Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet bundles including The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC are slated for release on Friday, November 3rd, 2023 around the world. Unfortunately only Part 1: The Teal Mask is included on the physical cart. Players will be able to download a digital copy of Part 2: The Indigo Disk when it is released.


Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1706700169327095847, https://twitter.com/PokemonNewsUK/status/1706657253531550154 and https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1706654865340903534

Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet + DLC Bundle Packs

Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet bundled with The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero features all the exciting adventures in one package.

Bundle packs of the Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game plus The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC are slated for release on Friday, November 3, 2023. These bundles include the original and expanded adventures of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet together in one stellar package!

The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is made up of Part 1: The Teal Mask and Part 2: The Indigo Disk. You will need to download an update to play Part 2: The Indigo Disk after it launches in winter 2023.

Special Purchase Bonus

You can receive one hundred Poké Balls as a special purchase bonus for the Pokémon Scarlet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero or Pokémon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero bundle pack. Put them to good use!

Note that to claim these Poké Balls, you’ll need to connect your Nintendo Switch system to the internet and your user profile will need to be linked to a Nintendo Account. It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of play time before you can access the Mystery Gift feature to input the code.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-scarlet-or-pokemon-violet-dlc-bundle-packs

This is annoying that they are releasing a physical copy without the second DLC on the cart. They did this with Mario Kart 8 Wave 6 DLC not on the cart as well. It's really annoying Nintendo. Wait until the games are complete before releasing DLC physical releases. I honestly wouldn't put it past them as a tactic to have low physical sales and push people even more towards digital. Physical collectors want complete games on cart and they won't pick this title up being incomplete.