Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Review (Nintendo Switch)

For this Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Review, we take a school trip to the tranquil Land of Kitakami, whose people live at the base of a great mountain. Wear a traditional jinbei outfit as you meet new friends and Pokémon and unravel the mysteries behind the folk tales of this land.

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Review Pros:

• Comes with a seperate in-game code for a Hisuian Zoroark pokémon. (level 50)
• Classic Pokemon gameplay.
• Third-person action adventure.
• You get both lots of DLC.
• New uniform for each season along with a new school hat and new school backpack.
• Once activated (you purchased the DLC) Rotom will tell you how to start it.
• The story of the expansion is you are going on a school field trip.
• In-game cutscenes.
• You can fast-forward conversations.
• The Kitakami pokedex gets added to your phone.
• You don’t have to have finished the main game, you can go to Kitakami whenever you want.
• The map screen lets you jump between regions.
• Earn rewards by filling out your Pokedex.
• Flying taxis work and can even go cross-region.
• The new Pokedex will instantly fill in any Pokemon that are in both regions if you have caught them already.
• Find items around the world either by the little shiny spark or finding poke balls emanating a bean of light.
• Multiple choice questions.
• The roto stick allows you to take selfies from a distance.
• You get a free new Eureka emote/pose.
• TM machines now allow you to filter them by learnable moves.
• You can throw your Pokemon and they will follow you, auto-battle other wild Pokemon, and collect any materials.
• Gather materials from Pokemon and the world to craft TMs (new attacks/abilities).
• Throw your Pokeball to initiate fights, this allows you to get at high-up or hidden Pokemon.
• Once you get your first actual quest it’s a sightseeing tour that helps you get used to.
• Save when you want.
• Open world.
• Fast travel points can be found and activated from the map.
• Place your own map markers.
• Terastalize is the new evolution turning your Pokemon into a huge crystallized version of the self with powerful attacks.
• Turn-based combat.
• Pokemon earn exp and level up to increase stats then at a certain level they evolve and become a new stronger version of themselves.
• Pokedex is where you store all information on caught Pokemon.
• Poke centers are now open shops with quicker healing stations, Co-op circles, a shop, and a TM terminal for crafting.
• Rotom phone keeps all your inventory, maps, and Pokedex parts in one place and it also helps you float from great heights.
• Ask at Poke centers for what to do next if lost.
• Notifications are more abundant and common telling you about auto battle results, any area info, or if school lessons are available.
• League reps will issue challenges (optional) in areas for unique rewards.
• Same easy-to-learn controls.
• Pokemon and their Pokedex entry have a number assigned to them to make them easier to complete.
• You see the Pokemon roaming around.
• No matter who actually fights in a battle, all party members get EXP, it’s just the Fighters get more.
• A mini-map in the corner helps but if you set a destination a handy arrow pops up to show you the way.
• The story is good and I prefer it to the main game story, especially in how it’s delivered.
• A fantastic-looking place to explore.
• Exploration feels more rewarding with rewards everywhere, even in the mountains and on random ledges.
• Many many TMs to pick up allowing a lot of change.
• Raids can be done with friends, random, or alone with Ai Pokemon joining you.
• Play how you want.

Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Review Cons:

• You don’t get a big heads-up marker for starting the DLC.
• At the start, you cannot use your ride on a Pokemon.
• Starting the DLC is slow-paced.
• Cannot skip flyovers of new locations.
• No option to turn off move/attack/ability animations.
• You need the Nintendo Switch Online service for anything online except code redemption and any free gifts.
• So easy to just fall into fights.
• Food shops will just be a screen with items on it and it feels empty.
• The fight times are a lot longer and unskippable.
• Finding particular places can be hard and the map doesn’t help.
• The pop-up of Pokemon is terrible.
• Still no auto-scroll text conversations.
• The performance is better but it’s still juddery and gets a lot of pop in.
• Cannot skip cutscenes.
• No touchscreen support.
• Starts the same as all the games with a bit of story, walk to a new hub then fight.
• You can find yourself overpowered in most encounters.
• It seems to give up new TMs very readily.

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Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC:

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Developer: Nintendo

Publisher: Nintendo

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