Summary
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk may have some cut content that players will never see, but it was and still is a goodPokemonDLC nonetheless, especially seeing how much content there is for players to grind through. FromIndigo Disk’s Snacksworth and Legendary Pokemonto hidden loot caves in Area Zero, there are many things for players new and old alike to look forward to, even before they wrap up the story. Doing this, however, will unlock several other features and will finally allow players to start obtaining Stellar Type Shards to change their critters' Tera type into Terapagos' signature one. Another interesting aspect of the DLC is its focus on double battles, and while this is good practice for officialPokemonVGC formats, it also breaks the fourth wall.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Drayton also breaks the fourth wallin The Indigo Disk when players first approach him in the Polar Biome for his Trial, as his challenge is for trainers to catch and use critters caught in the Terarium to defeat three students, stating he knows it would be too easy to grab one’s best Pokemon from the Box. Likewise, The Indigo Disk’s approach to double battles is a fun proving ground for competitive enthusiasts as much as it gives players a taste of their own medicine.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk Gives Players a Taste of Their Medicine With Double Battles
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Indigo Disk’s Double Battles Can be Hard
Pokemondouble battlesin The Indigo Disk can feel like they come out of nowhere, considering how they are almost from both base Gen 9 games and The Teal Mask DLC, but they are contextualized in a high-tech, highly competitive setting in the form of the Blueberry Academy. Here, every trainer that players will find in the Terarium (and outside of it) will always start a double battle, and while many of them can feel too easy even against level 70-to-80 mons, some pack quite the challenge.
The main thing to note with these double battles is that in-game trainers will always use some sort of competitive strategy that’s been around for quite some time, even cheesing with it if needed in order to givePokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers a run for their money. For example, the BB League’s Crispin leads with a Talonflame and Heat Rotom, which was a common and quite powerful lead not too long ago, bat at the start of Regulation A inPokemon Scarlet and Violet. Players are faced with combos like Sunny Day into Overheat, and even over-leveled teams can struggle.
Why The Indigo Disk’s Double Battles Break the Fourth Wall
What truly breaks the fourth wall, though, is how some NPCs will feature cheesy combos that some players have been using throughout the years, such as Focus Sash activation into Endeavor into a priority move to get the knockout. Some of these strategies are used even now, inPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Regulation F meta, which goes to show that Game Freak is very aware of all the niche or sometimes frustrating tactics the community has come up with over time, to the point that it uses them against players.
Another example comes fromKieran’s team inPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk, when players battle against him for the title of BB League Champion. Here, Kieran leads with a Wacan Berry Drizzle Politoed and a Multiscale Dragonite with Thunder and Hurricane, making the most of Rain, and proving he could very well compete in real-life VGC tournaments. In fact, Rain teams have won several competitions in earlier stages of Gen 9’s lifespan, with critters like Pelipper and Salamence being a good part of the core.
What The Indigo Disk does is use those same strategies and combos and put up a spectacle for unaware players - and while level difference can win the battle, trainers can leave with a sense of unease because what they played against didn’t seem like AI.
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 in order 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.
