<s>
and	O
are	O
2022	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
introduce	O
110	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
two	O
new	O
regional	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
introduced	O
are	O
time-displaced	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Paradox	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
transform	O
into	O
its	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Tera	O
Type	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
maintain	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
modern	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
large	O
open	O
areas	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
they	O
sold	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
copies	O
combined	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Pokemon	O
Gold	O
and	O
Silver	O
by	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
largely	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
of	O
previous	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
obtain	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
primarily	O
through	O
catching	O
and	O
trading	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
battle	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
have	O
open	O
worlds	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
both	O
urban	O
areas	O
and	O
open	O
wilderness	O
without	O
borders	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
introduce	O
three	O
new	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Sprigatito	O
,	O
Fuecoco	O
,	O
and	O
Quaxly	O
;	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Koraidon	O
and	O
Miraidon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mechanic	O
called	O
"	O
Let	O
's	O
Go	O
"	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
send	O
out	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
roam	O
the	O
overworld	O
and	O
automatically	O
battle	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
introduce	O
the	O
Terastal	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Pokémon	B-Application
a	O
crystalline	O
appearance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
changing	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
type	O
to	O
match	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Tera	O
Type	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unlocking	O
special	O
moves	O
such	O
as	O
Tera	O
Blast	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
Terastallized	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
becomes	O
a	O
move	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
as	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
’s	O
Tera	O
Type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Paldea	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
which	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Iberian	O
Peninsula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
areas	O
differ	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
attends	O
either	O
the	O
Naranja	O
or	O
Uva	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
encountering	O
either	O
the	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Koraidon	O
or	O
Miraidon	O
,	O
who	O
joins	O
and	O
assists	O
the	O
player	O
despite	O
having	O
lost	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
encouraged	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
three	O
stories	O
:	O
Victory	O
Road	O
,	O
Starfall	O
Street	O
,	O
and	O
Path	O
of	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Victory	O
Road	O
,	O
Nemona	O
—	O
the	O
Champion-ranked	O
trainer	O
that	O
rivals	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
frequently	O
battling	O
them	O
throughout	O
their	O
journey	O
—	O
asks	O
that	O
they	O
complete	O
all	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
Paldea	O
region	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gyms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfall	O
Street	O
begins	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
helps	O
the	O
shy	O
schoolgirl	O
Penny	O
stand	O
up	O
against	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
responsible	O
for	O
academy	O
bullying	O
,	O
when	O
Cassiopeia	O
—	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
the	O
secret	O
identity	O
of	O
Penny	O
—	O
enlists	O
them	O
into	O
"	O
Operation	O
Starfall	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
force	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
to	O
disband	O
by	O
defeating	O
all	O
five	O
of	O
its	O
squad	O
bosses	O
,	O
stripping	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
authority	O
within	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
assisted	O
by	O
academy	O
director	O
Clavell	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
aiming	O
to	O
discover	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
's	O
origins	O
while	O
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
student	O
named	O
Clive	O
,	O
and	O
Penny	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
player	O
in-person	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
guiding	O
them	O
as	O
Cassiopeia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
learn	O
that	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
to	O
counter	O
bullying	O
rather	O
than	O
cause	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
them	O
confronting	O
their	O
bullies	O
eighteen	O
months	O
prior	O
caused	O
the	O
bullies	O
to	O
drop	O
out	O
and	O
several	O
academy	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
resign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
defeat	O
,	O
Clavell	O
removes	O
his	O
disguise	O
and	O
offers	O
peace	O
with	O
Team	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
subjects	O
its	O
members	O
to	O
community	O
service	O
as	O
punishment	O
for	O
several	O
violations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
obtain	O
each	O
Herba	O
Mystica	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Arven	O
must	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
"	O
Titan	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
—	O
an	O
abnormally	O
large	O
Pokémon	B-Application
powered	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
Herba	O
Mystica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
Arven	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
wishes	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Herba	O
Mystica	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
health	O
of	O
his	O
pet	O
Mabosstiff	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
injured	O
by	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
Area	O
Zero	O
—	O
the	O
workplace	O
of	O
his	O
parent	O
,	O
either	O
Professor	O
Sada	O
or	O
Turo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Paradox	O
Pokémon	B-Application
—	O
biological	O
relatives	O
of	O
extant	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
either	O
the	O
ancient	O
past	O
or	O
far	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reaching	O
the	O
laboratory	O
,	O
the	O
professor	O
reveals	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
substitute	O
of	O
the	O
true	O
professor	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
laboratory	O
incident	O
some	O
time	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
professor	O
created	O
a	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
to	O
retrieve	O
Paradox	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
to	O
maintain	O
it	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
urges	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
to	O
preserve	O
Paldea	O
's	O
ecology	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
forced	O
by	O
its	O
programming	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initially	O
being	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
's	O
security	O
protocols	O
leave	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
no	O
option	O
except	O
for	O
their	O
Koraidon	O
or	O
Miraidon	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
causes	O
the	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
to	O
fail	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
the	O
alternate	O
time	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
destruction	O
,	O
apologizing	O
to	O
Arven	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
professor	O
neglecting	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
before	O
departing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
academy	O
,	O
Nemona	O
,	O
Clavell	O
,	O
and	O
Geeta	O
organize	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
battling	O
tournament	O
between	O
faculty	O
and	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
started	O
development	O
in	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Presents	O
presentation	O
on	O
27	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
partially	O
live-action	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
pre-release	O
marketing	O
,	O
several	O
in-universe	O
videos	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
camera	B-Algorithm
trap	I-Algorithm
to	O
reveal	O
Grafaiai	O
,	O
a	O
web	O
seminar	O
to	O
reveal	O
Wiglett	O
,	O
a	O
livestream	O
to	O
reveal	O
Bellibolt	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
found	O
footage	O
trailer	O
to	O
reveal	O
Greavard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
two	O
box	O
cover	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
along	O
with	O
more	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
an	O
overview	O
trailer	O
during	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Presents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
trailers	O
revealed	O
two	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
regional	O
variants	O
as	O
showcased	O
with	O
Paldean	O
Wooper	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
mechanic	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Terastal	O
Phenomenon	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
closing	O
ceremony	O
of	O
the	O
2022	O
Pokémon	B-Application
World	O
Championships	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
showcased	O
a	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Cyclizar	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
abilities	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
competitive	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
detailed	O
the	O
three	O
stories	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
experience	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
singer	O
Ed	O
Sheeran	O
released	O
a	O
song	O
titled	O
"	O
Celestial	O
"	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
OLED	O
model	O
with	O
themed	O
artwork	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
games	O
come	O
out	O
,	O
a	O
Splatfest	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
three	O
starter	O
types	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Splatoon	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
were	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Presents	O
on	O
27	O
February	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
a	O
two-part	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
titled	O
The	O
Hidden	O
Treasure	O
of	O
Area	O
Zero	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
come	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
The	O
Teal	O
Mask	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ogerpon	O
,	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Indigo	O
Disk	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Terapagos	O
,	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
winter	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
will	O
introduce	O
over	O
230	O
returning	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
lowest-rated	O
mainline	O
series	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
lackluster	O
,	O
with	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Jake	O
Dekker	O
regarded	O
the	O
non-linearity	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
their	O
"	O
strength	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
described	O
the	O
experience	O
as	O
capturing	O
the	O
"	O
real	O
magic	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
Scarlet	B-Application
and	I-Application
Violet	I-Application
are	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
