The brand new video for Pokemon Scarlet-Violet has just unveiled a whole bunch of new content, including the new Legendaries, the new Professors (who fans are raving about), a new co-op mode, non-linear storytelling, and a release date. The show-stealer: the new hog Pokémon—Lechonk.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LECHONK

PokeDex art by Angelica Flores Juan, Template by RiaStarChazer

“As a result of its dining habits, it has come to radiate an aroma resembling herbs that Bug-type Pokémon dislike. If attacked by an opponent and startled, it will charge forward in a panic. It may appear fat at first glance, but in reality, the Pokémon’s body is mostly muscle built by constantly walking around in search of food,”, According to the Pokémon company itself.

DIVIDED THOUGHTS ABOUT LECHONK

Lechonk is the greatest Pokemon name of all time and no one can convince me otherwise pic.twitter.com/2Jz99nI9Qe

— John | PM7 (@PM7John) June 1, 2022

Charizard has been my favorite Pokémon since I was a child…

But that might’ve just changed.

Lechonk is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/DTXXaBG98L

— Jack “CouRage” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) June 1, 2022

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Despite the hype of the newly added Pokemon, a user pointed out that Lechonk might not be as useful a Pokemon for battle. Possibly, Lechonk would spend its entire life in the storage system, or dropped off at daycare, or on rare occasions, placed on the team to grow and evolve via EXP Share with a stronger Pokémon to do all the fighting.

CONCLUSION: TO CATCH

It doesn’t matter if you’re more of a “collection” or “fight” type of Pokemon player; you absolutely need to capture Lechonk. You should consider adding Lechonk to your pokedex if you haven’t already. The game can be enjoyed in a variety of ways beyond just playing it.

Watch the newest Pokémon trailer here: