The New Pokémon Anime Simply Revealed A By no means Earlier than Seen Monster

The primary episode of the brand new Pokémon anime aired in Japan immediately, and followers bought their first have a look at a never-before-seen Pokémon. Whereas it’s not the primary time that the anime debuted a Pokémon earlier than the video games do, it’s a pleasing shock when these uncommon occurrences do occur. We don’t but have a reputation for this turtle-like creature, however there are some hints to its origins.

An attentive fan might need observed that the colour and form of the brand new Pokémon seems to be just like Terapagos, a legendary Pokémon that was revealed on Pokémon Day earlier this yr. Terapagos is the mascot of Scarlet and Violet’s post-game DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Space Zero. We additionally don’t have affirmation if there’s a organic relationship between the 2 Pokémon, although I think that it could be a child type like the paranormal Phione (which might solely be obtained by breeding Manaphy, however doesn’t evolve into one). Terapagos will likely be out there within the second DLC wave, The Indigo Disk.

Not so much is thought about Terapagos both, however we’ve seen hints of it within the Scarlet and Violet video games. Based on a analysis station in Space Zero, Terapagos could be liable for the Terastallizing mechanic within the Paldea area. The Scarlet and Violet books describe a “disk” Pokémon that had a shell with “overlapping hexagons’’ and “gleamed like a gemstone.” I’m hoping that the anime reveals extra about each of those Pokémon earlier than we are able to lastly catch them this fall.

After Ash Ketchum lastly grew to become a Pokémon grasp, the anime wound down and ended its 26-year run. A brand new Scarlet and Violet anime was introduced to take its place. Pokémon Horizons: The Sequence options solely new protagonists and an cute captain Pikachu. I’m glad that Ash is lastly freed of his immortality curse and could be allowed to age for the primary time in 20 years.

The brand new anime simply began airing in Japan, however gained’t be out for months as The Pokémon Firm simply wrangled a brand new streaming take care of Netflix wherein episodes are launched in waves. Boo. So that you’ll should dodge spoilers for awhile longer if you would like the unfiltered Pokémon watching expertise. Good luck with that.