Get ready to step into a boundless, open-world adventure with the Pokemon Scarlet for Nintendo Switch! Explore the Paldea Region all by yourself, play with friends, and enjoy battling with wild Pokemons, the choice is yours to make. In this new chapter of the Pokemon game series, you’ll also be introduced to the legendary Koraidon Pokemon and new adorable partners Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.
Key Features
- Set Off to New Adventures: With the Pokemon Scarlet for Nintendo Switch, you can now enjoy a boundless, open-world adventure all by yourself or with up to three friends. Cheer one another as you battle with wild Pokemons, share the joy of discovering various things during your adventures, or show off your favourite Pokemon companion that walks along with you*. The possibilities are endless!
- A Big Adventure Awaits: Take a step into Pokemon Scarlet and see the beauty of the Paldea Region, a sprawling land of vast open spaces that features stunning lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, and perilous mountain ranges—all waiting for you to explore!
- Play at Your Own Pace: In Pokemon Scarlet, you can work your way through its exciting adventure in any order you like. You can freely go back and forth between three grand stories, challenge Gyms to achieve Champion Rank, take on the gigantic Titan Pokemon, try out the new Auto-Battle feature, or just explore Paldea and bask in its beauty.
- Meet Some New Pokemons: Pokemon Scarlet will be introducing the legendary Pokemon, Koraidon, which you can ride. Observe as it changes forms to better suit the task or terrain that you’re traveling in. You’ll also be picking your first Pokemon partner from three adorable Pokemons Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. There are also many new Pokemons waiting for you to catch in Paldea!
- Unleash Your Pokemon’s Full Potential: Experience the Terastal phenomenon, which is a unique event found in the Paldea region that allows your Pokemon to shine and glimmer! By strategically utilising it during battles, you can activate your Pokemon’s Tera Type, increase the power of their moves, and change their weaknesses. You can also use it while you team up with three other trainers during Tera Raid Battles and attack swiftly without having to wait for other players’ turn.
- Friendly Characters: Aside from the new sets of creatures, Pokemon Scarlet will also be introducing new characters into the tale, including the powerful Professor Sada, who’s carrying out research into certain lore passed down in the region, and experienced Pokemon trainer Nemona.
- Compatible Device: Pokemon Scarlet is suitable to play with the Nintendo Switch gaming console (sold separately) and supports TV, tabletop, and handheld play modes**.
*Additional accessories, games and/or systems may be required for multiplayer mode, sold separately. Internet connection required during online play. To use online services, you must create a Nintendo Account and accept the related agreement. The Nintendo Account Privacy Policy applies. Some online services may not be available in all countries. Online play requires paid online membership. For more details, click here.
**Software compatibility and play experience may differ on Nintendo Switch Lite. Additional accessories may be required (sold separately). For more details, click here.
Nintendo Switch - Pokemon Scarlet (PG) is rated
4.5 out of
5 by
58.
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Smoothmarkymark from
Fun, Same old Pokemon we grew up with.
The game is like any other Pokemon game on the market but this one is decent. I haven't experienced any game ending bugs or glitches yet everything seems above board and working how it should. The only set back I could think of so far is how slow the dialogue is even with fast text setting. Not really interested in tedious dialogue. But other than that it's what it always is a basic Pokemon game that ticks all the usual boxes. I gave it 5 stars because it does it's usual thing. If I wanted a different Pokemon game I'd opt for something made different to the usual pick one of three starters. Identical to Violet.
Date published: 2022-12-08
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Dealer from
Good but...
Great game, loads of fun, many hours of exploration, cool new characters and stories but...
The performance is pretty bad. Some of the things you can expect to see in a short sitting: graphical glitches, camera bugs, text disappearing, frame drops, miniscule render distance, the list goes on.
I personally dont find it too bad; I'm not playing a Pokémon game for the graphics after all, but be warned. I know a lot of people can't get into a game that performas poorly and if that's you, wait until the performance is patched.
4/5 would recommend once fixed.
Date published: 2022-12-08
Rated 3 out of
5
by
wowsers from
Gamefreak needs to step it up
Poor performance, barren open world. The core of pokemon's gameplay loop is still strong and addictive but this series deserves better.
Date published: 2022-12-09
Rated 3 out of
5
by
AnglerDre from
Pokemon Scarlet - Honest Review
I would give this game a higher review if it wasn't for the lack of performance optimisation, the constant game crashes and latency when in Tera Raids.
Overall the game is really enjoyable with new Pokemon, new mechanics and finally having a multiplayer Pokemon game was a dream come true, once they finally give Quality of Life updates for this game it would turn into a 5 star rating.
Date published: 2022-12-08
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Matt J S from
A Must for Pokemon Fans
The most fun I've had from a Pokemon game ever. There are some graphical issues (pretty much entirely aesthetic) but the quality of life improvements to the gameplay and really interesting roster of new Pokemon make this game one that grew on me and left a really good impression. I'm easily 100+ hours in and still finding things to do.
Date published: 2022-12-11
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Kirsten____ from
Fun for the whole family
Fun for the whole family. We got both Scarlet and Violet, as you need both to find all the different Pokemon in the games. Great fun being able to link up and playing together with others as well as playing by yourself at any point as you progress through the game. Enjoyable game play for all ages
Date published: 2025-07-18
Rated 4 out of
5
by
HBBB from
Buggy but fun
This game is the best Pokémon gameplay has been in a while. That said, the graphics, bugs and lack of voice acting make the game feel like a really fun game from 2012. I would recommend it if you like Pokémon gameplay and won’t be worried about the rest.
Date published: 2022-12-19
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Finally! Seamless open world in Pokemon!
Finally, seamless open world exploration in a Pokemon game! This game does achieve its primary goal albeit with several performance issues. For one, it runs poorly: frame drops, frequent pop-ins, slightly longer load times when entering/leaving interior locations. I haven't reached the end game, but I also been hearing of performance issue in the post end game multiplayer. And while a better running game experience is something I was expecting, I cannot deny how much fun I've been having just running around and checking out what the sparkly thing is over that mountain. Seeing Pokemon in their natural habitats acting pretty much like wild animals do is amazing. And I have to say the story in in S&V is a lot more compelling than a lot of the past offerings.
So, despite the performance problems, I would still strongly Scarlet and Violet as it's got several compelling plots you can choose to follow, wild Pokemon being wild Pokemon, and a seamless open world experience to run through and explore, plus an amazing soundtrack to keep you company as you run free!
Date published: 2022-12-09
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