Pokemon Scarlet

 Switch
User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 755 out of 3197
  2. Mixed: 290 out of 3197
  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Fraxxo
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    This game is... totally worthless. Nothing works.
    Surprised this even passed the quality check, since this is clearly a pre-alpha game without any redeeming quality. Even the soundtrack, which was always good in the Pokémon franchise, is boring here.
    Seriously, I'm glad this game was gifted to me and I didn't spend a single buck on it. I tought Pokémon Legends Arceus was the starting    This game is... totally worthless. Nothing works.
    Surprised this even passed the quality check, since this is clearly a pre-alpha game without any redeeming quality. Even the soundtrack, which was always good in the Pokémon franchise, is boring here.
    Seriously, I'm glad this game was gifted to me and I didn't spend a single buck on it. I tought Pokémon Legends Arceus was the starting point for the the new era of Pokémon, but this... is just sad. Just bad. Just worthless.    … Expand
  2. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. crebilosvaldo
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game sucks i dont like it i think its smelly bad and the fos drops even more then my grades did when i got in college… Expand
  4. NazgulzLegacy
    Aug 31, 2023
    3
    Raid events are way to hard so only a few people will even be able to do it and get the rare pokemon its unfair and unfun.
  5. TTTE
    Aug 29, 2023
    4
    I really wish I could say I liked this game because I do like pokemon it's just that Gamefreak's quality of work has gotten so bad that it is just not excusable anymore.
  6. Impe97
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    People that vote good have serious problem, that game its almost a scam and a ruin for pokemon, like all the pokemon switch games
  7. HyruLegend
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    Character customization is "better' when starting but only for your face.
    No clothes to buy at all.
    Should of kept the movement from Legends Arceus , rolling to dodge Pokemon attacks for example running while tossing pokeballs. I love the transition with music from field to battle. "Finally updated graphic /texture to Pokemon." But at the same time they look terrible on the field until    Character customization is "better' when starting but only for your face.
    No clothes to buy at all.

    Should of kept the movement from Legends Arceus , rolling to dodge Pokemon attacks for example running while tossing pokeballs. I love the transition with music from field to battle.

    "Finally updated graphic /texture to Pokemon." But at the same time they look terrible on the field until you get close up & the overall game doesn't look that great. But graphics are not that important but they sure help Lol Cascarafa & Artazon is my favorite towns but it's lacking anything to do, like ALL other towns!

    Can change Nicknames on the spot.

    Can remember or forget moves on the spot.

    Can skip move learning & not be prompted to teach after leveling up.

    In the Paldea Region You have to talk to the trainers, They can't tell just by making eye contact to battle. Lol

    You can make TM s

    Auto heal

    You can send Pokemon out for Auto battles & Pick up items.

    Pokemon Center gives tips where to go.
    But also I miss walking into a building Pokemon Center.

    You can go back up to a ledge or area you jumped off of.

    Gives Advice on Pokemon learning a new moves

    "First true open world Pokemon" Even though Legends Arceus already exists lol technically semi open world.

    Players Can’t Catch Pokémon Outside Of Battle In Scarlet & Violet.

    Legends Arceus had a better Catching system. LA also had a better shopping setup where you can zoom in on said products, & plenty of clothes & merch to buy! Here you buy no clothes at all. Legends Arceus also had a better map system, you can only mark one spot on here vs alot in LA. This one has no markers ! The map is not good.

