How to Get ALL 24 Starter Pokemon - Indigo Disk

Every First Partner aka Starter Pokemon is available to catch in the wild in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC Indigo Disk. Here is how to get ALL 24 Starter Pokemon.
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0:00 How to Unlock the Starter Pokemon
2:07 Effective Catching
3:28 Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle
3:55 Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile
4:30 Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip
5:07 Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup
5:31 Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott
6:01 Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie
6:44 Rowlet, Litten, Popplio
7:21 Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble
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[@francescabrogna6103]

It isn’t an Austin John video without at least 2 random shiny interruptions

[@MysticCat77]

Sometimes 3 but that's rare

[@SShiro937]

Damn youtuber rng

[@hazelfinney2200]

I also caught a shiny Ryhorn

[@NiallByrne]

It’s a flex at this point lol

[@QuasarTheCharaAndFranciscaFan]

I got a, Shiny..... Slakoth. ALSO NO STORY SPOILERS I HAVEN'T PLAYED POKÉMON BLIND FOR EONS NOWW

[@tntsoccer21]

Coastal- Bulbasaur Chikorita Mudkip Froakie Popplio Grookie Savannah- Charmander Totodile Snivy Fennekin Rowlett Sobble Canyon- Squirtle Treecko Turtwig Tepig Chespin Litten Polar- Cyndaquil Torchic Chimchar Piplup Oshawott Scorbunny I was hoping to find a comprehensive list for each biome. So I made one for myself and thought I'd post it here as well so you know exactly what your hard earned 3,000 BP can get you. At a glance! Thanks AJP for the awesome info as always!

[@robertemery8262]

you are a saint my friend!

[@TheOmegazerox]

Found this list online and focussed on unlocking canyon for Tepig.

[@theplaguegamer6216]

Cool thanks.

[@thething6754]

Great list and it helped me, thanks!

[@samiam6303]

You are amazing thanks so much 🎉

[@stefankljajic6194]

Austin, there's a Zekrom bug. He's invisible for a lot of us. I know the spot where he's supposed to show up but he's invisible and there's a clear block when you try to drive thru that spot

[@stefankljajic6194]

Edit: Saving right in front of him and restarting solves the problem. The major problem is that you have to be within the spawn area for him to show up on restart tho. If you save outside of his spawn area he still doesn't show up

[@AustinJohnPlays]

​@@stefankljajic6194 im working on my full list of all of the legendary pokemon before i get into all of that, but good to know!

[@stefankljajic6194]

@@AustinJohnPlaysyeah just wanted to put it as info for you and others, keep doing you man you're killing it

[@gerriejordaan8385]

@@AustinJohnPlays Thanks so much for this!!! Congrats on the two shinies (Tepig and Ryhorn).

[@missnotsoaverage4137]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@mattvarley3462]

FINALLY can get my favorite starter Snivy on the Switch!!! One of those weird Gen 1 kids who somehow had a Gen 5 starter steal his nostalgia heart away, but yet here we are with my heart in his little leaf hands.

[@PeachyPrinceToadstool]

Same! I'm a Gen 1 baby and my favorite is my round boi! Here's to hoping you can get your smug leaf friend!

[@DARKMalice9000]

Same here but I like Oshawott My faves of each gen Gen 1 Charamander Gen 2 Cyndaquil and Totodile Gen 3 Treeko and Torchic Gen 4 I like all 4 Gen 5 both Snivy and Oshawott Gen 6 All 3 Gen 7 Litten Gen 8 Scorbunny and Sobble

[@MidknightFlare8413]

Exactly I can finally send over my shiny from pogo

[@daltonfrazier5901]

Hey another fellow snivy lover

[@donnatroy5381]

​@@PeachyPrinceToadstoolalso a gen1 baby who loves borb (bird orb) more than anything

[@rexdavis14]

I find it funny that majority of the fire types are found in the frozen area 😅

[@slackerofhell]

I tbought for sure Scorbunny would be in the Savannah and Chimchar in the Canyon

[@TheOmegazerox]

Does seam kinda surprising. Maby they used the idia fire types could stay warm in the cold so they could sort the starters into diferent locations. None of the starters are ie type and the water types arn't realy actic sea species so thay maby used that as logic. Seamed like some of the best bokemon to but in the polor habitat for what was available.

[@oliverorchard6774]

Well, considering no grass types would want to live in the cold and not many water starters are based on cold water animals, many fire types had to be located there I guess.

[@TheOmegazerox]

That's how I figured it. About as logical as it could be I gues but what uther starters would fit into the polar biome? @@oliverorchard6774

[@Legendarydoge-bd6mz]

@@TheOmegazerox piplup:am I a ghost to you?!

