10 things I wish I knew before playing Scarlet and Violet

Scarlet and Violet changed a ton of what we knew about Pokemon - here are 10 things I wish I knew before playing Scarlet and Violet
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[@ArthirdLIVE]

me with 100 hours in violet: Oh yeah, this videos for me

[@yoiptree]

Lmao u play 10 hours a day

[@yoshi135791]

@@yoiptree lmao right! gotta pump those numbers up need at least 14 a day

[@Lucifers-Stepdad]

Init lol

[@a_random_person_7820]

Me too

[@LinksterGaming]

Same

[@DaShikuXI]

Titan Klawf should always be your first target in this game. Just the ability to sprint alone is massive. One of the biggest time savers in the game.

[@juanrocollazo]

I made the mistake of fighting Klawf after doing Bombirdier and Donphan. I felt dumb after realizing I could swim and glide, but not dash, until I was halfway through the Titans.

[@benrinehart7776]

My sprint never seems to work? I’ve only gotten it started once and I’m not sure what I did

[@pikachar3]

@@juanrocollazo I did the same...

[@jjm2980]

@@benrinehart7776 Press down the left thumbstick while running.

[@Tate_THG]

Not really I find sprinting to fast for Pokémon to spawn in front of you and instantly despawn if they spawn behind you

[@DarkShadowOblivion]

Just getting this out there here too: Regarding the Auto-Battles, if your Pokemon refuses to go after a specific wild Pokemon, it's most likely a shiny. So no, you won't lose those because of the system.

[@cyberdoguk3667]

I am never going to trust this, EVER!

[@LinksterGaming]

@@cyberdoguk3667 it's true. I've tested myself

[@egostiic4183]

I used this method to find a shiny, then I crit it 🥲

[@justinvvs8738]

Im someone who mainly saves shiny hunting as a post game activity, there have been many times where pokemon refuse to auto battle. A lot of it has to do with certain slopes in the game that don’t necessarily allow the Let’s go feature to function properly, or positioning of your pokemon and wild pokemon, making wild pokemon at some very very specific angles nearly invisible or unreachable to the let’s go AI. The AI should only react this way when sending your pokemon out to a pokemon that is in the air, or towards shiny pokemon, which I have confirmed myself works. I still do not trust the AI, and I was only able to confirm because cubchoo is such a lackluster shiny, I wouldnt have cared if it did get knocked out

[@daviddaniel8304]

@@cyberdoguk3667 you can check guides on KZbin, many people tried it and the auttp battling Pokemon just refused by shaking their head and coming back to you

[@MarioFan2127]

While on the map, you can click on the control stick to set the map to always be set to the north.

[@joeymayer2962]

Waaaaattttt

[@continuallyblessed44]

That’s the first thing I did lol.

[@kennyvaas1336]

For some reason Wolfe likes to use a GC controller so much that, even if it lacks this feature, he still uses it.

[@erasmocortez5952]

The game literally tells you this in the intro

[@dapperdabber13]

omg I wish I knew this I was getting so lost ALL the time lol

[@Baehry]

Another thing the game doesn't tell you: The upgrades to Koraidon / Miraidon are actually based on which titan you defeated, rather than how many titans you defeated.

[@Kyara7]

I did not know this until I asked a friend what they got for beating Klawf after I had taken on all of the three in the west, and that's how I got the ability to sprint a full 39 hours into the game

[@corporealghoul]

@Duncan Costales same. I got the glide first. Then big jump. Then dash. When i finally got dash i was like thank god. I just assumed i was stuck at that speed.

[@azaanmaqbool2282]

yeh, klawf gives you dash orthworm gives you bigger jump dondozo/tatsugiri gives u climb and idk the rest but the remaining 2 give you glide and go on water

[@Baehry]

@@azaanmaqbool2282 Bombirdier lets you ride on water and the paradox Donphan lets you glide

[@thedough3373]

Oh bro what, thanks

[@itsLantik]

Fun fact: Herba Mystica can be shortened to HM. Boom, mind blown.

[@ninjadragongamer6861]

I wonder if that's an intentional reference, or a complete coincidence

[@giovannitigalo7011]

@@ninjadragongamer6861 Definitely intentional

[@amark378]

🤯🤯🤯

[@jackwoody270]

OMgoodness

[@justjackorwhatever]

Yoooooooo

[@andresperez9301]

Agree that level scaling need to happen, especially with the gym leaders. The bug gym was my 7th gym and had a team of level 40 against her level 10 pokemon.

[@number1ivysundewfan]

I think it would be best if gyms had a set level and if you were over that level it would scale but if you were under it would stay at that set level

[@TheRibottoStudios]

lol nah that's why I love it. makes blasting through that stupid story easy. I only did it so I could then go with the Titan Pokemon who kicked. MY ASS at the lake titan.

