The Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Bugs meme cycle emerged immediately upon the games' release in late 2022, highlighting an unprecedented level of technical instability for a flagship Nintendo title. Players shared clips of characters’ eyes popping out of their heads, NPCs walking through battle scenes, and the player falling through the map into an endless void. These glitches quickly became a symbol of the tension between the franchise's rapid release schedule and the demands of open-world development. Used primarily to poke fun at Game Freak or to express the 'so bad it's good' nature of the experience, these memes serve as a permanent digital record of the messy state of the ninth generation of Pokémon at launch.