A new, secret, 19th Tera Type for terastallizing your monsters in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet was announced this weekend at the 2023 Pokemon World Championship, although details on its specifics function in the games remain relatively unknown.According to the games' official website, the new tera type is being added in with The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, the first part of which is scheduled for release on September 13. "Something about it seems different from the eighteen Tera Types we’ve seen before, but much is yet unknown. What is the truth behind this nineteenth Tera Type?" the offical website states in a release dated today.RELATED: Tears Of The Kingdom Plays Like A Dream ... So What's Pokemon's ExcuseBut now, according to one very reputable leaker, more information about the 19th Tera type has been revealed. While we still don't know exactly what its strengths and weakneses will be when weighed against all the other types, the leaker is claiming that every pokemon available in the game will be able to acquire this new tera type. Centro LEAKS is one of the most well-known and reputable Pokemon leakers on the Internet, and the Twitter account added to its list of claims early Sunday, simply stating that "Any Pokémon can be the nineteenth Tera type."

A rumor surrounding the release of a next-gen successor to the Nintendo Switch that has been gaining signs of legitimacy has also promised new Terastal forms for several of the monsters appearing in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The same controversial 4chan post that made the claim of the next console from Nintendo is indicating that new forms of multiple Pokemon will be coming with The Hidden Treasures of Area Zero expansion that was announced earlier this week. Centro LEAKS, a reliable source of underground Pokemon information on Twitter, first picked up on the post on March 1, but many followers remained skeptical. The source of the information claimed to be the same leaker who had previously revealed the DLC content coming this fall. But as the post was made on 4chan, a forum renowned for making sure its comments are made anonymously, there seemed to be little way to verify its source. Centro LEAKS, however, seems confident that the two posts were from the same source, basing that judgment on an MD5 hash appearing in the 4chan post, saying "it was a clever way to identify themselves," and noting that it left the window open for more potential leaks in the future.RELATED: All Returning Pokemon For Scarlet And Violet DLC Has Leaked OnlineTerastalizing is a mechnic introducted to the long-running Pokemon series last year in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. In addition to its standard typing, every Pokemon also has a Tera type, providing it with a different set of strengths and weaknesses should you activate its Terastalized form during battle, as well as a crystailine headpiece and coating all along its body. The leaker seems to be indicating that several Pokemon will get special cosmetic forms when they undergo the temporary Terastallization transformation.

The list of returning Pokemon for the Scarlet and Violet expansion has been revealed thanks to a data mine shared by the reliable leake, CentroLeaks. It appears that the Paldea Pokedex will expand in both parts of 'The Hidden Treasure of the Area Zero' DLC with over 230 Pokemon, including some older species from the series like Chingling, Shiftry, and Vikavolt.Game Freak announced the Area Zero DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet during yesterday's Pokemon Direct. It promises a two-part release for 2023, with the first one coming in the fall and the second rolling out in the winter.

Game Freak has announced the next Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which will feature Garchomp and Sylveon for a limited time.Unlike players have seen during the past Tera Raids, the Pokemon encountered won't be version dependent. Garchomp and Sylveon will be available both in Scarlet and Violet, starting from 00:00 UTC on February 17 through 23:59 UTC on February 19.Garchomp and Sylveon will replace Tandemous, which had players seeking raids on Valentine's Day. The dual-type legendary and the fairy evolution of Eeve will appear more frequently in the wild, allowing players to battle and capture the two Pokemon to empower their Pokedex. Regardless of which copy of the game they have, players can catch both the Terrastallized forms of Garchomp and Sylveon. The upcoming event marks the first Tera Raid event to feature a dragon Pokemon since Hydreigon and Dragapult appeared in 4 and 5-star Raid Battles.

Game Freak has confirmed via a blog post that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will receive a software update in late February to address some performance issues players found in the game's current version. It will also improve the player experience via bug fixes and added functionality. Information about the upcoming overhaul's release date and its content is thin for the moment.Despite having a rocky launch due to glitches and performance issues that left players feeling disappointed, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet received a major patch back in November 2022, which added features like Ranked Battles, and the update also brought numerous bug fixes. However, this overhaul could not address plenty of other performance issues that players have been suffering from since the game's initial launch.