Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Guides

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Systems
Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 48%
Released
November 18, 2022
ESRB
E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company

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PHYSICAL

The school that you’ve enrolled in as you play Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet hosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is "A Treasure Hunt." Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!

Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations in order to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you can join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.

These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.

Genre(s)
RPG
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Catch And Evolve Cubchoo

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet welcome back the fearsome polar bear Pokemon Beartic, alongside its adorable pre-evolution Cubchoo.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Mightiest Mark Greninja Event Guide

After seven-star Tera Raid events featuring a fighting-type Cinderace and dragon-type Charizard, a poison-type Greninja is coming.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Where to Get Slowpoke Cup

If Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players have a Sweet Herba Mystica, they can trade it for an exclusive picnic decoration through a sidequest.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Drifblim and Mismagius Tera Raid Event Guide

Drifblim and Mismagius are going to star in the next Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid event; here’s when and how to beat them.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Where to Find Swords Dance TM

Swords Dance has become a go-to move in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid battles, but players will need to track down the TM.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Farm Apricorn Balls

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players have the chance to farm Apricorn Balls including the Fast Ball and Dream Ball, but it’ll cost a bit.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Best Places to Farm Speed EVs

Speed kills and that’s true in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet too, so make sure to max out your Pokemon’s speed EVs in these spots.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Catch And Evolve Dunsparce

Players can catch fan-favorite Pokemon Dunsparce in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, with the added twist that the Pokemon can now evolve.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get Sandile, Krokorok, and Krookodile

Sandile returns in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet alongside its evolutions Krokorok and Krookodile, but it’s not easy to find them.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Catch And Evolve Noibat

Zubat isn’t in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet yet, but players can catch Noibat and evolve it into a powerful dragon-type Pokemon.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Catch And Evolve Cetoddle

Cetitan was a prominently featured new Pokemon in the buildup to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, but players need to evolve Cetoddle to get it.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Where to Get Fire Blast TM

Fire Blast remains one of the hardest-hitting fire moves in Pokemon, and players can get it in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet from this spot.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Best Grimmsnarl Build for Tera Raids

Grimmsnarl is the best catch-all support Pokemon option for Tera Raid battles in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet with these builds.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Get Eviolite

Eviolite is a good item for competitive battling, so here's how Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players can go about obtaining one.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Catch And Evolve Fletchling

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet offers a number of flying-type Pokemon to choose from, so how do Fletchling and Talonflame stack up?

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Evolve Bounsweet into Steenee and Tsareena

Players can evolve Steenee into Tsareena to get themselves a unique grass-type threat, but there’s a trick to getting her to evolve.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Use Tatsugiri's Commander Ability

Tatsugiri’s Commander ability is a fun new feature added in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, but many players won’t know how to use it.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to get a Flame Orb

In Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, several items have detrimental effects on the Pokemon holding it, which can enable some unique strategies.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to get Black Sludge

An alternative item to other supportive items in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, players can acquire the Black Sludge for use in their strategies.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to get Light Clay

In Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, players can acquire several items that increase the time that their moves will last, including the defensive Light Clay.