Nuzlocke Tracker

Pokémon Scarlet Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Scarlet Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Nuzlocking is a fun and challenging way to play Pokemon games, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is no exception. However, with the game's open-world design and overworld encounters, the traditional method of random encounters can be difficult to implement. Fortunately, there's where Nuzlocke.app can help!

Adapating to the open world

But if you still enjoy the randomisation and variety that comes from a nuzlocke, there are a few ways that you can adapt the rules to accommodate Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's open world.

Pre-select your encounters

Randomized encounters

You can use the Nuzlocke.app tracker and select the Randomize feature when making a new game. This will pre-select an available from each location for you to encounter and "hide" them in tall grass under you're ready to reveal them!

Raid dens

Another interesting way to randomise your encounters in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is to use the new Tera Raid Dens. There are loads of them scattered around every location and you have no idea what will be in it until you arrive.

Close your eyes

Once you reach a new location, try closing your eyes and wandering around randomly until you hear the familiar sound of battle music. It's a little bit lo-fi but it gets the job done!

Regardless of how you choose to randomize your run, you'll want to use the Nuzlocke.app tracker to help plan your team and prepare for the game's challenging boss fights. You'll find full teams, movesets, and stats for all bosses below, giving you the best chance of keeping your team alive and emerging victorious!

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your Pokeballs and your sense of adventure, and get ready to embark on a journey like no other in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Nuzlocke!

Scarlet Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Scarlet so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Scarlet has 32 different encounter locations with 319 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

14 Rock Pokémon encounters

16 Steel Pokémon encounters

17 Ice Pokémon encounters

20 Fighting Pokémon encounters

20 Fire Pokémon encounters

21 Fairy Pokémon encounters

22 Electric Pokémon encounters

23 Ghost Pokémon encounters

23 Dragon Pokémon encounters

26 Bug Pokémon encounters

27 Poison Pokémon encounters

29 Psychic Pokémon encounters

30 Ground Pokémon encounters

32 Dark Pokémon encounters

33 Grass Pokémon encounters

38 Flying Pokémon encounters

41 Water Pokémon encounters

44 Normal Pokémon encounters

14Rock Pokémon
ROCK

16Steel Pokémon
STEEL

17Ice Pokémon
ICE

20Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

20Fire Pokémon
FIRE

21Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

22Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

23Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

23Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

26Bug Pokémon
BUG

27Poison Pokémon
POISON

29Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

30Ground Pokémon
GROUND

32Dark Pokémon
DARK

33Grass Pokémon
GRASS

38Flying Pokémon
FLYING

41Water Pokémon
WATER

44Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

Scarlet Boss Battles

In order to complete a Scarlet Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 32 Boss battles throughout the Paldea region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Nemona's Sprigatito to Hassel's Baxcalibur.

8 Gym Leader fights

5 Elite Four fights

7 Rival fights

7 Evil Team fights

5 Titan fights

Select your starter type

Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Nemona might have a fire type to take advantage!

Gym Leader fights

  • - Cortondo City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Artazon City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Levincia City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Cascarrafa City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Medali City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Montenevera City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Alfornada City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Glaseado City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Elite Four fights

  • - Elite Four

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Elite Four

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Elite Four

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Elite Four

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Top Champion

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Rival fights

  • - Poco Path

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mesagoza

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Levincia City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Medali

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Alfornada City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Poco Path Lighthouse

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mesagoza

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Evil Team fights

  • - Team Star Dark

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Team Star Fire

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Team Star Poison

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Team Star Fairy

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Team Star Fighting

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mesagoza

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mesagoza

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Titan fights

  • - South Province (A3)

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Weat Province (A1)

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - East Province (A3)

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Asado Desert

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Casseroya Lake

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Scarlet Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?