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Best Tera Raid Pokemon: best strategies for Tera Raids in Scarlet & Violet

The Pokémon and strategies you need to use for Tera Raids in Scarlet & Violet.

Tera Raids are the toughest challenges in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and the challenge just keeps getting tougher as new, even more challenging raids keep getting introduced in post-launch updates. If you want to catch ‘em all and add these rare Tera Types to your collection, you’ll need a solid team to battle with.

That’s why this guide is going to break down your best options when engaging in Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Just scroll down below and you’ll find out for yourself exactly how you should be tackling Tera Raids for the best results.

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Charizard event: find and beat 7-Star Tera Raids

Unrivaled Charizard is the first 7-Star Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and here’s how to beat it.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is getting consistent updates, and more special Tera Raids are coming to the game. You can start by fighting Unrivaled Charizard right now, a special Dragon Tera Type. Of course, fighting a creature that is called “Unrivaled” is easier said than done.

For everything you need to know to take down Unrivaled Charizard and catch the Dragon Tera Type Pokémon during this event, just read through all of our information below.

You have until December 4 at 7pm ET to catch this Pokémon, and will be given another chance from December 15 to 18. If you don’t manage it this time, make sure to prepare your Pokémon for the next fight!

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet patch addresses some of the RPGs’ bugs

The first Pokemon Scarlet and Violet patch aims to squash some of the games’ peskier bugs, but many still remain

Nintendo announced the first Pokemon Scarlet and Violet patch is incoming, a meaty 1 GB patch set to release sometime on Dec. 1, 2022, and fix some of the monster-catching RPG’s many problems. The Redmond-based company announced the update on Twitter and reassured fans there and in the accompanying blog post that they were taking feedback and not ignoring the games’ issues.

“Our goal is always to give players a positive experience with our games, and we apologize for the inconvenience, Nintendo said. “We take the feedback from players seriously and are working on improvements to the games.”

Chief among the updates this first patch addresses is a bug that causes the battle theme during the Elite Four challenges to loop after just a few seconds. Other “select” bugs will be addressed too, though Nintendo didn’t say which ones.

Presumably, more patches are planned that will hopefully fix issues such as frequently clipping through objects, items and Pokemon flat-out disappearing, and the environment failing to load in multiple places. However, aside from promises to take feedback seriously, Nintendo didn’t say whether another patch is in the works.

Despite multiple reviews noting these problems, the Switch games sold over 10 million copies in their first weekend, making them Nintendo’s fastest-selling games ever.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet item duplication glitch: the fastest method to clone items

Learn how to clone items in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet as fast as possible in this guide.

The dismal technical state of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has not diminished the games’ popularity, and besides all its drawbacks, it does have its advantages for resourceful players, just like the double run speed and hill climb bugs. A newly discovered exploit now lets you duplicate items in the game in a very simple way.

Learn how to clone items in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet as fast as possible in this guide.

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Scarlet & Violet: best Pokemon of every type

If you need to build a team of diverse types in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, then these are the creatures you need in your party.

If you want your team of six Pokémon to be able to conquer any opponents in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, then you’ll need a diverse team of representing a variety of types. Type match-ups are the bread and butter of the Pokémon franchise – knowing which attack will be Super Effective against which Pokémon is essential to making it through the game.

To ensure you have all the types you need available to you, you’ll need a team that can use a variety of attacks. To make the best team possible in Scarlet & Violet, we’re listing the best Pokémon of each type in the game. With some smart trades and some essential Pokémon breeding, you’ll be able to build a team that can take on any foe.

Some Pokemon fans say Fuecoco breaks Scarlet and Violet Nuzlocke runs

Fuecoco is just too good for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Nuzlocke runs, fans say, as the starter demolishes the toughest competition

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Nuzlocke runs are just too easy, some fans say, at least if you pick Fuecoco as your Gen 9 starter. Nuzlocke runs involve a set of self-imposed rules to make Pokemon games more challenging. These vary depending on the player, but the main rule usually stipulates that any Pokemon who gets knocked out in battle can’t be used again for the entire game.

