Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are the first truly open-world Pokemon games, going above and beyond to give trainers a new level of freedom in how they approach their adventure. That can only mean one thing: you’re left alone to figure out what order to tackle the game’s various challenges in. Scarlet and Violet feature three core mission strands - Gyms, Bases, and Titans - each with a number of objectives to complete. The interesting change this time is that you can tackle the objectives in any order you like - the choice is yours. However, there is no level scaling in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. This means that each piece of content is curated for a specific difficulty level and a certain amount of progression through the Paldea region. Technically, you can sequence break, of course, but you’ll need to be a skilled Pokemon player to do it. If you want to know where to go first and what to do, however, this guide will help show you the ‘natural’ order to complete each of the tasks in the game, divided up by each of the main mission strands. For an optimum order, try to complete at least one non-gym task in between each gym encounter, if not more.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Walkthrough Order
Victory Road Gym Order: Beat the 8 Gyms and Pokemon League challenge to become Champion. Starfall Street Base Order: Team Star is this game’s rival team of scallywags - topple their bases to end their tyranny. Path of Legends Titan Order - Hunt for the Titan: Help a friend to track down and defeat enormous Titan Pokemon to unravel a mystery.
Best Gym Order for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
While you can tackle them in any order you like, gyms in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are otherwise quite similar to other games in the series. They range from beginner gyms where the Pokemon are low level, to high-end gyms that will really test your mettle. The only difference is that you can head straight to the hardest gym from the start of the game - if you’ve got a death wish, that is. Each gym is again themed around a Pokemon Type, though beware that the final Pokemon of each Gym Leader throws you a curveball. Each Gym Leader’s “ace” Pokemon will not be of their themed type, but once they use Terastallize on it - which they always do - it will become the gym’s themed type. Just be aware that, when that third Pokemon comes out, it might not be immediately weak to whatever you’re brought to the party. Here’s the ideal Gym Order for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet:
Nymble (Lv. 14) - Bug-type Tarountula (Lv. 14) - Bug-type Teddiursa (Lv. 15) - Normal-type, Bug Terastallize
Petilil (Lv. 16) - Grass Type Smoliv (Lv. 16) - Grass/Normal Type Sudowoodo (Lv. 17) - Rock Type, Grass Terastallize
Wattrel (Lv. 23) - Electric/Flying Type Bellibolt (Lv. 23) - Electric Type Luxio (Lv. 23) - Electric Type Mismagius (Lv. 24) - Ghost-type, Electric Terastallize
Veluza (Lv. 29) - Water/Psychic Type Wugtrio (Lv. 29) - Water Type Crabominable (Lv. 30) - Fighting/Ice Type, Water Terastallize
Komala (Lv. 35) - Normal Type Dudunsparce (Lv. 35) - Normal Type Staraptor (Lv. 36) - Flying/Normal Type, Normal Terastallize
Mimikyu (Lv. 41) - Ghost/Fairy Type Banette (Lv. 41) - Ghost Type Houndstone (Lv. 41) - Ghost Type Toxtricity (Lv. 42) - Electric/Poison Type, Ghost Terastallize
Farigiraf (Lv. 44) - Normal/Psychic Type Espathra (Lv. 44) - Psychic Type Gardevoir (Lv. 44) - Psychic/Fairy Type Florges (Lv. 45) - Fairy Type, Psychic Terastallize
Frosmoth (Lv. 47) - Ice/Grass Type Beartic (Lv. 47) - Ice Type Cetitan (Lv. 47) - Ice Type Altaria (Lv. 48) - Dragon/Flying Type, Ice Terastallize
Team Star Base Order for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
After Gyms, your next mission series is Starfall Street, named after the nefarious Team Star, who are Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s rival team, continuing the legacy of Team Rocket and countless others. These encounters are interesting, made up of an assault on the base that involves quick-fire Pokemon battling out in the overworld, followed by a boss encounter with the head of each team squad’s leader. Defeating all five leaders will finish the main thrust of the Starfall Street Mission strand. As ever, each base and boss has a set level, meaning there is a best possible order to approach them in. That is as follows:
Path of Legends: Titan Pokemon Order for Scarlet & Violet
The third and final of the main storylines in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is around the mystery of Titan Pokemon - giant Pokemon that you must track and battle. Each one of these Titan Pokemon you defeat advances the story, but also unlocks a new skill for your rideable Legendary Pokemon including swimming, gliding, sprinting, and jumping higher.
