Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the debut of the expected ninth generation of the franchise. The second mainline games to start a generation on the Switch, the games will most likely cover a similar role to that of Pokemon Sun and Moon. They will follow a preceding generation that took the leap to another system, and are likely to be more technically competent as a result. Another thing Scarlet and Violet are expected to do is follow traditions established by other recent Pokemon games, starting with Sun and Moon themselves. Gen 9 will most likely introduce new regional variants, and these hypothetical variants are the topic of many discussions.