Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

and are the first pair of games of Generation IX games. They take place in the open-wrld region of Paldea, which takes inspiration from the , primarily . The first partner Pokémon of the region are: Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.
==Blurb==
==Features ==
The game is set in the Paldea region and is an open-world game in which areas are seamlessly connected. The areas in the game can be visited in any order without Pokémon's levels being scaled to the player's achievements. The game also features multiplayer with up to four players simultaneously, enabling trading and battling between players as well as allowing them to travel through the game's areas together.
===Terastal phenomenon===
The Terastal phenomenon is a new type of transformation that allows any Pokémon from the Paldea region to power up and become bejeweled using the Tera Orb. After Terastallizing, a Pokémon's natural type attribute is either enhanced or altered according to their innate Tera Type.
===Paradox Pokémon===
The Paradox Pokémon appear for the first time as "unidentified creatures". Great Tusk is described in the Scarlet Book appearing in Pokémon Scarlet, while Iron Treads is described in the Violet Book appearing in Pokémon Violet. They are a group of unique Pokémon that came from the ancient past in Pokémon Scarlet and the future in Pokémon Violet.
===Version-exclusive Pokémon===
Most version-exclusive Pokémon can be encountered and caught by players of the opposite version who join a Union Circle or Tera Raid Battle, except for Koraidon and Miraidon, which require trading. Armarouge and Ceruledge can be obtained through raids, even solo raids in the opposite version that their evolution items can be obtained in, but not a Union Circle, and vice versa for Paradox Pokémon.
==Gameplay==
==Pokémon==
===First partner Pokémon===
*Sprigatito - -type Pokémon
*Fuecoco - -type Pokémon
*Quaxly - -type Pokémon
===Legendary Pokémon===
*Koraidon - /-type Pokémon
*Miraidon - /-type Pokémon
*Wo-Chien - /-type Pokémon
*Ting-Lu - /-type Pokémon
*Chien-Pao - /-type Pokémon
*Chi-Yu - /-type Pokémon
===Other new Pokémon===
*Floragato - -type Pokémon
*Meowscarada - /-type Pokémon
*Crocalor - -type Pokémon
*Skeledirge - /- type Pokémon
*Quaxwell - -type Pokémon
*Quaquaval - /-type Pokémon
*Tarountula - -type Pokémon
*Spidops - -type Pokémon
*Smoliv - /-type Pokémon
*Dolliv - /-type Pokémon
*Arboliva- /-type Pokémon
*Lechonk - -type Pokémon
*Oinkologne - -type Pokémon
*Pawmi - -type Pokémon
*Pawmo - /-type Pokémon
*Pawmot - /-type Pokémon
*Fidough - -type Pokémon
*Dachsbun - -type Pokémon
*Cetoddle - -type Pokémon
*Cetitan - -type Pokémon
*Cyclizar - /-type Pokémon
*Shroodle - /-type Pokémon
*Grafaiai - /-type Pokémon
*Klawf - -type Pokémon
*Charcadet - -type Pokémon
*Armarouge - /-type Pokémon
*Ceruledge - /-type Pokémon
*Wiglett - -type Pokémon
*Wugtrio - -type Pokémon
*Farigiraf - /-type Pokémon
*Tadbulb - -type Pokémon
*Bellibolt - -type Pokémon
*Greavard - -type Pokémon
*Houndstone - -type Pokémon
*Gimmighoul - -type Pokémon
*Gholdengo - /-type Pokémon
*Tinkatink - /-type Pokémon
*Tinkatuff - /-type Pokémon
*Tinkaton - /-type Pokémon
*Wattrel - /-type Pokémon
*Kilowattrel - /-type Pokémon
*Toedscool - /-type Pokémon
*Toedscruel - /-type Pokémon
*Finizen - -type Pokémon
*Palafin - -type Pokémon
*Varoom - /-type Pokémon
*Revavroom - /-type Pokémon
*Nymble - -type Pokémon
*Lokix - /-type Pokémon
*Clodsire - /-type Pokémon
*Maschiff - -type Pokémon
*Mabosstiff - -type Pokémon
*Dudunsparce - -type Pokémon
*Annihilape - /-type Pokémon
