New Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer and details are coming on Wednesday

Fresh details about the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be revealed on June 1, it has been confirmed.

A new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer will also be released at the same time, The Pokémon Company announced on Tuesday.

Fans can tune in to watch the trailer and announcements on the Pokémon YouTube channel from 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST on Wednesday.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were announced in February and are set for release on Nintendo Switch in late 2022.

The debut trailer showed the game’s three new starter Pokémon, or ‘Partner Pokémon’, as they’re called this time.

They are a grass-type cat Pokémon called Sprigatito, a fire-type crocodile Pokémon called Fuecoco and a water-type duckling Pokémon called Quaxly. It’s safe to assume the player will get to choose one of the three as they begin their journey in an unknown region.

Nintendo recently claimed that it sold almost 35 million Pokémon games during its last fiscal year ended in March 2022.

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, remakes of the 2007 Nintendo DS titles, sold 14.65 million units following their November 2021 release.

And Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a new entry in the franchise which saw the series transition into a fully 3D RPG, sold 12.64 million copies following its release in January 2022.

Their success helped drive a record financial year for The Pokémon Company.