The Pokemon World Championship is ending on a bittersweet note with the franchise saying goodbye to Gen 8 of the mainline series, but this is also a great time to let Pokemon Scarlet and Violet shine with some new content. The Pokemon Company only released three trailers in the span of six months for the Gen 9 games, but today's closing ceremony was expected to include some form of news about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. This came in the form of a short trailer that went over several interesting bits about how battles look like in the upcoming Pokemon games, as well as a new critter altogether.
The trailer started with a showcase of the battle screen for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and then immediately revealed a brand-new critter that's called Cyclizar, a Dragon/Normal hybrid that happens to be the pre-evolution of both Koraidon and Miraidon. Cyclizar has a similar design to that of the two box Legendaries by having motorbike-like features, and it clearly shares the same base type as both Koraidon and Miraidon, with them being Dragon/Fighting and Dragon/Electric, according to leaks.
Cyclizar also has a new move that will likely be shared by other Pokemon available in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet -- Shed Tail. This move creates a substitute, much like the homonymous move Substitute, but it also allows the user to switch out of battle, letting another pocket monster in the party take its place. This is the safest way to switch Pokemon ever introduced to the franchise, and it could see a lot of play in tournaments.
The trailer focused once again on the Terastal phenomenon and how it can be used in battle to prevent supereffective damage or prevent damage altogether, which is shown in the trailer via a Tyranitar Terastallizing into a Ghost-type to avoid a Fighting move. Speaking of Terastallization, the trailer also revealed that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will include a STAB move that adjusts its typing to match that of the Pokemon's Tera-type. This mode is called Tera Blast, which deals either physical damage or special damage depending on the user's stats.
The trailer doesn't show new evolution lines, however, which seems like a missed opportunity for The Pokemon Company. Most of the evolution lines currently known in Gen 9 are from leaks, one of which went over Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's new "Kamen Rider" Bug-type and its type combination allegedly being a new one never used before. The official website for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been updated with today's information, and it's likely that a fifth trailer will come sometime in September, even though this hasn't been confirmed yet.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet release on November 18 on Nintendo Switch.