Many fans of the Pokemon franchise tempered their expectations for the Pokemon Presents event hosted to celebrate Pokemon Day 2022. After all, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl released on November 19, 2021, followed soon after by Pokemon Legends: Arceus on January 28, 2022; it would make sense for the franchise to take an off-year for Generation 9. Yet Game Freak came out swinging with the reveal of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, schedule to release for Switch in late 2022.