Early Game Tips For a New Play-through of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

[@AustinJohnPlays]

ONE MOOOORE THING *Jackie Chan grandpa voice* Press R3 on the Map to Lock North, and R3 in the overworld to Zoom Out!. Also The Raids are tied to OVERALL badges, not JUST Gym Badges

[@DR3G0N]

Yooo, didn’t know you were also a Jackie Chan Adventures enthusiast 🤝

[@greenjoker795]

Hey Austin John I was wondering how the pokemon on the mini map work as I rotate in camera around they seem to move can you explain this? Thanks

[@cattatra]

any way to stop the minimap rotation? ;.;

[@VultureSkins]

@@cattatradid you do R3? He said it stops rotation, but idk if it’s in the way you mean

[@TheReptilianBrazilian]

What the hell is R3 this isnt Playstation

[@Kpopstan145]

Employers would love Austin. 100 hours of experience in 12 hours time.

[@princepsilocybe1429]

He bought it way early

[@johncoombes1914]

Well he also had it a week b4 us

[@LegendGamiing7]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MajorAce7HasTheP0werT0Win.]

I agree Cole Haga, if I started a game company I’d be proud to have him in my employment!

[@joshwhetzel717]

Best comment I've seen in a while 😂

[@wooziemoomm5006]

The thing I love about this channel is: I will always know whether I'm going to know what I want to know, or not, in the first moments of the video. The format of "here's what the video is about ___, *snap" is so clear and concise, I've been watching for years. You really are a part of a dying breed of content creator and that's a shame, but you make something that people need and I'm sure there are many like me who feel this kind of gratitude towards you. I don't mean to get all serious about it, just want to let you know I like how you do things and I hope you never change.

[@AustinJohnPlays]

That’s what I am always striving for. And also why I’m MIA for 9 months when there’s no new releases lol

[@jasminedakota3958]

Did you pay money for a top comment??

[@sabagecabage7828]

@@jasminedakota3958 yep...😑

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Is he physically unable to open his eyes all the way?

[@Picachki]

This is exactly why I subbed. I’m new to gaming and it’s nice to know what I’m getting into. 😊

[@ArchFrienemy]

One thing I found out early about the Pokédex is when you open it there’s a little trophy icon, if you press the X button it will give you rewards based on how many entries you’ve filled. Like the first one is ten entries gets you 3 stardusts and so on

[@fernandosimon5621]

What?! I'm at 60+ caught and I did not know lol

[@dendren0]

@@fernandosimon5621 saaammmeee

[@wilsondiscgolf00]

I didn't know this and I've caught 110! Thanks

[@Dracattack]

@@fernandosimon5621 It tells you but it's easy to miss. you have to go into the second page which is the actual dex otherwise x only takes you to other apps

[@wonderlandzer0]

Thank you for this!! I'm so glad I checked the comments :0

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I'm entirely convinced they took inspiration from Toothless in designing Koraidon and Miraidon. The head shape and eyes alone point to that being a very real possibility. Not to mention how much PERSONALTIY Koraidon has. Miraidon gives off mom vibes. Koraidon gives off fun dad vibes.

[@kindzekken6072]

Don't they both have the same personality in both game versions? Sandwich loving madlads

[@DietersYT]

@@kindzekken6072 yes the animations are exactly the same. So any opinion on there being “different personalities” is just that person projecting onto the design

[@ARandomEliatrope]

@@DietersYT literally lmfao

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

That makes no sense at all. Also, seriously? A lizard shape...

[@TheSurvivorman98]

Myraidon does give off a “did this bitch really just fall off a cliff” vibe

[@BrosephGamingYT]

Literally woke up at 7am, drove in a blizzard to Walmart and got my copy then drove through a blizzard back home. Definitely worth it so far!

[@mr_m4613]

A blizzard in November? What the hell? Definitely glad you're enjoying the game after that.

[@ScuffedHits]

@@mr_m4613 there's a blizzard in ohio and other states near there

[@BrosephGamingYT]

@@mr_m4613 Michigan moment

[@dominicdunn8385]

@@mr_m4613 America is not the only country in the world btw

[@aswathmaheshkumar7416]

How’s the performance?

