OnePokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer has recently taken to social media to share a video of a peculiar glitch that trapped their Baxcalibur in a rather awkward position during a Tera Raid battle. The footage shows the latest in a long list ofstrange glitches plaguingPokemon Scarlet and Violet.
The bugs present inPokemon Scarlet and Violetrange fromhilarious oversights in scripted Pokemon behaviorto less harmless issues with the games' performance. While those problems somewhat diminish the overall gameplay experience, the fandom still appears to be largely unphased byPokemon Scarlet and Violet’soverall lack of polish, as evidenced by the fact that the two games have already sold millions of units.
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The newly uncovered bug is yet another candidate for the harmless-yet-hilarious category ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetglitches. Namely, a gameplay clip shared by Reddit user cdfury03 shows their Baxcalibur trapped in an upside-down position during aTera Raid battleagainst a Sandaconda. While its allied creatures remained fully animated, the inverted Baxcalibur model was completely static as a result of the bug. Several fans claimed to have previously experienced the same glitch in response to the video.
Baxcalibur is a pseudo-legendary Pokemon introduced inPokemon Scarlet and Violet. Its Dragon-Ice dual-typing makes it somewhat viable in competitive play, though it is mostly limited to playing the role of a glass cannon. OnePokemon Scarlet and Violetfan reacting to the footage said that this was the first time they ever saw a Baxcalibur survive a hit, strange pose or not.
As for the glitchy behavior, the issue doesn’t appear to be limited to Baxcalibur, as another player reported to have experienced the same bug while using their Annihilape, who then remained stuck upside-down for three turns. Either way, the glitch appears to be triggered by an opponent creature landing a hit. Nintendo already vowed to keep polishingPokemon Scarlet and Violetmoving forward, but it is unlikely that visual bugs such as whatever is triggering this strange pose are high on Game Freak’s list of priorities.
Despite being quite substantial in volume, none of the technical problems affecting Game Freak’s latest RPGs have seemingly impacted their commercial performance. Nintendo recently announced thatPokemon Scarlet and Violethit 10 million saleswithin the first three days on the market, which makes this release the company’s fastest-selling game ever.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare available now on Nintendo Switch.
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