Pokemon Scarlet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

Game Freak · Feb 27, 2023

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This DLC is only for the Pokémon™ Scarlet game. If you are playing Pokémon™ Violet, please pick Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Even more Pokémon, places, and stories await in this 2-part DLC* for the Pokémon Scarlet game! In Part 1: The Teal Mask, join a special school trip to the land of Kitakami and learn about the local legend of the Loyal Three Pokémon. Your base of operations will be Mossui Town, a communal hub where locals gather and shop among picturesque fields and rice paddies. Visit Kitakami Hall to the East of the village and experience the traditional Festival of Masks. Encounter the newly-discovered Legendary Pokémon Ogerpon as you unravel local folktales. Visit the Blueberry Academy and explore the undersea Terarium Dome as an exchange student The story of Pokémon Scarlet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero continues in Part 2: The Indigo Disk. Study abroad at Blueberry Academy, where the curriculum emphasizes Pokémon Battling. Here, you’ll explore the undersea Terarium Dome, a facility with artificial environments teeming with Pokémon. Each of the dome’s four areas has a distinct climate, ecosystem, and Pokémon to find. Encounter the newly-discovered Legendary Pokémon Terapagos as you broaden your horizons beyond Naranja Academy.

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Nintendo World Report
Willem Hilhorst · Dec 29, 2023
6.5
In conclusion the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is mixed. If you're deep into Pokémon, I suspect that you've already been exploring these new regions to your heart's content. The Indigo Disk is the main reason to get this DLC. It adds sufficient new twists on the gameplay with its double battles, BBQ’s, the overall character and story, as well as the Terrarium and the biomes it houses. But it also feels like too little too late. Nothing presented here is something that couldn't have been part of the core game. It almost feels like a honeytrap for returning Pokémon players, with a predominant focus on high level battles and fan favorite Pokémon. You can almost taste that cynical approach to its design, especially with Kitakami as an aperitif to the main course. That is before you even get to the “new” additions like the Ogre Oustin’ and Pokémon Synchronisation which feel lazy and uneventful
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Nintenderos
Carlos A. Yllobre · Sep 15, 2023
8.0
Pokémon Escarlata y Púrpura: La máscara turquesa nos ha gustado. Explorar Noroteo es una delicia, y la historia de esta expansión es interesante. Los nuevos Pokémon y personajes son bastante carismáticos y las funciones añadidas al juego resultan útiles. Por todo eso, es una lástima que el apartado técnico del juego siga teniendo tanto margen de mejora. Completar la historia de La máscara turquesa nos ha llevado unas 5 horas, y lo cierto es que nos ha dejado con ganas de más. Con todo lo aprendido, solo nos queda esperar que Game Freak tome nota para que El disco índigo llegue dentro de unos meses como broche de oro de un juego que, a pesar de toda la polémica que le ha rodeado, es una de las mejores entregas de la serie hasta la fecha.
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