[@eddyram4932]

The fact that pokemon just gather around you when you walk about makes the game feel alive. In route one you can have a mini army of little ones following you around 😂 also the very first Pokémon I caught was a shiny Pawmi, as soon as I walked into route 1

[@vis_2340]

Pretty funny how they all gather when watching you annihilate the poor victim

[@eddyram4932]

@@vis_2340 some of them start sweating😂

[@eddyram4932]

@@Klinkertinlegs I’m expecting the areas with fierce pokemon to be the complete opposite and be like trying to walk through a land mine field😂

[@simplypink8375]

thats awesome! i caught a shiny maril yesterday. i think its my first time finding a shiny before the end of the game!

[@eddyram4932]

@@simplypink8375 i just barely beat the first gym and I think I’m like 8-10 hours into the game😂 just been exploring the first areas fully.

[@beeceepedia3784]

Also, something Austin didn't mention: If you take a right from the first pokemon center, there is a very strong Fletchinder you can fight. It's about level 23 and isn't always there, but often flies down from a high wall. Good early exp if you're looking to evolve some dudes early.

[@traceurs619]

Buy a lot of revives, get a Pokémon that can get Toxic, and make your way to the false dragon location and battle the wild Pokémon, poison them, and play the long game. Quickly got my level 23’s to their mid 30’s. Especially those goldfish. They use a move that doesn’t hurt you but KOs themself. Good for exp terrible for catching😂

[@traceurs619]

Forgot to mention, be careful with what goldfish you try battlling👀 sorry for anyone who reads this too late. Lol

[@boze7180]

Not only am I super excited to catch and use the new paldean Pokémon, but to use Pokémon from other generations that I haven’t played. So many new Pokémon, and it’s a lot of fun. I’m about an hour in, and paldean wooper is so cool

[@kingjezza6567]

All the new designs are terrible… and none of my favourites are in the game…..

[@browut644]

@@kingjezza6567 this is an unnecessary comment under such a positive one. No need to ruin excitement with negativity. Plus the designs are absolutely amazing and the best we've gotten in years.

[@kingjezza6567]

@@browut644 just because I don’t like the designs, doesn’t mean other wont…. Im sure OP will enjoy the games and “new” Pokémon.. at someone will enjoy the games…

[@tripalink]

@@kingjezza6567 best designs in YEARS

[@silleh1wabit]

@@kingjezza6567 qq more

[@chikenmorris7170]

Im really taking my time with this game, I've done 2 gyms 2 titans and 1 team star camp, my whole team is level 35-40, I'm exploring a lot and creating my first ever living dex in a Pokémon game, I've already got like 170 in the dex, having such a great time with the game so far, probably already my favourite pokemon game

[@sakuraflower9079]

Started today and already got a shiny paldean whooper and tarantula full odds, before even getting to the school . THIS GAME IS AMAZING

[@AustinJohnPlays]

tarantula shiny is VERY noticeable lol

[@NikkiHSG]

I found a shiny tarantula just now! Just started playing too that’s crazy haha

[@kiranearitachi]

I got a shiny tarantula too

[@ScuffedHits]

I also got a tarantula shiny

[@crunchybanana252]

U have the luck I don't, I've shinyhunted but never gotten a shiny, much less full odds

[@MrJamess1982]

I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos to not spoil the new Pokémon. I wish other KZbinrs felt the same but with your channel I know I can trust you. Thank You.

[@CT-3743_DeadEye]

You could actually see the evolved form of Quaxly in his party when he pressed X when talking about classes.

[@Ag3nt27]

@@CT-3743_DeadEye that's just a mistake in editing

[@yvenradler8973]

Bruv maybe pokemon but towns na he just walks around everywhere and shows everything even with a ride pokemon later

[@LuciGoesMeow]

I spent 3 hours in just one area catching Pokémon. I love that I could run around to wherever I wanted and look for Pokémon in the trees and the water. Loving it so far! Except for the glitches😢

[@Tim2TurntUp]

Been avoiding spoilers... now it's time to binge all Austin's videos about the new game.

[@GreedySage]

I got 62 Pokémon in my dex before I got to Mesagosa. The most fun I've had playing a Pokémon game, to be honest.

