Pokèmon Scarlet and Violet haven’t even been out for 48 hours and numerous clips of hilarious of horrifying bugs have surfaced online. Most of them look to come from cooperative play, and seem visual in nature as opposed to game-breaking. Things like this always seem to slip through the cracks with open world games because of their scope and size, here are some examples of what we’ve seen so far:
[Pokémon Violet] One of the traits of a True Pokémon Master is flexibility.
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Aside from the obvious Fletchling that clips right through the trainer’s head, it’s the inverted elbow that’s truly terrifying. It does make for one hell of a selfie.
https://twitter.com/t_a_b_e_r_u/status/1593614067847278592?s=46&t=qBwZLJmGFjOOa35OLIK75Q
While everything seems fine at a glance in this clip, things are quickly revealed to be not so great after the second trainer mounts their Miraidon. In what can only be described as the stuff of nightmares, their proportions are completely warped, complete with elongated arms, legs, and bulging eyes. I don’t seem to recall Slenderman being added to the Pokèdex over the last few games.
me: haha pokemon is a kids game it cant hurt me
pokemon loading in a child's skull with no eyes or a body: pic.twitter.com/kTElIVxG4P— Leah J. Williams (@legenette) November 18, 2022
This clip sports the same energy as the previous one, just with a far more existential tone of dread. This one reminds me of Junji Ito’s, The Hanging Balloons, with an ever present floating head lacking eyes. After all, what’s a Pokèmon battle without a sentient head spectating the action?
THE JIGGLYPUFF JUST FLYING AWAY LMAOOOOO #PokemonScarletViolet #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/Ouhh20w8eC
— Out of Context Pokemon ? (@OoCPokemon) November 19, 2022
Jigglypuff is a flying type now, apparently.
@heyitsshir0 I’m um.. really enjoying the game ?. #pokemonviolet #pokemon #pokemonscarlet
While our own time with Pokèmon Scarlet didn’t have any of these visual oddities, we did cite a poor technical state as one of the downfalls of Pokèmon’s first true open-world experience. Have you encountered any bugs or glitches in Pokèmon Scarlet and Violet so far? Let us know!
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are out now. The cheapest price is $64 from Amazon.