[@stuniontheonion1855]

Just a thing about Chespin I haven’t seen anyone really talk about, while Chespin can spawn in the polar biome, you will need to upgrade the canyon biome for Chespin to spawn in either area. The polar biome upgrade does not make Chespin spawn.

[@jjo023]

norticed this too. have you tried going there to check if you get him with canyon biome, without polar biome? (in case it's one that you need both for) Edit: it looks like both are needed

[@jacobjensen7704]

Thanks for mentioning, I was wondering this.

[@madridrock150]

Thanks Austin! I've been running around looking for them from the moment I entered the academy, this has saved me a lot of time!

[@AusSP]

Well, if you have any of the Evolved Starters from the Mightiest Mark raids, the Pokedex entries do say "Once the Environment is upgraded". That was a bit of a hint for me.

[@losersbecomewinners2043]

I don’t even have the DLC and i’m still watching these videos because Austin is just so much fun to watch! 2 shinies in a video? Gave you a like!

[@TheOmegazerox]

Even without dlc you could still get everything from trades. Back before I had teel mask somebody offered me a vulpix for a trade. I was surprised cause I thought you needed the dlc but I tried trancfering vulpix from legends and it worked even though you couldn't do that beore dlc was out. Got some uther trades like cuttyfly that way too.

[@Kevin-hq5os]

This literally came out last night, how did you do this much research in such a short period of time?! Insane!

[@DMSwordsmaster]

From my limited experience, Popplio and Grookey seem like exceptionally easy shinies to hunt. Go to the large beach at the very south of the Coastal biome, right at the border between it and the Savannah biome, and as far as I can tell Popplio and Grookey are the only spawns of their respective types on that beach. I could be wrong but if I'm not they're REALLY easy to hunt. The only really difficult part would be spotting Popplio's subtle shiny shade. EDIT - Popplio is absolutely confirmed. Only water type pokemon to spawn on that beach in the specified area. Haven't tested Grookey yet, still trying to hunt a Popplio. Will update again. (Mini update: Got a shiny Popplio! Literally last minute! My advice is to eyeball their frills; the pink is noticeable if you're looking for it.) EDIT 2 - Grookey is not applicable. Did a test and it turns out Bellossom also spawn. Well, one out of two isn't bad for something as rare as starter shinies at least.

[@TheSleepyWarlord]

Too bad both of these lines shinies are subpar

[@TheRedcat14]

@@TheSleepyWarlord big disagree- I love Popplio

[@TheRedcat14]

Thank you for this comment

[@luemece]

@@TheSleepyWarlord Blonde Primarina is not that bad

[@thosebandgeeks]

Thank you so much, I look forward to any game you cover because I know its going to be thorough and well said!

[@SubatomicPlBf625]

I love how the music changes based on the gen of the starter trio you talk about in the video. Nice touch

[@audi.6106]

I really love the pokemon models in this game. Seeing the starters with these new models is so cool

[@Pau31076]

The textures make the difference. SWSH models look so bland

[@Dznts1234]

Primarina got a massive glow up in this game

[@dylanabernethy8676]

Thanks dude! Would love a video on how to find and get all the regional forms now available too. Keep up the awesome content

[@SwedePotato314]

You have no idea how happy this is making me. I get to have all my babies now! Between this and shiny hunting in the Crown Tundra DLC I have just been loving the Pokemon DLC on switch

[@qisadreamer5833]

you could actually catch all the starters in USUM through the island scan, however some of them only appeared in their evolved forms

[@Ditto-ditto222]

I always wanted to own the x & y starters, they looked so cool to me. I stopped playing pokémon at black & white & started playing again at sword & shield. I find it so cool now that I am able to make a goal in gaming come true. Pokémon have done great with this, well played I’d say👏🏽fingers crossed that one day they let the legendaries become shiny encounters in a future game like this 👌🏽

[@jordanbrown3660]

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Chespin is unlocked with the CANYON biome upgrade, NOT the Polar upgrade. I just learned that the hard way; spent my first 3k BP on upgrading Polar thinking that I'd get Chespin inside the Polar end of Chargestone Cave, but no - NONE spawn in the cave ANYWHERE unless you have Canyon upgraded.

