Pokemon Violet Fans Mock Scarlet Buyers: Thank Them For Their Sacrifice

Those who buy the less popular version, we salute you.

Whenever a new mainline Pokémon game comes out, there's an inevitable debate about which of the two versions you should play.

It happened with Red and Blue in the 90s, and it's happening now with Scarlet and Violet.

Or rather, it would be happening if Violet hadn't proven to be the exponentially more popular option. As a result of this, Pokemon Violet players are engaging in some good-natured memes about Scarlet buyers.

Pokemon Violet Fans Mock Scarlet Buyers: Thank Them For Their Sacrifice

Users on the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet subreddit began posting memes mocking Scarlet players, jokingly suggesting that they only chose this version to serve as a commercial mule for Violet players looking to get version exclusives. This is why Violet players have been “thanking” Scarlet players for their “sacrifice”.

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Of course, Scarlet players aren't taking this meme lying down. Many responded in comments on the meme posts that they had adequate reasons for choosing Scarlet over Violet, including preferring Koraidon's design to Miraidon, preferring Professor Sada to Professor Turo, or being more interested in the game's exclusive Pokémon version.

Memes for the community

Of course, this is all good, harmless fun. No one is really making fun of someone else for buying one version of the game over another. Or at least no one with an opinion worth hearing.

That said, if you own Scarlet or Violet, remember to stock up on version-exclusive Pokémon and release them into the wild blue through Surprise Trade. Who knows, you might just make someone's day!