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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best Pokémon games so far
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Wow, such an amazing game play it with my kid
Such a good game once you get the hang of it you don’t wanna stop playing after your first couple of battles you just wanna keep on upgrading your Pokémon and that’s another thing so many great Pokémon all the new additions running around trying to find Poké balls and diamonds to finding people on the road while you’re trying to do missions it’s just real cool
I would recommend this to a friend
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
Pros mentioned:
Fun
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
They keep on improving!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fun, stylish. This one is definitely more fleshed out in the open world format than sword/shield, and legend arceus. Definitely would reccomend for a fun time!
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pokemon
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The game work perfectly it just doesn't run very well on the original switch but from what I can see it runs perfectly on the switch 2 (which I do not own )
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Open world
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The open world is what makes this game amazing! Pokemon is taking the right path on open world gameplay.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pokemon Violet
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I picked up Pokémon Violet for the Nintendo Switch, and it’s been a really fun experience overall. I love the open-world design—it feels fresh to explore the Paldea region at my own pace, choosing which gyms, titans, or Team Star bases to take on. The new Pokémon designs are creative, and the storylines (especially the Titan path) are surprisingly heartfelt.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Great gameplay but everything else kinda sucks
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its a great video game. The gameplay loop is very fun and battling feels pretty decent but thats about all it has going for it.
The world is okay. The story is bad until you reach the end, then it becomes okay. Graphics and performance are unacceptable.
If you are looking for just a pokemon game where you see and catch cool new pokemon in a vast open world, this game is good at that. If you're looking for ANYTHING else out of it... well sorry... its not very good.
The physical I got was in incredible condition (in case that matters to you)
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very fun, a tiny bit buggy
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Game is good but very buggy and laggy at times. Left stick stops working randomly during game, but putting in sleep mode and starting back up fixes it. All in all it’s Pokémon, and open world at that, so really fun
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fun
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great!!!
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve been playing Pokémon for a long time and was excited for this game! Upon playing, there were some glitches and need patching but honestly that’s what makes the game even more fun. Would be nice if for once gamefreak took their time with these Pokémon games but overall I enjoy this game.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Still a good game
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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.
It’s got some performance issues and this is the first Pokémon game that has ever crashed on me BUT it is a blast to play and all the new Pokémon look goofy at first but grow on you. After a software update or two for the performance and bugs this’ll be a 5-star Pokémon game.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pokémon Violet
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great game. Really nice bllend of the old polemon games, while combining the free world feel of a lot of new games.
Very nostalgic feel, but it provides virtually no challenge.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great entry
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a fun pokemon experience, especially for being the first open world experience in the series. I admit that, performance wise, it can be better and it is not perfect by any means. With that said it is definitely an enjoyable entry and I am happy with my time with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fun and fresh!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pokemon Violet is a fun, new take on pokemon. It is a mix between Arceus and Sword & Shield and has a wonderful adventure awaiting any new player. Because it is a new working game it can be buggy at times and the framerate can drop, however that does not stop any fun from happening!
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not too bad.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got this game around its launch, and I was really looking forward. I have pretty much bought every single Pokémon game since the gameboy advanced this game was extremely buggy when I was playing it I know that was a common issue among players. This is the first time a Pokémon game lets you choose your own adventure, which is fun and interesting but it definitely has some cons. The game does a great job of incorporating a lot of multiplayer activities compared to other Pokémon games so I do like that. Hence why I give it a three out of five could be better in terms of plot mechanics, graphic mechanics, and overall quality of life, but does provide agreat multiplayer background, and of course the introduction of new Pokémon.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good game
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This is a good game very entertaining with lots of stuff to do. I beat the game in less than a week and have not put it down it’s great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gameplay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pokémon Violet
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Awesome Pokémon game. Super engaging and fun to play.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Story
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good game
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If not for the buggy mess the game was released. I would give it five stars, but the story and characters along with the Pokémon that can be caught in the game is overall excellent.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I haven't played a Pokemon game since Gold and Silver, and this one is amazing. I've heard if you don't have a switch 2 it's a bit buggy, but on the switch 2 it runs perfectly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bugs
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good game
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very good game , graphics are not so great but I like the new concept and direction pokemon is going with these games. Very easy to catch a lot of shinies but the bugs could get a little bit frustrating
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bugs, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Flawed but fun
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If you can look past all of the bugs and performance issues, this is probably the best Pokémon game since Black and White. However, I’d hold off on buying it until it is fixed, it’s pathetic of them to release the game at this state.