If you are not a hardcore Pokemon series fan, you, too, could be confused with the latest Pokemon console game title. "Pokemon Scarlet and Violet," a single title, is set to be released on November 18.
With every new Pokemon generation, Nintendo has always released two different versions of the same game. We have seen these separate Pokemon games: "Pokemon Black," "Pokemon White," and "Pokemon X and Y." In contrast, "Sword and Shield" is practically the same game with the exception of having distinct exclusive Pokemon, gyms, and raid encounters.
The Pokemon Happy Meal Is Back
This new Pokemon game series' promotional events will surely excite Pokemon fans as well as Pokemon cards and memorabilia collectors. Last week, Aug. 16, McDonald's unveiled the return of Pokemon Happy Meals a week before promoting Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's November release.
According to Comicbook, the event includes McDonald's Happy Meals that, which contain a brand-new "Match Battle" game that consists of a deck of four cards from the Pokemon Trading Card Game, a spinner, and a coin with a Pokemon motif.
Here is what card collectors want to know. The card collection includes illustrations and images of Pikachu, Smeargle, Bewear, Rowlet, Victini, Drampa, and Cutiefly, among other Pokemon. It could be seen that this particular card set puts emphasis on Gen 7 Pokemons, especially Pokemons from the "Sun and Moon" series.
Pokemon Violet and... Violet?
Along with this new Pokemon event, Mcdonald's would be authorized to produce their own promotional materials to advertise the said event. This particular Pokemon Scarlet and Violet flyer from a McDonald's chain in Singapore shows an intriguing version of the Pokemon Game.
Have a glimpse of the promotional material here.
According to a GoNintendo story, a McDonald's advertising leaflet for the Pokemon game edition Scarlet x Violet reportedly reads "Violet x Violet" instead of "Scarlet x Violet." The flyer actually omits half of the said Pokemon game edition.
We all know that the game already has a precise release date, but the promotional material also states, just below the intriguing title, that the most recent installment in the Pokemon franchise will be made available worldwide in "late 2022."
It is not disclosed in previous reports how this error came into printing. Although this mistake is pretty harmless in nature, it does not hide the fact that McDonald's and The Pokemon Company have some pretty terrible communication lines.
This news is first picked up by NintendoSoup. Aside from the erroneous title and vague release date, the said Pokemon promotional material also features the game's three new starter Pokemons: Quaxly, Sprigatito, and Fuecoco. Also featured were screenshots from the game showing some hints of the Paldean landscape.
At the moment, The Pokemon Match Battle Happy Meal event is still ongoing. This event features various Pokemon toys and coloring books. Check out their official press release for more details about the event.
Meanwhile, McDonald's Pokemon Scarlet and Violet event starts today. Visit the nearest McDonald's to get a glimpse of their offers.
