Fans think Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's battle animations are a downgrade from Legends Arceus

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fans are voicing their opinions on the upcoming game’s battle animations after new gameplay footage was released yesterday. 

Following the reveal of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Grafaiai, fans have been sharing their thoughts about the upcoming game’s visuals. The discussion began when Twitter user @CentroLeaks (opens in new tab) retweeted a clip of Grafaiai in battle with the caption: "Another example of how battle animations are worse in #ScarletViolet compared to #PokemonLegendsArceus."

It’s not hard to see that CentroLeaks may have a point. In the clip - embedded below - we can see Grafaiai going up against a Jumpluff in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Immediately after launching an attack, we can see purple effects extruding from the Pokemon before eventually making their way to Jumpluff who reacts after a slight delay.

After this clip, we are then shown footage of a battle between Shinx and Sneasel from Pokemon Legends: Arceus. It doesn’t take a Pokemon expert to see that the battle animations for this game are much more interesting to watch. Firstly, Sneasel jumps into action before launching an attack, and the two battle it out face to face. That's a significant change from the previous clip that saw the two Pokemon fighting from opposite sides of the screen.  

Another example of how battle animations are worse in #ScarletViolet compared to #PokemonLegendsArceus https://t.co/bu1UbgRVa4September 1, 2022

Not everyone agrees with this point though, as a discussion about the quality of the two Pokemon games broke out in the replies to the tweet. "It looks fine to me. It's not the best but not a deal breaker," one user (opens in new tab) replied. "One is a competitive multiplayer game designed