"Did you see that?": Twitch streamer comes across disturbing visual bug during battle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

sportskeeda.com:

Pokemon is once again at the forefront of many gamers' minds, thanks to the worldwide release of the ninth-generation games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on November 18. Like many titles at launch, these offerings aren't devoid of bugs and glitches. This was made apparent by a Twitch streamer named Gunnermaniac, who recently came across a particularly terrifying bug during his playthrough of Violet.

Although the games have been praised for their ambitious take on the franchise's defined formula, reviews have largely been mixed. Fans, as well as critics, are displeased with the latest installments' poor graphics and performance issues. This has led to online discussions about whether the Nintendo Switch's low specifications are to blame or if the problems are optimization related.

The bug the streamer came across affected a random NPC's character model, causing an eyeless, disembodied head to float directly toward the camera. The streamer was stunned when he noticed the visual bug. In disbelief, he asked his chat to confirm whether they saw what he did, saying:

Gunnermaniac is a Twitch streamer known for his Pokemon speedruns. During an on-stream playthrough of Violet, the content creator engaged in the game using a self-imposed rule: he was only allowed to use the generation's grass-type starter, Sprigatito.

At one point in his playthrough, he took on Director Clavell in a battle outside the game's version-exclusive school, the Uva Academy. He had only a fully evolved Meowscarada in his party.

During the fight with Clavell and his Oranguru, Gunnermaniac flipped through the item menu to use an X Defense, not noticing that a floating head with no eyes was on the screen as he exited the menu.

The bug would soon be front and center.