Champion Assessment - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Guide

Champion Assessment

This page lists the opponents you will face during the Champion Assessment in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Prepare for the Champion Assessment

During the Champion Assessment, you will not be able to leave until you either defeat all five opponents, or you are defeated. You can access your Pokémon Boxes and change your party Pokémon between battles. Your Tera Orb will be recharged between battles, but your Pokémon will not be healed, so make sure to bring plenty of Potions and Ethers.

Since you can change Pokémon between battles, focus on catching and leveling up as many high-level Pokémon as you can. Raise them to level 57 or higher before you start the Champion Assessment.

How to Begin the Champion Assessment

You can begin the Champion Assessment if you have won all eight Gym Badges. Once you have done so, go to Mesagoza and go through the cave entrance northwest of the western Pokémon Center in Mesagoza. Go to the large building at the end of the path and there will be a cutscene.

If you are ready to begin the Champion Assessment, talk to the person in front of the door of the Pokémon League building and say Yes.

After that, approach the front of the chair to sit down. The answers to the questions are:

How did you get here today? (Answer however you wish)
Please tell me the name of the school you are enrolled in.
- If you are playing Pokémon Scarlet, the correct answer is Naranja Academy
- If you are playing Pokémon Violet, the correct answer is Uva Academy
What brings you to the Pokémon League today? I came to become a Champion
What do you intend to do if and when you become a Champion? (Answer however you wish)
Which gym gave you the most difficulty?/What was that gym leader's name?/What type did that gym leader use?

Gym Name Gym Leader Pokémon Type

Cortondo Katy Bug

Artazon Brassius Grass

Levincia Iono Electric

Cascarrafa Kofu Water

Medali Larry Normal

Montenevera Ryme Ghost

Alfornada Tulip Psychic

Glaseado Grusha Ice
What was the category of the Pokémon you chose to be your first partner?

Your Starter Category

Sprigatito The Grass Cat Pokémon

Fuecoco The Fire Croc Pokémon

Quaxly The Duckling Pokémon
Remind me, what do you intend to do if and when you become a Champion? (Answer the same thing you picked before)
Do you like Pokémon? (Answer however you wish)

The Elite Test

If you're ready to proceed, go forward and go through the door behind Rika.

Rika of the Elite Four

You will get 12296 Pokédollars if you defeat Rika.

Level 57 Whiscash
- Type: Water/Ground
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Grass moves
  - Immune to Electric moves
  - Strong against Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire moves
- Moves:
  - Muddy Water (Water-type Special Attack)
  - Earth Power (Ground-type Special Attack)
  - Blizzard (Ice-type Special Attack)
  - Future Sight (Psychic-type Special Attack that hits two moves later)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Oblivious (it is unaffected by infatuation, taunts, and Intimidate)
Level 57 Camerupt
- Type: Fire/Ground
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Water moves
  - Weak to Ground moves
  - Immune to Electric moves
  - Strong against Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - Earth Power (Ground-type Special Attack)
  - Fire Blast (Fire-type Special Attack)
  - Flash Cannon (Steel-type Special Attack)
  - Yawn (causes target to fall asleep on the next turn)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Magma Armor (prevents this Pokémon from becoming frozen)
Level 57 Donphan
- Type: Ground
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Water, Grass, Ice moves
  - Immune to Electric moves
  - Strong against Poison, Rock moves
- Moves:
  - Earthquake (Ground-type Physical Attack)
  - Stone Edge (Rock-type Physical Attack)
  - Iron Head (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Poison Jab (Poison-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Sturdy (will survive with 1HP if hit with a one-hit KO move when HP is full)
Level 57 Dugtrio
- Type: Ground
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Water, Grass, Ice moves
  - Immune to Electric moves
  - Strong against Poison, Rock moves
- Moves:
  - Earthquake (Ground-type Physical Attack)
  - Rock Slide (Rock-type Physical Attack)
  - Sucker Punch (Dark-type Physical Attack)
  - Sandstorm (causes the weather to change to Sandstorm, which damages Pokémon that are not Steel, Rock, or Ground type)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Sand Veil (increases this Pokémon's evasion during a sandstorm)
Level 58 Clodsire
- Type: Poison/Ground
- Tera Type: Ground
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Grass, Ice moves
  - Immune to Electric, Water moves
  - Strong against Poison, Rock moves
- Moves:
  - Earthquake (Ground-type Physical Attack)
  - Liquidation (Water-type Physical Attack)
  - Toxic (badly poisons the target)
  - Protect (prevents damage to this Pokémon; becomes more likely to fail if used consecutively)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Water Absorb (restores its HP if hit by a Water move)

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Poppy of the Elite Four

After you defeat Rika, there will be a cutscene. Make sure to heal up your Pokémon. You can change the Pokémon in your party if you wish. Your Tera Orb has been recharged.

