Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next major update is scheduled to arrive in “late February”.
That’s according to an official press release shared to promote a new video celebrating the long-running series surpassing the 1,000-Pokémon milestone.
Specifics of the 1.2 update, as the patch will be known, are limited, with the announcement merely saying it will “include bug fixes and add functionality”.
Full details will be shared at a later date, but it’s possible Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s 1.2 update will herald the previously promised ability to link the games to Pokémon Go on mobile – which, among other things, will finally allow players to catch the adorable Gimmighoul.
In November, Pokémon Go developer Niantic said the feature would arrive sometime in 2023.
As for 1.2’s promised “bug fixes”, that could be anything, but players will be hoping they address the serious performance issues dogging the game since launch. Nintendo acknowledged performance problems back in December, saying, “We take the feedback from players seriously and are working on improvements to the games.”