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15 More Things You Didn't Know About Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

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Pokémon have unique sleeping animations

Tinkaton sleeps on its hammer, Rellor snoozes on top of its dung ball, and a lot of other Pokémon curl up and nap like a dog. It's very cute, and if you want to see it for yourself, just set up a picnic and wait a couple of minutes.

Pokémon won't auto-battle shiny wild Pokémon

Now, we haven't tried this out, but don't blame us — we're not willing to test a theory like this considering the 1/4000 chance of finding a shiny in the first place! However, the internet seems to agree that your Pokémon won't auto-battle shiny Pokémon when you're using the Let's Go feature. That's a relief.

There are two different Academy founders

Naranja and Uva Academy were founded by two different people. One even looks like an orange, and the other like grapes.

Will we find out more about these mystery founders in DLC?

Light Pokémon get blown away in the wind

Admittedly, when we first saw a bunch of Hoppip flying diagonally into the sky, we assumed it was a glitch (can you blame us?), but it turns out that this is actually the result of light Pokémon being unable to stay where they are in heavy winds.

There's a bug that gives your Pokémon tattoos

Unfortunately, it might not be permanent (unlike real tattoos), but it sure looks cool:

You can battle the bird on your house

Your home back at the start of the game (the one your mum never leaves) has a Squawkabilly on the roof. It's a Pokémon, like any other — so you can totally battle it, if you want.

A sneaky trick to refill PP for free

You can unlearn, then relearn a move in the field to easily refill its PP without having to use an Ether. It's not as fast as an Ether... but it's free!

Tera Orbs refill

You don't need to schlep all the way to a Pokémon Center to refill your Tera Orbs. In fact, you don't even have to do a Tera Raid. Just find a Tera Raid den, interact with it, and back out — and your Orb will fill back up!

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Finding Ditto and Zorua doesn't have to be hard

Unfortunately, unlike shiny Pokémon, your Let's Go Pokémon will auto-battle a Ditto or a Zorua in disguise, and you won't know until it's fainted and you get the Ditto/Zorua materials. But here are a few tips for finding them:

  • Press ZL to target the Pokémon and see its real name
  • If you see a Pokémon behaving oddly (like a Pineco not in a tree) it's probably a Ditto or Zorua
  • If a Pokémon runs away from you when it usually wouldn't, it might be a Zorua

Scovillain has different heads for different moves

Scovillain's red pepper and green pepper head are tied to different moves, which is a neat little detail:

Cassiopeia and Team Star have a secret

Did you catch the constellation references in Team Star? Each individual gang is named after one of the stars in Cassiopeia, and they even make the constellation on the map!

Delibird Presents are different in each town

Less of a fun fact, more of a useful tip — Delibird Presents' stock varies from town to town. Make sure to check in on each one!

The size difference is noticeable

Pokémon sizes in this game range from teeny-tiny to big. Not as big as Pokémon Legends: Arceus' big 'mons, but still. Here's a size guide:

A secret Legendary Pokémon...

Finally, did you catch the hints at a potential secret new Pokémon? Don't read unless you've finished the game, but here you go:


There we go! 30 more interesting things that we've discovered about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet as we make our way through the game.

Do you have any additions to the list? Were any of these new to you? Tell us in the comments below!