*Squawkabilly - /-type Pokémon
*Nacli - -type Pokémon
*Naclstack - -type Pokémon
*Garganacl - -type Pokémon
*Bramblin - /-type Pokémon
*Brambleghast - /-type Pokémon
*Capsakid - -type Pokémon
*Scovillain - /-type Pokémon
*Tandemaus - -type Pokémon
*Maushold - -type Pokémon
*Rellor - -type Pokémon
*Rabsca - /-type Pokémon
*Flittle - -type Pokémon
*Espathra - -type Pokémon
*Bombirdier - /-type Pokémon
*Orthworm - -type Pokémon
*Glimmet - /-type Pokémon
*Glimmora - /-type Pokémon
*Flamigo - /-type Pokémon
*Veluza - /-type Pokémon
*Dondozo - -type Pokémon
*Tatsugiri - /-type Pokémon
*Kingambit - /-type Pokémon
*Frigibax - /-type Pokémon
*Arctibax - /-type Pokémon
*Baxcalibur - /-type Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon
===Paldean Forms===
Analogous to the Alolan forms, Galarian forms and Hisuian forms, there are regional variants in the Paldea Region known as Paldean forms.
====List of Paldean Forms====
*Wooper - /
*Tauros (Combat Breed) - 
*Tauros (Blaze Breed) - /
*Tauros (Aqua Breed) - /
===Paradox Pokémon===
Paradox Pokémon are Pokémon that come from either the ancient past or the future, depending on which version is playing.
==== List of Paradox Pokémon ====
* Great Tusk - /
* Scream Tail - /
* Brute Bonnet - /
* Flutter Mane - /
* Slither Wing - /
* Sandy Shocks - /
* Roaring Moon - /
* Walking Wake - /
* Iron Treads - /
* Iron Bundle - /
* Iron Hands - /
* Iron Jugulis - /
* Iron Moth - /
* Iron Thorns - /
* Iron Valiant - /
* Iron Leaves - /
===DLC Pokémon===
These Pokémon can be acquired by downloading The Teal Mask and Indigo Disk DLC.
====List of DLC Pokémon - The Teal Mask====
*Dipplin - /
*Poltchageist - /
*Sinistcha - /
*Okidogi - /
*Munkidori - /
*Fezandipiti - /
*Ogerpon - , /, /, /
====List of DLC Pokémon - Indigo Disk====
*Archaludon - /
*Hydrapple - /
*Gouging Fire - /
*Raging Bolt - /
*Iron Boulder - /
*Iron Crown - /
*Terapagos - 
====Other====
*Pecharunt - /
==Stories==
There are four major storylines in the games the player will be involved in during their journey in the Paldea region.
===Victory Road===
Taking Nemona's advice to become a Champion-tier Trainer, the player travels across Paldea, defeating the Gym Leaders to get the badges needed to face the Elite Four. On the way, their talents are noticed by Nemona (who spars with them), the Elite Four and even Geeta herself. Once the last badge is obtained, the player is given instructions to the Pokémon League and battles the Elite Four, defeating them.
With one final hurdle to go, the player eventually defeats Geeta and is now a certified Champion. Nemona, delighted with the prospect, has one final match with them at Mesagoza where she loses. However, she is glad with their progress and that she has someone to call a rival.
===Path of Legends===
After meeting with an enigmatic student known as Arven, the player runs into him into the cafeteria, where he asks them to help him in gathering some herbs to create the "best sandwich" in return. He seeks five herbs, however each one is guarded by a powerful Titan Pokémon.
As the player defeats the Titans with Arven's help, he creates several sandwiches which Koraidon/Miraidon eat, restoring some of their former capabilities in the process. Arven later reveals that the hunt for the herbs is to tend to his Mabosstiff, who was severely injured and hadn't been feeling well since. Upon defeating the final Titan, Mabosstiff fully recovers, much to Arven's delight. Sada/Turo later contacts the two of them to meet them at Area Zero, although Arven decides that he'll need another Champion-level Trainer and a computer expert before venturing down.
