Are there important side quests that you should not miss?
Like some games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have many hidden side quests to 100% the game. Few are visible, such as completing Uva/Naranja Academy or interacting with NPC's with an orange dialogue box like Perrin in Kitakami.
It’s easy to miss out on awesome side quests that give you certain awards, such as access to all times, new gameplay, and exciting Pokémon. Did you know there’s a Secret Boss and a side quest to get Miraidon’s Fly Ability? Continue to learn more.
15 . Buying all clothing items and accessories
For many Pokémon fans who’ve enjoyed customizations in Sword and Shield, you can customize your character in Scarlet and Violet. In Scarlet and Violet, there are more options to customize your avatar when you explore the diversity of its shops. Nothing prompts this side quest, it starts whenever you feel like you’d like a change of style.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you love Pokémon, fashion, collecting stuff, and a healthy dose of Pokémon Snap, this side quest is for you. This side quest does count to 100% the game, and starting it is easy. Buy stuff from all stores in Paldea, Kitikami, and Blueberry Academy.
- If you want a more customized character, you can change your looks all the time! You should never be unhappy with how your avatar looks, and Scarlet and Violet allow players to get extremely creative with what their avatar wears.
- If you like taking selfies with your Pokémon, you can take photos of yourself in the game's scenery, such as when having picnics with them. If you’re a gaming streamer, you can post those photos on your socials to build more engagement with viewers.
- If you absolutely love the Union Circle mode, you can take selfies with your friends in the game. You and your friends can even set up your own fashion show or show off your photography with each other. It’s boring wearing the same thing, so wear something more exciting and impress your friends!
Advice and Helpful Information:
The duration of this side quest differs based on how you play the game.
It requires tons of money or LP if you really want all of them.
This may be difficult throughout the story because you have to complete the gyms or at least do many Tera Raids.
This side quest is easier to do after you defeat the Academy Ace Tournament once, and you can frequent the tournament to win more money in bulk.
Alternatively, you can explore and find a lot of stuff on the ground, which you can sell to the Poké Mart, such as Big Pearls.
How to do buy all clothing and accessories in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:
If you’re in the middle of completing the game’s story, start by exploring all the shops in Mesagoza. From there everything else should be self explanatory.
Here’s a video link about how to get all the clothing items/accessories.
14. Get all 151 Sandwich Ingredients and Recipes (100% all sandwiches)
There are so many sandwiches to make in Scarlet and Violet. Sandwiches are essential for many things, from encounter and raid power to sparkling power! Getting all the ingredients and recipes counts to 100% of the game, but it also helps with many of the activities, from hatching Pokémon eggs to catching shinies.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you're a huge collector and love completing the Pokédex, sandwiches can expedite your Pokédex journey! Encounter Power, Title Power, and Catching Power sandwiches help you with spawning specific Pokémon. Add Teensey Power to find smaller Pokémon or Humongo Power to find bigger Pokémon.
- If you love hunting Shiny Pokémon and collecting lots of them, making sandwiches makes the process much faster. You would make what's called a Sparkling Power and Encounter Power Sandwich. Whenever you see a mass outbreak, there's likely a Shiny Pokémon there.
- If you want more rewards after Tera Raid battles, sandwiches can help with that! You would make a Raid Power Sandwich to drop more rewards.
- Spawn more items on the ground after a battle! Make an Item Drop Power sandwich first, then battle a wild Trainer. More shiny dots on the ground (items) should appear. This is another way to make money fast if those items sell at a higher price.
- If you're a Pokémon fan of hatching eggs, sandwiches help with that, too! You'd make an Egg Power Sandwich before the breeding process, during which the Male and Female Pokémon hatch an egg. This is to create baby Pokémon to hunt for that egg move you really want because that egg move is unattainable as a TM.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Buy things from the Mesagoza delis and start having wild picnics to experiment with making sandwiches. This will help you adjust to the sandwich mechanics.
