Pokémon Day 2023 gave Pokémon fans some fresh news about the gaming side of the series alongside news of a new anime and the introduction of a premium card game with details on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC announced as well as confirmation that Pokémon Sleep finally awakes.

As with Sword and Shield, the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC will be coming in two parts under the banner of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The first part, The Teal Mask is set to be released in Fall 2023 and take players to the Japanese-inspired Kitakami, while the second part, The Indigo Disk, is set for a Winter 2023 release and will see players be exchange students to Blueberry Academy. Both stories are set to connect in some way. Pre-ordering the two parts together will give players a Hisuian Zoroack not found in the Paldea region.

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What’s more, at some point today and lasting until March 12 a new Tera Raid event will be starting with two completely new Paradox Pokémon. Paradox Suicune (Walking Wake), which is exclusive to Scarlet, and Paradox Virizion (Iron leaves), exclusive to Violet. Pokémon Home support was re-confirmed to be coming in early 2023 for the games, as well as a connection to Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Sleep also finally awoke from its long slumber and is finally confirmed to be released in Summer 2023 for iOS and Android. Letting you rest your very best, Pokémon Sleep will be compatible with the Pokémon GO Plus+ device, set to be released in July 2023, which not only contains a Pikachu inside that tracks your sleep, but will also give players a Nightgown Snorlax for Pokémon GO.

Source: Press Release

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.