We're in the final stretch before Pokémon Scarlet & Violet launches on Switch next month. Later today, we'll be finding out about a brand new Ghost-type Pokémon, but before we get to that, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo of America have dropped a new commercial for the game.
'Your World Your Way' is all about capturing the open world of the Paldea region. Generation IX is the first open-world mainline Pokémon gen, taking a leaf out of Pokémon Legends: Arceus' book. This advert is giving us the spirit of that feeling that we should hopefully all have when we first step out into Paldea in a few weeks' time.

Pikachu of course makes an appearance, as does our brand new starter trio — looking as adorable as ever — but while the trailer doesn't give us any new stuff, we do get some brief snippets of some of the locations in Paldea, how battles play out, and Tera Raids. It's your typically wholesome Pokémon trailer — a slice of adventure, some cute creatures, a little flash of some mechanics; the usual stuff!
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are out very soon, on 18th November. Make sure you check out our hands-on preview of the game for some early impressions.
Are you excited about today's reveal? What do you think of the commercial? Let us know!
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My way is a world running smooth
God they're so cute.

It's a cool ad overall though. I remember seeing something back in June where people were spotted filming an ad for Nintendo in Spain, which was presumed to be for SV. Now that's been confirmed thanks to the guy in the photos being the same one as this ad which is just pretty damn cool if you ask me!
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@Ironcore
I wasn't aware n64 was a hd console.
In other words wtf you're talking about. What you expect? A Pokemon game with photorealistic graphics? I don't see how the look of a game like this could be improved in any meaningful way. It looks good and it's still gonna look good 20 years after because cartoons don't get old. Unless you complain about the lack of detail in the visual look everytime you watch Simpsons from TV.
The performance is such a bummer
@Cia not photorealistIc, but better art design and more time in the oven. And fwiw the Simpsons at one point we’re animated very well, and lived in a detailed, thought out world. So not a great example
@Cia let’s not kid ourselves. We’re five years into a console that Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Xenoblade and more were all able to optimise within the first year. There’s no excuse for the 5th crack at a Pokémon game on Switch to run and look the way it does.
@Cia Maybe just some graphics from this side of the millennium would have been nice. I actually don't mind the N64 style so much but if they are going for that then they really should be able to achieve a respectable framerate. Also yes the N64 can display 1080 and maybe even 4k through converters and upscalers, it basically looks like this except with a workable framerate.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=n64+1080p
Well... It was okay.
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet looks decent enough for me.
But in my opinion, Yokai Watch 4++ on PS5 already set the bar really really high.
There are many games on Switch that look pretty good even through their average graphics. Idk why Pokémon is not reaching at least the same level.
@Cia
Very few (if any) people are expecting photorealistic or high end visuals but something that could keep a stable 30fps would be nice.
heck on the subject of the n64 era i found the games with simpler visuals which ran better would often hold up much better than the ones which pushed the systems visuals at the expense of performance.
@Ironcore Oh come on. The PS2/Gamecube graphics comments are braindead enough, but N64? Seriously, GO BACK AND LOOK AT A GAME FROM THAT ERA. N64 character models don't even have separate fingers. Go look at character models from the PS2 era (in-game, not pre-rendered cutscene) and then look at the character models in this game. You're being ridiculous. And the upscaling argument isn't the banger you think it is. The presence of upscaled ROMs 25 years post-console doesn't make the N64 "an HD console" in any way.
@CMS_Glalie They've been around long enough that they aren't a troll account, just very opinionated and know what they want, even if that goes against the crowd.
I've never been so uninterested in a Pokemon game, lol. its just kinda there
@Anti-Matter DUDE WE GET IT YOU LIKE YW MORE
i like it more too but it gets annoying when that is your only backbone for an argument against pokemon... please get a new argument
@DiggleDog
This is the only real take away anyone should have with Scarlet & Violet. There really is no excuse at this point for these games to perform so poorly. This is the BIGGEST franchise on the Nintendo Switch and it can't even lock-in at 30FPS for a stable experience? Unreal.
Meanwhile, you have Bayonetta 3, a game that should struggle on the Switch, and it's wonderfully optimized for the system and looks fantastic.
@Anti-Matter That looks cool. But too bad there isn't an English version.
Can't have things "my way" if the Pokémon I want on my team get cut in the game!
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