The newest distribution event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet features a special Garganacl with a moveset inspired by one of the games' first regional champions. Distribution promotions have become a staple of the Pokemon franchise since its earliest days with Legendary and Mythical Pokemon often only being available through events. The introduction of online gameplay has seen the variety of these giveaways widen with Game Freak more easily able to give away Pokemon with unique movesets and abilities. Now, Game Freak is honoring the newest Pokemon games' first champion.The introduction of online play has seen Pokemon's competitive community blossom with even more ways for players to battle with one another. The franchise first introduced "Rating Battles" in Pokemon Black and White with each new game featuring a Ranked queue for players to compete for the top rank. The most recent games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, revealed their own "Ranked Battle Series" shortly after launch as a full-fledged Ranked season for the Pokemon games. The newest distribution event looks to commemorate Jiseok Lee, winner of Scarlet and Violet's first regional championship. An update from popular Pokemon website Serebii shares more details about the special Garganacl, honoring the winner of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's inaugural San Diego regional. The defensive Garganacl sports a Poison Tera Type and comes holding Leftovers with a defensive moveset featuring Salt Cure, Recover, Wide Guard, and Protect. The special Pokemon will be distributed through a code given during the livestream for Pokemon's Oceania International Championships this weekend. The update from Serebii does not share any details about how long the code will be available.
The newest distribution event will be far from the first for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as the newest games have featured plenty of free goodies for players. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched with a special distribution event allowing players to acquire a Flying Tera Type Pikachu through the game's Mystery Gift service. Later events have featured a variety of item rewards for players to pick up to help with their Paldean journey like Destiny Knots, sandwich ingredients, and League Points among others.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's competitive-focused distribution event comes as the newest Pokemon games have seen massive success within the months following their launch. Despite receiving mixed reactions from fans due to performance issues, Scarlet and Violet have smashed through sales milestones both for the franchise and Nintendo as a whole. The newest Pokemon games sold over 10 million copies in just three days to become the fastest-selling game on any Nintendo platform. Scarlet and Violet's massive success will bring a thriving online community with trainers across the world battling it out to be the best.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now for the Nintendo Switch.