===Starfall Street===
After arriving at the academy and driving off some Team Star grunts stirring up trouble, the mysterious girl known as Penny contacts the player under the alias Cassiopeia and asks them to dismantle Team Star, giving them the locations of the bosses' bases. Clavell, under the guise of Clive, accompanies them in taking down the bases in his part to learn more about their truancy and to confirm reports of bullying in the past.
As the player defeats the five bosses - Mela, Giacomo, Atticus, Ortega and Eri, both the player and Clive learn of Team Star's reason for founding and refusing to attend classes. Once the last of the five bosses are defeated, Clive battles the player outside the academy before they face Penny, who was the original founder of the team. Upon defeating her, Clive brings in her friends and apologizes to them on his behalf for his lapse in judgement now that he knew the truth, but orders them to form Star Training Academies to make up for their other transgressions.
===The Way Home===
Once all three main stories are completed, Arven contacts the player, telling them to meet him and the help he acquired at the Zero Gate, which would lead down to the Great Crater of Paldea. When they arrive, they find that he had recruited Nemona and Penny to help and they enter the crater through Koraidon/Miraidon's gliding capabilities. The professor tells them that they need to release the four locks from the research stations scattered across the area to access them.
Exploring the closed-off area, the group are surprised to see Geeta's ace, Glimmora, residing in the crater. As they progress through the research centers, the professor begins to act unusual and they also begin to run into other Paradox Pokémon. When the main lab is opened, another Koraidon/Miraidon appears, but the player is intimidated by the other as it heads inside. Many Paradox Pokémon break out, forcing Penny, Nemona and Arven to stop them while the player heads inside to confront the professor.
They find the professor dormant before the professor wakes up and calls the Koraidon/Miraidon back into its Poké Ball. They then explain that they are an artificial-intelligence-powered robot modeled after the real professor, who had died years ago, as well as the original professor's purpose. However, with how dangerous the Paradox Pokémon are, they have decided to shut the time machine down before the Pokémon could wreak havoc on all of Paldea, as shown by the Quaking Earth Titan. The player puts the book Arven gave them to stop the machine, but it refutes the attempt and forces the professor into its battle mode.
The player manages to defeat the AI professor's Pokémon and the group reunites, but to everyone's surprise, it immediately activates the Paradise Protection Protocol and controls the professor again, locking everyone's Poké Balls except the professor's. However, remembering their own Koraidon/Miraidon, they call it out and with the support of its friends, manages to return to its Battle Form and defeats the other. With the professor having no more Pokémon, the protocols are defeated, but because the original professor had tied their AI counterpart to it, the AI decides to head to the past/future to ensure the machine could not be turned on again and bids farewell to the group.
Returning to the academy, Clavell commends them for their actions and rewards them for their efforts.
==Patches==
Info below is retrieved from Serebii.
 version history
Version	Release date	Size (Blocks/Bytes)	Fixes
1.0.1 	 	485MB 	
1.1.0 	 	485MB 	
1.2.0 	 	485MB 	
1.3.0 	 	Unknown 	
1.3.1 	 	Unknown 	
1.3.2 	 	Unknown 	
2.0.1 	 	Unknown 	
2.0.2 	 	Unknown 	
3.0.0 	 	Unknown 	
==Trivia==
*These are the first mainline Pokémon games to be fully open world, and players can play their stories without being restricted to a structured plot.
*Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the first Pokémon games to:
**Have the protagonist characters wear differently colored clothing depending on which version is chosen.
***Have the protagonist characters of the same version wear the same outfit for both genders.
**Have version exclusive professors, them being Professor Sada for Pokémon Scarlet and Professor Turo for Pokémon Violet.
***Have professors not named after plants or trees. Instead, Sada and Turo are named after the Spanish words for "past" ("pa-Sado") and "future" ("fu-Turo"), respectively.