This database helps you understand what sandwiches exist in Scarlet and Violet and their effects.
How to get all Ingredients and Recipes in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:
- Ingredients slowly unlock when you defeat more gyms and undergo all story + DLC story beats.
- Here's a link to find all the ingredients.
- Here's a link to find all the sandwich recipes.
13. All 10 Great sites of Paldea where you can teleport and fly (100% fast travel)
Finding the 10 Great Sites counts toward 100% of the game. It's an important side quest for those who simply love exploring and are enthusiastic completionists. In these areas, you may find rare items or even rare Pokémon.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you're more of an explorer, photographer, environmentalist, and completionist, you'll love this side quest. All the 10 Great Sites of Paldea offer great views, so bring a camera! Take selfies with your Pokémon or online friends there!
- You should enjoy the game's animation at these sites, as they're cleverly planned. It lets you be immersed in Paldea's environment and interact with it. They're great spots to have a picnic with your Pokémon!
- These spots are "hidden fast travel" spots. Unlocking them might make it easy for you to reach certain areas, such as finding certain Pokémon or Tera Raids Types, or quickly get to that 7-Star Raid event!
Advice and Helpful Information:
The journey to this side quest starts at any point in the game. Explore and enjoy having fun being in awe of Paldea's natural beauty.
How to find all 10 Great Site of Paldea:
- Be excited and explore the regions you haven't been to in the game. It's the most natural way to find the 10 Great Sites of Paldea.
- Here's a useful video if you need help finding some of them.
12. Find and Catch All Wild Tera Pokémon
There are many Pokémon in the wild, and you'll notice that some have a glowing aura. That means they are wild Tera Pokémon. Finding all the Wild Tera Pokémon counts toward completing 100% of the game. Game Freak designed it in a way where there are a certain number of Pokémon in the wild who have a rare Tera-Type and can reach better EV base stats.
You Should Do It Because:
- It's worth your time catching them if you're passionate about collecting Pokémon, love exploring the wild, and are invested in EV training. There's 1 slight difference between catching Wild Tera Pokémon and Tera Den Pokémon. With Wild Tera Pokémon, you don't want to completely KO them. You have to catch them after their Tera Shield breaks and their HP is low.
- Finding Wild Tera Pokémon can save you time, unlike manually changing its Tera Type. Tera Den Raids give you Tera Shards to change a common Pokémon's Tera type for better defense or offense advantages. If you're looking for a Flamigo with a Bug Tera Type, it already exists as a Wild Tera Pokémon.
- Wild Tera Pokémon may reach better EV's than ones in Tera Dens. This is just because of the way they're coded into the game. The pro thing is that you shouldn't have to tweak their moves as much as to the ones you find in Tera Raids, allowing you to manually EV train them to your liking.
- The Wild Tera Pokémon do not reset. This means the game already has recommended Pokémon to bring when facing Tera Den Raids. This saves time farming a Tera Raid team. You just have to catch them. Here's a little secret: every time you open and play Scarlet and Violet, Tera Dens reset daily.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Here is a clear Pros and Cons of Wild Tera Pokémon and Tera Den Pokémon:
Pros of Wild Tera Pokémon:
- Already have great moves
- Tera-Type is rare for the specific Pokémon
- They never reset
- Can reach larger EV’s than some Tera Raid Pokémon for a higher base stat
- Slightly better than changing a Pokémon’s Tera Type manually (depends on player)
- Predictable and able to find in the game
Cons of Wild Tera Pokémon:
- Time consuming to EV train them
- Save before catching them and being precise
- If you accidentally KO them, they won’t spawn back!
- Recommended not to change their movesets
- Not as many as you think!
