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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Varoom

steelpoison

#0966

Revavroom

steelpoison

#0967

Cyclizar

dragonnormal

#0968

Orthworm

steel

#0969

Glimmet

rockpoison

#0970

Glimmora

rockpoison

#0971

Greavard

ghost

#0972

Houndstone

ghost

#0973

Flamigo

flyingfighting

#0974

Cetoddle

ice

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Cetitan

ice

#0976

Veluza

waterpsychic

#0977

Dondozo

water

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Tatsugiri

dragonwater

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Annihilape

fightingghost

#0980

Clodsire

poisonground

#0981

Farigiraf

normalpsychic

#0982

Dudunsparce

normal

#0983

Kingambit

darksteel

#0984

Great Tusk

groundfighting

#0985

Scream Tail

fairypsychic

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Brute Bonnet

grassdark

#0987

Flutter Mane

ghostfairy

#0988

Slither Wing

bugfighting

#0989

Sandy Shocks

electricground

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Iron Treads

groundsteel

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Iron Bundle

icewater

#0992

Iron Hands

fightingelectric

#0993

Iron Jugulis

darkflying

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Iron Moth

firepoison

#0995

Iron Thorns

rockelectric

#0996

Frigibax

dragonice

#0997

Arctibax

dragonice

#0998

Baxcalibur

dragonice

#0999

Gimmighoul

ghost

#1000

Gholdengo

steelghost

#1001

Wo-Chien

darkgrass

#1002

Chien-Pao

darkice

#1003

Ting-Lu

darkground

#1004

Chi-Yu

darkfire

#1005

Roaring Moon

dragondark

#1006

Iron Valiant

fairyfighting

#1007

Koraidon

fightingdragon

#1008

Miraidon

electricdragon

#1009

Walking Wake

waterdragon

#1010

Iron Leaves

grasspsychic

#1011

Dipplin

grassdragon

#1012

Poltchageist

grassghost

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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