After journeying through Paldea and taking on the main challenges, don’t leave the region before completing these exciting adventures. Outside of the 3 main paths, Paldea has a slew of side missions, secrets to uncover, and Pokémon to encounter.
Scattered throughout Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, Paldea is packed with interesting objectives for you to uncover. Many of the entries on this list can be completed during your main playthrough, while others can only be started after you have completed your first Treasure Hunt. These activities add a lot of extra content to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and make Paldea a great place to stick around, even after you complete the main story.
10/10 Complete The Pokédex
Living throughout Paldea is an array of new and returning Pokémon. Locate and capture all 400 Pokémon to complete the Pokédex. Simply battling a new Pokémon isn’t enough; you will need to capture it to complete the Pokédex entry.
You can start filling in the Pokédex from the start of the game, but some entries will only be accessible at the end of the main story. Once you have completed the main story, you should go back through Paldea and locate any missing entries you have not yet completed.
9/10 Exchange Pokémon With Friends Or Surprise Trade
Trading with other Pokémon trainers is a great way to find new species and is the only way to complete your Pokédex. Get together with your friends and exchange these rare Pokémon, or trade with a random trainer online for a Surprise Trade.
In a Surprise Trade, you select a Pokémon that you are willing to part with. Then, you will automatically be paired with someone else online and obtain one of their Pokémon. But be aware – you won’t know which Pokémon you are getting until after the trade is complete.
8/10 Explore All Of Paldea
Climb to the tallest peak, dive into the darkest caves, and chat with the friendly people of Paldea. The world of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is filled with numerous towns, local residents, and secret areas.
Unless you have meticulously searched every nook and cranny of the continent during your main story playthrough, you are bound to have missed some of its magic. Once you have beaten the main story, you will be equipped with new movement abilities that will make traversing Paldea much easier and even more exciting.
7/10 Collect Every TM
Throughout Paldea, you will find and be rewarded with TMs, a single-use item that can be used to teach your Pokémon new abilities. TMs can also be crafted using a TM Machine found at every Pokémon Center.
To craft new TMs, you will need to find or earn TM materials along your journey. By using TMs, you can customize your Pokémon to be their best. This can be a fun and interesting way to make your Pokémon lineup have all the tools you need to battle even the best trainers in Paldea.
6/10 Battle The Other Trainers Of Paldea
Try finding every Pokémon trainer that is adventuring out in the wilderness of Paldea and challenge them to a friendly Pokémon battle. Along your journey through Paldea, you will find other trainers that are also uncovering the secrets of Pokémon. These trainers will challenge you to a Pokémon battle to test your strength.
Winning a battle against another trainer will earn your Pokémon a large number of experience points and provide you with material rewards as well. Some trainers will be traveling on the roads in Paldea, while others will be harder to locate.
5/10 Find All Gimmighoul Coins
If you manage to collect all of the Gimmighoul Coins, you can evolve the chest-form Pokémon Gimmighoul into Gholdengo. Strewn throughout Paldea, hiding in dark corners and in plain sight, are Roaming Form Gimmighoul. These tiny creatures have a Gimmighoul Coin that they will offer you as a reward for finding them.
Although many of the Roaming Form Gimmighoul are easy to spot, there will also be some that are difficult to locate. Finding all of the Roaming Form Gimmighoul may take a while, but it’s a fun challenge with a rewarding conclusion.
4/10 Compete In Tera Battles
Join 3 other trainers and take on a powerful Terastallized Pokémon as a group in Tera Battles. Some Pokémon battles can’t be taken on alone, they need a team of trainers to be completed. Marked on your map, Tera Battles can be found in every region of Paldea and appear as a crystal in the world.
Interact with these crystals to form a team, or access the Tera Raid Battle interface through the options menu. Battle with your fellow trainers in this coop mode and even capture the Pokémon if you manage to defeat it.
3/10 Form The Best Pokémon Team
Try using new Pokémon, level up one of each type to the maximum level, and experiment with Pokémon you haven’t used yet. With 400 different Pokémon, over 100 TMs, and 6 spots in the lineup, the combinations for your Pokémon starters are endless.
Even if you’ve completed the Pokédex, you can level up each Pokémon to a maximum level of 100 and customize their abilities. The variety of battle options in Scarlet & Violet is one of the many reasons why the Pokémon series is special.
2/10 Challenge Trainers In Online Battles
Through the Poké Portal, you can battle other trainers online in Casual Battles, Ranked Battles, and Online Competitions. Casual Battles allow players to compete in a friendly, stress-free environment. Ranked Battles allow trainers to climb the ranks and compete for standings in the online leaderboards.
These modes can be played with a single Pokémon at a time or in a 2v2 format where 2 Pokémon are on the battlefield for each trainer. If you want to test your strength as a Pokémon trainer, try borrowing a Rental Team and battle using a lineup that another trainer has shared online.
1/10 Inspect The Gyms As A Champion
Now that you’ve conquered Victory Road by defeating every gym leader, you are now a Pokémon Champion. After you complete the rest of the main story, Director Clavell will instruct you to inspect the gyms again. On your second visit to each gym, the gym leaders will greet you as a returning champion.
Since you have already proven yourself as a Pokémon master, they won’t go easy on you anymore. These return visits will be a harder challenge than the first time and will be in line with the difficulty of other end-game content.
