{"id":27868,"date":"2022-12-27T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1741049"},"modified":"2022-12-27T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:00:53","slug":"pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-starter-evolutions-how-does-gen-9-evolve","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-starter-evolutions-how-does-gen-9-evolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet starter evolutions: How does Gen 9 evolve?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 27 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Now that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/pokemon-scarlet-violet-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> is out in the world, every new player will have to pick between three different starter Pok\u00e9mon, each of which will have two evolutions available.<\/p>\n<p>This has long been the formula at the heart of the mainline Pok\u00e9mon RPG series, and the developers from Game Freak haven\u2019t strayed far from tradition this time out (not in this regard, at least).<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after starting the game, you\u2019ll get to pick between a Grass-type cat Pok\u00e9mon called Sprigatito, a Fire-type lizard named Fuecoco, and a Water-type duck by the name of Quaxly. To see what their evolutions look like, and to learn which levels they evolve at, read on!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet starter evolutions revealed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you just want to see what the starter evolutions look like, the video below is exactly what you\u2019re looking for!<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;POKEMON\" scarlet=\"\" and=\"\" violet=\"\" starters=\"\" evolutions=\"\" fuecoco=\"\" quaxly=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqB7S9pLLWU?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>As you can see, the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet starter evolutions have now been officially revealed, and they\u2019re a good-looking bunch it seems. To learn more about when exactly each of them evolved into their second and third forms, keep reading.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sprigatito evolutions explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;865&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;576&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1741081\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon2-68a13f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Sprigatito is an adorable grass starter Pok\u00e9mon (we imagine it will be very popular with a lot of gamers). Pick it to be strong against water, rock, and ground types \u2013 careful around fire though. We\u2019re sure you\u2019re wondering what this feline Bulbasaur evolves into?<\/p>\n<p>At level 16, it becomes Floragato.<\/p>\n<p>And at level 35, the final stage is Meowscarada.<\/p> <h2><strong>Fuecoco evolutions explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;865&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;576&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1741105\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon3-14118b3.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=154px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Fuecoco is this generation\u2019s fire starter. Pick it to be strong against bug, grass, ice, and steel (but be careful going up against water types!). An adorable little lizard who seems to have an innocent look of on its face. This innocence won\u2019t last forever, though.<\/p>\n<p>At level 16, it will evolve to Crocalor.<\/p>\n<p>And at level 35, the final stage is Skeledirge.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Quaxly evolutions explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;865&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;576&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1741112\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/Pokemon4-96ad520.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=7px%2C0px%2C865px%2C576px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>And finally, it\u2019s this generation\u2019s water Pok\u00e9mon \u2013 Quaxly. Super effective against fire, rock, and ground, but be careful around grass dragon types. This little chick has a lot up its sleeve, and even more so when it evolves\u2026<\/p>\n<p>At level 16, it will evolve into Quaxwell.<\/p>\n<p>And at level 35, the final stage is Quaquaval.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s the best starter in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Having seen all the starters in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet, you\u2019ll know there\u2019s no wrong answer and all three will have fans who think they are the best.<\/p>\n<p>However, while appearance may come down to taste, the three do have distinct differences in battle \u2013 Sprigatito specialises in Speed at the cost of HP, Quaxly has the strongest attack of the three and Fuecoco grows into a slower tank with robust health and defence.<\/p>\n<p>The early game will see you take on several bug and grass Pok\u00e9mon, so Fuecoco is an obvious choice \u2013 but Quaxly also learns Wing Attack at level ten which may well tip the scales.<\/p>\n<p>Quaxly is also the perfect type matchup for Team Star leader Mela\u2019s Fire Pok\u00e9mon, so so we might just have to name Quaxly as the best all-around starter (and not just because of their cool hat!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on Pok\u00e9mon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/best-pokemon-merchandise-gifts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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