Highlights
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's upcoming DLC will be compatible with Pokemon Home.
- The DLC, titled The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, will be released in two parts, with the first part coming on September 13, 2023.
- The inclusion of new Pokemon, including two Legendaries and new evolutions, in the DLC is a smart move by The Pokemon Company, although some fans have expressed apprehension due to previous criticisms of the base games.
The upcoming DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is confirmed to have compatibility with Pokemon Home. Soon, all but one recent Pokemon game will include such compatibility.
Making up the ninth generation of the beloved Pokemon series, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are fast approaching a full year on the market. These games introduce an open-world setting to the mainline installments and allow players to choose their story paths and conquer objectives out of order. Game Freak intends to keep the momentum going with a two-part DLC campaign, titled The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The first part, The Teal Mask, is due on September 13, 2023, while the second part, The Indigo Disk, is due out in Q4.
As stated by the official Japanese Pokemon Company X account, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's two-part DLC campaign will include the ability to transfer recruited Pokemon via Pokemon Home. This feature will be added via the Version 3.1.0 update, which will launch at a currently unknown date. Regardless, it will allow the 230+ Pokemon added via the DLC to be transferred to other compatible games. The DLC Pokemon in question include two new Legendaries, new evolutions for Duraludon and Applin, and every starter that was missing in the base Scarlet and Violet.
The comment section below the tweet was minimal and wholly in Japanese, but excited about this update nonetheless. Many were elated by the inclusion, particularly the new starters shown off in the included promotional image, but also bummed out at the lack of a release date for Version 3.1.0. It should be a treat for fans to finally learn when this new feature lands, alongside a confirmation on whether those heavily rumored Tera forms are really in the bonus campaign.
From what has been shown, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is looking to be a pretty substantial addition to these games, and the ability to transfer the new Pokemon from this campaign into other titles is a smart and unexpected move on The Pokemon Company's part. Still, the amount of criticism directed at the base games do open up some room for apprehension, especially given the likelihood of some technical issues much like the ones that plagued the base Scarlet and Violet. Only time will tell regarding the quality of this DLC.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
