The second part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has now officially been released worldwide. The Indigo Disk takes place in the Blueberry Academy off in Unova, and is a continuation of the first part of the DLC, also requiring the main storyline (The Way Home) to have been beaten in Scarlet & Violet. Additionally, Scarlet & Violet as a whole has been updated to version 3.0.0, which brings forth several changes. Although the Marriland website has primarily shifted away from covering Pokémon news, don’t worry, the site’s tools—such as the Marrilan ..read more

The newest Pokémon TCG expansion set, Scarlet & Violet—Obsidian Flames, has released worldwide today. It contains over 210 cards total, including secret rares, and introduces Tera Type Pokémon ex that have different types from their usual types, such as a Tyranitar ex and Charizard ex. You can watch the above video to see me opening up a full booster box of 36 packs of the new set, to see my thoughts on some of the new cards. I hope to have scans of many of the cards, as well as a complete listing of all of the cards in the set, on the Marriland TCG database over the next week or two. T ..read more

In today’s Pokémon Presents broadcast, more information for the upcoming paid DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, has been revealed. This includes the release date for Part 1: The Teal Mask, which releases worldwide on September 13, 2023. (Part 2: The Indigo Disk is still listed as just Winter 2023.) The above trailer shows off several new gameplay features, new characters, and even some new Pokémon, including Paradox forms of Cobalion and Raikou, along with new evolutions of Applin and Duraludon—Dipplin and Archaludon respectively. New Pokémon Dipplin Dip ..read more

In today’s Pokémon Presents, an upcoming 7-Star Tera Raid Event against Mewtwo was announced for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Additionally, to help you in this fight, a limited-time Mystery Gift code giving you a Mew is available starting now, and using Mew in battle against Mewtwo will cause “something special” to happen during the fight. Get Mew From Mystery Gift You can receive Mew over Mystery Gift right now by entering the code GETY0URMEW. You’ll be able to receive Mew via Mystery Gift until September 18, 2023 at 7:59am PDT / 10:59am EDT (14:59 UTC). Mew’s Nature and Tera Type are rand ..read more

It’s time for another 7-star Tera Raid Event in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and this one features a Normal Tera Type Rillaboom. You’ll be able to challenge it until July 30, 2023 at 4:59pm PDT / 7:59pm EDT (23:59 UTC). As with the previous 7-star Tera Raid Events, this Rillaboom has the Mightiest Mark, granting it the title “Rillaboom the Unrivaled” when sent out in battle. Before you can challenge Rillaboom, you’ll first need to have unlocked 6-star Raids, which is something you can do after beating the game and doing some of the postgame stuff. The Rillaboom raids will then appear in the ..read more

Well, it’s been awhile since there has been a 7-star Tera Raid Event in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, but from now until July 9, 2023 at 4:59pm PDT / 7:59pm EDT (23:59 UTC) you’ll be able to fight against a Fairy Tera Type Delphox in 7-star Tera Raids. This Delphox has the Mightiest Mark, granting it the title “Delphox the Unrivaled” when sent out in battle. Before you can challenge Delphox, you’ll first need to have unlocked 6-star Raids, which is something you can do after beating the game and doing some of the postgame stuff. The Delphox raids will then appear in the Black Tera Raid Crysta ..read more

Today’s Nintendo Direct started with a new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, showing some gameplay footage and sharing some details on the upcoming two-part DLC. The Teal Mask (Part 1) The first part, The Teal Mask, takes place on the island of Kitakami for a school trip, and centers around a town known as Mossui Town. Statues of the Loyal Three—the new Pokémon, Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti—can be found in a park known as Loyalty Plaza, and there’s also a festival known as the Festival of Masks. Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandi ..read more

In today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, new information and footage was shown for the upcoming Detective Pikachu game for the Nintendo Switch, along with its release date. Releasing on October 6, 2023 as Detective Pikachu Returns, this game follows the adventures of Tim Goodman along with his trusty partner, Detective Pikachu, as they solve cases throughout Ryme City. You can watch a video of the announcement down below, as well as view a few screenshots from the Press Release further past that. Trailer for Detective Pikachu Returns Screenshots from Detective Pikachu Returns Click any of the ..read more

Want to see some of the cards in Paldea Evolved? My friends at Pokémon sent me a booster box to check out, which you can watch me unbox in the video above. The second expansion set in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet series (counting the base Scarlet & Violet as the first, of course) has officially been released worldwide as of today. Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved features over 270 cards total, with 193 cards in the main set and then a total of 279 cards after you factor in the secret rares. That’s quite a large set! It features Pokémon ex versions of the starter Pokémon’s fin ..read more

The launch of the Scarlet & Violet—Paldea Evolved expansion set for the Pokémon TCG is still two weeks away, releasing on June 9, 2023, but thanks to some product that my friends at The Pokémon Company International sent early to check out, the Marriland TCG Database now has the full set list and details of Paldea Evolved cards, in addition to a total of 186/279 card scans. Additionally, the Marriland TCG Database now has support for Binder View for both the Scarlet & Violet and Paldea Evolved TCG sets, which shows thumbnails of all of the cards in the set arranged in a 3×3 grid simil ..read more