Approach Poppy if you are ready to battle. If you defeat Poppy, you get 12508 Pokédollars.

Level 58 Copperajah
- Type: Steel
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Fighting, Ground, Fire moves
  - Immune to Poison moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - High Horsepower (Ground-type Physical Attack)
  - Play Rough (Fairy-type Physical Attack - does not lower target's Attack due to Sheer Force ability)
  - Heavy Slam (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Stealth Rock (Causes opponent's Pokémon to take damage upon switching in)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Sheer Force (Removes additional effects from Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power)
Level 58 Magnezone
- Type: Electric/Steel
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Ground moves
  - Weak to Fighting, Fire moves
  - Immune to Poison moves
  - Very Strong against Flying, Steel moves
  - Strong against Normal, Rock, Bug, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - Discharge (Electric-type Special Attack that may inflict Paralysis on target)
  - Flash Cannon (Steel-type Special Attack)
  - Light Screen (reduces damage from Special Attacks for five turns)
  - Tri Attack (Normal-type Special Attack that may inflict Paralysis, Frozen, or Burned on target)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Sturdy (will survive with 1HP if hit with a one-hit KO move when HP is full)
Level 58 Bronzong
- Type: Steel/Psychic
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Ghost, Fire, Dark moves
  - Immune to Poison, Ground moves
  - Very Strong against Psychic moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - Iron Head (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Zen Headbutt (Psychic-type Physical Attack)
  - Rock Blast (Rock-type Physical Attack)
  - Earthquake (Ground-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Levitate (this Pokémon is immune to Ground moves, Arena Trap, and Spike moves)
Level 58 Corviknight
- Type: Flying/Steel
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Fire, Electric moves
  - Immune to Poison, Ground moves
  - Very Strong against Bug, Grass moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - Brave Bird (Flying-type Physical Attack)
  - Iron Head (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Body Press (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
  - Iron Defense (Increases the Pokémon's Defense by two stages)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Pressure (increases PP cost of opponent's moves)
Level 59 Tinkaton
- Type: Fairy/Steel
- Tera Type: Steel
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Fighting, Ground, Fire moves
  - Immune to Poison moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
- Moves:
  - Play Rough (Fairy-type Physical Attack)
  - Gigaton Hammer (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Brick Break (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
  - Stone Edge (Rock-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Mold Breaker (This Pokémon's attacks will affect the target even if target has an Ability that would normally negate the attack)

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Larry of the Elite Four

After you defeat Poppy, there will be a cutscene. Make sure to heal up your Pokémon. You can change the Pokémon in your party if you wish. Your Tera Orb has been recharged.

Approach Larry if you are ready to battle. If you defeat Larry, you get 12720 Pokédollars.

