{"id":48790,"date":"2025-06-07T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=48790"},"modified":"2025-06-06T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:26:25","slug":"switch-2-update-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-cuts-load-time-so-much-speedrunners-are-shaving-30-minutes-off-their-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/switch-2-update-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-cuts-load-time-so-much-speedrunners-are-shaving-30-minutes-off-their-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch 2\u2019s leap in specs allows Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet speedrunner to shave off 30 minutes\u00a0from their world record\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet&nbsp;<\/strong>and <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Violet <\/strong>received a free update that enhances their performance, taking advantage of the new console\u2019s higher specifications. While the original Switch releases suffered from optimization-related issues like lag, unstable framerate and jagged edges, the two titles have practically been reborn on the Switch 2, running at 60fps with 4K support in docked mode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet &amp;Violet Switch\/Switch 2 Comparison\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1thyLy326ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon fans are already in agreement about Pok\u00e9mon Scalet and Violet looking and feeling like different games on the Switch 2, but a recent feat accomplished by a Japanese speedrunner really drives home how much smoother everything runs now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolio, who holds second place in the worldwide leaderboard for Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet with a 5 hour and 22 minute Any% run (on the Nintendo Switch), recently tried to do an experimental speedrun on the Switch 2. As documented live on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/2477409964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch channel<\/a>, they managed to clear Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet in only 4 hours and 51 minutes, effectively shaving off 30 minutes from their record. Although it\u2019s frankly hard to tell, Carolio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/caroliotw\/status\/1930514390127870278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a> their performance was actually \u201csloppier\u201d than during their best runs, so the time reduction is entirely thanks to the game running faster on the Switch 2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3SV\u3011Switch2\u3067\u904a\u3076\u305eSVRTA!!\u3010\u76ee\u6a19\uff1a\u5b8c\u8d70\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IeBbhTZsB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, in the speedrunner leaderboard world, times accomplished on the Switch and the Switch 2 will be treated as different categories, but it\u2019s crazy to see clear times suddenly reduced by 30 minutes whereas speedrunners are usually competing for seconds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a related note, Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet\u2019s Switch 2 update doesn\u2019t just make things load faster, it also makes it easier to catch Shiny Pok\u00e9mon, as the game map gets more densely populated, thus boosting the odds of an encounter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokemon Scarlet and Violet got a performance boost with their Nintendo Switch 2 update, and speerunners are feeling the change big time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":48793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,70],"class_list":["post-48790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-pokemon-series"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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