As different reviewers begin to give their thoughts on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, players are noticing a variety of bugs including a bizarre glitch that has the Legendary Pokemon doing a handstand. Unlike Pokemon Sword and Shield and Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which were more limited in the scope of bugs impacting them, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fans are discovering multiple things impacting Legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon alone.Twitter user Arclet recently posted a Pokemon Scarlet and Violet clip in which the player is riding around one of the early locations of the Paldean region in a peculiar position. Given the open-world nature of Paldea, players are intended to traverse the landscape on their Legendary Pokemon, but there are a number of bugs associated with them that range in severity. One Pokemon Scarlet and Violet bug has the trainer transforming into a giant monster, while another shows the Legendary Pokemon wandering into arenas as battles are taking place, and this one has Koraidon doing a handstand.Arclet's clip begins with the Pokemon player riding around the plaza of the main Pokemon Scarlet and Violet city with Koraidon already in the handstand position that isn't properly animated. Normally Koraidon is quite active with its arms moving as it wheels around Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Paldea at a great speed, but the one in Arclet's video is stiff as a board except for its hair waving in the wind as the Pokemon fan moves it in every direction. Although the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trainer may have been trying to shake Koraidon's stiffness by moving around, Arclet's clip concludes with the issue remaining unresolved.
Though some players may wish to trigger their Legendary Pokemon to do handstands like in Arclet's video, the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player happened across it by accident and apparently found it hilarious. According to Arclet, the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet glitch which is one of several was caused by jumping down some stairs on their Koraidon, resulting in the Legendary Pokemon getting stuck in the landing position. Arclet criticized Game Freak for the bug with a humorous response and remains positive in the comments, which may suggest that the issues in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet don't discourage them from playing the game.
Multiple Pokemon fans responded to Arclet's video with jokes at the expense of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, with one comparing the game to Skyrim for the number of bugs it has, and another commenting on the impressive wheelies from riding Koraidon. Lamenting many Pokemon Scarlet and Violet problems, one reply to Arclet remained hopeful that Game Freak will patch the Gen 9 games in the future to resolve some of the concerns that Pokemon players have.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now for Nintendo Switch.