****Both professors are also the first professors to be main villains of mainline games and are also first to be deceased.
**Have outdoor Pokémon Centers rather than indoor buildings from the past games.
**Have different art styles and textures on characters and Pokémon compared to past Pokémon mainline games.
**Have NPC Trainers not battle immediately on eye contact - rather, the player has to go up and talk to them to initiate a battle.
**Not have a Game Freak office/staff member.
**Allows for transfer of Pokémon back into the previous generation since .
*The titles of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are similar to several Japanese trademarks registered by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and Game Freak in 2008 and 2009. The Chinese titles use the same characters as two of the trademarks.
** [application number 2008-093276, registration number 5222911]
** [application number 2008-093274, registration number 5222909]
** [application number 2008-093275, registration number 5222910]
** [application number 2008-093276, registration number 5222911]
** [application number 2009-060076, registration number 5307994]
** [application number 2009-060077, registration number 5307995]
** [application number 2009-060078, registration number 5341303]
** [application number 2009-060079, registration number 5341304]
*This is the third pair of Pokémon core series games whose region is based on Europe (in this case, the Iberian Peninsula), with the first being Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (France) and the second being Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield (United Kingdom).
*Pawmi is the Generation IX Pikachu variant like Plusle, Minun, Emolga, and Pachirisu.
*These are the first new mainline games since Black 2 and White 2 where Pikachu uses its original cry (Yellow is the only exception since Pikachu uses its anime cry), and also the first time since Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon where Eevee uses its original cry.
*They are the first games:
**With differing font styles.
**Since Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 to be named after colors.
**Where the player can take on the Gyms in any order.
***In addition, the Gym leader battles take place outside, rather than in a building or stadium except for Larry’s Gym battle which takes place inside the restaurant he eats in.
**Where legendary Pokémon can be stored early in the game, but not have them on their team.
***In addition, the mascot Pokémon can be caught in their respective game twice, the first at Level 68 and the second at 72.
**Where four players can play together with four Nintendo Switches.
**These are the first Pokémon games where the wild battle music changes depending on which area player character is in.
**To lack any numbered route.
**Since to not feature a third Mascot Legendary Pokemon.
*The games were not released in Russia because Nintendo closed their Russian division in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
*The release date for the games is November 18, 2022, exactly six years after the release of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.
== Glitches ==
thumb|194x194px|A PointCrow video showcasing Pokémon glitches
Upon release, the games have a lot of glitches, in general, visual glitches with occasional memory glithches:
* Lag and low frame rates.
* Clipping, flickering, and disappearing assets.
* thumb|Some Pokémon visual glitchesOdd lighting/rendering.
* Pokémon won't evolve.
* Stretched-out trainers/Pokémon.
* “Invisible bike”
* “Drowned Pokémon”
* The “RNG seed” in competitive play
* Odd teleportation to cut scenes
* Game Crashes
* The Poke Ball of your lead Pokemon being stored in the middle of some rooms.
* Inconsistent collision detection on cliffs.
* Pokemon encounters being used to skip gaps that would normally require Koraidon/Miraidon to cross early on.
* Following the introduction of the DLC and Pokémon GO compatibility, there have been cases of save files being corrupted and unrecoverable.
* Shiny Pokemon can spawn inside walls and be permanently uncatchable because the player cannot physically access them.https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/list-of-bugs-and-glitches-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet/
==Trailer==
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==Gallery==
Pokémon Scarlet.jpg|Pre-release United States cover art of Scarlet with a Rating Pending certificate
Pokémon Violet.jpg|Pre-release United States cover art of Violet with a Rating Pending certificate
Scarlet Violet Key Art 1.png
Scarlet Violet Key Art 2.png
Scarlet Violet Path of Legends.png|Path of Legends
Scarlet Violet Starfall Street.png|Starfall Street
Scarlet Violet Victory Road.png|Victory Road
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Key Art 1.png|The Teal Mask
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Key Art 2.png|The Indigo Disk
===Pokémon===
==References==
Fr:Pokémon Écarlate et Violet
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Core series games