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Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

A bundle that includes both the Pokémon Scarlet game and The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands…

3 November 2023

Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is an adventure developed by Game Freak, released 3 November 2023 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

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What Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is

Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 2023. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A bundle that includes both the Pokémon Scarlet game and The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, small towns, and sprawling cities. Explore a wide-open world at your own pace and traverse land, water, and air by riding on the form-shifting Legendary Pokémon Miraidon. Choose either Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly to be your first partner Pokémon before setting off on your journey through Paldea. Adventure beyond the Paldea region in Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Even more Pokémon, places, and stories await in this 2-part DLC for the Pokémon Violet game! In Part 1…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is the 283rd of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero in 2023.

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What it launched against

Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero launched on 3 November 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and The Talos Principle II. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, The Talos Principle II.

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When did Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero come out?
Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero was released on 3 November 2023 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

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