming

Specifications

• Game: Pokémon Scarlet
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Genre: RPG / Adventure
• Publisher: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
• Developer: Game Freak
• Region: Paldea
• First Partner Pokémon: Sprigatito, Fuecoco or Quaxly
• Featured Legendary Pokémon: Koraidon
• Academy: Naranja Academy
• Main Story Paths: Victory Road, Path of Legends & Starfall Street
• Terastallization: Supported
• Tera Raid Battles: Supported
• Single-Player Adventure: Supported
• Multiplayer Features: Supported
• Union Circle: Up to 4 Players
• Local Communication: Supported for Applicable Features
• Online Communication: Supported for Applicable Features
• Nintendo Switch: Compatible
• Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Compatible
• Nintendo Switch Lite: Compatible
• Handheld Mode: Supported
• Tabletop Mode: Supported on Compatible Nintendo Switch Systems
• TV Mode: Supported on Compatible Nintendo Switch Systems

In the Box

• Pokémon Scarlet for Nintendo Switch
• Retail Game Packaging

Note: Packaging design, supported languages, printed materials and age-rating markings may vary according to the regional edition supplied. Internet access, Nintendo Account and applicable Nintendo Switch Online membership may be required for certain online multiplayer, trading and communication features. Additional downloadable content is sold separately unless specifically stated.

Why Buy Pokémon Scarlet?

Pokémon Scarlet for Nintendo Switch expands the traditional Pokémon formula with a large open-world region and three major adventures that can be explored with greater freedom. Catch and train Pokémon, challenge Gym Leaders, battle Titan Pokémon and take on Team Star while travelling throughout Paldea with Koraidon.

With Terastallization, Tera Raid Battles, Pokémon Picnics, multiplayer exploration and hundreds of Pokémon to discover, Pokémon Scarlet offers an expansive adventure for both long-time Pokémon Trainers and players beginning their first Pokémon journey.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Is Pokémon Scarlet available for Nintendo Switch?

Yes. Pokémon Scarlet is designed for the Nintendo Switch family of systems.

2. Does Pokémon Scarlet work on Nintendo Switch OLED?

Yes. Pokémon Scarlet is compatible with the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model.

3. Can Pokémon Scarlet be played on Nintendo Switch Lite?

Yes. Pokémon Scarlet supports handheld gameplay on Nintendo Switch Lite.

4. Which starter Pokémon can I choose in Pokémon Scarlet?

You can choose Sprigatito, Fuecoco or Quaxly as your first partner Pokémon.

5. Which Legendary Pokémon is in Pokémon Scarlet?

Koraidon is the principal Legendary Pokémon associated with Pokémon Scarlet and also helps the player travel throughout Paldea.

6. Is Pokémon Scarlet an open-world game?

Yes. Pokémon Scarlet features an open-world Paldea region that provides considerable freedom in where players travel and how they progress through its three main story paths.

7. What are the three story paths?

The three main adventures are Victory Road for the Gym challenge, Path of Legends involving Titan Pokémon and Starfall Street involving Team Star.

8. What is Terastallization?

Terastallization is a special Paldea battle mechanic that gives Pokémon a crystalline appearance and activates their Tera Type, creating additional strategic possibilities.

9. Does Pokémon Scarlet have multiplayer?

Yes. Pokémon Scarlet supports multiplayer features, including the ability for up to four players to gather through Union Circle. Applicable online features may require Nintendo Switch Online.

10. What is the difference between Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet?

Both games take place in Paldea and share the core adventure, but certain Pokémon, characters and other elements differ. Pokémon Scarlet features Koraidon and Naranja Academy, while Pokémon Violet features its own version-specific content.