About the Paldea Region
Paldea is the region featured in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet (Generation 9), released in November 2022. Based on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Paldea is the first truly open-world region in mainline Pokemon games.
Key features of Paldea include:
- Open World Exploration: No linear routes - explore freely from the start
- Terastallization: New battle mechanic changing Pokemon types
- Paradox Pokemon: Ancient (Scarlet) and Future (Violet) exclusive forms
- 3 Story Paths: Victory Road, Path of Legends, Starfall Street
- 100+ New Pokemon: Including starters Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly