While Pokemon Scarlet and Violet may be black sheep among the series of games in many ways, new information shows that they have surpassed the classic Gen 2 games in total sales, making the Gen 9 titles some of the best selling Pokemon games in the franchise's nearly 30-year history. While this might be pretty surprising considering the sheer amount of criticism and generally poor reception Pokemon Scarlet and Violet saw due to their abundance of issues, it certainly seems to suggest that the popularity of the Pokemon franchise as a whole continues to soar higher and higher.