When Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire launched in 2003, they introduced 135 new Pokemon for players to add to their collections. One such new Pokemon was Shroomish, a Grass-type Pokemon that evolves into Grass/Fighting-type Pokemon Breloom at level 23. Breloom hasn't been featured regularly in new main series Pokemon games for quite a few years, but it will be making its big comeback in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
The latest trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet focused primarily on the games' battle mechanics. Besides giving fans a new look at Pokemon Scarlet and Violet battles, the trailer revealed brand-new Pokemon Cyclizar and put the spotlight on some of the returning Pokemon. One such returning Pokemon is none other than Breloom, which was shown using Bullet Seed with the assistance of the new Loaded Dice item, which increases the chances of multi-strike moves landing multiple hits.
Breloom has been largely absent from brand-new main series Pokemon games for quite some time. While Breloom is obtainable in the remakes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Pokemon was completely unavailable in new games Pokemon Sword and Shield and Pokemon Legends: Arceus. It also wasn't available to catch natively in Pokemon Sun and Moon or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, with the only way for players to get it being the Pokemon Bank.
So prior to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and discounting remakes like Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the last time Pokemon fans could get Breloom was the Generation 6 games Pokemon X and Y, which launched in 2013. It's unclear why Breloom has been absent for so long, but its return has been well-received by fans. After all, even though Breloom was available to catch in the Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes, it was still trapped in those games, with players unable to transfer it to Pokemon Sword and Shield or Pokemon Legends: Arceus, so it's definitely great to see it finally get more time in the main series spotlight.
Breloom is just one of many returning Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, though there will also be some Pokemon missing from the new games. The full list of missing Pokemon has not been revealed at the time of this writing, and it's likely that fans will have to wait to play the games for themselves to find out who all didn't make the cut. In the meantime, there will be plenty of brand-new Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, so fans should be kept plenty busy trying to catch them all.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launch on November 18, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.