Pros of Tera Den Raid Pokémon:
- Out-numbers the Wild Tera Pokémon system, offering a mass variety
- Don’t have to IV train them because they already have great IV’s
- Already at a great level for instance a Level 75 Talonflame from 5 Star Raid
- Higher level Tera Dens saves time to get them to Level 100
- Can create more flexible movesets and adapt it against 7 Star Tera Raids
Cons of Tera Raid Pokémon:
- Randomly, Tera Dens reset daily offline and online
- Unpredictable and sometimes unable to find Pokémon of a Tera Type you want
- Stats aren’t always great (depends on level star raid)
- Changing so much of its moves could make it weaker than its original format
- 7 Star Tera Raid events are frantic and limited
How to do find All Wild Tera Pokémon:
- You can find all of them through natural self-exploration throughout the story and post-game events.
- Here’s a link sharing where to find All Wild Tera Pokémon.
11. Get The Best In-Game trades
Getting the best in-game trades are great side quests because they're gifts from NPC's, and getting them early in the game is easy. Interact with the NPC to make the in-game trade. They require certain Pokémon that you need to catch first.
You Should Do It Because:
- You'll get exciting and powerful Pokémon such as a Revaroom, Galar Meowth, Snom, Wooper, Gengar, Armarouge (Scarlet), and Ceruledge (Violet).
- These in-game Pokémon can help you progress through the story. For example, Snom can assist you with defeating the Artazon and Alfornada Gym with its Ice and Bug-Type moves. And if you already had completed the story, the in-game trade Pokémon would still help you win online battles or Tera Raids.
Advice and Helpful Information:
List of order to do it and links to where to find Pokémon you need:
- Level 5 Meowth Steel Tera Type (Participate in Salvatore’s Language class)
- Your Flabébé for Snom
- Your Poison and Ground-Type Wooper for Water and Ground-Type Wooper
- Your Pinurchin for Haunter, who evolves into a Gengar
- Catch a Charcadet
- Get 10 Bronzor Fragments for Charcadet’s Auspicious Armor in Pokémon Scarlet
- Get 10 Sinistea Chips for Chracadet’s Malicious Armor in Pokémon Violet
- Use Auspicious/Malicious Armor on Charcadet to turn into Armarouge/Ceruledge
How to Get the Best In Game Trades:
- First, follow the “list of order to do it” links and you should be ready to follow along with the video link below.
- Here’s a link about how to Get All In Game Trades.
- Note that in the video, The Flying Tera Type Pikachu Gift Is No Longer Available (Nov 18 2022 - 2023).
- Code for Revaroom, TEAMSTAR, has expired (end date October 31, 2024)
10. Catching the 4 Treasures of Ruin Pokémon
Catching the 4 Treasures of Ruin Pokémon is one of the best rewarding side quests because you’ll battle and catch powerful Pokémon who are most dominant in online ranked double battles. These Pokémon are Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, and Ting-Lu.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you like battling with friends online, you should try participating in Pokémon Official Ranked Battle events. Many players still favor the Ruin Pokémon because of their Dark-Hybrid Type.
- These Ruin Pokémon are immune to Psychics! The 4 Ruin Pokémon are useful hybrid Dark-Type Pokémon to combat Ghost and Psychic hybrids such as Lunala, a Psychic and Ghost-Type Pokémon.
- Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, and Ting-Lu were used in many online regulation battles, including Regulation G. Mew and Mewtwo are great examples of Psychic-Type Legendary Pokémon that the Ruin Pokémon are strong against.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Before you catch the 4 Ruin Pokémon, it is highly advised that, at most, you catch 120 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex and defeat the 8 main gyms in the game.
This is to unlock the Quick Ball and the Ultra Ball, which makes catching the 4 Ruin Pokémon easier with less effort and better Pokémon.
Another method is to use 4 Star Tera Raid Pokémon against them if you want them during the story. To unlock 4 Star Tera Raid, beat 7 of the main gyms.
It’s a Side Quest within another Side Quest:
This large side quest is part of The Raifort Close Bond Side Quest located in the school.
Unlock the Pokémon by collecting the stakes:
In the game, you’ll see 4 different colored glowing stakes stuck to the ground.
Wo-Chien’s Stakes glow with purple light.
Chien-Pao’s Stakes glow with orange light.
Chi-Yu’s Stakes glow with blue light.
Ting-Lu’s Stakes glow with yellow light.
Ruin Pokémon Strengths:
All of them are immune to Psychic-Types. When battling them, have useful Fairy, Fighting, and Bug-Types such as Gardevoir, Lucario, and Scyther.
Wo-Chien is a Dark and Grass-Type, strong against:
- Ghost
- Psychic
- Ground
- Rock
- Water
Use Scyther’s Bug-Type moves to weaken Wo-Chien. False Swipe, Fury Cutter, and X-Scissor are great moves.
Chien-Pao is a Dark and Ice-Type, strong against:
- Ghost
- Psychic
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon
Lucario can damage Ice-Types a lot. Without KO’ing Chien-Pao you can use Fighting-Moves like Vacuum Wave or Aura Sphere.
Chi-Yu is a Dark and Fire-type, strong against:
- Ghost
- Psychic
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice
Even if Gardevoir is at a slight disadvantage its Synchronize Ability will be most useful. If Gardevoir gets a burn from Chi-Yu, Chi-Yu will get burned too. Refrain from using offensive Fairy-Moves. Best moveset for Gardevoir is Rain Dance and Life Dew for defensive measures. Use Aura Sphere to attack and use Hypnosis to make Chi-Yu sleep, in case Synchronize fails.
Ting-Lu is a Dark and Ground-Type, strong against:
- Ghost
- Psychic
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric
Scyther is immune to Ground-Type moves. Fight Ting-Lu using Scyther’s Trailblaze with Close Combat and Brick Break.
How to Get the 4 Treasures of Ruin Pokémon:
- Have your Level 45- 60 Pokémon party ready. Huge emphases on Scyther, Lucario, and Gardevoir, and additional Bug, Fighting, and Fairy Pokémon.
- Travel back to Uva/Naranja and follow this detailed video on how to get them.
9. Completing all Uva/Naranja Classes
Not everybody likes homework, but some people do! If you love Pokémon, education, and Pokémon lore, go right ahead and earn those straight A's!
You Should Do It Because:
- If you want to immerse yourself in Scarlet and Violet's rich Uva/Naranja education. Completing classes awards players with awards and builds a bond with the teachers. You also learn about things you may not know of.
- If you want all the emotes in the game, complete the Language Class. Emote with your online friends in many creative ways!
- If you want an inside depth to battling ratios, complete the Math Class. They cover many things from critical hits to stat boosts.
- If you want to learn about the game's lore, complete the History Class. This class is connected to the 4 Ruinous Pokémon Side Quest.
- If you want to learn about eggs and shiny Pokémon, complete the Biology Class. If you keep returning to Jacq completing a certain number of Pokémon, he'll give rewards.
All Friendship/Class Rewards: (recommended order)
Nurse Miriam
- Keep speaking to her. After completing Victory Road, speak with her again. She’ll give you 10 Max Revives!
- Generally, the best NPC to talk to whenever you feel like because she’s so caring!
Director Clavell
Keep speaking to him. After completing Operation Starfell, speak with him again. He’ll give you a Big Nugget.
History - Ms. Raifort
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- Shrine locations to the 4 Ruinous Pokémon (max bond reward)
- Probably the most “intriguing” Professor to talk to and her shady interest in Legendaries
Languages - Mr. Salvatore
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- Galarian Meowth (max bond reward)
- All emotes in game
Math - Ms. Tyme
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- 50 Rock Tera Shards (max bond reward)
Biology Class - Mr. Jacq
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- After completing your first classes, return to Mr. Jacq to show him your Pokedex. He'll give you rewards for catching a certain number of Pokemon (max bond reward)
Battle Studies - Mr. Dendra
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- 10 Bottles of Protein (max bond reward)
Art - Mr. Hassle
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- 50 Dragon Tera Shards (max bond reward)
Home Ec. Mr. Saguaro
- 5 Exp. Candies M (for completing class)
- Sweet Hebra Mystica Quest that rewards a Slowpoke Cup for your Picnic Set (max bond reward)
For completing all classes
The Front Desk person gives you 5 Exp. Candies L
How to complete all the classes in Uva/Naranja:
- Fast Travel to Uva/Naranaja.
