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Pokemon Scarlet Violet Brute Bonnet Iron Hands Tera Raid Battle

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will host a new Tera Raid Battle event featuring Brute Bonnet and Iron Hands, it’s been announced.

Those with Pokemon Scarlet can battle Brute Bonnet. For Pokemon Violet players, Iron Hands will be appearing. Both will be popping up in 5 Star Raids.

shiny zygarde Pokemon Sword Shield

Playing Pokemon Sword and Shield in 2024 might sound sort of strange, but there’s actually a really good reason for it. Pokemon Legends: Z-A was recently announced for release in 2025, and it’s almost certainly going to include Zygarde in some capacity. To “prepare” for the release of the new game, some Pokemon trainers are heading back to Sword and Shield to Shiny hunt Zygarde.

Outside of events, Pokemon Sword and Shield is the only game in which you can legitimately hunt for a Shiny Zygarde. More specifically, you can only go after one in the Crown Tundra’s DLC Max Lair. This is kind of a brutal Shiny hunt, but we’ve come prepared with tips and tricks on beating Dynamax Zygarde every time. 

Pokemon Scarlet Violet Mystery Gift codes

We’ve started up a new post containing all Mystery Gift codes for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. This hub will be updated throughout the lifecycle of the two games with all codes and other distributions as they’re announced.

Codes and distributions can provide all sorts of things. Redeeming them will give you special Pokemon offered in distributions, certain items, and more.

Pokemon Scarlet Violet Liko's Sprigatito distribution

If you’re interested in adding a Sprigatito to your team in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet based on Liko’s appearance in the anime, that’s now possible with a new distribution.

The Sprigatito here features IVs of 20. It comes in at level 5 with the moves Scratch and Leafage in case you’re curious.

You can take advantage of today’s distribution with the steps we’ve outlined below. 

Pokemon Legends Z-A lore

When you ask a Pokemon fan which set of games has the best story, they’ll probably say Black and White (or their sequels). You likely won’t get many fans telling you that Pokemon X and Y’s story is their favorite, and it’s easy to see why! It’s safe to say that a good chunk of X and Y’s development time was dedicated to the new 3D graphics — which meant a lower emphasis on story. That being said, X and Y does have some interesting lore that isn’t often discussed. With the recent announcement of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, we think lots of threads from X and Y are going to be fleshed out into something special. Today, we’re going over Pokemon X and Y’s lore and what kind of plot points you could expect to see in Pokemon Legends Z-A next year.

The 7 Star Blastoise Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is now live, and it’s thankfully a little bit easier than the 7 Star Venusaur earlier this week – assuming you have the right Pokemon, that is.

The new 7 Star Blastoise event lasts until March 12, and it’s got a decently threatening moveset. It uses Shell Smash when a quarter of its health has been taken out, which boosts its offenses and its Speed stat. It also uses Rain Dance halfway through the battle to boost the strength of its Hydro Pump. Blastoise itself is Tera Steel and can use Hydro Pump, Flash Cannon, Aura Sphere, and Iron Defense whenever it wants. We’ve put together a couple of counters you can use to take it down easily.

cobalion location Pokemon Scarlet Violet

Today, we’re continuing our coverage of the many Legendary Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC with a Cobalion location guide. As a reminder, you can only catch these Pokemon after you clear the DLC’s main story – they’re unavailable for capture in the main game.

Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion form the Swords of Justice trio introduced in Pokemon Black and White. They’ve also each got their own future Paradox counterparts in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – Iron Crown, Iron Boulder, and Iron Leaves, respectively. None of the Swords of Justice are exclusive to either Pokemon Scarlet or Pokemon Violet, which means you can catch Cobalion regardless of the version you’re playing.

Pokemon Legends is now officially a series of its own with this week’s announcement of Pokemon Legends: Z-A. There won’t be a big new Pokemon game this year, but we know that this new one will be arriving in 2025.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which launched at the very beginning of 2022, was a new take on the RPG formula we’ve grown accustomed to over the past few decades. There was more of an action element and it was even possible to catch different creatures simply by throwing a Poke Ball as soon as you saw it, which didn’t require you to enter the battle screen. A number of different features and changes were introduced, which seemed to be well received overall.

Zapdos location Pokemon Scarlet Violet

Today, we’re once again continuing our coverage of Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet with a Zapdos location guide. There are tons of returning Legendary Pokemon available in this game, and they’re all unlocked once you clear the main story of the Indigo Disk DLC.

Once you’ve done that, an NPC named Snacksworth will appear out front of Blueberry Academy. This character gives you snacks that attract certain Legendary Pokemon to specific places in Paldea. Every time you clear 10 Solo Quests or 1 Group Quest, you’ll earn one random Legendary snack. If you’re specifically hunting for Zapdos, you’ll need to keep clearing quests over and over again until you happen to receive the snack you’re looking for.

7 Star Venusaur Guide Pokemon Scarlet Violet

One announcement from the recent Pokemon Presents was new 7 Star Tera Raid Battles for Scarlet and Violet. One such event is 7 Star Venusaur, which is currently live.

Venusaur is a tough one – certainly one of the toughest yet. Even with adequate preparation, it took us a few tries to take it down. At the beginning of the match, Venusaur uses Sunny Day to activate its Chlorophyll Ability, and then it uses Growth to sharply boost its offenses. From there, it knows Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Earth Power as its attacking moves, plus Amnesia to boost Special Defense. The event lasts until March 5.


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