[@treblemix_]

It's what shield and arceus should have been lol

[@hirakatashii]

I’m picking up my Scarlet pre-order in a few hours after work today! The first few weeks of Pokémon releases are always the most fun for me and I know you’re always gonna have a new video for me to watch about mechanics etc. as I progress ☺️

[@basicallysubhuman8823]

I ordered Scarlet on Amazon and it’s arriving some time today and every hour since I woke up has felt like a decade lol. I am so incredibly excited to play these games

[@AtomNisky]

this game feels so much like the anime with the amount of freedom you're given. I love it so much

[@kingofcheshire]

anime has higher framerate

[@and-a-bell]

@@kingofcheshire the frame rate is actually shocking. I was surprised that it was so bad because so many people said the update made it better. Makes me wonder how bad it was before the update

[@strainboy123]

I pushed off this video for weeks because I was worried about major spoilers. I’m some distance into the game and I’m so glad that you said you wouldn’t reveal anything past the first route! Thank you! Awesome KZbinr! Also first person to ever help me complete a Pokédex! That’s sword and legend arceus! Now coming will be violet thanks all to you!

[@QtheLaserDude]

I really hope the performance issues get cleared up quick. It's a lot for launch day.

[@jhemp]

I hope it gets better too, but it's honestly not really bothering me that much. It takes some time to adjust, but it's never too much that I can't enjoy myself.

[@fernandosimon5621]

A good idea as well is to get a few Poke Dolls if you're gonna go off exploring just in case you run into something a bit too high level.

[@clumsy_headphones]

This is a great idea! Thank you!

[@ismaelamjad1519]

They did an amazing job for this game, only thing i would change is making gymleaders use team scaled to the number of badges you have

[@spookboots3527]

Just started playing this morning! Having so much fun

[@necrowing8674]

I love how Austin says it's a huge world. And he just has a big smile on his face. Touched my heart

[@lydia.e_nails]

Thanks!!! I’ve absolutely enjoyed learning about this game from you! Can’t wait for more. Been a Pokémon fan for 20 years but I sometimes feel like since I wasn’t the biggest into gaming that I miss things and don’t have good strategy skills. I really appreciate that you tie everything together to all your previous Pokémon knowledge while also telling as much information as you possibly can. I seriously learn so much from you

[@GraffitiJungel]

I picked up the double pack yesterday and I’m watching your tips before I start and I just want to say thank you I’m advance. Your passion, personality, and time spent editing is so appreciated 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@angelofdestiny2008]

Same but I watched this video 3 times first

[@8-BITAXE]

Austin’s like that big cousin who helps you boss games Thankyou🎉❤

[@BASE5678]

That’s exactly what I’m feeling! On point!

[@dendren0]

I started playing Violet before work this morning. I’m still in Area One of the South Province. I’ve already caught a ton of Pokémon and plan on exploring nooks and crannies before moving on to the school.

[@joel7041]

I love the content. I've been watching constantly since before botw came out and I just want to say thanks for all your hard work

[@dormammu217]

I'll be starting my Violet adventure today and I have been binge watching your videos. Thank you so much for ALL of the helpful tips and tricks! You are amazing!!

[@abdelazizoun261]

Im so happy with the game, im 10 hours in and just got the first badge, im already catching everything and the variety in discovering everything is just incredible

[@SunCityGamer]

You enjoying that low framerate

[@optiplanetomatosoup]

@@SunCityGamer I've heard plenty of good things outside of reviews. it's a switch FFS, you can't expect perfect performance. stop bashing it until you try it

[@abdelazizoun261]

@@SunCityGamer in some moments its kinda annoying but ill accept that the frames aren't perfect

[@oksat6495]

@@optiplanetomatosoup The switch can run things like botw so there's not much excuse for the low fps drops in this

[@simpsonsfanatic777]

@@oksat6495 BOTW ran terribly at launch (at least the Wii U version, I didn’t play the Switch version until years later).

[@Antlover420]

It’s pretty good. Feels like a step back from PLA in some ways but it’s still very addictive

[@Slickgary007]

It is a step back because of the horrible graphics

[@TheAlibabatree]

@@Slickgary007 Graphics… and frame rate… and mechanics… and art design… and gameplay

[@shelbstrr]

I got the double pack and started on Scarlet. I had played for about 2 hours and finally found my first shiny (Tarountula). Just wanted to share this. Back on topic, this guide is very helpful, thank you

[@ymn9738]

Me: wants to go into the game blind Also me: religiously committed to watching AJP videos whenever they drop Dude you're always so delightful and informative, and have such an inquisitive mind. I love all the work you do so much 💜

[@banshee767]

Great content as always! Make sure you get some rest man! You're going crazy with videos don't burn yourself out.. your community will be here whether it's 5 videos a day or 5 a week.

