The first part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s downloadable content has been release. Part one, The Teak Mask sees you take a trip to the land of Kitakami and joining an outdoor studies Pokémon between the academy and another school.
In this new area, there are
new Pokémon to catch and whole new story to play through. You’ll need to download the latest version of either Pokémon
Scarlet and
Violet alongside the update. Make sure you purchase the right version of the DLC as well that corresponds with the version of the game you have.
Patch notes for version 2.0.1 reveal a bunch of quality of life changes, including fixing box speed and pinning the mini-map to north.
Additional Pokémon
For Trainers who have not purchased
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, additional Pokémon may appear via local or online communication modes.
Newly Added Features
- You will now be able lock the mini map that appears while you are out in the field so that up is always north. You can do this by pressing the Right Stick twice while you have the map app open to select the App and mini maps locked setting.
- Camera settings have been added to the Options menu. These settings will let you adjust how the camera works while you are out in the field.
- We have added a feature that allows you to signal a Pokémon accompanying you in the field to stop and wait where it is. To give this signal, press the Left Stick.
- You can now take pictures by pressing the A Button in the camera app.
- You can now play music by pressing the ZL Button or ZR Button while the camera app is open. You may find that Pokémon accompanying you in the field and people around you will react to the music.
- While using the Union Circle, Trainers can now share photos they have taken with the camera app during that Union Circle session with the friends they are playing with.
- We have added a feature to TM Machines that allows you to filter for moves your Pokémon can learn. By interacting with a TM Machine and selecting the option to filter for learnable moves, you will be able to display only TMs containing moves that a specific Pokémon can learn.
Bug Fixes and Feature Adjustments
- Incorrect descriptive text for the moves Ceaseless Edge, Dire Claw, and Stone Axe has been corrected. The descriptions for these moves previously included the words “aiming to land a critical hit,” but these moves do not increase the critical-hit ratio in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. This wording has been removed from these descriptions.
- We have fixed a bug where the Itemfinder Mark would not be applied to a Pokémon even if the conditions were met.
- Wild Pokémon that have the Titan Mark will now reappear in the field after a certain amount of time if they have been defeated.
- We have made adjustments to the way Pokémon icons are displayed in the Boxes.
- Other select bug fixes have been implemented.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask will begin to release late on September 12, depending on your time zone. The game will roll out across the world at the same time, meaning some players will get to play it earlier than the originally stated September 13 release time.
This information is based on the confirmed release time for the Japanese version of the DLC, so if
Game Freak follows a worldwide release for the DLC like it has done in the past, we believe that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask will release at the following times:
- September 12, 6 PM (Pacific Time)
- September 12, 8 PM (Central Time)
- September 12, 9 PM (Eastern Time)
- September 13, 2 AM (UK Time)
- September 13, 3 AM (Central Europe)
- September 13 9 AM (Japan Time)
