The recent release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has moved fans of the franchise – but not necessarily for the right reasons.
Search the Twitter feeds of tech-savvy Pokémon trainers who have already started their journey in Paldea and you’ll find a mix of reviews. Amidst the usual cute clips and thoughtful feedback about Pokémon, there are examples of some of the most bizarre Pokémon bugs we’ve ever seen in the 26-year series – some of which we experienced ourselves. in her Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reviewTRG’s Cat Bussell said the games were “full of frame-rate drops, performance issues, and more than occasional glitches.”
Fortunately for Japanese developer Game Freak, however, many Pokémon fanatics see the funny side of these bugs and glitches – in fact, some are even helpful. From useful hacks to simple silliness, we’ve rounded up the weirdest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet bugs and glitches we’ve spotted online here for you to enjoy.
Pokemon mash
Playing Pokémon is as easy as riding a bicycle; if you did it once, you can do it again. But Scarlet and Violet has a few players asking the question: what if this bike was invisible?
That’s what Twitter user OoCPokemon shows us in the clip above, where the player rides an invisible machine that appears to resemble a motorcycle.
But wait: what if a bicycle They were not bike, but a Legendary Pokémon named Koraidon or Miraidon? What if you have to cut through your friends’ bodies (without hurting them, of course) while growing an extra five feet like some creepy, cycling-enthusiastic Slenderman?
thread of my favorite crimson purple pokemon hardware glitches starting with this 😀 pic.twitter.com/BYaGoKe8J6November 18, 2022
The two glitches above seem to activate when switching your trusted vehicle-pokémon friend that accompanies you fresh out of the box – Koraidon for owners of Pokémon Scarlet, and Miraidon if you’ve picked up Pokémon Violet. Players have discovered some really weird glitches while playing co-op, so it’s worth teaming up with a buddy to see what hell awaits your poor overworked fellow Nintendo Switch conjures.
Bulging eyes
もうポケモン怖くて出来んw pic.twitter.com/GV1lg7ii9ENovember 21, 2022
Oh, and speaking of co-op, this glitch probably caused a lot of players a shock when they first encountered it. Kocha8164 on Twitter shared this bizarre gameplay clip where one of the two on-screen characters seems to have their physical assets completely broken, with their eyes popping out of their faces like in an old Cartoon Network show.
It’s both scary and fun, but we can see how this one can get irritating after a while.
What’s going up…
This is probably the dumbest but most useful trick in Scarlet/Violet. You can easily climb hills you shouldn’t climb by simply stepping back. pic.twitter.com/RRwveA1m9jNovember 20, 2022
However, if you’re looking for something more serious, Twitter user ZullieTheWitch covered this glitch discovery that’s really helpful.
According to the clip above, you can manipulate the game to allow you to climb high ground by simply jumping on a wall and quickly backing up. This allows you to bypass areas of the map entirely, which isn’t necessarily a great thing if you’re exploring the game for the first time, but it will save you a ton of time if you have to backtrack at all.
Triple scream
This character has been exposed to the sun’s gravity. pic.twitter.com/k7NoG37blTNovember 20, 2022
Finally, this last glitch gives a whole new meaning to the term “air guitar”. Twitter user Kalhan R shared a clip where one of their characters seemed to have some difficulty moving around comically swinging her arms and head around.
Missing Nothing
It’s too early to tell if Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will rank high on the charts best pokemon games ever, but just because the game is plagued with a litany of bugs doesn’t mean it won’t.
That’s all we can deduce from the high ranking of Pokemon Go that saw her fair share of errors on and off since its release in 2016.
Although widely viewed as something negative, Pokémon games are notorious for their glitches. The most famous of these must be the mysterious case of the 152nd Pokémon Pokémon Red and Blue, lack (opens in a new tab).
This bug created a brand new Pokémon if the player followed a certain set of instructions, and MissingNo even allowed you to duplicate your items – which is actually another mistake (opens in a new tab) himself in Scarlet and Violet.
Despite bugs, glitches and other technical issues which are highly indicative of the Switch’s less than muscular frames, Scarlet and Violet continue to rake in the coin after selling over ten million copies (opens in a new tab) in three days.
There’s a lot of work to be done in terms of damage control, but if Game Freak can make up for users who feel put off by bugs while allowing us to keep this sneaky uphill maneuver, I’d be happy with that.