[@nicolascaraballo1534]

They are very capable of it, but like a lot of things, they A. Don’t have the time or B. Are lazy. I’m not sure which it is, but they were able to scale Nemona’s team so they are able to scale the leaders, problem is that means 8 different teams with different levels and move sets and mons and it’s not the type of thing they tend to do.

[@dapperdabber13]

@@nicolascaraballo1534 I think it's just they don't have the time. GF has never been able to optimize properly. Even in HeartGold and SoulSilver they struggled with filling it with as much as they did, and had to bring in someone who was an expert developer to help. Why they don't do that again and outsource, or insource since outsourcing is what got us BDSP I don't know. It would solve a lot of problems.

[@DustD.Reaper]

The funny thing is that fans already did this. The gen 2 romhack Crystal Clear lets you start in city from Kanto or Johto and lets you challenge all 16 gyms in whatever order you want, with each gym leader having 16 teams they can use based on how many badges you have, with the option to rechallenge them at any badge level up to how many you have

[@TheDragonaf1]

100% respect to him giving no spoilers and putting censorship

[@GodlyBDS]

@Tyler Dunham well i played it 1 day after launch and had my starter fuöly evolved the next day might be because im a veteran but yeah I didnt get spoiled luckily i tried to avoid every spoiler except the official ones

[@NapoleanBlown-aparte]

We believe in spoiler-free pokéblock supremacy

[@curtislowery4555]

I think it's fun to have one team where you beat all the titans. Then start again with a new team of lower level pokemon and go through gym and star challenges. That way you can challenge yourself, try new pokemon, and fully explore in a fun way

[@theaussiebritt8948]

The Nemona roleplay

[@curtislowery4555]

That Nemona comment is so funny lolol

[@gabriellehoogendoorn7507]

i should have done this😭

[@joem9950]

@@theaussiebritt8948 nemona smurfing on them newbie kids lol

[@karigrandii]

Should have done it this way the game was way too easy even with 5-10 lower level than opponent. Probably easiest elite 4 + champ ever.. i sweeped it without revives underleveled

[@prestinryan5373]

I was just playing through and thought that I should mention something: You should do the academy classes and talk to the teachers as you collect your gym badges! The classes actually tell you useful information about the game like where to change your pokemons Teratype and if you talk to the teachers enough they will give you 50 Terashards of the type that they like! Hassel gives you 50 Dragon Terashards. It substantially cuts down on grinding for those

[@aidankocherhans9861]

I never went back to the academy, this is good to know! How many types do you get the terra shards for?

[@smarthipan]

@@aidankocherhans9861 math gives you 50 rock shards! some give other stuff like unique pokemon, haven't done all of them myself yet but serebii probably has them documented :)

[@bubbasgotback431]

Wolfe sleeping on how fast Fuecoco’s signature move can snowball out of control

[@guitubagrips9719]

Especially with Throat Spray

[@marchadow3957]

@@guitubagrips9719 specially with throat chop

[@andreescalona8902]

@@marchadow3957 in singles, Chien-Pao prefers running throat chop over crunch because it blanks unaware skeledirge that would usually beat it. Although, to be fair, it's not like crunch's special effect is that game changing...

[@AD-tj4jc]

I think sprigatito is actually the hardest option because he struggles against alot of the early bosses like Katy, brassius mela, and bombirdier.

[@benrinehart7776]

The snowballing of a move doesn’t matter as much in a play through, because most battles are against just one Pokémon. In competitive, different story

[@Feyolen]

Honestly, with no level scaling, I think you can run 3 different teams for the 3 story lines and have fun with it

[@oa_swift3694]

I didn't think of that, that's smart

[@harshmalhari8519]

As someone who is getting the game for christmas, I'm planning to do that.

[@arcticfluffyfoxy]

as smart as that sounds no only gym badges increase your maximum level unless you always do every gym first

[@nachtelfje2440]

That's a great suggestion. I don't like level schaling as it makes me feel my progress is partly nullified.

[@anamelesslad4542]

I think if you want to avoid the problem of facing important battles too early or late, the best thing is to look at the description of the battle on the map. It indicates whether the fight is a first stop for trainers or the strongest opponent

[@ruukinen]

Pokecenters also tell you where to go next if you ask them.

[@andreescalona8902]

@@ruukinen they just tell you where the closest boss battle is, not the one that suits your level

[@mannymayoral8309]

I base the difficulty of gyms by the levels of wild Pokémon are in the area, I’ve notice once I went with the gym route when I first started, I notice once I got further up to the map, the wild Pokémon’s were getting over leveled, and my team was still in my mid 20’s with 2 badges, so I decided to go back to the school and went to the other side to the titan route and battle the other gyms. From there it got steady for me but still gave me a challenge once you got the easy ones out the way

[@jackwoody270]

Nah, the "tips" are absolutely trash hints for how difficult the titan/gym/base is

[@aymanmz]

11th tip, but having more than one team is really helpful for keeping the game fun. If you come across a stronger gym, you can use your strongest team. If you find a weaker gym, switch to a weaker team. This is really easy to do because this game just has so many pokemon to make multiple viable teams, and using different pokemon added fun to my game

[@Agent719]

Weak: This game needs level scaling. Woke: level scale it yourself

[@vibive]

That's actually such a good idea

[@stfueg0]

I imposed stuff like adding a new Pokemon to the team before hitting the next gym or only using new Paldean ones I've never used before, and it really added so much fun and difficulty to the game.

