Nintendo and Game Freak have released two trailers forPokemon Scarlet and Violetso far andPokemonfans are already creating unique fan art and anticipating unconfirmed returning Pokemon from previous games. OnePokemonfan has discovered a PokemonTrainer inPokemon Colosseumthat shares the unique name of one recently revealed Professor fromPokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Reddit user Quirkymd posted aPokemon Colosseumimage a few days ago highlighting a Rider trainer from the GameCube spinoff title. WhenPokemon Colosseumwas released back in 2003, it was one of the few viable ways to acquireMythical Pokemon Jirachivia its bonus disc and since then the game has become a cult hit in thePokemoncommunity. Just like theTeam Rocketseries of the Pokemon TCG,Pokemon Colosseumintroduced Dark Pokemon to the game franchise, and it may have teased one of thePokemon Scarlet and Violetprofessors as well.
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Quirkymd’s first screenshot focuses on a trainer called Rider Turo as a Pokemon battle initiates in Mt. Battle, aPokemon Colosseumlocation in which players can challenge enemy trainers back to back in a 100-battle challenge. Being one of the Mt. Battle contestants, Rider Turo is considered a powerful trainer in thePokemon Colosseumworld, but his inclusion in the classicPokemonspinoff drew some comparisons to Professor Turo by Quirkymd who noted the name similarities between the two. The second image shared by Quirkymd is a still from theJune 1Pokemon Scarlet and Violettrailerthat shows Professor Turo introducing himself, and although the professor looks significantly different from Rider Turo, he may be the same character.
Rider Turo in Quirkymd’s first image shows aPokemonTrainer with spiky blonde hair and long sideburns wearing some cowboy gear, while Professor Turo has darker hair that’s seemingly graying and is fittingly in a lab coat. The two images appearing next to each other show how far Nintendo consoles have come since the GameCube era as Rider Turo’s face is barely detailed, while Professor Turo has recognizable facial features and facial hair that resembles a shadow more than the thick blonde hair on Rider Turo’s face. It’s currently unclear if Professor Turo fromPokemon Scarlet and Violetis the same one referenced inPokemon Colosseum, but Quirkymd suggests that it’s evidence of time travel.
Pokemonfans have taken to both of thePokemon Scarlet and Violetprofessors since they were confirmed by the second trailer, with some praising Professor Turo as notably attractive compared to professors from more recent installments. OnePokemonfan noted that because time travel has been established byPokemon Legends Arceus, the foundation may have been set for Professor Turo to commute through time and space to arrive atPokemon Scarlet and Violetas a main character rather than the side character he is inPokemon Colosseum. Given thatPokemonfans don’t know much about the history ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s professors, the fan theories about time travel may be accurate.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetrelease for Nintendo Switch on November 18.
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