{"id":16831,"date":"2022-11-21T12:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T03:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=16831"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T07:13:45","slug":"20221121-16831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221121-16831\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet\u2019s newbie hunter is beating down new trainers and gaining attention online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



One of Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s NPCs has been earning a reputation online in Japan. The trainer appears in an area accessible early in the game, luring players in with kind words before mercilessly crushing them. Numerous players have been reporting their unfortunate encounters with the seasoned trainer online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> contains an open world where towns and fields are seamlessly connected, giving players freedom to choose their own path. After players finish up the game\u2019s opening in Mesagoza, the first major city players will visit, they are given a great amount of freedom in how to approach the rest of their journey. However, near the city lurks a monster of a man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man goes by Paco, and he\u2019s located just on the other side of a cave near Mesagoza. His appearance is normal. Almost strikingly so. And in the Japanese version, he says something along the lines of, \u201cI want this to be an experience for young people with a future.\u201d But just when you think he\u2019s referring to providing experience points for players who just started their adventures, he does the unthinkable and throws out a level 56 Krookodile.
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Just to reiterate, this trainer is near Mesagoza, the first major city in the game. Trainers who went straight to the city likely have a team of Pok\u00e9monin the level 10 \u2013 15 range, and this guy comes at them with a level 56 Krookodile. What he\u2019s doing is cruelly preying on new trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make matters worse, even the way he battles is mean spirited. Besides the high-powered attacks like Earthquake and Thrash, his Krookodile even knows Foul Play, as if his intentions weren\u2019t clear enough. The Krookodile also has the ability Moxie which raises its attack stat when it defeats a Pok\u00e9mon with a damaging move. For trainers just getting started, all they can do is watch as Krookodile chews through their team, getting stronger with each and every knockout. These trainers are helpless against Paco as he takes these new trainers and crushes their hopes and dreams into tiny, bite-sized pieces.
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He also has three Pok\u00e9mon, so even if you get through Krookodile, the battle isn\u2019t over. This monster lures players in with kind words before thoroughly beating them down, and players have taken to Twitter<\/a> to report on their encounters with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve seen similar examples in Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/em> and Shield<\/em> and Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/em> where players could encounter strong Pok\u00e9mon in early sections of the game. But those at least telegraphed that the Pok\u00e9mon were strong beforehand, so it was possible to avoid them. What this trainer does is a new level of dirty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that being said, the area itself gives us a hint as to why he\u2019s there. The area has significance, and there\u2019s a reason why the trainer is excessively strong. The developer Game Freak likely did this on purpose. Additionally, the \u201cexperience\u201d this trainer is referring to may also be to teach players to expect the unexpected early on. On the other hand, mercilessly crushing new trainers might be a bit excessive.
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At any rate, Paco is gaining notoriety, despite being a regular NPC. For players wanting to meet the famous trainer, go through the cave in the northwest part of Mesagoza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> are now available for the Nintendo Switch.




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Written by. Nick Mosier based on the original Japanese article<\/a> (original article’s publication date: 2022-11-19 11:36<\/em> JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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