    No Buildings to walk into anywhere at All, gym lobbies , copy & paste restaurants & your home doesn't cut it & the Academy though cool , still lacking. Everything is copy & pasted essentially the food shops. Doors everywhere & none to enter     … Expand
  8. Dradkol
    Aug 23, 2023
    4
    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are horrid games, both for the level of quality (very low) and for immaturity. Avoid them like the plague.    … Expand
  9. gignokumle
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    There's no excuse for a switch game to look this bad. This is a billion dollar company making worse looking games then solo developers.
  10. Ramoscello
    Aug 16, 2023
    3
    Bad graphics, bad animation, no voice acting, lags, bad story, repetitive, bad open world, bad quest, the only decent part of this game is the lore, the rest is terrible
  11. shw079
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    I waited till now to play the game as I heard from my friends that there are already patches to fix the gameplay. I hate to say this but I really don't like my experience so far. I have been playing the games for 3 hours but am totally underwhelmed and in my opinion, the game is still far away from fixed. I have played all Pokemon main series and this is the first one that I feel offended.I waited till now to play the game as I heard from my friends that there are already patches to fix the gameplay. I hate to say this but I really don't like my experience so far. I have been playing the games for 3 hours but am totally underwhelmed and in my opinion, the game is still far away from fixed. I have played all Pokemon main series and this is the first one that I feel offended. First, the graphics is a downgrade from shield and I feel like I am playing a 3DS game on switch. Everything looks really bad (e.g. shadow, walls, houses, you name it). I don't mind graphics that much if the gameplay is smooth. However, the game also suffers from numerous performance issues. Second, the developers are being lazy. For most houses in towns, you cannot enter them as in previous games, and for most stores in towns/cities, you cannot enter them either -- you are simply shown a list of items that you can buy, and there are only very few NPCs who you can talk to. They don't even bother to design the simple dialogues. This level of laziness is unbelievable. Third, the control design is really bad. Whenever I leave some stores or finish talking to someone, I usually end up with stealth mode because of pressing B buttons. This is so stupid. Additionally, the camera rotates in a way that is so uncomfortable and makes you nauseous. I am easily addicted to games but this is the first game that I have self-control. After playing 3 hours, I am able to stop and tell myself -- ok, that is too much for today, which shows how lackluster it is. I do like the design of new Pokemons but the game was released too soon -- they should give themselves at least two more years and bring us the best game experience.… Expand
  12. Jardanes
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    After the best pokemon game ever (Pokemon Legends:Arceus), the Pokemon company releases their worst game yet. Really bad performance and visuals. It has many bugs that ruins the experience of playing the game. Terastal Pokemon look stupid. The idea of bicycle legendary Pokémon is just ridiculous. The design team should go back to school and learn a few things with the Zelda BotW and TotKAfter the best pokemon game ever (Pokemon Legends:Arceus), the Pokemon company releases their worst game yet. Really bad performance and visuals. It has many bugs that ruins the experience of playing the game. Terastal Pokemon look stupid. The idea of bicycle legendary Pokémon is just ridiculous. The design team should go back to school and learn a few things with the Zelda BotW and TotK teams. They charge you US$60,00 for a R$5,00 game. Huge cash grab.… Expand
  13. Adoviron
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    I made this account to warn all of you who are thinking of buying this game.
    I regret every penny I spent on it.
    It's a horrible cashgrab low quality game. Animations in some scenes are in 3-5 FPS! Gameplay and storyline is empty and without a soul. Every aspect of this game is a complete trash. Some textures are as low as in Nintendo 64 and right next to it it is mixed with hires    I made this account to warn all of you who are thinking of buying this game.
