Don’t stumble into the hardest gym first
In a first for themainlinePokemonseries,Scarlet & Violetlets you challenge gym leaders in any order you want. You will unlock the ability to challenge gym leaders after visiting the academy and unlocking the Victory Road story.
As great as it sounds to carve your own path against the gym leaders, there is a small caveat here.Gym leaders are still balanced like olderPokemongames, so some will have significantly higher level Pokemon than others. You can’t skip gym leaders either, as you’ll need to defeat all eight to complete the Victory Road story. In other words, there’s no reason to skip to the hardest gym in the game when you could be leveling your party by seeking out weaker gyms first.
Some gym leaders are close enough in difficulty that they are nearly interchangeable, so you’ll be okay if you’d prefer to find the ideal gym order yourself. Also, if you select each gym leader icon on your map, you’ll find a short description that will give hints on how hard the gym will be. That said, if you absolutely want to challenge gym leaders from easiest to hardest, follow the below list.
1 – Cortondo –Katy will use level 14-15bugPokemon
2 – Artazon –Brassius will use level 16-17grassPokemon
3 – Levincia –Iono will use level 23-24electricPokemon
4 – Cascarrafa –Kofu will use level 29-30waterPokemon
5 – Medali –Larry will use level 35-36normalPokemon
6 – Montenevera –Ryme will use level 41-42ghostPokemon
7 – Alfornada –Tulip will use level 44-45psychicPokemon
8 – Glaseado –Grusha will use level 47-48icePokemon
There’s your gym order, from easiest to hardest! Remember, the Victory Road storyline is only one of three quests that you unlock after visiting the academy near the start of the game. If you follow this gym order, you’ll see several objectives to advance the other two stories nearby. You are not locked into the story path that you choose to follow once the world opens to you. In fact, if you want to discover all the secrets hidden withinScarlet & Violet, you will need to complete all three quests!
In other words, follow whatever objective looks interesting to you and your party will have levels to spare challenging the gym leaders. Even if you choose to do one out of the recommended order here and there.
