Since the introduction Pokémon Amie In Pokémon X and Yall main lines Pokemon The game allows you to get up close and personal with your Pokemon. Whether it is grooming they in Sun and Moon or camp with them in Sword and ShieldForming a legal attachment is easier than ever because the game allows you to treat them like pets. scarlet and Violet There is also a similar mechanism with picnics. However, wash your Pokemon in scarlet and Violet ultimately proved to be an empty experience.
How does the laundry Pokemon work?
Let’s start with how laundry works in this game. In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can have a picnic when you go out. While picnicking, your Pokemon wanders around. Unfortunately, the higher camera angle and lack of flavor text make the experience less relevant than Sword and Shieldare camping. In any case, when you stand in front of your Pokemon, the option to wash it will pop up. Note that you cannot wash your Pokemon in co-op if you are visiting someone else’s world.
In scarlet and Violet, you wash your Pokemon in two steps. First, you rub them with soap, then rinse. The whole process takes about ten seconds. In comparison, Sun and MoonPokemon Refresh has about five grooming options, and you can pet and feed them, too. Maybe spend a few minutes just playing with your beloved Pokemon as if it were a pet.
What’s the problem with washing?
Problem with washing your Pokemon in scarlet and Violet is the actual game that pushes you through it. It sounds like you’re only doing it for practical reasons rather than because you want to legally interact with your Pokemon. After you blow dry the Pokemon, the game will automatically send you back to the picnic. Honestly, it’s such an empty experience after Amie and Refresh that the game doesn’t even need it.
I cannot speak for everyone. But what I like about Amie and Refresh is really interacting and feeding the Pokemon. Watching Pokemon anime growing up and seeing trainers pet their Pokemon the way you or I pet a dog makes me incredibly jealous. Amie and Amie are equivalent for me to fulfill that dream. Pokemon Refresh is never just about wash Pokemon, and scarlet and Violetof ignorance that makes the worker fall back.
Humans are a naturally empathetic species. People online were upset about Curious to sing Happy Birthday for itself on Mars, for example. Even in the original Red Pokemon and Blue game, it’s easy to feel attached to your trusty group of Pokemon as you play through the game. Amie and similar mechanisms only help speed up the bonding process. Bathing can be a fun way to get to know your partner better, if only to see how they react to brushing or combing. But it looks like, like the rest of the game, it needs a little more time on the drawing board.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet available on Nintendo Switch.
