The Pokemon Company held a Pokemon Presents this week that had one of the longest run times in the event's history. The presentation, which lasted for approximately 24 minutes, covered a variety of different Pokemon-related projects, both inside and outside the world of video games. The Pokemon Company highlighted two new Pokemon TV shows during the event, one of which was a Galar-themed series produced by the makers of Wallace & Gromit, Aardman Animations. It also announced a permanent outdoor Pokemon attraction called PokePark Kanto, as well as an all-new Pokemon TCG expansion centered around Mega Evolutions.
On the video game side of things, The Pokemon Company shared a bunch of new information about several Pokemon mobile games, such as Pokemon Masters EX, Pokemon Sleep, and Pokemon Cafe Remix. It even announced and released a new Pokemon spin-off game, Pokemon Friends, for both Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Perhaps the biggest reveal that came out of this week's Pokemon Presents, though, was the debut of a new trailer for the upcoming Pokemon Legends Z-A, which showcased an all-new Mega Evolution for Dragonite. There was one other exciting piece of news from the event that kind of went overlooked, however, and it pertained to the series' latest mainline games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
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The Shiny Treasures of Ruin Tera Raid Battles are Only Going to Be Available for a Limited Time
Game Freak confirmed during the recent Pokemon Presents that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are going to get a new set of Tera Raid Battles that will feature Shiny variants of four Legendary Pokemon from the games: Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. These four Pokemon are part of the Treasures of Ruin, a quartet of rare creatures whose designs are inspired by Chinese culture and mythology. While the regular versions of the Treasures of Ruin are not that difficult to catch, this event will mark the first time that their Shiny variants can officially be encountered in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Players Will Only Have Two Weeks to Fight Each Treasure of Ruin
Although these Tera Raid Battles do sound exciting, there is a major caveat to keep in mind: according to Game Freak, players are only going to have two weeks to fight each of the Treasures of Ruin. After the period for each Pokemon's Tera Raid Battle ends, players will not be able to encounter it again in the immediate future. This event, as a result, relies on a lot of FOMO to keep players engaged, which is something that some fans may not be happy about. For those who are still interested in partaking in these Tera Raid Battles, though, there are some important bits of information to take note of.
The first of the Ruinous Pokemon that is going to be featured in this series of Tera Raid Battles is Shiny Wo-Chien. It will appear at a Tera Raid Crystal in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from July 22 to August 3. The Tera Raid Battles for the other Treasures of Ruin, meanwhile, will go live in the weeks after Wo-Chien's debut. Players will be able to encounter Shiny Chien-Pao from August 3 to August 17, Shiny Ting-Lu from August 17 to August 31, and Shiny Chi-Yu from August 31 to September 14.
Ruinous Pokemon is another name for the Treasures of Ruin.
Gamers Will Have to Collectively Defeat Each Shiny Treasure of Ruin One Million Times in Order to Unlock Them
Unlike the Pokemon featured in other Tera Raid Battles, it will not be possible to catch any of the Treasures of Ruin. Instead, players will have to collectively defeat each of the Shiny Ruinous Pokemon one million times in order to obtain them. If gamers reach these milestones, Game Freak will give the Ruinous Pokemon away to those who participated in the Tera Raid Battles through the Mystery Gift feature. Although Game Freak has stated that Shiny Chi-Yu, Shiny Ting-Lu, Shiny Chien-Pao, and Shiny Wo-Chien may become obtainable again in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet through other means in the future, taking part in this new series of events is probably the best shot that players will have at adding them to their collections.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 48%
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- ESRB
- E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
WHERE TO PLAY
The school that you’ve enrolled in as you play Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet hosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is "A Treasure Hunt." Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!
Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations in order to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you can join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.
These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.
- Genre(s)
- RPG
