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

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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Thundurus

electricflying

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Reshiram

dragonfire

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Zekrom

dragonelectric

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Landorus

groundflying

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Kyurem

dragonice

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Keldeo

waterfighting

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Meloetta

normalpsychic

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Chespin

grass

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Quilladin

grass

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Chesnaught

grassfighting

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Fennekin

fire

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Braixen

fire

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Delphox

firepsychic

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Froakie

water

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Frogadier

water

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Greninja

waterdark

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Fletchling

normalflying

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Fletchinder

fireflying

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Talonflame

fireflying

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Scatterbug

bug

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Spewpa

bug

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Vivillon

bugflying

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Litleo

firenormal

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Pyroar

firenormal

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Flabébé

fairy

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Floette

fairy

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Florges

fairy

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Skiddo

grass

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Gogoat

grass

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Espurr

psychic

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Meowstic

psychic

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Inkay

darkpsychic

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Malamar

darkpsychic

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Skrelp

poisonwater

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Dragalge

poisondragon

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Clauncher

water

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Clawitzer

water

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Sylveon

fairy

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Hawlucha

fightingflying

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Dedenne

electricfairy

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Carbink

rockfairy

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Goomy

dragon

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Sliggoo

dragon

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Goodra

dragon

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Klefki

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Phantump

ghostgrass

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Trevenant

ghostgrass

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Bergmite

ice

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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