    I regret every penny I spent on it.
    It's a horrible cashgrab low quality game. Animations in some scenes are in 3-5 FPS!
    Gameplay and storyline is empty and without a soul. Every aspect of this game is a complete trash. Some textures are as low as in Nintendo 64 and right next to it it is mixed with hires texture of a tree for example. Complete chaos, empty world full of meaningless tasks.
    It's the worst game I've played on a Switch so far and i've had it for 5 years now.    … Expand
  14. kthonik
    Jul 26, 2023
    3
    The performance of this game is appalling. It's almost as if Nintendo knows anything with the Pokemon name is going to be a hit, so they don't even try. Definitely 2 steps backward from sw/sh
  15. pokeymanchild
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Really bad performance and visuals. It has many bugs that ruin the experience of playing the game. But it's okay as it will still sell thanks to blind nostalgia and brand loyalty.
  16. Autoatlas
    Jul 17, 2023
    1
    The game has as much content as air has co2 in it. Lackluster city design, bad music, horrible story, uninteresting legendaries. This game is a huge failure.
  17. Swirbl
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    You already know how people think about this game, and I'm just here to approve it. It's poorly made and so on. Please rethink it if you are planning to buy the DLC and buy yourself something useful instead... The final battle was neat, though.
  18. Hrdo
    Jul 12, 2023
    4
    Con "Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto",Game Freak ha provato a portare una boccata d'aria fresca al franchise con la creazione del primo gioco di Pokemon Open-World.La volontà di creare un gioco del genere si riscontra già nei DLC di "Pokemon Spada e Scudo" e "Pokemon Leggende Arceus".
    Trovo che la soluzione Open-World di Pokemon come un possibile futuro della serie,come già in Leggende    Con "Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto",Game Freak ha provato a portare una boccata d'aria fresca al franchise con la creazione del primo gioco di Pokemon Open-World.La volontà di creare un gioco del genere si riscontra già nei DLC di "Pokemon Spada e Scudo" e "Pokemon Leggende Arceus".
    Trovo che la soluzione Open-World di Pokemon come un possibile futuro della serie,come già in Leggende Arceus,trovo molto divertente girovagare per la determinata regione in "liberta".
    Passando a quello che troviamo nel gioco:
    Il mondo Pokemon non è mai stato così tanto curato negli ultimi anni...ma soltanto della teoria,la storia della regione,delle persone più influenti e dell'accademia del gioco sono curatissime e ben spiegate tra i dialoghi deli NPC e varie lezioni e libri accademici ma è accompagnato dal peggior mondo Pokemon creato al livello tecnico-grafico,graficamente al livello di Pokemon Leggende Arceus.
    Per farla breve,se stilassimo una lista dei punti positivi e negativi di Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto otterremo:
    Punti Positivi:
    •Innovazione per il primo gioco open-world,funziona e diverte.
    •Maggiore cura delle texture,modelli e animazioni dei Pokèmon.
    •Una flora molto poco più presente e curata di LPA,ma almeno più presente.
    •Ottime spiegazioni dei personaggi,del mondo in cui ti trovi e delle varie dinamiche,spesso queste informazioni le trovi nell'accademia di riferimento che rende sensato l'esistenza di essa.
    •La Teracrystal la meccanica di questa generazione,per quanto esteticamente possa non piacere è contestualizzata bene nella regione,diverte usarla e può creare un nuovo competitivo interessante.
    •Primo gioco Pokemon con più di una storia,anche se parallele e indipendenti l'una da l'altra ma riescono ad intrecciarsi bene tra di loro.
    •Citazioni ad eventi di giochi passati che rende più reale il macro-mondo pokemon.
    •Gameplay ibrido tra Pokemon Spada e Scudo e LPA.
    •Mantentimento di alcune features di LPA e altri titoli come le cavalcature Pokemon (Presenti anche in Sole/Luna),la possibilità di cambiare le mosse del proprio pokemon a piacimento senza interruzioni o NPC di qualche tipo (Come in LPA) e la possibilità di cambiare il sopranome del pokemon dal menù pokemon (Come nei let's Go).
    •Le funzioni multigiocatore sono ok,molto meglio di Pokemon Spada e Scudo.
    •La presenza della cura automatica è un ottima aggiunta.
    •La modalità "vai a avanti" (ENG:Lets Go) è interessante e utile per farmare xp e drops dei pokemon.

