Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players fail ‘anxiety-inducing’ shiny encounters due to jump glitch

❘ Published: 2023-02-01T22:01:51

❘ Has been updated: 2023-02-01T22:02:30

Players of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are warning others to save the game frequently before challenging Shiny following a soul-crushing failure due to a jump glitch.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players have come to accept the numerous glitches and bugs that plague the 9th generation game. Many hope that the 1.2 update, scheduled for release at the end of February, will fix some of the major issues, but be careful and check back often in case the unthinkable happens. Some have warned players to save to .

Glitch can be especially harmful for Shiny Hunting in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. There are plenty of game-breaking hurdles, from glitching seeds on walls to players being thrown over cliffs and ledges.

One player experienced these issues with a particularly bad Shiny Fail where trying to jump on a wild Pokémon would cause it to roll over a ledge.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players ask players to ‘always save’

In a Reddit post by Clodsie on the r/PokemonScarletViolet subreddit, a player sent an ominous message to fans stating, “What moment was it that always reminded you to save?” This is followed by a harrowing video of Brute’s Bonnet Shiny failure.

However, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s failure wasn’t caused by an attack that was too strong. Instead, when Clodsie attempts to jump on the Pokemon, a glitch causes Brute to immediately bounce off his hood and fall over the edge of the cliff, falling far enough out of range to despawn Shiny. In the comments below, Player adds: Those spawns at the edge of the platform are so anxiety-inducing!”.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet fans are trying to soften the blow of the loss in the comments. Another respondent said, “I was working on a Pokedex and when I caught, bred, and evolved about 50 Pokemon (including Eevee lines), the game crashed. It wasn’t on. Then I turned it on.”

This kind of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet crashes and glitches is so common that players looking for Shiny or making serious progress in the game should turn off autosave especially while exploring. If you do, you will want to save often.