Pokemon Scarlet Team Builder (and Violet)

How the Pokemon Scarlet team builder works

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, released for Nintendo Switch in 2022, are the first fully open-world main series games. Paldea lets you take the eight Gyms, the five Titans and the five Team Star bases in any order, which makes planning a team more interesting than in older games: what you can catch depends on where you go first. This Pokemon Scarlet team builder lists every Pokémon you can obtain, tab by tab: Paldea Pokédex (418), Kitakami Pokédex (105), Blueberry Pokédex (181), Other Pokémon (36). Pokémon you can only bring in from HOME are left out.

Everything works the same as a Pokemon Violet team builder. Scarlet exclusives carry an S badge and Violet exclusives a V badge, so a Violet player can skip Armarouge and grab Ceruledge instead. Types use the modern chart with Fairy. Pick six, check the weakness panel, then open the team in our full planner, where you can also give each member a Tera Type. That makes this page a Pokemon Scarlet team builder and a Pokemon Violet team planner in one.

Sample teams in the Pokemon Scarlet team builder

The sample teams are built around each Paldea starter. They cover the Gyms, the Elite Four and Geeta, and lean on Pokémon available in both versions so the same team works in the Pokemon Violet team builder. Load one above and swap members freely.

Scarlet vs Violet exclusives

These Pokémon only appear in one version. Ancient Paradox Pokémon are Scarlet only and Future Paradox Pokémon are Violet only:

• Scarlet only: Drifloon, Drifblim, Armarouge, Tauros (Paldean Form), Stunky, Skuntank, Oranguru, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Stonjourner, Skrelp, Dragalge, Deino, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, Sandy Shocks, Roaring Moon, Koraidon (Apex Build), Gligar, Gliscor, Cramorant, Cranidos, Rampardos, Vulpix (Alolan Form), Ninetales (Alolan Form), Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Latios, Groudon, Reshiram, Solgaleo, Glastrier.
• Violet only: Misdreavus, Mismagius, Gulpin, Swalot, Ceruledge, Tauros (Paldean Form), Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult, Passimian, Eiscue (Ice Face), Clauncher, Clawitzer, Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, Iron Thorns, Iron Valiant, Miraidon (Ultimate Mode), Aipom, Ambipom, Morpeko (Full Belly Mode), Shieldon, Bastiodon, Sandshrew (Alolan Form), Sandslash (Alolan Form), Iron Crown, Iron Boulder, Lugia, Latias, Kyogre, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Zekrom, Lunala, Spectrier.

The Pokemon Scarlet team builder hides nothing: exclusives stay selectable, with the badge reminding you that you need a trade. Use the version exclusives tool to build a trade list.

Paldea Gym Leaders by level

The order below follows the Gym levels, which is the order most players take. Every Gym Leader's ace Terastallizes into the Gym's type, so Brassius's Sudowoodo becomes a Grass-type and Ryme's Toxtricity a Ghost-type for the final turns.

Because the ace changes type, a team that only answers the ace's normal typing can be caught out. Check the Gym type row in the weakness panel of the Pokemon Scarlet team builder rather than the ace's own types.

Titans, Team Star and the Elite Four

The Path of Legends Titans are Klawf (Rock), Bombirdier (Flying/Dark), Orthworm (Steel), Great Tusk in Scarlet or Iron Treads in Violet (Ground), and Dondozo with Tatsugiri. Team Star's bosses specialise in Dark (Giacomo), Fire (Mela), Poison (Atticus), Fairy (Ortega) and Fighting (Eri). After all eight badges, the Pokémon League looks like this:

Rika's Ground team is mostly weak to Water, Grass and Ice. Poppy's Steel-types mostly fall to Fire, Fighting and Ground. Larry switches to Flying here, so Electric, Ice and Rock work. Hassel's Dragons take super-effective damage from Ice, Dragon and Fairy. Geeta closes with Glimmora, a Rock/Poison that is four times weak to Ground.

Tera Types and the Pokemon Scarlet team builder

Terastallizing changes a Pokémon's type for the rest of a battle, which can turn a weakness into a resistance at the right moment. The team planner on this page shows regular types so you can build a sound team first. The full builder adds a Tera Type toggle for every slot, so you can see how a Tera Fairy Garchomp or a Tera Water Skeledirge changes the team's weaknesses before you spend Tera Shards on it.

Tips for building a Scarlet or Violet team

• Plan for the Titans as well as the Gyms: the Ground Titan and the Water/Dragon Titan are among the toughest early fights.
• Fairy and Steel are the best defensive types in Paldea. Tinkaton, Corviknight or Gardevoir make good glue for almost any team.
• Use the Kitakami and Blueberry tabs of the Pokemon Scarlet team builder to plan your DLC team, then compare it with the story team.
• Check single matchups with the type calculator.

Pokemon Scarlet team builder FAQ