PSN Live: Let's Play Ogre Oustin'
Channel: PSN
Date: 24/09/2023

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Ogre Oustin' (Japanese: 鬼退治フェス Demon Extermination Festival) is a minigame introduced in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero - Part 1: The Teal Mask for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.[1]

The player first gains access to Ogre Oustin' when the Festival of Masks begins, which happens after visiting the second sign as part of the story.

In Kitakami, Ogre Oustin' is a special activity passed down as a tradition since long ago, which opens up in the Festival of Masks. Inspired by the story of the Loyal Three Pokémon's battle against Ogerpon, the game uses four different colored balloons resembling each of Ogerpon's masks. Mochi can only be acquired by participating in Ogre Oustin'.

While riding Koraidon / Miraidon, players collect berries by popping Ogre Balloons and bring them to the Berry Tables for points before the time runs out. Once one of the tables has berries in it, wild Pokémon will begin to appear walking towards the tables to eat the collected berries, which will reduce the score. Players can fend off invading Pokémon by pressing R to roar and scare them away. There are three modes for players to choose from with each one increasing in number of stages and difficulty.

Easy: 3 stages
Normal: 6 stages
Hard: 10 stages
Various maps are available though they are randomly selected. The timer will reset between each stage, with the required amount of berries increasing. The period between each stage allows players to move around the map to quickly spread out before the timer begins.

Reward for clearing Easy mode for the first time is Exp. Charm, and clearing Normal mode for the first time rewards the Fairy Feather. After completing Hard mode for the first time, players receive a shiny Munchlax that has the Crafty Mark. All rewards after are varying amounts of Mochi, Feathers, Berries, and Evolution items, which include Prism Scale, Unremarkable Teacup and Razor Fang among others.

There are four Pokémon that can appear as invaders. Skwovet and Munchlax appear in lower stages, Greedent starts appearing in middle stages, while Snorlax appears in higher stages and is the fastest between them.

Ogre Oustin' can be played with up to three other players, via online or local wireless connection. Players are encouraged to divide up tasks - for example, one player could focus on gathering far-off berries, while another focuses on defending the already-collected berries in the Berry Tables.