[@_2D_]

Thanks for explaining the point of the classes. I had absolutely no interest in taking a math class in a Pokémon game. But now I'm genuinely interested if it feels like a Persona Confidant type of mechanic.

[@miyacd3132]

Within the first 30 mins I got a shiny Hoppip. I’m having a lot of fun!

[@lexischerr7594]

This is so awesome!! I’ve been avoiding spoilers like the plague but just started my playthrough and was very quickly like…hmmm let’s see if Austin has any tips cause this is A LOT. And low and behold you did. Thanks for always having my back with amazing helpful content that doesn’t make me feel like you’re playing the game for me!!! You are great at balancing tips with encouraging a player to have their own experience!!

[@charmedpipper1]

I've like 4/5 hours in this game and no idea what I'm doing 🤣 so thank you Austin 🙏

[@damienaaron2259]

I recommend you do the rock titan after you get your ride pokemon so you can dash around a lot faster

[@caelumdraws6413]

I swear Austin is monster at making content. I so needed this guide for when I get my copy

[@horsecharmer93]

Was questioning why I wasn't learning new moves. I tried looking it up online, it didn't help. Then I tried here. Thanks Austin John.

[@Crystalwolf953]

That teleporting trick is extremely helpful and I wish I had watched this earlier. There was what appeared to be a shiny tentacool on my map but it was on a cliff that I couldn't climb yet. My save overwrote itself when I wiped to a strong pokemon, so I think it's gone, but I've made it to the top of the cliff now.

[@mr.mystere4999]

That's actually not a Tentacool. It's a completely different Pokemon altogether.

[@jstupack]

My sister and I decided to try something we named “The Pre-School Challenge” where you try to go to every fly point except for the Pokémon league before you start school. We both finished it today in around 10 hours! It was actually a really fun and interesting challenge for this game, I highly recommend it to anyone interested.

[@CassiusKent]

In regards to learning moves: You can tell that a Pokemon learned a new move by the little lightbulb that pops up when they level on the portrait.

[@dinosaur8682]

My biggest gripe about this game upon its release, was the fact that it was based around a school setting. I don't want my FANTASY games, to have crap in them like school, learning, and work. I deal with that enough as is in reality. I want my games to be an escape from reality. I tried to give it a shot, I sat through two or three classes and found them to be so mind numbingly insufferable, I can't do it. The gift Pokemon and whatever else you learn about the game, isn't worth it to me. I'll either figure it out on my own, or just look up a specific video and skip ahead on my own terms, if I'm that desperate. School setting aside, the game was really good! I just hope moving forward, Pokemon doesn't do the whole...school BS again. Or, regular jobs. Last thing I want to do is play a Pokemon game where you're working an office job.

[@RyeBreadMels]

Omg the toothless comparison is so accurate, I was trying to figure out why miraidons movements were so familiar

[@Alexander.Lockwood]

YES to the Toothless mannerisms! I thought that too, and I love it so much. It endeared me to them so quickly.

[@joey_surewhynot]

Thank you for all your videos on Scarlet and Violet, they helped me choose which game I wanted

[@barbrady4916]

Funny how the fps on Psyduck here at 17:04 is better than when you get closer to him at 17:09

[@jessereed8192]

I love how Austin goes “I wouldn’t advise… but you can do it.”

[@TodayTamaraForever]

This video was a gold mine. I am new to the Pokémon gaming franchise, with Arceus being my first game. Violet is very different (and I am glad of that). So far, I've been having a lot of fun. I am glad to know the game mechanics are so easy to pick up on and you're not limited from reaching other areas, by large boss battles. LOVE this game and I hope to catch more of your Tips & Tricks videos about this series as you progress in the game. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@thepurplevaporeon9781]

I just got a shiny rockruff whilst exploring on koraidon :) definitely worth exploring a bit before going to any gyms

[@Magimasterkarp]

I found a funny thing. I was climbing the mountain behind the naranja academy before getting my ride pokemon and my screen went black and the game spit me out at the entrance to Mezagoza town. When i climbed it again with Koraidon it brought me to the east exit before i had even left through any of the gates. When i went back into the city i got a message from Arven that i bet you would normally get upon leaving the city.

