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The '''ninth generation'''<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401155304/https://twitter.com/kymg/status/1638720732258787331/photo/1 Yusuke Kozaki on Twitter (archived)]</ref> (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|第九世代|だいきゅうせだい}}}}''' ''ninth generation'') of Pokémon games, commonly referred to by fans as '''Generation IX''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|世代|いちせだい}}IX}}''' ''Generation IX''), is the ninth installment of the Pokémon video game series. The ninth generation began with {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} on November 18, 2022 and continued with [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]] DLC, followed by {{g|Legends: Z-A}}.
The '''ninth generation'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230401155304/https://twitter.com/kymg/status/1638720732258787331/photo/1 Yusuke Kozaki on Twitter (archived)]</ref> (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|第九世代|だいきゅうせだい}}}}''' ''ninth generation'') of Pokémon games, commonly referred to by fans as '''Generation IX''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|世代|いちせだい}}IX}}''' ''Generation IX''), is the ninth installment of the Pokémon video game series. The ninth generation began with {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} on November 18, 2022 and continued with [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]] DLC, followed by {{g|Legends: Z-A}}.


Generation IX was first revealed via a [[Pokémon Press Conference#2022|Pokémon Presents]] video presentation on [[Pokémon Day|February 27]], 2022, which revealed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Generation IX was first revealed via a [[Pokémon Press Conference#2022|Pokémon Presents]] video presentation on [[Pokémon Day|February 27]], 2022, which revealed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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The [[Paldea]] [[region]] was introduced in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.
The [[Paldea]] [[region]] was introduced in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.


====Starter Pokémon====
====First partner Pokémon====
The starters of the ninth generation, like the starters of the previous eight regions, follow the Grass-Fire-Water trio, with the {{type|Grass}} {{p|Sprigatito}}, the {{type|Fire}} {{p|Fuecoco}}, and the {{type|Water}} {{p|Quaxly}}.
The first partner Pokémon of the ninth generation, like the first partner Pokémon of the previous eight regions, follow the Grass-Fire-Water trio, with the {{type|Grass}} {{p|Sprigatito}}, the {{type|Fire}} {{p|Fuecoco}}, and the {{type|Water}} {{p|Quaxly}}.


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*** Four more specialist for the {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Steel}}, {{t|Dragon}}, and {{t|Fairy}} types were added with the release of the [[The Indigo Disk]] as a part of the BB Elite Four.  
*** Four more specialist for the {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Steel}}, {{t|Dragon}}, and {{t|Fairy}} types were added with the release of the [[The Indigo Disk]] as a part of the BB Elite Four.  
** To feature Trainers whose {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} is listed after their name rather than before it.
** To feature Trainers whose {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} is listed after their name rather than before it.
** In which the first of its Pokémon to debut in the {{pkmn|anime}} is a [[starter Pokémon]].
** In which the first of its Pokémon to debut in the {{pkmn|anime}} is a [[first partner Pokémon]].
** To not have a new anime series with [[Ash Ketchum]] as the protagonist.
** To not have a new anime series with [[Ash Ketchum]] as the protagonist.
*** The only instance of original main characters interacting with Pokémon from this generation are the [[Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth]] segments in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
*** The only instance of original main characters interacting with Pokémon from this generation are the [[Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth]] segments in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.

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