Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: What are Picnics?

PokémonSword Shield, you could make and feed your Pokémon curry. To learn more, Pokémon Scarlet Violet, you’ll have to assemble swiches for you your Pokémon crew. The Pokémon Company outlined Scarlet Violet’s new picnic area, where players will be able to bathe, feed, and play with their Pokémon, in a 14-minute trailer that debuted Thursday.

It’s extremely cute, and an experience players will be able to use with friends through Scarlet and Violet’s Union Circle. The Pokémon Company says these areas will be accessible when playing with friends by simply walking up to a picnic-in-progress.

The Pokémon Company explained how it works on the official Scarlet and Violet site: After starting a picnic, Pokémon will gather around — including your Legendary Pokémon, either Koraidon or Miraidon. Sandwiches can be made using local ingredients. Then stack them on top of the bread. Swiches restore HP for Pokémon, but also can add different effects, The Pokémon Company said. Look, Scarlet and Violet is now a sandwich making simulator, and I’m not mad at that. It’s definitely got a minigame vibe to it, because there looks to be some skill involved; your sandwich may topple over if you make bad choices.

Picnics are also where Pokémon can bathe, scrubbed clean with a Mareep sponge. Cleaning your Pokémon is not just for fun, but it will also restore HP and make them like you more. Apparently, Pokémon will get visibly dirty depending on what they’re trekking through — “mud from the roadsides, snow from snowstorms, and sand from sandstorms” as well as taking damage in battles.

Picnic tables can be decorated with a variety of tablecloths, cups and water bottles. It’s an area where you can take photos, too, and toss a little ball to your pals, like in Sword Shield. Likewise, The Pokémon Company also said it’s possible to find Pokémon eggs there, too.

Pokémon Scarlet VioletNintendo Switch is set to release the game on November 18. It’s the ninth generation of the storied franchise, bringing players to the new Paldean region — a region inspired by the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and loaded with tons of new Pokémon To catch.