Scarlet / Violet

What it does to a run

• ·Open world with no level scaling — the order you pick is the difficulty setting.
• ·Three separate story paths: gyms, Titans and Team Star. Fix a route order and write it in your notes.
• ·Terastallization changes a Pokémon's type mid-fight, on both sides.
• ·Exp. Share is always on; level caps are the usual fix.

Where runs die

• ⚠️Titan Great Tusk / Iron Treads
• ⚠️Any gym taken out of order
• ⚠️Geeta
• ⚠️The Area Zero endgame

Starters

The pick that decides your first gym.

• Sprigatito
• Fuecoco
• Quaxly

The ace is the highest-level Pokémon on that team, and the cap is its level in the standard release — the number a Hardcore run caps at for that segment.

Trainers you have to beat in Scarlet / Violet, in order

Stage	Trainer	Type	Ace	Cap
Gym	Katy — Cortondo	bug	Teddiursa	Lv15
Gym	Brassius — Artazon	grass	Sudowoodo	Lv17
Gym	Iono — Levincia	electric	Mismagius	Lv24
Gym	Kofu — Cascarrafa	water	Crabominable	Lv30
Gym	Larry — Medali	normal	Staraptor	Lv36
Gym	Ryme — Montenevera	ghost	Toxtricity	Lv41
Gym	Tulip — Alfornada	psychic	Florges	Lv45
Gym	Grusha — Glaseado	ice	Altaria	Lv48
Titan	Stony Cliff	rock	Klawf	Lv16
Titan	Open Sky	flying	Bombirdier	Lv20
Titan	Lurking Steel	steel	Orthworm	Lv29
Titan	Quaking Earth	ground	Great Tusk or Iron Treads	Lv44
Titan	False Dragon	water	Dondozo & Tatsugiri	Lv56
Star Base	Giacomo — Segin	dark	Revavroom	Lv21
Star Base	Mela — Schedar	fire	Revavroom	Lv27
Star Base	Atticus — Navi	poison	Revavroom	Lv33
Star Base	Ortega — Ruchbah	fairy	Revavroom	Lv39
Star Base	Eri — Caph	fighting	Revavroom	Lv45
Elite Four	Rika	ground	Clodsire	Lv57
Elite Four	Poppy	steel	Tinkaton	Lv58
Elite Four	Larry	flying	Flamigo	Lv59
Elite Four	Hassel	dragon	Baxcalibur	Lv60
Champion	Geeta	mixed	Glimmora	Lv61