When Nintendo announced the upcoming expansion pokemon scarlet and violetwhich confirmed the return of some familiar Poke Friends – 230, in fact.
These Pokémon will appear in Part 1: Teal Mask and Part 2: Indigo Discs, none of which appear in any games. Nintendo decided not to provide a list of returning Pokemon because it wants you to find out for yourself by playing the game.
That number also includes Pokemon you can bring into the game through Pokemon Home or obtain through trades.
While Nintendo may not want to share which Pokemon are returning, a reported list of Pokemon has surfaced online thanks to data mining.
These data were pulled from the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet update 1.2.0 released for the game today.twitter user mattyoukhana_ Found stubs of deleted Pokedex entries instead of Pokemon payloads. According to Nintendo Everything, something similar is happening with DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield.
While we won’t post the list here as it would spoil your surprise, we will say that there are some mainstays and less popular Pokemon on the list. You can check out the list via Nintendo Everything and mattyoukhana_’s tweet link.
Additional Pokemon will be released alongside the DLC. These include new and previously released creatures. Familiar faces from Nintendo include Milotic, Chingling, Ninetails, Yamana, Shiftry, Vikavolt, Espurr, Whimsicott, Zebstrika, Dewgong, Metagross and Alcremie.
The new Pokemon included in Part 1: Teal Mask are Ogerpon, Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. In Part 2: Indigo Disk, Terapagos will appear.