[@HeyHeyChey]

Came here to post this, you are not alone it happened to me too

[@ThunderBolt50]

Thank you so much for this wonderful guide. I know this must have taken you some time and notes to get these locations. But this helps out SO much, thanks a lot^^

[@Deathslave101]

Was trying out the new synchro feature and just happened to find a shiny trapinch immediately jumped out of synchro and caught it ❤

[@Raiynachan]

Thank you for this!! I got a shiny Bulbasaur in a Safari Ball last night, and next on my list is Mudkip! ♡

[@neliros]

I’ve always dreamt of a grass type starter team and now my dream can come true!!!😭

[@whyamicryingattheclubrn7867]

finally a grass type enthusiast

[@ZanderC334]

I have found my people

[@flyingoctopus4304]

Finally we have Chikorita and Snivy back, and we can easily get a Contrary Serperior now!

[@majesstie]

You're my hero for adding those Pokedex maps! Thank you so much for this video!

[@Skitter_smack]

Just followed. Thank you for breaking all these down. Sure does help in the hunt trying to find them.

[@AlfieLarner18]

My first shiny of the DLC was a slakoth which I was not expecting I was hoping for a new Pokémon but I didn’t get one but I’m sure to get one next time I randomly come across one

[@jtwatts7990]

I’m in love with these guides. Looking forward to the Trade codes for Indigo Disk. As a Violet player it sucks that all I have are robots I need Dinos 😂😭

[@nordinaeilkema]

Thanks very much, I was struggling big time trying to find, cyndaquil, torchic and chespin

[@gabeygaymes8510]

Thanks for the vids, AJP! We love you, dude!

[@kirindas4691]

Thank you! This will help so much in catching the starters!

[@guitarplayer654]

Thanks Austin for being so on top of the new DLC already

[@WorldEaterZero]

I love that the music switched to Alolan theme when you were showing the locaiton for their starters ❤

[@timslag9288]

Thank you. Always quick with sending out good videos. Always helpfull. Always watching. Keep up the good work man!!

[@iamToyoToyo]

Amazing as always, I’ve almost grinded my first 3k to upgrade - can’t wait to get my charmander 😇

[@tylunsherod]

The barbecue (BBQ) challenge which give Blood Pressure (BP)

[@ColtCollectibles]

Good to see you back at it buddy! Always the best Pokémon game videos

[@Dethos]

Thanks for the guide, just caught them all!

[@Silver_Anchor]

If you consider Chespin to be a “canyon biome” pokemon, thrn each biome contains an equal amount (6 each)

[@-tristan]

The grind for 12k BP is unreal

[@juanbriones5989]

Yep, it's ashamed that I have no friends to group online 😕

[@TheOmegazerox]

@@juanbriones5989 I didn't finde it too hard just took a wile. Depends on your meening of had. Is it actually hard to do or does it just take time and patiance.

[@mudkitz]

Unlocked one area of starters so far, and about halfway from the second. I might unlock everything before the weekend starts, and then I'll get to finishing the new Indigo dex this weekend.

[@jacksonnicholas3437]

Austin John coming in clutch with the answers to every one of my questions!

[@lordmonarch2995]

Does this also effect the Terra caves? I wanna get these mons with their hidden abilities

[@lukasmihara]

Thank you for the guide! I'm currently still collecting BP but I hope I can unlock the starters soon. I have two questions though: after you unlocked the starters, (1) can you isolate them with sandwiches, and (2) can they appear in outbreaks?

[@FoxCrownz]

Yes to both

[@lukasmihara]

Thanks. Looks like Cyndaquil will be near impossible to hunt though. Really unfortunate.

[@FacuAbud]

Great video, it's nice to have the detailed location!!! Aren't the Paldean starters also in the wild? I thought they were included in the promotion for the DLC.

[@ryninja5788]

They are not, and they actually don’t appear in the trailers. It’s only past gen starters

[@korystrassberg2418]

Such a well made video. You’re the man, Austin

[@brandoncharles1572]

During my play through I found a shiny hitmonchan it was the first shiny I actually wanted to get

[@thousandyeargems4360]

Im so pumped to use Serperior and Emboar

[@daquanjohnson6294]

Appreciate you man. You’re the best 💯

[@PKMNRANGERPAIN]

Good job Austin, this video did me good bro 😊

[@PoolKid75]

I'm confused about one thing. Do you have to buy the increased biodiversity 24 times to unlock all the starters? I heard you only need to do it once for each biome.

[@AustinJohnPlays]

only once for each. 12,000BP in total

[@Sawtje2]

@@AustinJohnPlays That is alot of BP though.. Is that even doable alone, without playing online with others?

[@Restonance]

@@Sawtje2 It's unfathomably boring but doable. Currently at 2/4 regions unlocked while soloing.

[@Amins88]

@@Sawtje2 It really shouldn't be that hard to do. Most challenges are stupidly easy and you'll end up completing them without even trying (pick up items from the ground, travel 500 meters, etc.) It'll take some time, but it's doable.