- You can follow along this video for all answers and quests.
- You may do it all in one go, or go the time stamps to the classes you haven’t done yet.
8. Perrin’s Quest Kitakami
If you want something like a Pokémon Snap adventure, this side quest is for you. In The Kitakami Teal Mask DLC, an NPC named Perrin has a side quest available once you obtain 120 Kitakami Pokémon.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you love exploring and taking photos, this side quest is for you. Before you face the Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Perrin will allow you to practice taking pictures of Pokémon in the thick fog. The whole ominous side quest feels like you're waiting to catch Bigfoot.
- In this quest, you'll catch an OP Pokémon named Bloodmoon Ursaluna. Bloodmoon Ursaluna is a Normal and Ground-Type with the Mind's Eye Ability, which can damage Ghost-Types with its Normal and Fighting moves. It's immune to Ghost and Electric-Types.
- The Bloodmoon Ursaluna battle is exciting and full of thrills! Bloodmoon Ursaluna doesn't fool around and shows off its powerful moves, such as Earthquake and Blood Moon.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Be open to exploring Kitikami when catching 150 Pokémon before talking to Perrin.
Before starting the side quest, bring some Ice, Grass, Water, or Fighting Pokémon.
Lucario, Scyther, Azumarill, Glaceon, Cetitian, and Tropius are great Pokémon to bring with you.
How to do Perrin’s Quest Kitakami:
- Catch 150 Pokémon in Kitikami.
- Here’s where to find Perrin and follow along!
7. Perrin’s Quest Indigo DLC
If you want something like a Pokémon Snap adventure, this side quest is for you. When you complete Perrin's Quest in Kitikami, she'll travel to Blueberry Academy. Register 200 Pokémon in the Blueberry Pokédex, and she'll have a side quest available.
You Should Do It Because:
Perrin will share the locations of all 4 of the Paradox Pokémon in Area 0!
You'll be able to catch Iron Crown, Iron Boulder, Gouging Fire, and Raging Bolt. All 4 are OP and are terrific Pokémon for Online Tera Raids and Online Battle.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Stock up a lot of Quick Balls to get that 100% catch rate without battling. Bring some Ultra Balls just in case.
Iron Crown is a Steel and Psychic-Type. It’s immune to Poison-Types. It’s strong against:
- Poison
- Fighting
- Fairy
- Ice
- Rock
Iron Boulder is a Rock and Psychic-Type. It’s strong against:
- Bug
- Fire
- Flying
- Ice
- Fighting
- Poison
Gouging Fire is a Fire and Dragon-Type. It’s strong against:
- Dragon
- Ice
- Grass
- Bug
- Steel
Raging Bolt is an Electric and Dragon-Type. It’s strong against:
- Dragon
- Water
- Flying
- Sometimes Psychic
How to do Perrin’s Quest Blueberry Academy:
- Finish the Kitakami DLC.
- It’s recommended to finish Paldea’s overall story + Final Boss
- Interact with Perrin in Savanna Rest Area 1.
- Be open to explore Blueberry Academy’s Terarium and register 200 Pokémon.
- Return to Perrin and follow along this video to catch the 4 Paradox Pokémon.
6. Revisiting Academy Ace Tournament for New Battles
Do you love battling, money, and even more prizes?! Then this side quests for you. The Academy Ace Tournament becomes available after you beat the final boss and rematch all the gyms for a 2'nd time. It's a great side quest to finish because after, the side quest becomes endless as you gain an array of awards.
