Paldea Victory Road and Terastallization
Choose a first partner, plan a level-based Gym route and prepare for Paldea’s first Champion Assessment.
Original Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet for Nintendo Switch (2022). The recorded first Gym and Champion Assessment teams are shared by both versions. Gym rematches, later tournaments and DLC battles are outside this guide.
Choose your first partner
Sprigatito is Grass, Fuecoco is Fire and Quaxly is Water. All three are available as starter choices in both versions. Your partner choice changes Nemona’s starter, but the thirteen Gym and assessment teams in this reference stay the same.
Use levels to plan your Gym route
You can approach the Gyms in different orders. Their first teams have fixed levels, so the browser’s suggested sequence is Katy, Brassius, Iono, Kofu, Larry, Ryme, Tulip and Grusha. Compare the next ace’s level with your party before travelling to its town.
Three paths share one adventure
Victory Road follows the Gyms and League. Path of Legends follows Titan Pokémon with Arven, while Starfall Street deals with Team Star. You can move between those paths as you explore. The battles in this guide cover the first Victory Road assessment.
Read both kinds of typing
Terastallization changes defensive typing to a Pokémon’s Tera type. It retains offensive same-type bonuses for its original types and gains the appropriate Tera bonus. Abilities remain relevant: Iono’s Electric-Tera Mismagius still has Levitate. The cards show original types before a separate Tera badge.
Plan for the battle format
Ryme uses a Double Battle. Build a useful pair and consider how your moves affect an ally as well as the opponents. The other twelve recorded encounters are Single Battles. Restore your party and check status, PP and useful coverage before the assessment sequence.
Understand the assessment finish
Earn all eight Gym Badges, then complete the League interview and defeat Rika, Poppy, Larry and Hassel in that order. Geeta’s first team is the next assessment battle. Victory Road then includes a separate final rival challenge from Nemona; winning against Geeta alone does not describe every end-of-route battle.
Check your edition
Scarlet has Naranja Academy, Professor Sada and Koraidon; Violet has Uva Academy, Professor Turo and Miraidon. Wild Pokémon and some other encounters differ. The initial Gym and Champion Assessment teams shown here are shared.
Use a trainer’s ace level and Tera type to prepare, rather than treating the suggested Gym order as compulsory.