[@Atticus_Loves_Lacquer]

The amount of hilarious jumps scares I’ve received when I realize a horde of Psyducks are just lurking behind me 😅😂

[@mr.mystere4999]

Just wait until you turn around to see a bunch of Paldean Tauros staring right at you. They'll even aggro you in front of Nurse Joy.

[@Atticus_Loves_Lacquer]

@@mr.mystere4999 🤣🤣🤣 I love this game

[@Wezleigh]

I went over that gap (10:00) as soon as I came across it. And within twenty minutes of being able to explore I found and caught a shiny skiddo :D

[@iiTzHaroon]

I like that not every wild pokemon just want to fight like in PLA

[@slurmp4876]

I'm only an hour into the game, haven't even gone to the school for the first time yet, I'm having too much of a blast just wandering around. But now I'm hearing about sidequests? This game keeps sounding better and better!

[@chad2687]

I LOVE this new open world design, such a good step forward. improves replay-ability alot!

[@assordante2205]

For anyone who isn't aware, shinies are visible in the overworld. They don't make a noise or sparkle like PLA, they'll just be there.

[@aaroncallahan119]

Lechonk just staring at the trainer while he peruses his Pokedex is oddly kinda cute.

[@sajinokami]

Oh okay. That's the trick to getting across that Gap. Pokemon kept falling, but I managed to catch the blue dog, the Purple Lizard, and a deerling. The deerling kicked the ass of my starter though. The most random Pokemon keeps showing up over there it's really weird.

[@Grrimbark]

Just got a full odds shiny Rookidee while watching this! Thanks Austin for the shiny luck!!

[@faust5398]

The first thing I did was go to class and read all the books. My mom's sending me to this prestigious school in a town we just moved into, get a dorm and it's the first day of independence treasure hunt?! I got her money's worth for real

[@MajorAce7HasTheP0werT0Win.]

Thanks Austin, I should be getting my preordered copy in the mail later on today. Now I’ll be prepared for my first playthrough! BTW which starter this time around is your favorite?

[@fyrnebrithil]

@austinjohnplays changing my switch settings > tv settings from 1080p to 720p actually cleaned up alot of the graphical problems and framerate, though it still looks not great it runs smoother.

[@NovaMaster375]

Legit starting tonight after I get off work. Thanks for the great starter tips!

[@NationGamingChannel]

@7:23 I like how the Lechonk grabbed his buddy to come watch you

[@rosellarade]

Hey Austin, would you mind sharing how you feel about the performance about the game? There have been comments and reviews that all conclude that the performance of the game was horrendous compared to previous games and counterparts, but you seemed rather satisfied by the game.

[@fantasytky28]

Nah Pokémon player are fine with none existent anti aliasing and they have been used to 20fps and framedrop. Not a big deal for Pokémon player

[@Osma777]

My own personal tips, aka the two major mistakes I made in the early game 1: No matter your starter, get a fire type (I perfer fletchling for flying in addition) and level it to 15 so you can murder the first two gyms. As AJ said, catching, let alone using level 20-30 pokemon is annoyingly difficult otherwise. I can't tell you how many times I yelled at a pokemon with a sliver of health to just stay in the freaking ball. Both gyms are under level 20, so a fletchling with acrobatics is a cakewalk. Even catching one of each pokemon you find, plus a few candies from early raid dens, will be more then enough to get any pokemon to 20 which will make the gyms insultingly easy. 2: Don't do what I did and spend all day catching one of each and every pokemon you find. Will you do that eventually? Yes. But you will quickly come to realize that some are far, FAR more rare to find then others. Even when you know where they spawn, you will find one Dreepy for every 20 lechonk you find. Focus your efforts on catching the more difficult to find pokemon like charcadet, and otherwise just grab the ones you plan on using as you move forwards to the gyms. This is especially true in the rocky area to the east where I would have killed for the ability to climb walls instead of spending an hour wandering in circles to find that one pokemon who turned out to be in a cave I couldn't enter anyway.

[@terriandlola]

I have NEVER played pokemon before so this was super helpful! The random sparkly pokemon with the crystals on their heads, what should I do with them? Battle or catch?

