It has been revealed that the new Terastal system in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet would keep a Pokemon’s same-type attack benefit in addition to its new bonuses. The recent Pokemon Scarlet and Violet previews have revealed some important insights about how the next games’ battle will be drastically altered. Terastallization, a new mechanic that offers a Pokemon a new Tera Type, is the driving force behind these alterations. The confirmation of STAB preservation just adds to that.
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, players will be able to Terastallize their Pokemon by using a Tera Orb. Visually, the Terastal phenomena will resemble Pokemon that have been transformed into crystal, with a jeweled symbol indicating the type of metamorphosis (i.e. balloons for flying or candles for fire). While Terastallized, Pokemon will get moves linked with the Tera Type selected by the user, however it is unclear whether a Pokemon’s existing typing benefits will also stay.
