Pokemon Scarlet and Violet "The Teal Mask" DLC locks on a release date, everyone gets a mew

Today we got a new Pokémon Presents presentation, which included lots of news about upcoming games, DLC, and more. First up, we got a new trailer and a release date for the two-part Pokémon Scarlet and Violet expansion, "The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero." The first half of this expansion, "The Teal Mask" is set to drop in September and will see you visit the new Land of Kitakami, which has a Japanese festival theme. Based on the new trailer, it looks like you'll also be exploring some caves and uncovering a bit of a mystery. As for the second half of the expansion, titled "The Indigo Disk," it still has no release date, but will see players visit a new school, Blueberry Academy, located on a man-made island in the middle of the ocean. You can check out the new Hidden Treasure of Area Zero trailer below.

In other Pokémon Scarlet and Violet news, a new co-op Terra Raid Battle with Mewtwo will start on September 1st, and as part of that, everyone will get a free Mew if they enter the code "GETY0URMEW" as part of the mystery gift feature before the 18th. September. Mew was the most sought-after, and hard-to-get, Pokémon in the original Game Boy titles, so being able to get one for free should excite old-school fans.

But that's not all! We also got a new look at Detective Pikachu Returns, including an overview of the characters and a look at the minute-by-minute gameplay. The game will be released on October 6.

Finally, another pair of Pokegames have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online library – Pokémon: The Trading Card Game from Game Boy and Pokémon Stadium 2.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are now available on Nintendo Switch. The Teal Mask DLC launches on September 13th and The Indigo Disk is scheduled for sometime towards the end of the year in "winter 2023." What do you think of the latest batch of Poke stuff? The Scarlet and Violet DLC looks solid, but it also runs suspiciously well in the trailer – we'll see if that holds true on actual Switch hardware.