[@bigbudugary1285]

Battle for sure!

[@OfTheiAm]

Advice, Playing the older games is a MUST! If this is your first poke game, It is very different from others, This is the first time pokemon has done a full open world. You can dip your toe by playing newer ones, And even then this games is MUCh different from sword and shield, but that one wasn't as good as others, The graphics for the other pokemon switch titles are a lot better so if they can merge the 2 it would be awesome, And THEN you can grab some Pre 3d games like pokemon black and white, pokemon ruby saphire, poke platinum, pokemon Heart gold etc. AND THEN you can see what it used to be like in original Pokemon Johto, pokemon blue and red 1997 etc. Play all the different ways, and if you play the really old ones, Trust me, even if you are used to the new versions graphics, After about 10 minutes of playing any pokemon game you will Not care and have a lot of fun, Each is very unique and guides you with the same fun, some of the fun of the older games was that it felt like they knew what the player was thinking and characters would mention things, The older versions are more personal.

[@terriandlola]

@@OfTheiAm thank you for this! I have completed the 3 stories in Scarlet now and I have bought myself pokemon pearl because it was on sale! X

[@terriandlola]

@@OfTheiAm also I play stardew 🤣 the graphics won’t be a problem in the older games

[@HollyClementine]

Never thought I’d see the fast travel tower/highpoint mechanic in a Pokémon game 😂

[@TheJestersDoor]

But how do I unlock more than 15 fps?

[@thechristopherous789]

I went and caught everything before even finding the first pokemon centre, needless to say I'm liking the freedom

[@alexmorgan3004]

It’s so so so so so so SO Awesome to see people in Austin’s community being happy and excited with this game! I’m loving it so far and I’ve barely even scratched the surface. The Reddit community (like always) is so negative and it upset me. This has really lifted me back up. I remember them being super negative about sword and shield though. That bummed me out at the time. But they’re my favourite games lol. I hope everyone carries on having fun! ❤

[@Joshua-xh6bm]

I mean, I don't visit the reddit but if their gripes are with how the game runs it is absolutely justified. There's no excuse for it to run this way and if people keep making excuses this series is never going to be what it should.

[@alexmorgan3004]

@@Joshua-xh6bm what it should be is fairly subjective though tbf. I’ve always thought the series was fine, like I said, Sword and Shield are my favourite games in the series and probably some of my favourite games fullstop. I haven’t really had any issues with how it runs either tbh (not far in to it at all though so maybe that’ll change) But if it’s something a massive amount of people are unhappy with then I’m sure they’ll fix it

[@guitar958]

I started the game this morning, found one of those purple doors in like 30 mins of free roaming and was like” WTF is that?!” So glad you mentioned it lol

[@chelseanick]

Your positivity and excitement is getting me out of the funk I've been in about the performance issues. Just gonna enjoy the game and the mons now!

[@Leondragon06]

Love the Pokedex is actually helpful now for Pokemon not caught yet rather than just for a quest to catch and show ya when done. That battle with pokemon on other side of cliffs neat trick =) Thx for the coverage!

[@Bibbidibabbidiboowa]

I've been waiting for tips from you since you're the best for spoiler-free or minimum spoilers as much as possible content creator. My pre-order copy got delayed until Nov. 21 because of a storm so yeah. Watching your tips to ease the pain of more waiting some more

[@AuroraTheAvali3735]

HTTYD is my favorite animated movie series, so i when i saw the mannerisms of Koraidon and Miraidon, i immediately loved it because they reminded me of Toothless!

[@AuroraTheAvali3735]

Sadly, my game is still multiple states away from me and was just delayed due to weather

[@MorganOgerpon_Fan]

If you can find a pincurchin, catch it. It carried me through most of early game (gyms, titan battles, ect…)

[@understitchYT]

Just so you know at 17:30 ish you forgot to blur the water starters second form (looks so dope) 🙏

[@blazedgamingkr]

Austin, I'm in love with Pokemon Scarlet. I can't wait till my daughter gets home from school so she can fire up Violet. There is so much stuff. They really put in the work on this game not even gonna lie. I did notice some performance issues like frame rate drops and the like but that's no big deal. I've not really had this much fun in a Pokemon game since OG Pokemon Pearl.

