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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1792 reviews

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Customers admire Pokémon Violet's fun gameplay and expansive open world, praising the engaging story and the abundance of new Pokémon and content. However, many cite performance issues, bugs, and occasional frame rate problems as significant drawbacks. The game's ease of use is also a positive aspect for some players.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Story

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good game, needs fixing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Game play was great, loved the story. Game needs bug fixures

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Story
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun experience, 10/10 recommended.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been playing this since launch and it’s been a fun experience. I enjoyed every minute. I experienced bugs here and there but the gameplay and stories are engaging. Like helping Arven with titan quests and battling gym leaders.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great game Small bugs

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bit glitchy and not the best graphics but still a great game

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Lag

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great game, bad performance

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Laggy but good game though. Recommended if you love pokemon

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pokemon

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its pokemon, and everybody loves pokemon, so its a good game

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Story Concept, Glitchy Graphics

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This game is insanely addicting and I truly love it. The only issue is the amount of graphic glitches that happen in the game, but as a person who enjoys the overall concept rather than how it looks, I think that this deserves at least a 4 star. If the graphics were not so glitchy or occasionally slow, it would've been a perfect game.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the openworld concept. New adventure new Pokémon i love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world
    Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Its okay

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A little more childish than I was expecting. The game does not run smooth at all on the switch oled even when docked. I'm not sure if Nintendo is doing there target market research on there player base for the pokemon series but it sure seems like they are miles off in my opinion. Making the pokedex into a Pokémon itself is just stupid... The map magnifying glass having eyes just showcases the age group there going for (think Dora the explorer..._) Some of the battle scenes and choice to go open world are nice. Wish there was a way to speed up text even more as well as cut out alot of the dialogue. For me this was a swing and a miss guys. But ive been playing since the originals, which i continue to play from time to time.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect with switch 2

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely fantastic game and fun with the new switch 2 to play with. The switch 2 update that is free for the game allows you to play Pokemon the way the creators intended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great game, a lot glitches and bugs

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The game is great overall other than the glitches.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ambitious but needs better execution.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Despite all of the negativity the games have recieved in the past few weeks. It doesnt perform as awful as people seem to over exagerate. Catching pokemon with friends in real time is very fun. A step in the right direction, but more time was needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great storyline. Bugs are numerous but not unbearable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    violet fun

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good quality easy to play the kid love it, good price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bringing back memories...

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I remember playing the red and blue titles on the original Gameboy when I was a kid but to see and play these new Pokemon titles on the new OLED Nintendo Switch I bought at best buy as well brings back that nestalgia from when I was a kid love pokemon violet and scarlet.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game, just a little laggy. They need to fix bugs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Buggy, but fun.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The game is what you'd expect for pokemon. The newer way of quickly battling wild pokemon is great, as well as the open world play how you want option. the only downsides are some of the bugs/glitches & in my playthrough a few crashes lower the score.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    best game ever

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very fun pokemon game, open world game, you should buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent title. Still has some performance issues.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Game is alot smoother since release but it still has some performance issues relating to pokemon spawning in on top of you when youre going super fast as frick boiii. - Shinys dont give audio alert or sparkle in map like arceus. + can play with friends in co-op.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great core game marred by technical issues

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have experienced multiple performance issues with Pokemon Violet. It seems to perform better when using the Switch in handheld mode than when the Switch is docked. Technical issues aside, the core game is entertaining and adds many new elements the the Pokemon formula that revitalized the franchise for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Goated

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Goated what i wished for as a kid playing on my Gameboy

    I would recommend this to a friend