A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fan has noticed a key detail about the Pokemon Centers in the next installments of the series and how they may change one long-standing issue many players have encountered. One small change to the traditionally important Pokemon location may make getting between battles and retrieving recovery items in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet a lot more seamless.
Since Pokemon Red and Blue were released, Pokemon players have been unable to do things like ride their bike in or fly out of Pokemon Centers because of certain indoor restrictions. This tradition has carried forward into many mainline Pokemon titles, with a few areas like Sky Pillar and underground passageways standing as the few exceptions. An eagle-eyed Reddit user called Kilzi has noticed that the open nature of outdoor Pokemon Centers teased during the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer may allow Pokemon trainers to fly or mount up unrestricted by limitations faced by earlier generations.
Kilzi's post included an image from one of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailers, and two from Pokemon Sword and Shield that illustrate their point in juxtaposition to the Gen 9 photo. The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet screenshot highlights the scale and open design of Pokemon Centers in the Gen 9 games, with two trainers standing outside in proximity to the counter that may feel familiar to Pokemon fans that are used to interacting with NPCs in prior main series titles. Because of this addition of outdoor Pokemon Centers in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Kilzi points out that players may benefit with the ability to fly or ride the bicycle at will.
Like Pokemon Centers in Pokemon Sword and Shield, the ones in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet include a Poke Mart and online features like trading and battling in one location that gets progressively more condensed. These outdoor Pokemon Centers are the only ones teased in the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailers thus far, shown in snowy and grassy areas, and they may be the only model of the important hub. Although these outdoor Pokemon Centers are the only such venues that have been shown off in trailers, the Pokemon academies that are part of the story may also offer items or health restoration.
Though multiple Pokemon fans expressed enthusiasm for what has been dubbed the "drive-through Pokecenters," others have anticipated that players may not be able to fly if they're too close to the building or that a pop-up may prompt them to do certain actions somewhere else. Because Koraidon and Miraidon have been spotted near the Pokemon Centers, it's likely that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will at least be able to ride their Gen 9 Legendary Pokemon up to the Gen 9 upgraded outdoor centers.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will release for Nintendo Switch on November 18.
Source: Reddit