

Up to four players will be able to explore the region as a group, although the exact details of how it will work haven’t been fully explained yet.

In another first for the series, however, you’ll be able to experience the games in co-op. Yes, there will be traditional multiplayer options, letting you battle and trade with friends and strangers. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet – is there co-op multiplayer? Unlike Pokémon Sword & Shield’s Galar region, which was more vertical in design and saw you travel from its bottom to its top, Paldea is literally shaped like a pokéball, more befitting its open world design. It’s described as a ‘land of vast open spaces’ and will feature an array of different environments, from grassy plains and lakes to sandy deserts and a snow-topped mountain. The games are set in the Paldea region, which is very clearly inspired by Spain and Portugal. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet – what region is it set in?

So, you can take a break from your gym battles to progress one of the other storylines and vice versa. There will also be two other storylines separate from the gym challenge, and you can tackle these in any order to. The traditional gym challenge, for example, has returned but, unlike the other games, there’s no set order that you need to complete them in. In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, however, The Pokémon Company brags that you can ‘explore at your leisure and not in an order dictated by the story.’ While previous entries in the series have always been set in a vast region, you had to explore them in a set order, with little opportunity to deviate from the path.
