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.

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.

#049

Surskit

BUGWATER

269

#050

Masquerain

BUGFLYING

454

#051

Buizel

WATER

330

#052

Floatzel

WATER

495

#053

Wooper

WATERGROUND

210

#054

Clodsire

POISONGROUND

430

#055

Psyduck

WATER

320

#056

Golduck

WATER

500

#057

Chewtle

WATER

284

#058

Drednaw

WATERROCK

485

#059

Igglybuff

NORMALFAIRY

210

#060

Jigglypuff

NORMALFAIRY

270

#061

Wigglytuff

NORMALFAIRY

435

#062

Ralts

PSYCHICFAIRY

198

#063

Kirlia

PSYCHICFAIRY

278

#064

Gardevoir

PSYCHICFAIRY

518

#065

Gallade

PSYCHICFIGHTING

518

#066

Drowzee

PSYCHIC

328

#067

Hypno

PSYCHIC

483

#068

Gastly

GHOSTPOISON

310

#069

Haunter

GHOSTPOISON

405

#070

Gengar

GHOSTPOISON

500

#071

Tandemaus

NORMAL

305

#072

Maushold

NORMAL

470

#073

Pichu

ELECTRIC

205

#074

Pikachu

ELECTRIC

320

#075

Raichu

ELECTRIC

485

#076

Fidough

FAIRY

312

#077

Dachsbun

FAIRY

477

#078

Slakoth

NORMAL

280

#079

Vigoroth

NORMAL

440

#080

Slaking

NORMAL

670

#081

Bounsweet

GRASS

210

#082

Steenee

GRASS

290

#083

Tsareena

GRASS

510

#084

Smoliv

GRASSNORMAL

260

#085

Dolliv

GRASSNORMAL

354

#086

Arboliva

GRASSNORMAL

510

#087

Bonsly

ROCK

290

#088

Sudowoodo

ROCK

410

#089

Rockruff

ROCK

280

#090

Lycanroc

ROCK

487

#091

Rolycoly

ROCK

240

#092

Carkol

ROCKFIRE

410

#093

Coalossal

ROCKFIRE

510

#094

Shinx

ELECTRIC

263

#095

Luxio

ELECTRIC

363

#096

Luxray

ELECTRIC

523

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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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