Pokémon Scarlet and Violet offer three main story paths.
The paths are Victory Road, Path of Legends, and Starfall Street. Victory Road focuses on challenging Pokémon Gyms and progressing toward the Pokémon League. Path of Legends follows Arven's search for Herba Mystica and battles against powerful Titan Pokémon. Starfall Street centers on confronting Team Star's bases.
Players can pursue the three paths in a flexible order rather than following one strictly linear storyline. This structure supports the games' open-world design, which lets players explore Paldea and tackle many objectives in different sequences. The three routes eventually converge in the final part of the main story.
The number three refers to the principal story routes, not every quest or post-game activity. Scarlet and Violet also include the Area Zero storyline after the three routes are completed, and their downloadable expansion, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, adds further adventures. The games were released for Nintendo Switch in November 2022 and introduced the Paldea region.