A phrase of warning to trainers utilizing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s new Synchro Machine: The nifty characteristic that permits you play as a Pokémon will even allow you to knock out shiny Pokémon. So for those who’re into shiny searching, simply be sure you take a more in-depth look every time you determine to combat a wild Pokémon whereas utilizing the mode.
Sport Freak and The Pokémon Firm launched the second installment of DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, The Indigo Disk, on Thursday. This journey sends gamers on a journey to Blueberry Academy. Along with increasing the Pokédex and introducing a brand new space to discover, the DLC additionally brings a handful of nifty options. One is named the Synchro Machine, and it mainly permits trainers to play as their Pokémon buddies. It’s very cute.
While you play as your Pokémon, you possibly can run round, discover, and even battle different wild Pokémon. The factor is, it doesn’t work like your normal combat. As an alternative of getting into turn-based fight, you’ll press a button to combat one other Pokémon and then you definately — because the Pokémon — will assault and finish the battle on the spot. It really works very equally to the preventing within the Let’s Go! characteristic, besides it’s a must to immediate every combat. So whereas your Pokémon received’t robotically battle and defeat a shiny on this mode, you received’t be capable of catch a shiny for those who do combat one. (Whereas utilizing Let’s Go! to auto-battle, the sport will cease your Pokémon from attacking a shiny.)
Polygon was not in a position to go and glossy hunt ourselves whereas utilizing the characteristic to substantiate that it’s going to help you defeat a shiny Pokémon. Nevertheless, we noticed multiple documented cases online the place gamers confirmed that the sport doesn’t prevent killing shiny Pokémon within the mode.
It’s nothing to be alarmed about, however factor to remember. You possibly can exit the Synchro Machine at any level and battle as a coach to catch a shiny for those who do see one. Should you’re utilizing the Synchro Machine, simply maintain your eye out and perhaps take one other look for those who’re about to combat a weird-looking ’mon.