Level 59 Tropius
- Type: Grass/Flying
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Ice moves
  - Weak to Flying, Poison, Rock, Fire moves
  - Immune to Ground moves
  - Very Strong against Grass moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Water moves
- Moves:
  - Air Slash (Flying-type Special Attack)
  - Solar Beam (Grass-type Special Attack)
  - Dragon Pulse (Dragon-type Special Attack)
  - Sunny Day (Causes harsh sunlight weather, which doubles this Pokémon's speed, allows Solar Beam to be used each turn instead of every other turn, increases Fire damage, decreases Water damage, and makes Thunder less accurate)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Chlorophyll (Boosts this Pokémon's Speed in harsh sunlight weather)
Level 59 Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style)
- Type: Electric/Flying
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Rock, Ice moves
  - Immune to Ground moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Flying, Bug, Steel, Grass moves
- Moves:
  - Revelation Dance (Electric-type Special Attack)
  - Air Slash (Flying-type Special Attack)
  - Teeter Dance (inflicts Confusion on target)
  - Icy Wind (Ice-type Special Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Dancer (This Pokémon will copy any Dance move used by the opponent)
Level 59 Altaria
- Type: Dragon/Flying
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Ice moves
  - Weak to Rock, Dragon, Fairy moves
  - Immune to Ground moves
  - Very Strong against Grass moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Bug, Fire, Water moves
- Moves:
  - Moonblast (Fairy-type Special Attack)
  - Flamethrower (Fire-type Special Attack)
  - Ice Beam (Ice-type Special Attack)
  - Dragon Pulse (Dragon-type Special Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Natural Cure (This Pokémon's status conditions are cured when it switches out)
Level 59 Staraptor
- Type: Normal/Flying
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Rock, Electric, Ice moves
  - Immune to Ground, Ghost moves
  - Strong against Bug, Grass moves
- Moves:
  - Facade (Normal-type Physical Attack)
  - Brave Bird (Flying-type Physical Attack)
  - Close Combat (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
  - Thief (Dark-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Intimidate (Lowers Attack of opponent Pokémon)
Level 60 Flamigo
- Type: Flying/Fighting
- Tera Type: Flying
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Rock, Electric, Ice moves
  - Immune to Ground moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Bug, Grass moves
- Moves:
  - Brave Bird (Flying-type Physical Attack)
  - Close Combat (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
  - Throat Chop (Dark-type Physical Attack)
  - Liquidation (Water-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Scrappy (This Pokémon can hit Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal and Fighting moves)

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Hassel of the Elite Four

After you defeat Larry, there will be a cutscene. Make sure to heal up your Pokémon. You can change the Pokémon in your party if you wish. Your Tera Orb has been recharged.

Approach Hassel when you are ready to battle. If you defeat Hassel, you get 12932 Pokédollars.

Level 60 Noivern
- Type: Flying/Dragon
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Ice moves
  - Weak to Rock, Dragon, Fairy moves
  - Immune to Ground moves
  - Very Strong against Grass moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Bug, Fire, Water moves
- Moves:
  - Air Slash (Flying-type Special Attack)
  - Dragon Pulse (Dragon-type Special Attack)
  - Super Fang (Normal-type Physical Attack)
  - Hyper Voice (Normal-type Special Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Infiltrator (This Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, etc. such as Reflect, Safeguard, etc.)
Level 60 Haxorus
- Type: Dragon
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
  - Strong against Fire, Water, Grass, Electric moves
- Moves:
  - Dragon Claw (Dragon-type Physical Attack)
  - Crunch (Dark-type Physical Attack)
  - Iron Head (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Rock Tomb (Rock-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Mold Breaker (This Pokémon's attacks will affect the target even if target has an Ability that would normally negate the attack)
Level 60 Dragalge
- Type: Poison/Dragon
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Ground, Psychic, Ice, Dragon moves
  - Very Strong against Grass moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fire, Water, Electric moves
- Moves:
  - Sludge Bomb (Poison-type Special Attack)
  - Dragon Pulse (Dragon-type Special Attack)
  - Hydro Pump (Water-type Special Attack)
  - Thunderbolt (Electric-type Special Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Poison Point (If this Pokémon's opponent makes contact, the opponent may be inflicted with Poison)
Level 60 Flapple
- Type: Grass/Dragon
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Ice moves
  - Weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Dragon, Fairy moves
  - Very Strong against Water, Grass, Electric moves
  - Strong against Ground moves
- Moves:
  - Dragon Rush (Dragon-type Physical Attack)
  - Seed Bomb (Grass-type Physical Attack)
  - Aerial Ace (Flying-type Physical Attack)
  - Leech Seed (Steals some of the target's HP every turn)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Ripen (Doubles the effects of berries eaten by this Pokémon)
Level 61 Baxcalibur
- Type: Dragon/Ice
- Tera Type: Dragon
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Ice, Dragon, Fairy moves
  - Strong against Fire, Water, Grass, Electric moves
- Moves:
  - Icicle Crash (Ice-type Physical Attack)
  - Brick Break (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
  - Glaive Rush (Dragon-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Thermal Exchange (Boosts this Pokémon's Attack stat when hit by a Fire-type move, and prevents this Pokémon from being burned)

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Top Champion Geeta

After you defeat Hassel, there will be a cutscene. This time, your Pokémon will be healed up for free. You can change the Pokémon in your party if you wish. Your Tera Orb has been recharged.

