1 Year Later, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Are The Most Revolutionary Mainline Games in the Series

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet‘s reception on launch was not the best given the limitations imposed by performance issues, glitches, and weird animations, giving many players the impression that Gen 9 was far from perfect – but could have been much better with more time in the oven. Still, Gen 9 games are perhaps the single most influential entry in the mainline series by a huge margin, with spin-off titles like Pokemon Legends: Arceus spicing up the competition for the overall franchise. The main reason for this is that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet break multiple traditions, which is a great thing when it comes to a general sense of novelty and how much the games actually stand out compared to their predecessors.