Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for nearly a yr now, however followers are nonetheless discovering options they by no means knew about—together with a really delicate one that’s purely beauty.
In an Oct. 8 Reddit thread, one participant talked about how Pokémon look barely dirtier and worn down when their HP is low. They included side-by-side photos of a “soiled” Pokémon subsequent to a clear one for comparability, however it’s nonetheless not tremendous noticeable.
“I needed to squint HARD to note any distinction,” a participant commented. Actually, if the visible characteristic wasn’t identified, it’d be very simple to overlook it altogether or mistake it for a shadow.
That isn’t the place the delicate characteristic ends, both. Based on the publish, the grime in your weakened Pokémon will go away by both restoring their well being or utilizing the wash characteristic whereas having a picnic.
Some gamers appreciate the inclusion of smaller particulars like this within the Gen IX video games, however others aren’t so thrilled.
One participant identified how Sport Freak selected so as to add this beauty characteristic over one thing extra helpful like extra visual and audio effects on wild Shiny Pokémon to improve accessibility. Certainly, gamers may undoubtedly profit from extra apparent cues whereas Shiny searching, however nobody is basically benefitting from their Pokémon trying dirtier at decrease HP. Certain, it provides a extra reasonable contact to the video games, however what’s the purpose if loads of gamers aren’t noticing it anyway?
On the similar time, this might be a place to begin to make future Pokémon video games really feel extra full and polished—so long as they don’t run into the various points which have haunted Scarlet and Violet since their launch.
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