[@Bosanac97]

Exactly how I play

[@Gabriel-nw6lb]

@@stfueg0 same i did the whole play through with new pokemon only it made me appreciate the designs and the games a lot more

[@rileychupp138]

You can definitely lower the stats of the starmobiles. The last fighting type team star battle was giving me trouble so I used feather dance on the starmobile 3 times to lower its attack until it was only tickling me. (Feather Dance harshly lowers opponents attack).

[@blades1080]

Omg the fighting team star leader Eri or whatever their name is is so hard especially after like 2-3 of that stay boost move that it uses cuz after that it’s too fast and hits to hard which caused my team to be wiped but after that attempt I formed a new strat and that team and new skill setup WIPED her although it wasn’t the crushing defeat I wanted but I still won

[@wolferwolf14]

That is very similar to how I beat it whilst being heavily underleveld. Intimidate cycling ftw :P.

[@KuroStrawberryX]

I ran into a flying Tera type Baxcalibur (well the baby form) and I remembered and used Tera blast and soloed her. Before that I think I lost 5 times almost beating her the last 3 times.

[@bosspoke]

I used reflect and light screen consistently throughout the game for the tougher battles. Since I used it alot, then the held item "light clay" became really good. Adding 3 turns of effect to 5 turns is massive. Just a nice way to keep up defences if you ask me :)

[@verymotivated7193]

ALSO You all should know that on any surface your Ride Pokémon slides on, instead jump on it backwards. For some reason you’ll be able to climb walls you really shouldn’t

[@seantomlinson3320]

Thank you, I'm looking forward to trying it. Thank you GF's crappy bug-squashing I guess?

[@geckohecko]

How do you jump backwards when the camera just rotates behind you to make it so you are jumping forwards?

[@solitare4602]

What, did they copy in code from Skyrim?

[@steegen101]

@@geckohecko position your character so it faces you. Then jump. While in the air, tilt the stick towards the incline. When your ride-mon starts to slide forward, jump again (rinse and repeat!)

[@KC_Garcia]

Essentially, BLJing in Pokèmon.

[@howardmyquan3509]

6:08 good thing I checked this, you actually can lower its stats bc they have a move in the back to boost it back up, just can’t do stuff like toxic, Leech seed, and some others. Yesterday, I helped my friend through the Team Star fighting boss with use of feather dance and despite them being underleveled, this one change helped him get the W. Prior to learning this, he get deleted once Revavroom came out.

[@Thisisnotasign]

Funfact, boss revarooms actually have unlimited PP. Know how i know? Cause i googled a move, saw it only had 10 PP and used 20 super potions until i realized that we went past 10 and had to restart....

[@jeyasurya2797]

yeah being able to lower their stats came in super handy for me as I ran into the fire team star battle pretty underleveled. I just cheesed it by switching between flash fire growlithe and intimidate tauros until I got them to -6 on both attack stats.

[@TheKing-ck3ty]

I found out stat dropping moves worked because Charm was what allowed my Azumarill to survive with a couple attacks from the Poison Revaroom

[@Latias38]

@@jeyasurya2797 Yea same. It helped me alot on the highest level Star Boss. I had 2 Intimidate Users that kept the Revaroom's Shift Gear move in check and my mons could take some physical hits as they resisted their physical moves. I won the fight despite being like 8 levels under leveled

[@jackofdiamonds7303]

For anyone that wants it. Order of story: Bug - Lv. 15 Rock - Lv. 16 Grass - Lv. 18 Flying - Lv. 19 Dark - Lv. 21 Electric - Lv. 23 Fire - Lv. 27 Steel - Lv. 28 Water - Lv. 30 Poison - Lv. 32 Normal - Lv. 36 Ghost - Lv. 42 Ground - Lv. 44 Psychic - Lv. 45 Ice - Lv. 48 Fairy - Lv. 51 Dragon - Lv. 55 Fighting - Lv. 56

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Herba Mystica HM Not only are you getting this plant to save your friend's dying dog, but you beat big Pokémon to learn HMs. GameFreak you MADLADS.

[@DarkyMcSadSad]

Another thing to mention is that the final pokemon for every team star boss has infinite PP on its moves. I was struggling with one and my only win condition at that point was PP stalling the steel move. It never ran out.

[@PinkPikaBean]

I don't comment very often on KZbin videos so I'll keep it brief: Wolfe, the way you present content has improved exponentially and am happy to see that your channel is succeeding due to it. I have a language processing disorder which made it difficult for me to keep up with you and what you were saying during your livestreams and KZbin videos, but over this year I've been able to access and understand you without difficulty. I can't wait for more competitive Scarlet and Violet content from you!

[@kawakawaii]

ur commenting is so great that u have earned a like!

[@senjutech1864]

@@kawakawaii😧

[@kawakawaii]

@@senjutech1864 ?

[@senjutech1864]

@@kawakawaii “OwU”

[@kawakawaii]

@@senjutech1864 I'll change it

[@thefireninja7601]

A tip for anyone who is battling the fighting team star boss when she starts with her toxicroak use sword dance since her first Pokémon is coded to use sucker punch until it hits and if you set up for 5 turns with any set up move for 5 turns and then start attacking you will 100% sweep her team

[@destinyshand2049]

As a natural explorer I love going wherever I want. Also with wild evolved and final form pokemon, these are the first games I have actively tried completing the dex for since gen 2(excluding PLA). This has of course made me fairly powerful early but the levels have caught up with me.

[@Flapjack3734]

Huge tip for people: Have multiple teams! If you feel overleved for one area because you missed it early on, you can switch out your main party into a lower-leveled team. Personally, I also had a 3rd team for just general exploration so neither of my other 2 teams ended up overleveled, and just never used team #3 in boss battles

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Hopefully Generation 10 fixes the level scaling if they're going to keep the non linear battles. But I'm not holding my breath.

[@shadycactus6146]

i think a possible other solution would be recommended level labels. that way, players would still have a little more control over how hard the battles are, once they understand how the recommendations are calibrated

[@SoraFan23]

Or maybe give more options for different playstyles.

[@timotheninja]

Iirc in some episodes of the anime, the gym leaders had multiple teams of Pokemon depending on their opponent's level, so it'd be cool if the gym leaders had a set team for each order and maybe you could see an animation of them choosing their team or something.

[@UnwantedGhost1]

@@SoraFan23 That's probably too much work for a three year release nowadays.

[@SoraFan23]

@@UnwantedGhost1 Well Game Freak needs to take a break because this constant release of Pokemon games yearly is really hurting their reputation.

[@radagastthedank8902]

Beating great tusk when I was level 30 only to find out that bad boy was like level 45 was pretty insane 🤣 I also remember finding my 8th yellow black stake and getting the “Pokémon roar” pop up like what the heck was that. And then several hours later finding a big yellow circle on a wall and the surprise that gave

[@paulconner4614]

Though I got frustrated when my Pokemon would ignore my Battle moves until my son explained I hadn't won enough gym badges to be able to control that level yet.

[@nihar8970]

Wolfey your reviews are great keep creating more content

[@shawngallagher8764]

Regarding that second point, I was exploring in depth until I realized that the competitive scene already started and after playing for 4 whole days I hadn’t even gotten my 2nd badge so I said screw it, I’ll just plow through the main story and go back for the loot

[@vibive]

That just ruins the game though like why not just play the game for fun instead of rushing though it for no reason

[@Aerowind]

@@vibive I mean, there was a reason. To play in the competitive scene. In any competitive game, the first days are always the most fun because nobody has figured out the meta yet.

[@stfueg0]

@@vibive and not only that, I've run into online matches I've won where I can tell people rushed through the game because of how unprepared they were when facing a new Pokemon or didn't know about an ability that would have been otherwise easy to overcome if you had taken the time to learn it on your story playthrough. Sure, beating the game and getting your team-building tools ASAP is neat, but it is really obvious when I play against someone who just pulled a team from someone else or slotted in 'the best pokemon' from a Google search without knowing its interactions. I can't tell you how many times Farigiraf's Armor Tail is blocking the same moves so many turns in a row, because people don't know about it or just can't read.

[@Rikhard9]

@@vibive some people enjoy games that way

[@maestrogg]

Thank you so much for these Wolfey. I just had time to start playing and I am at the beginning. This wideo is super helpful :)

[@beauvogames]

The Team Star Boss Pokémon have a move where it harshly drops their Speed afterwards. So they are very fast and will usually be quicker than you but you can find yourself in a situation where you're suddenly faster after they use that move 😊 Anyway, great tips and fun video 😊

[@danielferrieri7434]

Here's what I want from Scarlet and Violet 1 Rematching Gym Leaders Daily 2 Shiny Sounds 3 Catching The Box Legendaries Before Sada and Turo 4 More Uniform Choices 5 Permanent TMs

[@johnowen5662]

3 and 5 are already pretty much set in stone but the other 3 will hopefully be added in updates or dlc

[@xTEAMPYROx]

Sounds for shinies is so helpful especially when it's like a one shade difference

[@Hide____]

I jsut want the raid mechanic to be looked over, the animations from the raid boss take away so much of the limited time you have, like if the animations were shorter or if they didn’t count it as taking up time, I’d be fine with everything

[@Hallow6262]

@@Hide____ exactly I was fighting a 5 star boss with bullet seed and I lost 3 times because it wasted too much time

[@Tank-lc4nw]

Level Scaling too

[@georgesikorski9891]

Tip 11: This goes for any Pokemon game, but it's especially the case here since grinding levels is so much easier - switch out your pokemon as gym battles/star bases need. Don't try to power through with the team you've had since the beginning. So many people I've seen struggle with certain gym battles (cough* Larry *cough) because they don't have something good against that team. If you take a second to train up a new pokemon that would be good against the next type battle you're looking at, it will pay off very well.

[@MayHugger]

How does anyone struggle with him?!

[@oa_swift3694]

@@MayHugger Very few struggle but I didn't get one of my Pokemon taken out so I guess that would be considered struggling

[@adamgriffith768]

I had to do this for electric gym. Kept getting wiped and I didn't have a ground Pokémon, grabbed a dugtrio and walked right through.

[@sjgc7]

You're so right wolfey, so many things to explore! I love when I go off the main road and I find the most bland area ever, and I'm rewarded with random items and maybe a new TM. So much effort put into details! 10/10 Pokemon game.

[@MekasUrn]

Kinda late on this but certain marks can also be earned by a Pokemon. For example: my starter gained the Partner Mark after a long time of having it on my team and basically being the only pokemon I didn't remove from my team. That being said marks are so cool! Amazing video!

[@alexreid7386]

Yes exactly lol, I came here to say this, the art teacher outright explains marks in one of his lessons and how some are there from the start while others are earned...guess he wasn't quite paying attention in class 😉

[@solitare4602]

I just wish they had recommended levels on the map for the Gym Leaders, Titan Pokemon, and Team Star bases. This would allow you to quickly figure out your own route to get what you want. Although, that might take away from the illusion of freedom thing they've got going on. I guess we'll just have to wait for Bulbapedia to make a page on SV Boss levels.

[@joem9950]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the circle around their location on the map corresponds to how difficult they are if you were to face them now. When I beat the bug gym the 1st titan and about 2 gyms were green and the distant ones were dark red

[@jonkekec9185]

This is my first time watching any of your content, and it is very engaging. The images you choose to use, the edits you have made, and the way you seamlessly put it all together is very enjoyable to watch. Thank you for what you do! Keep it up!

[@verymotivated7193]

Things I wish I knew in Pokémon before Scarlet/Violet: -I should’ve listened to Pokémon Challenges when he said X items are op. Being able to beat up Grusha at lvl35 was funny as hell

[@homevander]

X items are arguably more of a reason than healing items for all the no items in battle challenges

[@2im36]

that's just all pokemon games

[@364-unbirthdays8]

My friend beat Grusha with nothing but a single shiny Smoliv (Tera: Rock) by drugging him up with X items

[@Z-Vee]

Fun fact about marks: SV added a handful of new marks that can appear on pre-existing Pokemon, unlike how in SwSh all marks were determined when the Pokemon was created.

[@fuecOHKO]

5:55 lol I remember trying to use toxic against the trucks every time and being dissapointed when it never worked.

[@kargando8482]

1 more tip is that size differences can’t be changed once you catch the Pokémon, however there is a ribbon you can get for having the biggest version of a Pokémon, and I’m guessing there might be one for small size too

[@Sethafella]

I knew about fast travel from the beginning but spent so much time not using them bc I thought it was so fun to just go there myself. Now that’s a good game!

[@TechnicallyGoated]

"Today I am just gonna beg." "Please, please, please..." Had me bursting out laughing Great twist

[@TheForeverRanger]

Biggest thing I can recommend is if you are doing a straight playthrough, do raids because you can get XP candies.

[@ideiasradicaispt9772]

KZbin suggested this video to me and I ended up finding it quite useful and entertaining. You've earned yourself a subscriber here! Now, I haven't "finished" Scarlet, as I haven't had that much time to play the game. I have been taking in all three routes at the same time, going around the map and doing whatever's close-by. I managed to beat Team Star bosses by combining my Tallonflame's insane speed with super effective moves by another 2 or 3 pokemon, while having the rest of the party there just to revive the super effective mons. It was very challenging, especially because I ended up being 20 levels below one of the bosses, but I still manage to do it. I stopped progressing through the story as soon as I've earned all the badges (from all 3 routes), as I realized I was nowhere near as strong as I should be, going forward. I've been exploring, levelling up, grinding, improving my team, and it's been an amazing experience, just like you describe in this here video! I guess they've integrated enough aspects from Legends Arceus to make this gen amazing, despite the bugs and frame rate issues. Anyway, just sharing my experience so far. Great video and I'll stick around, waiting for more content! ;)

[@CBleach13]

The auto heal feature is also super nice. Basic potions are the most cost effective healing but do it in small doses, you can however afford a larger more effective healing pool for kinda cheap between battles. I dumped money on around 200 and could just autoheal whenever out of combat. Was a lovely quality of life improvement. Might even be a better option if fresh water etc. count for autoheal but I didn't look into it further since the potions did the job

[@squidlytv]

I never bought any potions. You pick up plenty on the way

[@Madmaevrik]

There are a couple other tips you could compile if you plan on making a second video. For example, completing the school courses and then completing the mini stories with the teachers give some decent rewards. Also, if you open your Pokedex and start browsing, you can press x to get small rewards for every 10 Pokemon caught. There's a bunch of small things like that I'm sure a bunch of people are missing.

[@GatorRay]

Yeah. I quickly found out about the bonuses the Pokedex gives you for catching mons. Still wish this game had something for ones in the boxes to do like Gen 7 & 8.

[@chunkylover5395]

For anyone coming down to the comments I have a little tidbit of information for you. There is a secret that the game does not openly tell you, and that secret is: Bellibolt. Bellibolt is such a powerful Pokemon under the right conditions, speaking from experience Bellibolt can beat the last titan fairly easily at around lvl 35, for refence that titan is around lvl 55. Bellibolts ability electromorphis doubles the power of electric type moves if it has been hit that same turn, that coupled with its high defense makes it quite easy for Bellibolt to one shot things, even if they are 5-15 lvls higher. So play the game better, play the game fatter, play the game with two fake eyes, use Bellibolt.

[@tobi_versace]

You literally describe this game perfectly. Great video again man

[@dragonking3137]

I was extremely confused by star battles. One minute my status moves would work and the next they wouldn’t. I was using the salt guys main move in case you were wondering. Gotta stop those spoilers

[@absolutetrash7880]

there were many times I was 10-20 lvls below whatever I was fighting, it was fun but challenging especially since I made a terrible team (I always choose 'my through the game team' based of visual design alone and just rework it so something good later)

[@kippo8140]

Mans is already making a bunch of videos on the new game. Keep up with the amazing content.

[@christiansmalley4977]

This game is such a major step in the right direction. Give us manual difficulty options and level scaling and we have a masterpiece

[@user-gm4kv2my4u]

I'd rather they focus on improving on the open world. Add some side quest. Turn caves into puzzle-like dungeons with rewards like rare pokemon and items to find. Put more activities and story beats in cities. They're only scratching the surface of what an open world can really be. It would also be fun to have a wide variety of pokemon for traversal. Maybe even bring back hm's. With the way boxes work now, it would be much less of a hassle compared to past games.

[@gregorymansour1763]

I'm glad you're giving mostly positive takes on Scarlet/Violet despite the flaws. It's nice to see someone on youtube give honest takes rather than rage for clicks.

[@fortnitesexman]

while i appreciate the honesty, the takes are complete dogwater man deadass called them the best pokemon games of all time

[@ruukinen]

@@fortnitesexman I happen to agree with him

[@fortnitesexman]

@@ruukinen have you seen how poorly the game runs? (it's perfomance alone makes it worse than all the previous games, arguably including gen 1) the "pokemon" designs that look nothing like pokemon? the difficulty, which is just as bad as it was in prior 3D games, how the open world design is directly contradicted by the lack of level scaling?, it's like they designed the game like normal, and then made it open world without doing even the bare minimum to make it work and i could go on and on

[@ruukinen]

@@fortnitesexman First of all I've played the game and the occasional stutter doesn't really phase me in a Pokemon game. Secondly, the designs have been garbage since gen 2 at least until you get used to them. Not having level scaling is a good thing. That means you can actually have difficult content if you want to. What makes it better than other games is the freedom to go wherever you please, the ridiculous amount of mons you can catch before really even starting the story progression and the options to improve your team that you have without having to make it to the post game. The vistas are amazing texture quality not withstanding. What I still miss is new game +, difficulty settings and even more freedom and control with ivs and evs. Terrastalization is an amazing gimmick.

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@ruukinen I agree that I still had fun with the game but the other guy was right the performance issues were TERRIBLE. Maybe you didn’t experience them as badly as other people. Wolfey helllaaa downplayed these issues and ngl i think he doesn’t care about giving an honest review, i feel like he just wants more people to buy the game and sub to his channel

[@justin4203]

Maybe by Gen 15 we'll get level scaling. Would be nice to have Gym teams scale slightly to your level.

[@nat2501]

I absolutely LOVE the way this game handles TMs. Idk if anyone’s talked about it but remembering moves -especially if you caught a high level Pokémon- is great too, most of them already have a backlog of moves that you might wanna consider switching in if you need certain move types for a battle, bc you can literally switch them back! Tbh I probably do this more often than crafting the TMs themselves.

[@Hiddenfourth]

Thank you WolfeyVGC more content PLEAAASE!

[@Commander_Appo]

Wolfey, you should rate some of the new Pokémon. I wanna know what you think of Glimmora, especially as a setup mon. I don’t know much about competitive, but I think focus sash with stealth rock and then explode

[@smarthipan]

hazards aren't as good in VGC compared to singles because games are so fast, but an early team used offensive assault vest glimmora because it has a good movepool, high special attack and pretty solid defenses!

[@onelove5525]

I hate that you can’t go into random houses anymore 😂😂😂

[@SamGiles]

So incredibly grateful, thank you!! I'm still very early in the game, and love the information about the titans. Thanks again!

[@LaserfaceJones]

I loved getting to a boss or gym and saving before it to see their levels. Normally that was followed by an "uh oh" and took some thinking to get out of it, and was super fun.

[@WarrickAuthor]

They made getting a competitive team easier and more efficient than ever as well. I also love how quick breeding and hatching eggs are. And how you can teach a pokemon an egg move by having another pokemon in that same egg group teach it to them.

[@tobymacdonald5893]

How?? Now I have to use ev reducing berries instead of lady clear and making money is a pain the ass now. With meowth last gen it was really easy to make money

[@Jeshiae]

@@tobymacdonald5893 I'm guessing they're adding it to the DLC like they did in swsh. Lady Clear only was added with the Isle of Armor.

[@Jeshiae]

Also yes, so grateful that breeding and hatching is so much quicker. Breeding Indeedee was the absolute worst last game (10k steps 😩 and half the eggs were the wrong sex) and it's an almost tolerable experience now

[@veselijlis]

Thank you so much for this video. Although I ordered this game a long time ago (and it still haven’t been shipped due to regional reasons) I haven’t spoiled myself much about the single player experience (only competitive side, since it is my first gen when I want to learn competitive) and this video assured me that I made a great decision about buying this game without major spoilers. Thank you, Wolfe! Your few last videos really help a lot!!

[@taylormoon9233]

Something I’ve seen no one mention anywhere is that if you’re in battle and you click the right stick it reverse the camera to the traditional Pokémon battle ciew.

[@mattenvy5772]

I was 5-10 levels under for most of the game, and I honestly think of that as a good thing because it made battles truly fun.

[@deadeye5735]

Another intriguing video thanks wolfy

[@greenmeatybones6983]

Great video! Though I have to say, climbing is a definite must have for traveling, as koraidon/miraidon can't seem to jump over even tiny ledges.

[@kube-dude]

The things that I love about the game is how it takes the best parts of past games and sticks them into one, for me it really works and makes me the slightest bit nostalgic of sword and shield (even though i only played it like 1 year ago). Just the main problem for me is the graphics, I understand that this is an open world game but looking at legends arceus I really wish they spent a bit more time working on how the enviroment looks graphic wise. But really I love the game, and I love the spanish influence on it.

[@RockOrso2]

This is the best kind of advice you'd give since I wish there would be more info that isn't a 30 min screenshare presentation.

[@mdudegamer]

Just got the first badge, and was planning on going after Klawf next. Good to know about the travel capabilities thing, and I imagine the other tips will be handy, too.

[@maximummax29]

I’ve definitely learned how important status boosters are. I used a dragon dance flygon on a water gym and absolutely destroyed them

[@RukiAlvarez]

what i love most about this game is eventually exploring you will find a pokemon with an abnormally higher level than the average for the area and I love those unexpected challenges. I found early in the game a level 50 Jolteon. That was a great fight (my team was around level 20} and capturing it was so rewarding!

[@shaneyafanaro]

i love that they did this with these games! giving us the ability to rome around and do whatever with little restrictions instead of everything being level and badge restricted and only being allowed to do so much within the game even with the needed badges, etc. these new pokémon games are as if Pokémon met Zelda Breathe of the Wild so much exploration and so much to do within the game.

[@chocowaff]

Late. I remember when I first got the game. I did *not* plan on getting it, but watching my favorite streamers play it I was like ‘aight imma get it, and I’m gonna complete the Pokédex for the first time ever’. I was on a path and looked at the time and it was like 3.. and by the time I finished catching all the Pokémon in that ONE are it was like 8. I was like what the hell- time fleeeeeww by

[@JohnnyNumber11]

08:20 Ursaring sitting down in the background was very cute!

[@kitgodsey]

As far as picking up every item, I'd reccomend finding a pokemon that can keep up with your mount (pre-sprinting) and sending them into Lets Go Mode, then just running around, avoiding battles as you go. Its easier than spamming the A button and having to heel-turn every time you barely miss an item, and quite a few evolved pokemom are fast enough to follow. (As an easy example, Cyclizar keeps up with your mount and is available in both games by lvl 20. Mine was a game-changer for berry grinding)

[@seantomlinson3320]

Very fun, thanks. I'm a bit into it and just having so much fun wandering around. This is what I dreamed I was playing with Yellow all those years ago.

[@thefinalskarm1754]

6:11 It's got speed boost from memory hence why it was seemingly unable to have it's speed lowered!

[@SheepStar8]

thanks for making these mostly spoiler free! :)

[@SoraFan23]

I did a 2nd replay of Scarlet and I was able to trade the Pokemon I used from my file to beat most of the 5 Titan Pokemon. Of course the pokemon I traded were high leveled so they would not listen but thankfully I defeated all titans and I unlocked all abilities for the ride Pokemon. It made going around the map so much easier.