You Should Do It Because:
- The Academy Ace Tournament is a reliable way to earn fast money post-game and sometimes level up your Pokémon simultaneously.
- After you beat the Academy Ace Tournament, it will earn you many rewards. Big Nuggets, Rare Candies, Tera Shards, Ability Patches, and Gold Bottle Caps are a few of the best ones to get. However, the tournament acts like a jackpot. You have to keep doing the tournament to get tons of rewards and prize money, which takes a lot of time.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Plan to level up a Garchomp to level 100, Garchomp can KO most trainers. With a Level 100 Garchomp, there should be almost no need to switch to other Pokémon.
Garchomp’s moveset in the Academy Ace Tournament for the first time:
- Dragon Claw (increase Dragon Claw’s PP to its max)
- Earthquake (increase Earthquake’s PP to its max)
- Power Gem (increase Power Gem’s PP to its max)
- Liquidation (increase Liquidation’s PP to its max)
- Water Tera Type is best
- Have it hold a Muscle Band or Shell Bell, both work excellent!
Lucario, Gardevoir, Altaria, Gyrados, and Dragonite are great backup Pokémon. If Garchomp faints, have one of the backup Pokémon swap in, and plan to revive and heal Garchomp.
Academy Ace Tournament 1’st time trainers: (all of them have level 65 - 70)
Round 1, Arven:
- Greedent - Normal
- Toedscruel - Grass and Ground
- Scovillain - Fire and Grass
- Garganacl - Rock
- Cloyster - Water and Ice
- Mabostiff - Dark
Round 2, Jacq:
- Arcanine - Fire
- Mudsdale - Ground
- Slowbro - Water and Psychic
- Lurantis - Grass
- Swalot - Poison
- Farigaf - Normal and Psychic
Round 3, Denra:
- Falinks - Fighting
- Tauros - Fire and Fighting
Medicham - Fighting and Psychic - Hawlucha - Fighting and Flying
- Hariyama - Fighting
Round 4, Geeta:
- Espartha - Psychic
- Gogoat - Grass
- Veluza - Water and Psychic
- Avalugg - Ice
- Kingambit - Dark and Steel
- Glimmora - Poison and Rock
After defeating Academy Ace Tournament 1’st time:
This side quest is endless once you beat it for the 1’st time.
It’s recommended to bring 5 Pokémon you should level up with Power Items as their held item. Bring 1 level 100 Pokémon (Garchomp) to sweep most of the Academy Ace Tournament’s Pokémon. The Pokémon with the Power Items will achieve an EV stat after the battle.
Garchomp’s moveset in the Academy Ace Tournament for endless:
- Earthquake
- Dragon Rush
- Power Gem
- Iron Head or Thunder Fang
- Ground Tera Type
- Muscle Band Held Item
All Reward Types: (from most likely and least likely)
- Random Vitamin
- PP Max
- PP Up
- Random Nature Mint
- Nugget
- Bottle Cap
- Rare Candy
- Big Nugget
- Gold Bottle Cap
- Random Tera Shard
- Apriballs
-Love Ball
-Fast Ball
- Friend Ball
-Lure Ball
-Level Ball
-Moon Ball
-Dream Ball
-Beast Ball
- Ability Patch
How to do the Academy Ace Tournament:
- After defeating the final boss and rematching the gyms, return to Uva Academy.
- Follow along this video to see what the Academy Ace Tournament is like for the 1’st time.
5. Obtain Shiny Charm
If you love shiny hunting, this side quest is for you! There is 1 requirement to get the Shiny Charm, where you must catch 400 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex. That's all the Paldea Pokémon, making it an enormous task.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you’re a completionist, completing 400 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex will earn you great awards, such as three Big nuggets and a Big Beast Ball.
- Receiving the Shiny Charm increases the chances of running into a shiny Pokémon in the wild and through breeding purposes.