[@MoHaziq93]

Do it in groups with friends. It is so fast gaining those BPs with a buddy.

[@doctorindigeaux318]

Finally get to have full sets of starter pokemon in luxury balls

[@garretthall9508]

Thanks for your videos and your theme song is super catchy. Keep making the awesome videos!!!

[@mattmanley7118]

Oh my this will take work 😅 I’m just having fun exploring right now and seeing what’s around❤ Thank you Austin !!❤

[@sith_lawyer]

After 23 years, I can finally raise another Chikorita 😭❤️ my millennial heart is happy

[@peck97.]

Finally shiny Totodile yay!!!

[@RoyArkon]

Thank you so much for this dude! Can't wait to get Rowlett!

[@ericsotovelez8148]

First video ive seen of yours you immediately earned my subscribe this is perfect i am dying to catch totodile

[@oliversavidge610]

Very helpful video, but if there's one thing I'm bummed about, it's the fact that the Paldean starters aren't included in this. For those like myself who are looking to have a national living dex, it definitely would of been helpful to have them there, and thinking about it it also makes sense law-wise. I mean BBA is based in Unova, so I don't understand why they wouldn't want Paldean starters in the biome to study like the rest.

[@lukasmihara]

If you just need them for a living dex, you could just breed them, or not?

[@auranoah9022]

​@@lukasmihara You can breed them, but it's much slower and more monotonous than other forms of hunting in this game

[@lukasmihara]

Breeding shouldn't take more than five minutes.

[@Cheichei11]

Breeding to shiny hunt has lower odds of a shiny than using a sandwich. Since you can't catch them, you can't even use a special ball then breed that ball down.@@lukasmihara

[@HarryThePotato]

I can’t wait to shiny hunt these starters

[@AustinJohnPlays]

you asked the second this went live, so I assume you're gonna watch and know. I expect to see an (edited) on your comment in the next 10min lol

[@ImDBetz]

@@AustinJohnPlayslet em know Austin!

[@HarryThePotato]

@@AustinJohnPlaysI am so sorry, I just got to the point where you encounter the shiny starter. Thanks for the reply tho! Really love your content

[@caitlincobbett3134]

Your videos are always so helpful. I'm always coming to your videos for help as I like how the information is put in a clear and to the point. Always well informed.

[@glittercakes7720]

Thanks for the help 😊

[@ssj4922]

No matter how I feel about Pokemon's current state, I can always appreciate your dedication to bringing us these guides sooner than anyone else

[@ZekeStaright]

Was hunting Minior colors & came across a shiny Camerupt. Today was a good day. Also looking forward to bringing in my Catcher Smeargle from Home once the update is finished, caught one while running around but I'd prefer not to train his various attacks all over again & just use the one I already have. Hopefully the moves all work.

[@donnatroy5381]

Hey nice, I also bumped into shiny Camerupt while catching Miniors🎉

[@CountSudz]

thank you for all that you do!

[@Farsythe]

Very good to know! I was just running around filling my dex while doing BBQ's, not sure if I'd need a lot of them. Great video though I curse my main profile's shiny luck.. lol

[@kittykat6079]

Oh my god THANK YOU I was desperately looking for a Popplio and wondering why I couldn't find any

[@cybersegamer3794]

Can I just say how weird it feels to see wild starters. I know they were a thing in BDSP but it still feels weird

[@excaliburn3d]

Friend Safaris in Kalos, Island Scan in Alola, and Dynamax Adventures in Galar.

[@cybersegamer3794]

@excaliburn3d Funny you should point those out. While yes, the starters are available through those methods, you have to go out of your way to get them, they do not spawn in the wild and in terms of Dynamax Adventures, are random

[@armandomorales0921]

Awesome video by Austin St. John's plays!

[@Moon-rx6xj]

Hey Austin John for the torchic one i think it might have been better to be out side the cave to start off because on the map its looks like you were above the jump play form

[@leeuwerikgrunbauer4379]

Wait what, you just spend 3000 BP to get Charmander... It is 3000 BP per starter? 72000 BP in total if you wanna catch all starters

[@minovies]

FINALLY I CAN GET MY PRECIOUS SHINY ROWLET

[@cowboyi3169]

The starters aren't shiny locked ?!

[@maybenick]

@@cowboyi3169they’re not

[@brunopimentel8422]

Austin, can you make a video about grinding BP? Any change of getting it alone? Great video! 👌

[@thomeaus6343]

Thanks for this Austin I couldn't figure out why they weren't spawning now I know I just need to use the club computer.

