Nintendo and Pokèmon studio Game Freak are not exactly known for rushing games to market, or releasing them before they are ready - but Pokèmon Scarlet and Violet on Nintendo Switch looks to another case of a game making its debut with a number of performance issues and visual glitches and bugs. Albeit some pretty funny ones.

Like this one, featuring Psyduck doing their best Tyler Durden from Fight Club impersonation.

Was ugly laughing for ten minutes, I think this is the greatest bug I've ever seen #PokemonScarletViolet #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/oDwVTLISVk

— Domer Simpson (@Ianzilla_) November 19, 2022

Here's the moon just showing up.

XD that moon just comes in like a office worker late from work #PokemonScarletViolet #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/cx9H1gvw6r

— Gameboyred (@triblefive) November 19, 2022

Here's Pokèmon after dark.

This game cannot be real...

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS pic.twitter.com/hRWgv2vokh

— 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐡 (@MrSinnoh) November 20, 2022

Then there's this, which showcases the game's performance stuttering to the point of freezing. Before recommencing.

This clip is unedited #PokemonScarletViolet #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/SKizKTr7Ht

— ※KZ 🗝️ (@KZXcellent) November 21, 2022

And whatever is happening here.

I fuckin wheezed, what is happening #PokemonScarletViolet pic.twitter.com/aY42izsV6A

— Phoenixrave (@PhoenixRaves) November 18, 2022

Of course, not all players are experiencing the above, nor have all reviewers who have been playing the game prior to launch. What seems to be the general consensus though is that performance is not great - to say the least. And that visually, it's a step behind most Switch titles and struggles no matter if it's in handheld or docked mode. This points to the issue being with the state of the game itself versus anything to do with the hardware capabilities of the Nintendo Switch.