- If you want shiny Legendaries, the Shiny Charm can help you find them in the game when you interact with Snaksworth.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Rewards:
- 3 Big nuggets from the Pokédex
- 1 Big Besat Ball from the Pokédex
- A Diploma from Jacq
- Shiny Charm
How to Obtain the Shiny Charm:
- Catch 400 Pokémon in Paldea.
- Take rewards from Pokédex.
- Return to Uva and talk to Jacq to receive the Shiny Charm.
4. Getting Miraidon’s Fly Ability and the Synchro Machine
If you love exploring with Miraidon and want to explore Scarlet and Violet with new gameplay features, these side quests are for you! These side quests are together because they're short and take place in the Blueberry Academy.
You Should Do It Because:
- If you're a completionist, Fly is Miraidon's last Ability. This is Miraidon's best Ability because it will allow you to fly around Paldea, Kitakami, and the Terarium.
- There's a hidden location in the Indigo Disc where you can get rare items, and you need Miraidon's Fly Ability to get there.
- The Synchro Machine allows you to play as the Pokémon in their perspective! Doing this with your powerful Pokémon and Legendaries makes it fun. You can only use this gameplay function in the Terarium.
Advice and Helpful Information:
To unlock the Fly Ability, you have to complete the Indigo Disc’s story.
You can unlock the Synchro Machine at any point of time.
How to do Get the Fly Ability:
- After completing the Indigo Disc’s story, return to the academy in room 3-2 and talk to Amarus.
- Head to this awesome hidden location!
How to get the Synchro Machine:
- The Synchro Machine is in Central Plaza. There should be a lady next to the healing station. Talk to her to unlock it. If you have already talked to her before, and wonder where she is, keep walking around the 1’st floor of the plaza.
3. How to Unlock the Secret Academy Boss
Did you know that there’s a Secret Academy Boss? Well, this side quest is for you! It’s an engaging side quest that takes a lot of time to complete. It’s recommended that you have lots of BP, such as more than 3,000 BP.
You Should Do It Because:
- You’ll unlock a function called Special Coaches in the League Room’s computer. Every time you call them over, you’ll receive small rewards, such as Sweet Hebra Mystica.
- You'll receive a hefty reward at the end of the Secret Boss fight!
- After beating the Secret Academy Boss, the battle becomes endless, like the Academy Ace Tournament. You can earn more rewards.
Advice and Helpful Information
You need to complete the Indigo Disc story to unlock Special Coaches.
You will need a lot of BP, 200 BP, to bring them over. Call 10 Gym Leaders 3 times.
Battling them is optional.
For the Secret Boss Fight bring recommended Pokémon:
- At least 1 Legendary from Snacksworth such as Zapados or Lugia
- Garchomp
- Altaria
- Gardevoir
- Incineroar or Skeledirge
- Azumarill - if you choose Zapados to be part of your team
After the Secret Boss Fight here are the rewards for the 1’st time:
- $20,880
- 3 Comet Shards
- Option to receive the Secret Boss’s Blitzle
How to Unlock the Secret Academy Boss:
- Here’s a spoiler-free video if you want no-spoilers.
- Here’s a link to the Secret Boss fight if you want spoilers.
2. Hidden Treasure of Area 0 Epilogue Mochi Mayhem
If you love mysteries, mythical Pokémon, and a great storyline that feels like a Pokémon anime episode, you'll love doing this side quest. It's also the most genuine side quest where your NPC friends from Paldea get to interact with your NPC friends from Kitakami and Blueberry Academy. You're going to discover a mythical Pokémon together!
You Should Do It Because:
- You'll catch a Pecharunt! The journey to catch it is fun as you engage with Kieran as your best friend. Pechahrunt is a Mythical Pokémon that has the Poison Puppeteer Ability. Pokémon poisoned by Pecharunt's moves will also become confused! Pecharunt may be useful in your Online Battle endeavors.
