No matter how good or potentially bad Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were going to be upon its launch, the sales numbers were what everyone was looking at. While it’s not the first mainline title on the Switch, the last several Switch games in the line have done very well. That includes Pokemon Legends Arceus doing incredibly well just months after Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl did record numbers for a remake. So while the total numbers for Gen 9’s launch haven’t been given yet, we know that it’s off to a solid start in the UK.

A reliable insider was the one to drop this news and give insight into the success of the two new titles. For example, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is the “biggest physical launch” for the UK in 2022. Notice how they don’t say “for the Switch.” Instead, they say “biggest physical launch.” That would imply it had a more significant physical launch than many games that came out that we know sold many millions.

In terms of the franchise, it’s the second-biggest launch at present, but that can change with the digital sales. However, we can also say that it did significantly better than the three mainline Pokemon titles that preceded Gen 9: