Nintendo and Game Freak continue to reveal more details about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as the games receive the final touches before being released. One Pokemon fan has noticed an important detail regarding the Gen 1 Pokemon Venonat and the upcoming launch of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet received their second trailer at the beginning of June, and the video revealed new details and Pokemon, as well as the Professors that will start the player's adventure. In addition to the starters Fuecoco, Quaxly, and Sprigatito and freshly unveiled Pokemon like Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv, there are returning Pokemon like Flaffy, Meowth, and Pikachu. Reddit user Financial-Channel-71 has also noted that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will break a series tradition for Venonat.
Disregarding Pokemon remakes, Venonat hasn't been in a regional Pokedex since Pokemon Gold and Silver, and Financial-Channel-71 has highlighted the milestone for the Poison/Bug-type Pokemon. Since Gen 2, Venonat has only appeared in the popular Pokemon GO, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. Venonat's introduction to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ends a long-running streak of brand-new Pokemon titles missing the Pokemon, allowing those first starting their Pokemon adventure with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to experience the Gen 1 Pokemon first-hand.
Some Pokemon like the Gen 9 starters have been highlighted in combat in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's two trailers, but Venonat is only shown for a brief moment as it jumps up and down in a field near the Pokemon trainer. Though it's currently unclear why Venonat was left out of titles like Pokemon Sun and Moon and Pokemon Sword and Shield, many Pokemon fans responding to Financial-Channel-71's post are celebrating the Pokemon's return. Because the trailer shows a standard-looking Venonat exploring the open environment, it's unlikely that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will introduce a regional variant of Venonat or Venomoth.
Although some Pokemon fans are anticipating the release of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to add Venonat to their team, others have pointed out that even after evolving into Venomoth, the Pokemon has mediocre stats. Because Pokemon fans have been able to move Pokemon between titles through Pokemon Home, some players have been able to bring Venonat's from older save files to recent games, but games like Pokemon Sword and Shield have prevented certain Pokemon from being traded using this method. Some Pokemon fans have expressed interest in seeing a Mega Venomoth added to the series now that the Pokemon is making a return, but it's unlikely that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will feature such evolutions.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet release for Nintendo Switch on November 18.