    Ma ora arriviamo alla parte dolente,i punti negativi:
    •Graficamente scadente per essere un titolo tripla-A.Texture ambientali a risoluzione bassissima.
    •Il frame-rate,scarso e instabile. Il gioco spesso lagga e scatta.
    •Presenza di troppi bug,spesso solo visivi. Con la telecamera puoi attraverare i muri,le roccie e le montagne. I pokemon spesso sono conpenetrati nel pavimento o nei muri,non sempre il gioco riesce a comprendere il pavimento durante una cattura e la pokeball rimane sospesa a mezz'aria e durante "l'evoluzione dal vivo" dato se il gioco non riconosce il pavimento,dunque parte l'evoluzione standard che abbiamo visto in tutti gli altri titoli.
    •Il pokedex è uno spoiler vivente,se affronti un NPC e perdi ti registra nel Pokedex anche i pokemon che non hai visto,quando guardi il pokedex spesso si bugga e vedi i modelli di pokemon che non hai visto,la modalità "note trovate di recente" fa vedere le silhouette di vari pokemon,anche leggendari ed esclusivi (paradox compresi).
    •La modalità "stealth" è inutile,i pokemon ti vedono e ti sentono lo stesso (In LPA funzionava bene).
    •La mira spesso non funziona neache ad 1 mentro dal pokemon (Anche questa funzionava bene in LPA).
    •Si sente l'assenza di lanciare le pokeball come in LPA.
    •Personalmente i Raid li rintengo inferirori a quelli di Pokemon Spada e Scudo,il fattore tempo invece che turni è un idea stupida,ma le IA dei bot forse sono leggermente meglio.
    •Le città più piccole del normale,può essere ok,ma con 0 case interaggibili,gli shop sono menù e non stanze.
    •Spesso riesci ad attraversare alberi,cristalli dei raid e pokemon.
    •Il box lagga e non carica velocemente i modelli dei pokemon.
    •La cura automatica non riconosce le ricariche totali come items di cura e non ti permette di rianimare i pokemon.
    •Gli oggetti sembrano piazzati in maniera randomica
    •Anche se il motto di questi giochi è "esplora come vuoi",puoi farlo ma non è presente uno bilanciamento nei livelli delle palestra.Se percorri tutta la zone est di Paldea quando arriverai ad ovest con i Pokemon al lvl50 la palestra sarà al 20.
    •Extra:Primo gioco pokemon dove sento la necessità di un doppiaggio,ma manca.
    -------
    Capisco le varie recenzioni ma non riesco a capire i voti come i 100 e gli 0,Personalmente rintengo il gioco scadente ma divertente per questo il mio voto è tra il 4 ed il 5. Preferisco dargli 4/10 per il frame rate e per i bug.    … Expand
  19. daklar808
    Jul 5, 2023
    1
    Lazy cash grab that has forever changed my opinion on pokemon games. i will never ever preorder another mainline pokemon game. It's unfinished and unpolished. Glitch fest with terrible graphics and not what i expect from a pokemon game. Unforgivable and a game changer in the wrong direction, so SAD!
  20. Daybrakgo
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    Yes I’m giving a zero. There should be no reasons why it should have released the way it did. Why does it look so bad? A big multimillion corporation that keeps serving their fanbase gruel. If your goal was to turn a life long fan away well done. You obviously don’t care anymore.
  21. yooples54
    Jun 30, 2023
    2
    I don't hate people who like this game, but it's simply not good. the graphics are great, but it's overall awful. the story of this game is so dried out ad predictable it feels like a children's picture book. there isn't much to say about it's gameplay or the environments. I wish I could like this game, but honestly it was a waste of my time and money. once again though, I do not hateI don't hate people who like this game, but it's simply not good. the graphics are great, but it's overall awful. the story of this game is so dried out ad predictable it feels like a children's picture book. there isn't much to say about it's gameplay or the environments. I wish I could like this game, but honestly it was a waste of my time and money. once again though, I do not hate anybody for liking this game.… Expand
  22. vlaadi06
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    it's gamefreak, what do you expect. don't buy any of their newer games if you're looking for a game with acceptable graphics without many bugs or glitches
  23. Jonnybravo222
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Man... Gamefreak needs to step it up big time. The world feels empty, the performance is the worst I've ever even seen. Just an absolute dumpster fire.
  24. Snowbell
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    As a pokémon fan since the GBA era, I continue to get disappointed by the newer releases, but this seems especially bad on the Switch.
    I'll admit, I enjoyed playing this game at first. The open world felt fresh and full of potential when I started, but the first problems arose when I entered the first big "city". A city where there are no houses to enter, only a handful of shops to    As a pokémon fan since the GBA era, I continue to get disappointed by the newer releases, but this seems especially bad on the Switch.
    I'll admit, I enjoyed playing this game at first. The open world felt fresh and full of potential when I started, but the first problems arose when I entered the first big "city". A city where there are no houses to enter, only a handful of shops to "enter" and a school you can actually walk around in. This may seem like a minor thing, but it makes the world feel so much less interesting. Moving on, the story is actually pretty decent, even the rival is actually done well. Up to the league, the gameplay experience doesn't
    change much which is fine, it's still pokémon, but then we enter the "endgame".

