Pokémon Scarlet And Violet: All Of The Version Differences And Exclusives So Far

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet have been officially announced, complete with a reveal trailer that includes a first look at the starters this time around. 

These two games represent the start of Generation 9, which will surely bring its own competitive meta, anime, and even Pokémon card series to the franchise, and we can’t wait. However, there’s still some time before we actually get to play these games, so for now, we’ll be scanning every second of the reveal trailer (and subsequent trailers) for new locales, features, and of course, Pokémon. 

As any Pokémon player knows, with each generation comes two games to choose from. The Scarlet and Violet versions are this year. Perhaps it is a nod to Red or Blue. With two different versions, there are always some differences between the games as well as Pokémon exclusive to each. Larvitar, for example, is nearly always only available in one of the games when there are two. We wouldn’t be surprised to see Larvitar in the Scarlet and Violet trailer. 

We have all the latest news and exclusives. It is hard to keep up. Here are all of the version differences and exclusive Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet – this is a living list, so be sure to check back often to find out what new things we’ve learned. 

Legendaries

A new trailer released on June 1 showcased our first look at the two box art legendaries of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Koraidon and Miraidon, respectively. Although there is no information on the typing of these characters, we are able to guess fire and Dragon for Koraidon as well as electric and Dragon for Miraidon. These are their looks: 

Important to remember that players have immediate access to the legendaries they choose from the beginning of the game. These legendary characters are excellent for traversal, as they can climb up hills, navigate across water bodies, fly through air and even function on the ground as motorcycles. Koraidon’s various forms are called “builds,” likely referring back to Scarlet’s themes. Miraidon is called “modes,” referring more to Violet’s futuristic themes. 

Professors

The big June 1 trailer revealed that for the first time ever in a Pokémon game, there will be two professors: Professor Sada if you’re playing Scarlet (left) and Professor Turo if you’re playing Violet (right). These professors can be viewed below.

Start Outfits

With just a reveal trailer and an official Pokémon Scarlet and Violet page from Nintendo to go on at the moment, the starting outfits are the only difference we’ve spotted thus far between the two versions. To nobody’s surprise, the starting outfit in Scarlet features, well, scarlet, and the Violet starting outfit features violet – wild, right? The screenshots below show the two outfits. 

Towers/Insignia

The June 1 trailer showed us two towers, which are obviously different depending on the game being played. It is not clear what the towers represent or their purpose. However, it appears the Scarlet tower features an orange fruit insignia while the Violet tower features grapes – perhaps local fruit will play into this region in an interesting way: 

This is Paldea’s biggest city Mesagoza. Your trainer will be attending school there. Violet and Scarlet players will both be at the Naranja Academy, while Violet players will go to the Uva Academy. 

Pokémon

Here are the Scarlet-exclusive Pokémon: 

• Armorouge
• Larvitar
• Pupitar
• Tyranitar
• Great Tusk
• Koraidon
• Stonjourner

Here are the Violet-exclusive Pokémon:

• Ceruledge
• Bagon
• Shelgon
• Salamence
• Iron Treads
• Miraidon

Last week it was revealed that both the Scarlet and Violet games each have their own book. Although little information is available about the books or their function, Scarlet features Great Tusk and Violet features Iron Treads. 

We will continue to update this story as we learn more about Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. 

What differences and exclusive Pokémon have you spotted so far? Comment below to let us know!