Summary
Pokemon Scarlet and Violethave a lot of great qualities that will mark Gen 9 as one of the most impactful in the mainline series for a long time to come, but unfortunately, they also came with some issues that felt out of place for such revolutionary and well-written games. Alongside various technical and performance issues that had a detrimental effect on some players' experience overall, one of the most notable problems with Gen 9 games was the lack of level scaling. With an open-world game the size ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region, level scaling would have been a fantastic addition - and it seems that The Indigo Disk will finally give players a challenge, and a tough one while at it.
Pokemongames' difficultyhas often been a hot topic within the community due to how easy some titles can feel compared to others, with games likePokemon Let’s Go EeveeandPikachubeing at one end of the spectrum and titles likePokemon Legends: Arceusat the other. Gen 9 wasn’t particularly challenging in any of its storylines or pieces of content, with epic battles against Titan Pokemon, the Elite Four, Champion Geeta, or even Nemona almost never feeling vaguely threatening. Level scaling is the reason why, and The Indigo Disk DLC’s approach seems like a different story.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Difficulty is About to Go Up
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s The Indigo Disk Takes Competitive Battles to the Next Level
Based onThe Indigo Disk previews,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s difficulty might be changing drastically. While this won’t really have any effects on the base game, and with The Teal Mask already attempting something similar with harder battles against the Kitakami Ogre Club, The Indigo Disk seems to be set on providing players with a major challenge. Even though mainline games rarely feature double battles all that much, that is the dominantPokemonVGC format, and it seems that the second DLC will make it its own as well.
Previously hinted at by renownedPokemonleaker Riddler Khu, the previews for The Indigo Disk confirm that the DLC will indeed have multiple double battles in it, and many of them will have a competitive-adjacent format.
There will be trainers using popular and effective double battle strategies, focusing on one or two key victory conditions, using competitively-viable items and Pokemon, and more. The epitome of this will bePokemon Scarlet and Violet’s BB League battles, as these new trainers will seemingly have a combination of all the best Pokemon and strategies for double battles, and a high-level team to boot.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s BB League Might be The Toughest Challenge Yet
The previews had two different saves, with the first being tied to exploration and featuring a team of level 80 Pokemon, and the second being tied to a battle againstPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Amarys in The Indigo Disk, which instead used level 88 Pokemon with competitive movesets and items. This alone shows what the gap truly is for The Pokemon Company to go ahead and provide players with stronger Pokemon just to face against one BB League member - and there are four of them.
These are unprecedented levels of difficulty inPokemongames, possibly only comparable toPokemon Legends: Arceus' Volo boss battle with Giratina appearing as a seventh Pokemon - and then having a second form.
On top of that, the BB League’s Champion is likely to pack even more of a punch in battle, and if the leaks are correct, then players might face a team of six and then a7-headed Dipplin evolution in The Indigo Disk’s biggest battle, where each head allegedly makes for a single Pokemon fight. As such, fans hoping to stroll through The Indigo Disk might be in for a surprise and instead get a run for their money.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
WHERE TO PLAY
The school that you’ve enrolled in as you playPokémon ScarletandPokémon Violethosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is “A Treasure Hunt.” Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you can join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.
