Pokemon Scarlet & Violet fans call out lacking regional forms in Gen 9 | Latest Gaming News 2023

Philip Trahan  ❘   Published: 2023-01-07T21:00:05  ❘   Updated: 2023-01-07T21:00:21 While Pokemon Scarlet & Violet introduced a lot of new Pokemon this Generation, fans

have recently called out its strange lack of regional forms. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet introduced over 100 new Pokemon into the Pokedex, alongside nearly 300 returning monsters

to fill out the games sprawling open world. Plenty of the new Paldean Pokemon grew on players over the course of their journeys, such as Grafaiai, Flamigo, and Pawmot. At the same

time, other fans were happy to raise returning favorites too. However, while past Generations like Alola and Galar introduced dozens of regional forms for pre-existing Pokemon,

Paldea introduced far fewer and fans have started discussing this strange omission in Generation 9.Article continues after ad Fans question Gen 9’s low regional form count A

tweet from online content creator Patterrz went viral after asking why there were “only two Pokemon with Paldean forms” in Generation 9, with many fans agreeing that it was

certainly strange that there were so few Regional forms compared to previous Generations. “One of my biggest disappointments with Scarlet & Violet. I hope if we get DLC we

get more,” said Seribii webmaster Joe Merrick. “Like yeah we have Paradox and even Convergent that follow a similar concept but regional variants is one of the best ideas

they’ve implemented and kept doing.”Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates on Esports, Gaming and more. For those who may not know, the only two true regional forms

introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are Paldean Wooper and Paldean Tauros, who admittedly has two alternate forms with different typings.Article continues after ad One of my

biggest disappointments with Scarlet & Violet. I hope if we get dlc we get moreLike yeah we have Paradox and even Convergent that follow a similar concept but regional variants

is one of the best ideas they’ve implemented and kept doing— Joe Merrick (@JoeMerrick) January 1, 2023 Still, two—or four depending on perspective—Regional forms pales in

comparison to the dozens received in both Alola and Galar. While many agreed they were disappointed with the low number, some put forth a theory as to why this might have happened.

I mean, the convergent Pokemon are basically regional forms. And the paradoxes are kinda like regional forms if you stretch it— Deeb (@deebologist) January 1, 2023 “I mean, the

convergent Pokemon are basically regional forms. And the paradoxes are kinda like regional forms if you stretch it,” noted one Twitter user. Another fan agreed and said, “I