[@mewwww17]

I've barely started and similar to Legends: Arceus I'm quickly realizing that to enjoy this game properly, there's no point in being a completionist and exploring every part of the map. At least not until I beat it. Cuz this thing is HUGE.

[@asierra86]

This game has been the pokemon game I've gotten a shiny the fastest! Right after the lighthouse scene there it was a shiny tarountula! Love this game so far

[@cheyennem.9904]

I actually started to freak out when Austin mentioned the how to train your dragon thing. I noticed before that Miraidon acted like toothless and I loved it because I'm also a big fan of httyd. I just think it's funny and cool how we thought the same thing

[@reedalexander7295]

You can engage pokemon in battle on the edge of cliffs that you can't normally get to, and it will teleport the player there. I got to so many places where I shouldn't have been able to get to and leveled my pokemon into the 30s before I ever went to school. It has made the beginning of the game EXTREMELY easy lol.

[@reedalexander7295]

Hey, you did the same thing later in the video hahaha. Good call out.

[@carlosmartins3009]

Bought my Switch and this game last month. I am loving it. It has been more than 10 years without playing new Pokémon games.

[@OscarArciaa]

Pokémon Violet just arrived 5 mins ago!!! Watching your latest video as I'm waiting for the download to complete. Thank you for the hard work and knowledge you provide to us. Austin is the best. Please support him. Been watching his videos since Breath of the wild released along with every Pokemon game since! Thank you!

[@CPeets]

Just started my Violet play through, and this is helpful! Love AustinJohn’s videos

[@Whofan06]

The game was encouraging me to start the Treasure Hunt and I'm no I wanna go back to school. I had such a blast in the classes, getting to the know the teachers (way to blast down stereotypes with the Home Ec teacher, game freak, I love it!) And I truly loved reading all the books in the Entrance Hall. They completely enraptured my interest in what's to come and what I can't potentially find out there. Vast majority of the game is still completely unspoiled for me despite Facebook's best efforts. I am so invested in the mysteries of this game, all there is to see, and it's still take me hours to travel even half a mile cause every little path leads me on a wild tangent catching a ridiculous amount of Pokemon. I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do with my boxes, organizing them into a full form Dex is gonna be a nightmare and I don't know all the different possible forms yet so I'll probably have to reorganize AFTER I catch everything. RIP

[@radosbarner1734]

Ghost Tera-type Slaking... My friends have left me... Also an imposter ditto at a 3 star raid...so...that's neat...

[@tyler5013]

On my first play through I used that ledge jump to escape and I managed to reach all the pokestops before I got the mount. It is doable to reach all towns but would still not advise it

[@johnhart8856]

Here's another helpful tip; As soon as you've completed the tutorial and are free to explore and you wish to fully unlock your koraidon/miraidon, go out and catch a nacli with sturdy ability and raise it to lvl 24 to evolve it (you can do this quick and easily by finding med. Exp. Candies on a beach to the south) and teach it salt cure. Then go buy a bunch of lemonades from a vending machine in the bug gym town. Then you can go battle the titans very easily... just use salt cure immediately, and keep using healing items to keep naclstack at 100% health and just sit back and let salt cure/sturdy do all the work for you (I cannot stress how well this works... I defeated all 5 titans immediately on my first ever playthrough, and my team hadn't even broken level 30!)

[@BlazeSkwarrior]

In the first area I went to the cliff to the left of the small village and fought riolu which accidentally allowed me to jump to area 4 before going to class lol

[@evanc5884]

A good tip to Add would be that you can talk to the pokemon center nurse and ask where you should go. When you first get out of school and it gives you 20 different places to go and do, it can get a little overwhelming

[@NameTaken123]

Two amazing early game tips: 1. you can get false swipe after catching 30 Pokémon from Prof. Jacq. 2. If you fight a ditto with a Pokémon you needs mats for it will drop those mats when you defeat it.

[@honeybeetle8651]

There's literally such an overwhelming amount of content in this game. I can(and have) spend several hours just doing my own thing, and it's still as engaging as the main storylines.

[@Migstape]

All I wrote down was change the text speed to FAST haha. I did watch the full video tho. Thanks, Austin!

[@bob513993]

My favorite bit of commentary to hear about a game: “I don’t recommend doing things this way, but you can if you want to.” That immediately tells me exploring and experimenting will more often than not be worth something lol.