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I […] caved and bought Pokémon Violet. I was aware of the various graphical issues, and it certainly feels a lot worse to play than gen 8, but some of the characters looked interesting and above all it’s set at a school which is the kind of content I absolutely lap up. I’ve only played up to the first Teams meeting with Professor Turo (or, as I like to call him, Professor Truro), but my verdict so far is: encountering Pokémon is great, your woman with the green hair is surprisingly wholesome, Clavell has Mr Rin vibes, Arven is so far less relevant to my interests than I thought he’d be (perhaps this will change?), Penny is excellent. Also the bread dog!! In some ways, this is proof that they are scraping the bottom of the barrel for new Pokémon, but also, bread dog.
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