


Path of Legends is a quest line that takes trainers out in search of an ingredient called Herba Mystica with an upperclassman called Arven. In early September, The Pokémon Company shared new details on the other two - Path of Legends and Starfall Street. The Pokémon Company first described one of those stories so far, the one that’s likely most traditional and familiar to Pokémon fans - traveling between eight gyms to become a Pokémon champion and taking on Victory Road. The schools require an independent study called The Treasure Hunt, which is how players can access the three “grand stories” in Scarlet and Violet. In August, The Pokémon Company described how players will be able “weave” a story however they want after enrolling in one of the two academies. The Pokémon Company says that the world will be “free to explore at your leisure and not in an order dictated by the story.” Still, there is a journey for Pokémon trainers to embark on, but it’s one that sounds more varied than in the past: “Meet a variety of people and Pokémon, and adventure in the world of Pokémon the way you want to,” The Pokémon Company says on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet website. The gameplay is expected to have elements of traditional Pokémon games, with, perhaps, more influence from Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Wild Area and Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ partially open-world experience. 21 preview, Scarlet and Violet felt like a massive open world that’s full of quests. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are described as an “open-world experience,” meaning that players will be able to move freely between wilderness and towns in a way that’s different from past Pokémon games. Image: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
