>>51188280 they are doing it on purpose. Yea every gen theres a favored version the one on the left (red,gold,ruby,diamond,black, black 2, X, Sun, Sword)
The right hand verison gets the better characters and pokemon. (in this case Miradon riding on its wheels
They are trying to balance it out where parents, new fans and kids just grabbing the one with the better color and cooler legend, while older fans who keep up with the pre drop info get Violet.
Pre order numbers in japan have Violet over Scarlet, 99% of japan is already well familar with pokemon. Its working.