[@queerboy8370]

banger video, but also the LoL pings out of nowhere straight up made me panic a little bit lmao

[@Ch1oe2472]

I just got the notification that my Scarlet and Violet order has finally arrived at my house. I'm looking forward to my new Pokemon Journey and I will take the tips in this video to heart while playing.

[@computaterjones]

The Titan thing is definitely one of the first things you should do. It opens up so much even in lower level areas.

[@Glatzel132]

Right after I did the first Titan pokemon, I immediately prioritized the other ones. Got the last one around lvl 30, just to be able to travel faster.

[@fe4rlicia540]

Thank you for not including titan spoilers and stuff I am waiting a little longer to get the game :)

[@RPGAmbience-]

Bosses tend to be 1-2 levels higher than nearby trainers and wild Pokémon. It's a good way to tell if your Pokémon are strong enough for upcoming boss fights.

[@p_3ater160]

Hey Wolfey, would love an in depth analysis of all the new moves added and their impact on competitve play

[@Blueroflmao]

for the revavroom that couldnt have its stats lowered: i used mud-slap wiglett to cheese it. it did have speed boost so it outsped wiglet after two turns, but it worked a treat because i was able to safely swap in other pokemon. i dont know about all of its other stats, but i could reduce its accuracy.

[@Deelee2020]

I learned some things even 80 hours in! Having a blast. Thanks for the spoiler free video!

[@MarbyLarby]

Dude I just got Scarlet for Christmas and have avoided spoilers best I can do I'm so pleased that you didn't include spoilers excluding the trailers, which I've already seen tho so thank you :p

[@TheRealKevLarDaDon]

Great job with your audio dude. Keep it up 👏🏽

[@TheZintastic]

One thing I love about the game is that they further streamlined the ease to get a competitive team. I've never gotten into competitive Pokémon due the work needed for it (even though it has been made a LOT easier in recent entries) but this time I actually feel like doing it. You can get good IV pokëmons from raids and even if you don't you can actually buy the bottle caps now AND they're only 20k each. AND the nature mints are also buyable as are the good battle items as well. And on top of EV training ain't bad either since the Power items cost only 10k each as well. No matter if you go catch a random pokemon you want or decide to breed for one, or if you find a lucky shiny you CAN make it for competitive use now. EDIT: Oh yeah, and you can also buy (or get from raids) Ability Capsules as well. You CAN also get Ability Patches from end-game raids to get hidden abilities that way as well, but the drop rate for those seems to be rather low, only found two so far and one of 'em I used for my raid mon. ...The ONLY THING I ain't fan of is that there's no alternate way (at least yet) to learn any egg moves. A thing my poor shiny Kingambit fell victim to since it can't learn Sucker Punch now... Or how if you evolve Shroomish too early, there's no access to Spore for it. If they can fix those things in DLC this is more or less the best as it can get for me.

[@WolfeyVGC]

You can learn egg moves if the Pokemon is holding the mirror herb item!

[@TheZintastic]

​@@WolfeyVGC ....Would it not be for the great wall of internet separating us I would kiss you right here and now! THANK YOU!

[@ninjabrickz1501]

fuecoco is actually a really good choice to make the game easier since he has type advantage against the first two gyms and the last ice gym, and quaxly is the hardest as he is weak against the second gym and he is worse than sprigatito in his final evolution but he’s good for a challenging play through.

[@sheralight95]

Ok so the begging did indeed make me subscribe because it was funny. This is the first video I've watched from this channel. I do recommend watching this before opening the game because this game doesn't tell you right off the bat that your unpacking a lot. It's like unpacking breath of the wild for the first time.

[@achingjack]

definitely agree with your takes here! I genuinely didn't think pokemon would ever divert from the formula enough to be this level of pure, genuine FUN. it's enough to tempt me to overlook the bugs and unfinished graphics. hope others feel the same

[@neet0burrit035]

Ive been loving the more general Pokemon content, but I can't wait till you jump head first into vgc

[@mbfv6773]

You got me with the begging. Good job.

[@josuegomez7351]

This was such a great video I’m re watching today because I just bought scarlet and I’m gonna start playing through it. Thanks 🙏🏽 again

[@nickioleary8577]

Something that wasn’t mentioned but I think is important is going back to the academy for classes. You get some items for completing midterms/finals, unlock conversations with teachers that can also get you some useful items, learn about mechanics in the games you may have not known (like how I didn’t know anything about how picnics worked til I went through Home Ec) and (my personal favorite) learn about the lore of the legendaries and region as a whole

[@mattmanley7118]

Excellent Wolfe I want the shiny sounds back 😢

[@nlee3113]

small note: auto battle doesn't increase EV's unless the pokemon has an EV bracer

[@Dork_000]

I'm so glad I'm waiting for Christmas to get the game so that videos like these could help me