How many Pokemon are in Scarlet and Violet?

The base game has around 400. DLC adds The Teal Mask (Kitakami) and The Indigo Disk (Blueberry Academy), bringing the total to about 733. Not every past Pokemon made the cut, but it's a bigger roster than Sword and Shield.

What is Terastallization?

Terastallization lets any Pokemon change to any single type mid-battle. Each Pokemon has a Tera Type that can differ from its regular type. A Water-type Pokemon with a Ground Tera Type gains Ground STAB when Terastallized. You can use it once per visit to a Pokemon Center. It reshuffles matchups in ways no previous gimmick has.

What is the best starter in Scarlet and Violet?

Fuecoco 's Skeledirge (Fire/Ghost) is the strongest. Unaware ignores stat boosts, it has solid bulk, and Fire/Ghost is a great typing. Quaxly 's Quaquaval (Water/Fighting) snowballs with Moxie after each KO. Sprigatito 's Meowscarada has the speed but can't take a hit.

What are Paradox Pokemon?

Paradox Pokemon are version-exclusive variants of existing species. Scarlet gets ancient forms (past): Great Tusk (ancient Donphan), Flutter Mane (ancient Misdreavus). Violet gets future forms: Iron Treads (future Donphan), Iron Valiant (future Gardevoir/Gallade). They have different types and stats from their base forms.

What generation is Scarlet and Violet?

Generation 9, released in November 2022 for the Nintendo Switch. First fully open-world mainline game with three storylines (Victory Road, Path of Legends, Starfall Street) you can tackle in any order. Introduced Terastallization and Paradox Pokemon.

What are the three storylines?

Victory Road is the gym challenge (8 gyms, Elite Four, Champion). Path of Legends has you finding Herba Mystica by battling Titan Pokemon. Starfall Street has you raiding Team Star bases. You can do them in any order since the world is open. After clearing all three, a final storyline unlocks in Area Zero.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Pokedex

ALL SCARLET & VIOLET POKEMON

Scarlet and Violet's Paldea Pokedex is the first in a fully open-world game. Terastallization lets any Pokemon swap to any type mid-battle, which flips matchups on their head. Paradox Pokemon are version-exclusive variants from the ancient past (Scarlet) or far future (Violet). Three storylines run in parallel. DLC adds the Kitakami and Blueberry Academy rosters. Filter by type or stats to explore the full dex.

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How to access additional Pokemon in Scarlet & Violet

Paldea's dex covers 400 Pokemon in a fully open world. Mass Outbreaks and Tera Raid Battles are the main dex-filling tools. Five-star and six-star raids often feature Pokemon with Hidden Abilities that don't appear in the overworld.

The Teal Mask DLC (Kitakami) adds 200 Pokemon, and The Indigo Disk (Blueberry Academy) adds 243. Blueberry Quests also unlock starters from past generations. Pokemon HOME fills in anything else coded into the game data.

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#042

Corviknight

flyingsteel

#124

Cufant

steel

#125

Copperajah

steel

#153

Bronzor

steelpsychic

#154

Bronzong

steelpsychic

#164

Lucario

fightingsteel

#209

Magnemite

electricsteel

#210

Magneton

electricsteel

#211

Magnezone

electricsteel

#240

Klefki

steelfairy

#259

Forretress

bugsteel

#261

Scizor

bugsteel

#279

Tinkatink

fairysteel

#280

Tinkatuff

fairysteel

#281

Tinkaton

fairysteel

#293

Varoom

steelpoison

#294

Revavroom

steelpoison

#296

Orthworm

steel

#367

Pawniard

darksteel

#368

Bisharp

darksteel

#369

Kingambit

darksteel

#382

Iron Treads

groundsteel

#392

Gholdengo

steelghost

#0227

Skarmory

steelflying

#0374

Beldum

steelpsychic

#0375

Metang

steelpsychic

#0376

Metagross

steelpsychic

#0379

Registeel

steel

#0385

Jirachi

steelpsychic

#0395

Empoleon

watersteel

#0410

Shieldon

rocksteel

#0411

Bastiodon

rocksteel

#0476

Probopass

rocksteel

#0483

Dialga

steeldragon

#0485

Heatran

firesteel

#0530

Excadrill

groundsteel

#0638

Cobalion

steelfighting

#0791

Solgaleo

psychicsteel

#0801

Magearna

steelfairy

#0863

Perrserker

steel

#0884

Duraludon

steeldragon

#1018

Archaludon

steeldragon

#1023

Iron Crown

steelpsychic

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FAQ

The base game has around 400. DLC adds The Teal Mask (Kitakami) and The Indigo Disk (Blueberry Academy), bringing the total to about 733. Not every past Pokemon made the cut, but it's a bigger roster than Sword and Shield.
Terastallization lets any Pokemon change to any single type mid-battle. Each Pokemon has a Tera Type that can differ from its regular type. A Water-type Pokemon with a Ground Tera Type gains Ground STAB when Terastallized. You can use it once per visit to a Pokemon Center. It reshuffles matchups in ways no previous gimmick has.
Fuecoco's Skeledirge (Fire/Ghost) is the strongest. Unaware ignores stat boosts, it has solid bulk, and Fire/Ghost is a great typing. Quaxly's Quaquaval (Water/Fighting) snowballs with Moxie after each KO. Sprigatito's Meowscarada has the speed but can't take a hit.
Paradox Pokemon are version-exclusive variants of existing species. Scarlet gets ancient forms (past): Great Tusk (ancient Donphan), Flutter Mane (ancient Misdreavus). Violet gets future forms: Iron Treads (future Donphan), Iron Valiant (future Gardevoir/Gallade). They have different types and stats from their base forms.
Generation 9, released in November 2022 for the Nintendo Switch. First fully open-world mainline game with three storylines (Victory Road, Path of Legends, Starfall Street) you can tackle in any order. Introduced Terastallization and Paradox Pokemon.
Victory Road is the gym challenge (8 gyms, Elite Four, Champion). Path of Legends has you finding Herba Mystica by battling Titan Pokemon. Starfall Street has you raiding Team Star bases. You can do them in any order since the world is open. After clearing all three, a final storyline unlocks in Area Zero.

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