Pokémon Scarlet[b] and Pokémon Violet[c] are upcoming 2022 role-playing video games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. Announced in February 2022, they are the first installments in the ninth generation of the Pokémon video game series and are set to be released on 18 November 2022.