- If you have Pokémon Violet, this side quest is exclusive to it. Pokémon Scarlet players cannot do this side quest. So apologies Scarlet players!
- Your NPC friends from Paldea get to interact with your NPC friends from Kitakami and Blueberry Academy. You all get to work together investigating why everyone in Kitakammi is acting weird from mochi.
- Along this side quest, you'll earn cool prizes, such as battle money. After finishing the side quest, you can call Nemona, Arven, and Penny as special coaches in Blueberry Academy! They'll also give you some items.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Preparation:
Before starting this side quest, you need the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Hidden Treasure of Area 0 DLC. You need to complete:
- Paldea's the main story, including the Academy Ace Tournament.
- Teal Mask's main story
- Indigo Disc's main story
For Violet players who bought the Teal Mask + Indigo Disc Hidden Treasure of Area 0 DLC, you can receive a Mythical Pecha Berry via the internet as a Mystery Gift. This Mystery Gift has no expiration date.
This item is important in the side quest, making Pecharunt available when starting it.
During side quest:
Choose any Pokémon for this side quest. It's not insanely difficult. Ice, Water, Rock, Ground, Steel, and Grass-Type Pokémon are recommended. Bring Level 30 or more.
Along the way through battles, you earn some money.
The Battles ahead are:
- 2 Kitakami strangers
- Carmine and Kieran’s Grandma and Grandpa
- Arven and Penny
- Nemona
- Pecharunt (use any ball to catch it, Ultra Ball may be better)
After defeating the Hidden Area 0 Side Quest:
As Special Coaches Nemona, Arven, and Penny will give you rewards when you call them over.
Nemona:
- Focus Sash
- Trade and receive her Level 50 Tauros
Arven:
- 3 Phone cases
- Trade and receive his Level 7 Skwovet
Penny:
- Evee Sandwich picks
- Trade and receive her Level 1 Evee
How to do the Hidden Treasure of Area 0 Side Quest:
- Travel back to Kitakami.
- Follow this video to follow along the side quest if you need help.
1. Catching Legendaries and Treasure
If you love Legendaries and treasure, these side quests are for you! Snacksworth gives you clues as to where these Legendaries are in the game. The in-game Legendary Pokémon are Pokémon from Generation 1 - Generation 8. Catch the cover Legendary in Area 0 and re-enter the depths to discover a Secret Treasure cave.
You Should Do It Because:
- Legendaries are powerful Pokémon, and you should have them on your team. Imagine having Rayquaza, Kyurem, Kyogre, Groudon, Latias, and Mewtwo when battling against your friends.
- This long side quest allows you to explore the rest of the game’s environment.
- The cover Legendary is hidden below in Area 0. Go down and catch it already! When you complete all of the game’s story, re-enter the depths of Area 0 to get treasure such as Stellar Tera Shards and more.
Advice and Helpful Information:
Snacksworth will give you the Legendary treats based on the many BBQ quests you complete.
All Legendary list from Snacksworth:
- Articuno
- Zapados
- Moltres
- Lugia
- Hoh-oh
- Raikou
- Entei
- Suicune
- Groudon
- Kyogre
- Rayquaza
- Latias
- Latios
- Reshiram
- Zecrom
- Kyurem
- Colbalian
- Terrakion
- Virizion
- Solgaleo
- Lunala
- Necrozma
- Kubfu
- Glastrier
- Spectrier
How to Catch the Legendaries:
Complete the Indigo Disc’s story to unlock Snacksworth. This video will share you where to catch all the Legendaries.
How to catch the cover Legendary and Area 0’s Secret Treasure cave:
- The cover Legendary is way below Area 0. It’s located on a big slope.
- If you have Scarlet, it will be a Koraidon. If you have Violet, it will be a Miraidon.
- You’ll also be near a Secret Treasure Cave!
Bonus Tiny Quest:
After catching Terapagos, return to Kitakami and fast travel to the Crystal Pool for a really cool cutscene!
Thanks for reading!