    I say endgame, but in this game that basically means collecting a bunch of stuff and catching a couple of legendary pokémon, or breeding/training competitive pokémon. For anyone who has experienced the battle frontier, the pokémon world tournament or even the battle tower, this is by far the worst endgame out of all in this series.
    Now it seems that the upcoming DLC will give us the actual endgame content, which I don't mind too much, IF it came out this year. However, so far it seems that the 2nd DLC will contain some sort of tournament/battle tower feature, but it is planned for somewhere in 2024...

    Now the worst part, something I did not expect from a pokémon/Nintendo game, or at least not this bad: The bugs and the frame rate issues. These are unacceptable. For Nintendo to release such a big exclusive title in this state of performance is very disappointing. Even after various updates it's still bad.

    Some other minor points:
    - The pokémons spawns in the open world, especially for smaller creatures, is extremely annoying when you're going fast on your mount. You randomly run into them because they sometimes don't spawn on time
    - Still no national dex
    - Mega evolution still gone. Instead we get a weird looking alternative
    - Weak outfit customization. Sure, they use the excuse that the school uniform is mandatory, but it still feels lazy
    - The world has a lack of NPC's outside of cities, which makes it feel empty

    I can only hope. once again, that they learn from this.    … Expand
  25. Maddozman555
    Jun 19, 2023
    4
    Corto de contenido, feo visualmente, con una historia aburrida y sosa, con menos de la mitad del pokédex está es uno de los peores juegos de la serie, lo único bueno de esta entrega es la nueva mecánica que le da un giro fresco al competitivo, pero no es suficiente para hacer brillar al juego
  26. Alcaman
    Jun 13, 2023
    2
    You had 1 job , one ! deliver the product in a finished state , i guess beta testing is not important before launching games nowadays , THIS is the prime example of a company going from 0 to hero and 0 alll over again , i'm just gonna stick to what went wrong here and why a rating of 2 is very lenient , aren't you ashamed of selling an exclusive title at full price that is not workingYou had 1 job , one ! deliver the product in a finished state , i guess beta testing is not important before launching games nowadays , THIS is the prime example of a company going from 0 to hero and 0 alll over again , i'm just gonna stick to what went wrong here and why a rating of 2 is very lenient , aren't you ashamed of selling an exclusive title at full price that is not working properly ? i know it's a game for kids , but do you have to be so predatory ? there's a lot of people that will defend this YES there's new pokemon and new mechanics and a new map , but the game is so poorly optimized that we can't enjoy it ! not to mention the random crushes , random bugs.. EVEN BUGS THAT DELEVE YOUR SAVE DATA , NINTENDO! do you have any idea what it means to lose all your save data of 450+ hours ??? UNACCEPTABLE ! i can't even do my EV training at caseroya lake because the fps drops bellow 5 !!! have you try battling in water ? also why remove the shiny sound and sparks ? this game is a step back from legends Arceus , absolutely disastrous and unacceptable , do better or give the IP to a studio that can manage porting a **** 3D game on switch , take a lesson from Retro studios of what quality is !!!!… Expand
  27. AldoBaran
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    It is a game that does not even deserve the slightest consideration.

    The game environment is boring and limited.
  28. Fraafont
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Really poor game.. as a fan of the Pokemon franchise ad all of its game i was very disappointed while i playing this really bad game.
  29. JoeSnickens
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    the graphics look like dogwater and it's basically the same thing as sword and shield with a goofy ahh new mechanic (terrastilization) and some goofy new pokemon. I mean pokemon really only 2 games: mainline and legends arceus. The game sucks.
  30. Picollo86
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nintendo likes to fu you in the ass. no Quality ASSurance. its bad, just bad. like cheap toys. many bugs and glitches. just a laugh at you stupid fans.

    Really Nintendo und gamefreak are at this point just a **** machine which produces bad game after bad game.    … Expand
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

1
#1 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2022

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
    Read full review
  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »