Pokemon Scarlet and Violet | Early Game Guide - What To Do First | Pokemon SV

Beginner's guide in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Pokemon SV). See tips for starting, things to do in the early stage, and explanations of new features, best Pokemon and more!

How To Progress The Game

Right Straight To Mesagoza

From the start of the game to the end of the event at the school in Mesagoza, follow the in-game directions without branching. After that, you will be able to progress the story as you like.

1	Set up your configuration - Language, Name, and Appearance
2	Go downstairs and talk to the mother
3	After talking to Clavell, go upstairs and pick up the hat and bag.
4	Go outside and you will have a conversation event Obtain the Rotom Phone
5	Go to the house across the street
6	Choose your first Pokemon (Starter Pokemon) ▶Best Starter Pokemon and How to Reroll
7	Head to the location where Nemona is.
8	Have a Pokemon battle with Nemona [Nemona's Pokemon Team] One of Starters (Lv5) which is weak to your Starter Type
8	After winning, you will receive a "Pokedex"
9	Get to the destination and an event occurs Obtain "Sandwich" and "Potion"
10	Catch a wild Pokemon on the Poco Path
11	An Event occurs when you head to the lighthouse
12	Give the Sandwich to Koraidon/Miraidon
13	Follow Koraidon/Miraidon An event occurs in the deep the cave
14	Give you the TM "Swift"
15	Battle with Arven at the lighthouse [Arven's Pokemon] Skwovet (Lv5)
16	Climb the ladder and talk to Nemona.
17	Go to South Province (Area One).
18	An event occurs in front of the Pokemon Center in Los Platos. Unlock the Poke Portal.
19	Exit Los Platos and go to the South Province (Area One) again.
20	Pokemon battle with Nemona before Mesagoza. [Nemona's Pokemon Team] One of the Starters (Lv8) which is weak to your Starter Type Pawmi (Lv8)
21	Climb the stairs to the destination.
22	A series of battles with Team Star Grunts. [Their Pokemon Team] Shroodle (Lv8) Yungoos (Lv9) Unlock the Terastalize
23	Climb the stairs to enter the school.
24	Move out of the classroom. - Arven/Team Star event in the Cafeteria - Nemona event in the Staff Room
25	Event in the Director's Office.
26	Sleep on the bed in your room.
27	Event on the ground.
28	Event near the stairs.
29	Becomes able to move freely. - Unlock the Legendary Ride - Able to have the Picnic

Reset The Starters IF You Need

Starter Pokemon List
Fuecoco	Quaxly	Sprigatito
What To Reset	Contents
Gender	Gender ♂/♀ is resetable
Nature	Nature is also resetable If you want to strengthen it in particular

After the beginning, you will be asked to choose a Starter Pokemon to adventure with, If you want to pick the gender and nature, you can reset at this point.

Then You Can Freely Proceed The Three Storylines

Route	Feature・Difference
Victory Road	・Conquer gyms and become a champion 　└The order of gyms is up to you ・The number of badges increases the level of Pokemon's obedience ▶All Gym Leader Guide
Path of Legends	・Defeat Titan Pokemon in various locations and collect Herba Mystica ・Herba Mystica increases the abilities of your Legendary Ride 　└Travel becomes easier ▶Titan Pokemon List
Starfall Street	・Defeat all the bosses at the Team Star bases in each area ・Unlocks the moves of TM by the number of badges ▶Team Star Bases Guide

Recommended Order

Follow the above, you can challenge in order of the opponent's level.

Level Of Obedience Increases As You Conquer Gyms

Set Your Destination On The Map

After opening the map with Y Button, you can press A Button to set your destination. Once a destination is set, the direction will be shown on the minimap as you move through the field, it is easy to avoid getting lost.

Fly To The Place You Have Been Before

Press Y Button to open the map, move the cursor to the feather mark, and then press A button to Fly to there instantly. Feather marks are set at Pokemon Centers and some of the places you have been.

Explore The Map As You Go

Collect Fallen Items

Item	Berry / Item	TM

There are many items fallen in the field, not only Potion and other items sold in stores, but also important items such as Rare Candy and TM.

Defeat Trainers To Get Rewards

The man in front of the Pokemon Center in each town will ask you to defeat a certain number of trainers in a certain area. If you accomplish it, you will receive items such as TMs or [Amulet Coin] so be proactive to battle trainers when you find them along the way.

Various Ways To Catch Pokemon

Tera Raid Battle

Appearance of Crystal	Participation

You can challenge Tera Raid Battles by touching the crystals in each location. It's able to chatch Tera Type Pokemon different from their original types. And you can also challenge in Multiplayer.

Wild Tera Pokemon

There are some wild pokemon glowing on the field, they will become Terastalized once you enter the battle. You cannot catch them in this state, but if you deal a certain amount of damage to them, the Terastal will be removed and you can catch them.

Pokemon Mass Outbreak

The Pokemon in Mass Outbreak will be shown as an icon on the map, even if they are not registered in Pokedex, will be shown as a [?] icon. You should open the map and check it immediately.

Best Pokemon In The Early Game And How To Train Them

Best Pokemon For The Early Stage

When Sprigatito Is Your Starter

Pokemon	Where To Find/Explanation
Fletchling	Around Los Platos
Nacli	Around South Province (Area Three)
Makuhita	Around South Province (Area Three)
Cyclizar	Around East Province (Area One)

When Fuecoco Is Your Starter

Pokemon	Where To Find/Explanation
Marill	South of Cortondo
Makuhita	Around South Province (Area Three)
Cyclizar	Around East Province (Area One)
Tadbulb	Near the river south of Cortondo

When Quaxly Is Your Starter

Pokemon	Where To Find/Explanation
Fletchling	Around Los Platos
Makuhita	Around South Province (Area Three)
Tadbulb	Near the river south of Cortondo
Paldean Wooper	Around Los Platos

Proceed While Fighting With Trainers

The trainers in this game will not fight unless you talk to them. You can ignore them and proceed without battles, but you may obtain more experience from Pokemon trainers, so it is recommended to proceed while battling them in order to level up.

Use Auto Battle Against Wild Pokemon For Leveling Up

Let the Pokemon that is walking with you move toward the opponent and automatically battle with the other Pokemon. Since it wouldn't cause they encounter, there is no need to select moves or do anything. This is an efficient way to level up your Pokemon.

Note That Pokemon Don't Evole In Auto Battle

Even if your Pokemon reach the evolution level in Auto Battle, they won't evolve automatically. If they have passed the evolution level, you can level up your Pokemon by using the experience from normal battles or Rare Candy.

Able To Forget And Remember Moves At Any Time

Select "Check summary" from your Pokemon Team, you can let your Pokemon remember or forget moves by pressing A button on the moves screen. It is possible to remember forgotten moves at no cost, so feel free to customize the moves.

Make A TM With TM Machine

Using the TM Machine in Pokemon Centers, you can make the TMs you want. This requires Pokemon's fallen items and LP(League Points) as materials. As you progress through the story and pick up TMs dropped in the field, the lineup of TMs you can make will increase.

Legendary Ride And Unlockable Abilities

Ride On Koraidon/Miraidon To Travel

You can travel by riding on the back of Koraidon in Scarlet or Miraidon in Violet. At first, you can move quickly and make small jumps as the bicycle in the previous games, and other abilities can be unlocked as you progress through the story.

Ride Abilities Unlocked By Defeating Titan Pokemon

Unlockable Ability	Titan Pokemon
Dash	Stony Cliff Titan
Move Across Water	Open Sky Titan
Jump High	Lurking Steel Titan
Glide	Quaking Earth Titan (Scarlet Exclusive) Quaking Earth Titan (Violet Exclusive)
Climb Surfaces	False Dragon Titan

Obtain the Titan Badge by defeating Titan Pokemon, the ability corresponding to Titan Pokemon will be added to the Legendary Ride. As the abilities are unlocked, you will able to explore the map more comforbly than before.

Things To Know For Beginners

Swap Pokemon Between Box And Party At Any Time

You can swap the Pokemon between the box and the party at any time by pressing X Button to open the box from the main menu.

Auto Heal

Press X Button to open the main menu, then move the cursor on the Pokemon Team and press - Button to activate "Auto Heal," which will automatically use recovery items until the Pokemon is fully recovered .

Items Are Used In The Following Priority Levels

Priority	Item
1	Potion
2	Fresh Water
3	Soda Pop
4	Super Potion
5	Lemonade
6	Moomoo Milk
7	Hyper Potion

In "Auto Heal", the recovery items are consumed in the order above . For example, if you have a lot of Potions, Fresh water will not be consumed until all of the Potions are used up.

Lock On

▲Pokemon's name and level will be shown.

You can activate Lock On by pressing ZL Button when you are close to a Pokemon, or by holding ZL Button while closing to a Pokemon. Once you locked a Pokemon, you can move with this Pokemon in the center of the screen , but if you move too far away, it will be unlocked.

Camera App

The Camera App can be activated by pressing down on the D-Pad. You can take memorable pictures of your favorite Pokemon or scenery. But the Camera App is disabled only during the Legendary Ride.

Change the Main Character's Appearance

You can change the Main Character's outfit and appearance by pressing left on the D-Pad. The outfit can be changed on the first screen, and the looks can be changed by pressing + Button.

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Interact With Others In Co-op Play

Open the Poke Portal With X Button

You can play in Co-op mode by using the communication function Poke Portal. Press X Button to open the menu and select the Poke Portal.

What You Can Do In Co-op Play

Explore The Paldea Region With Up To 4 Players

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Co-op Play allows you to explore the great fields of the Paldea region with other players. Let's enjoy the encounters with various Pokemon.

Challenge Tera Raid Battle Wiht Your Friends

Four players can take on Tera Raid Battles, wherein they can work together to fight Terastalized Pokemon, which is the new feature in this game, and the battles take place in realtime.

Enjoy the Picnic

You can have a Picnic with the Pokemon which is walking with you, which allows you take group photos and make Sandwiches with up to four players. Also, there is a chance to find Pokemon Eggs by having your Pokemon play with other trainers.

Exchange And Battle With Other Players

As in previous games, you can interact with other trainers through "Trade Pokemon" and "Battle Pokemon".

Interact With Pokemon In Picnic

Press X Button To Hold A Picnic

You can hold a picnic in a flat outdoor area by , where you can interact with Pokemon, recover Pokemon, and make friends with them.

What You Can Do In Picnic

Make Sandwiches

In Picnic, you can make a Sandwich by combining "Ingredients", "Condiments" and "Toothpicks". Eating the Sandwich will not only restore Pokemon's health, but will also have other effects such as increasing experience and Shiny spawn rate.

Obtain Pokemon Eggs

There is a chance to find Pokemon Eggs by having your Pokemon play with other trainers, and it is also able to get Pokemon Eggs during the Picnic in Co-op Play (Union Circle).

Wash Your Pokemon

You can wash your Pokemon to remove the dirt from battles. After being washed, Pokemon's health will be restored and their Happiness will increase.

Photo Shoot With Pokemon

You can take pictures with Pokemon in Picnic. Choose the Filter you like to make the photos in your own style. It is also able to take pictures with other players in Co-op Play.

Play With Pokemon And Get To Know Them

Talk to them and play with them in Picnic, you may find a side of them that you didn't see.

Other Pokemon SV Articles

Various Strategy Guides

Story Party	Starter Guide	Pokedex
Story Guide	Victory Road	Starfall Street
Titans	Evolution	Tier List
Moves List	Abilities	Items
Stake	Tera Raid	Terastal Guide
Legendaries	Egg Hatching	Train Pokemon
Vitamins	Power Items	Feathers Guide
Classes Guide	Pokeball List	Shiny Charm
Post-Game Contents Guide
Post-Game Unlockables	Post-Game Walkthrough	6 Star Raid Unlocked

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Early-Game Guide	Legendary Ride
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Best Pokemon For Tera Raid	4 Star Tera Raid Guide
Bidding & Auction Guide	NPC Trades List
Pokemon HOME Guide