The professors are wearing clothing from different eras

In prior Pokémon games, you’re given starters by that particular version’s professor, an NPC who serves as a mentor to the player character. Each new iteration stars a new professor. They’re usually named after a plant. For the first time in series history, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will feature two version-specific professors: Sada and Turo. Sada (wearing the russet crop top) is in Scarlet, while Turo (in the amethyst-hued jumpsuit) is in Violet

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But if you look closely at the clothing, you can glean further details. Sada’s rocking an outfit that wouldn’t look out of place in this year’s prequel spin-off, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, set wayyyyy before the events of mainline games. Turo’s wardrobe, meanwhile, is seriously future-chic. Are multiple timelines at play here? That’d sure mesh with the past-vs.-future theme established by Legends: Arceus and that of the two new legendaries. (One’s a motorcycle; the other’s a futuristic hovercraft mobile.)