The goofy little critter might seem like an unassuming Fire starter, but their dual typing means that, after reaching their final evolved form, they can handle most of Paldea’s Gyms and even the Elite Four – the games’ ultimate challenge – with ease.

Fuecoco is naturally strong against the first two Gym Leaders, who use Bug and Grass types, respectively. They can also learn Ground-type moves to help against the third Gym, make short work of the Ice-type Gym, and after gaining the Ghost dual type, can also hold their own against the Psychic type challenges as well.

Add to this list of strengths the ability to recover their health and boost their attack, and you’ve got one of the strongest starting Pokemon in years. That may be fun for some fans, but most Nuzlocke players want a steeper challenge. Some players recommended the Nuzlocke community ban Fueicoco entirely, though since this is all unofficial – unlike the competitive scene, which has already officially banned Houndstone, the Ghost dog – players are free to fudge the rules and use their lil’ fire croc if they want.

Others pointed out that Nintendo quietly added what many fans have asked for since Black 2 and White 2: the return of difficulty levels. Scarlet and Violet’s challenge level changes significantly if you pick Sprigatito, for example, whose typing pushes you to build a completely different kind of team to overcome the game’s challenges.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The 10 best new Pokémon

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet added 103 new Pokémon, so it was a tall task to pick out the very best.

There are plenty of things to love about Pokémon, but the chances are what first drew you into the series are the Pokémon themselves. The new roster is always the most exciting part of a new game, and with Scarlet and Violet adding 103 of the critters – the most new additions since Generations 5 – there is a lot to choose from.

We’ve completed our Pokédex and have had time to get to know all of the new Pokémon well enough to pick out our favorites. We’ve already chosen the worst new Pokémon if you’d rather see the bottom of the barrel, but right now we’re spreading positivity and talking about the ones that bring us joy.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The 10 worst new Pokemon

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have added 103 new Pokémon, but they can’t all be winners. We’ve picked out the very worst.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet added 103 new Pokémon to catch, the most since Pokémon Black and White released all the way back in 2010, and that’s not even counting the admittedly small amount of Paldean forms. On the whole, the new cohort of Pokémon has been pretty great, but not every Pokémon can be a winner. In every generation, there are a few new Pokémon that really just don’t hit the mark, so we’ve gone through all of Generation 9’s new creatures to pick out the worst of what’s on offer.

If you’d prefer a more positive look at Paldea, then check out our list of the best new Pokémon instead.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet broke sales records in three days

The new Pokemon games outsold practically every other Nintendo game since the Switch launched

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sales have shattered Nintendo’s previous record, the Redmond-based software developer announced in a press release, with the monster-catching RPGs selling over 10 million units in their first weekend. Nintendo said that makes the duo their fastest-selling games of all time, at least within the three-day time period.

Unlike most sales figures, these numbers actually include boxed sales and digital downloads. For reference, Nintendo announced earlier in 2022 that Pokemon Sword and Shield, the series’ previous installments, have sold 22 million in three years, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus, a spinoff that released in January 2022, sold 12 million in four months and 6 million in its first week.

Scarlet and Violet’s record-breaking sales come in spite of the games’ rather problematic performance issues, which were serious enough to prompt the technical analysis group Digital Foundry to call them a “comprehensive technical failure.” These range from cameras and characters clipping through objects to the game struggling to load assets when there’s too much movement.

What Nintendo plans for the games’ future, including whether Game Freak and The Pokemon Company will issue a patch that improves their performance, remains uncertain. Rather than publish a revised version of the previous games, Sword and Shield, as has been standard in the series’ past, Game Freak instead created two DLC expansions that added new areas and mechanics.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Scarlet & Violet post-game: what you need to do after finishing the new Pokémon game

Once you finish Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s main story, many new Pokémon and quests open up to you – here’s everything you need to know.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are a pair of meaty games that it’ll take a fair amount of time and effort to get through, but once you’re through with the Team Star Bases, Victory Road, and the Titan Pokémon, there’s still a lot more to dive into.

The end of the game is just the beginning for many players looking to catch ‘em all, hunt shiny variants, and breed Pokémon eggs. On top of all that, there are a few key things that you can’t even attempt until you’ve rolled the credits once. For everything to do in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s post-game, just take a look through our breakdown below.