Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are the primary paired versions of Generation IX. The games will be released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide in late 2022. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

The game was announced worldwide on Pokémon Day on February 27, 2022, at 11 PM JST through Pokémon Presents.

Features

The games are advertised as open-world games in which areas are seamlessly connected.

Trivia

• The titles of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are similar to several Japanese trademarks registered by Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak in 2008 and 2009. The Chinese titles use the same characters as two of the trademarks.
• These are the first paired core series games in which the player characters' initial appearance differs depending on the version.
  • In addition, these are the first core series games in which the player characters wear the same outfit regardless of gender.
• These are the first core series games since Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 to be named after colors.
• Detergents whose names have "Scarlet" and "Violet" appeared before the games were announced.