[@furionmax7824]

Just got my Blastoise. Guys. He looks amazing. They made some changes to his design and honestly he hasnt looked this good in a very long time.

[@klissattack]

Couple of questions 1. Can you use home to get BP (instead of LP)? 2. Do the starters appear in raids and outbreaks?

[@Joe-yx1gq]

I think so but Right now I Don't know

[@freconsbo]

Thanks for this info. I'm aiming to unlock the starters first, before my first BB Elite Four. Looks like gonna start with Coastal (Chikorita, Popplio)... Then Canyon (Litten). Just need to Shiny hunt those first. 🤔 Btw, PLA also had Gen 4 starters catchable in the wild. But yeah, they weren't technically the starters there (Hisui). 😅

[@seanwood5605]

Thanks for helping me complete my pokedex!

[@Max_Mousse]

This dlc already looks a lot better than the first one

[@kevinsaeteurn1079]

I just need a Swampert on my team!! Powerful Water/Ground type

[@Dylan_Chandler00]

Austin will you be making a video on a potential hidden quest? An encounter with professor sada/turo at the kitakami lake (the one of the ash mountain) Also quick question i have no clue what to do in the post game lol, i’ve tried looking for keiran and carmine to see if they have anything to say but i cant find them lol

[@omegaspam5080]

Been with this man since his sun and moon randomizer with fili

[@grim9456]

Just the video I was looking for

[@TacoToastify]

So glad that I finally can catch the starters in color matching balls!

[@alexawesome456]

imma be real with you Austin, it's been a hot minute since i've seen your videos and boy am I happy to hear that intro again! :) hope you are doing well too!

[@bond77581]

Dude I gotta say. I really appreciate these kinds of vids

[@WellManNerd]

You’re a delightful treasure. Thanks for always putting in work. You da bes!!

[@youngvillandylan]

Love the pixel heart tattoo was thanking bout getting a poke ball in the same pixel style

[@Caluurion]

If you havent already recorded it would you do the same thing you did when the game came out for like version exclusive trades or the pokemon that evolve through trading? Those trade codes helped me complete the dex super quick. Thanks for all the help and info you provide.

[@chrischerry8753]

Thanks for this! I was missing Cyndaquil and Torchic and couldn't for the life of me find them.

[@Chellex93]

After I beat the 1st DLC I took a break for a couple months, started playing again last night when I updated it for part two of the DLC. (Which I forgot about until I seen your livestream waiting for it.) While I took a break I went back to playing some games on my Xbox (mainly GTA online) but now that I'm back to playing pokemon on the switch I gotta get used to the controls....again. (for those who play Xbox as well then you'd know that the A and B buttons are switched on the switch. Like the B button on the switch controller/joycon is where the A button is on the Xbox controller and for those who don't know now you do) 😅

[@thecaptain8963]

Literally as I was hunting for Fennekin I too found a shiny Ryhorn in the same area 😂 not my first shiny of the DLC, but the fact it happened to us both while in pursuit of the same pokemon is some luck XD

[@daddydabs4014]

Saved! Thanks dude

[@206Zelda]

Cyndaquil was a little pesky for me to turn up, so I did an Encounter Fire Lvl 2 sammich with RICE x6, CURRY POWDER x2 and WASABI x2 and it appeared for me instantly in the cave.

[@mikewest8199]

Thank u video guide It is helpful with my play throughout and supports ur video to help show starter.

[@RockOrso2]

Everyone with the Unrivaled parents has 10 of them already via breeding, but this is nice to view for the other 14 or those without any of the Unrivaled mons.

[@exploudtv8841]

Hello Austin. Wanting to ask where is Perrin in the indigo disk? I beat the main game aswell as done the professor cutscene, the only thing I can think of is I haven’t done theirs quest in Kitakami. Do you know if that might be why she isn’t in the terrarium or is there something else?

[@SamuelAlvarez-kw4pz]

Austin John, can you do a video over how to find the alcremie sweets in SV?

[@BrandonGarner-tl3js]

I've always wanted the DLC for both Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet along with the non-dlc versions of both Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield for my Nintendo Switch Lite and a copy of Pokemon SoulSilver for my Nintendo DS systems so I can finally complete my Pokemon video game collection once and for all.

[@ArtMares91]

I bought the Savannah Biome expansion first before watching this video and I was bummed only finding Charmanders but now that I know Totodile and Rowlet are there too my two favorite starters I’m happy I got it first

[@Blessedheathan]

I was waiting for you lol

[@egg_lord1]

His setup in the backround looks so clean, i love it