Go through the door in the back when you are ready to battle. If you defeat Geeta, you get 14880 Pokédollars.

Level 61 Espathra
- Type: Psychic
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Bug, Ghost, Dark moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Psychic moves
- Moves:
  - Lumina Crash (Psychic-type Special Attack)
  - Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type Special Attack)
  - Quick Attack (Normal-type Physical Attack)
  - Reflect (Halves damage done to this Pokémon by physical moves)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Opportunist (If an opponent's stat is boosted, this Pokémon boosts the same stat for itself)
Level 61 Gogoat
- Type: Grass
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice moves
  - Immune to Grass moves
  - Strong against Ground, Water, Electric moves
- Moves:
  - Horn Leech (Grass-type Physical Attack)
  - Zen Headbutt (Psychic-type Physical Attack)
  - Play Rough (Fairy-type Physical Attack)
  - Bulk Up (raises this Pokémon's Attack and Defense)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Sap Sipper (This Pokémon takes no damage from Grass-type moves. Instead, its Attack stat is boosted.)
Level 61 Veluza
- Type: Water/Psychic
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric, Dark moves
  - Strong against Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Psychic, Ice moves
- Moves:
  - Aqua Jet (Water-type Physical Attack)
  - Liquidation (Water-type Physical Attack)
  - Psycho Cut (Psychic-type Physical Attack)
  - Ice Fang (Ice-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Mold Breaker (This Pokémon's attacks will affect the target even if target has an Ability that would normally negate the attack)
Level 61 Avalugg
- Type: Ice
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Fighting, Rock, Steel, Fire moves
  - Strong against Ice moves
- Moves:
  - Avalanche (Ice-type Physical Attack)
  - Crunch (Dark-type Physical Attack)
  - Earthquake (Ground-type Physical Attack)
  - Body Press (Fighting-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Own Tempo (This Pokémon can't get confused and is unaffected by Intimidate)
Level 61 Kingambit
- Type: Dark/Steel
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Very Weak to Fighting moves
  - Weak to Ground, Fire moves
  - Immune to Poison, Psychic moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Dark moves
- Moves:
  - Iron Head (Steel-type Physical Attack)
  - Kowtow Cleave (Dark-type Physical Attack)
  - Zen Headbutt (Physical-type Physical Attack)
  - Stone Edge (Rock-type Physical Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Supreme Overlord (when this Pokémon enters battle, its Attack and Special Attack are boosted for each of the allies in its party that have been defeated)
Level 62 Glimmora
- Type: Rock/Poison
- Tera Type: Rock
- Type Effectiveness:
  - Weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass moves
  - Strong against Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire moves
- Moves:
  - Tera Blast (Rock-type Special Attack)
  - Sludge Wave (Poison-type Special Attack)
  - Earth Power (Ground-type Special Attack)
  - Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type Special Attack)
- Held Item: None
- Ability: Toxic Debris (Scatters poison spikes at the opposing team's feet when this Pokémon takes damage from physical moves)

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Battle Nemona (Lv. 65-66)

The recommended level for this battle is 65-66. If your Pokémon are below that level, you may wish to get the five Titan Badges and the five Team Star Badges before you continue, if you haven't already done so. Then when you are ready, go to the battle court in the middle of Mesagoza to battle Nemona. She has a level 65 Lycanroc, a level 65 Goodra, a level 65 Dudunsparce, a level 65 Orthworm, a level 65 Pawmot, and a level 66 starter (Quaquaval if you chose Sprigatito, Meowscarada if you chose Fuecoco, Skeledirge if you chose Quaxly).

Get the Five Titan Badges and the Five Team Star Badges

Before you can proceed, you need to get all five Titan Badges and complete the events that happen after that, and you need to get all five Team Star Badges and complete the events that happen after that.

After you complete both, you will get a call from Arven, who will add a destination to your map, near Medali. Go to Medali, then go southeast to the destination on the map.