In today’s Pokémon Presents presentation, the release date for the first wave of DLC in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero was revealed. The Teal Mask will release on September 13, 2023.
The DLC was first revealed this past February at Nintendo Direct. A brand-new four-minute trailer was shown off, detailing some of the pokémon and places you can expect to find in this first DLC wave. You can view this trailer below:
The DLC, titled The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, is split into two parts. Part 2 is yet to have a release date, just a time period of Winter 2023. This will most likely be announced sometime in the Fall, maybe even at a Nintendo Direct next month.
An overview of the DLC as a whole can be found below via The Pokémon Company:
In Part 1: The Teal Mask, players will be chosen to take part in a school trip that is held each year in collaboration with another school. They’ll be taken to the land of Kitakami, where a great mountain towers over the land and the people live at its base. It is a place of tranquil natural expanses, featuring rice paddies and apple orchards. The trip seems to coincide with a festival regularly held in the village in Kitakami during this season, so the village is bustling with various street vendors and stalls. Players will meet new friends and Pokémon as they unravel the mysteries behind the folktales that have been passed down in this land.
In Part 1: The Teal Mask and Part 2: The Indigo Disk, players will be able to encounter over 230 familiar Pokémon that have been found living in other regions but had not appeared in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. This includes Pokémon that players will be able to bring to their games via Pokémon HOME or those received in trades. Players will also encounter new Legendary Pokémon—Ogerpon in Part 1: The Teal Mask and Terapagos in Part 2: The Indigo Disk. In Part 1: The Teal Mask, three Pokémon named Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti also appear. They are beloved by the people of the village as heroes that protected the land of Kitakami in the past, and stone statues were made in their likeness to express the people’s gratitude.
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1 – The Teal Mask DLC Launches September 13 exclusively on the Nintendo Switch family of Systems.
