Pokemon Scarlet And Violet are the first open world games in the series, giving players more freedom to explore and carve their own journey through its three story paths.

That said, although players can choose to tackle the paths in any order they choose, the game still has somewhat of an “intended” sequence based on the levels of each Gym Leader, Titan Pokemon, and Team Star Boss.

For players who wish to experience the story in a linear fashion with progressing levels of challenge, you can find a recommended story order for playing the game below.

Full Story Order

For players who wish to challenge all three story paths at once. This list is ordered by level from lowest to highest.

1. Cortondo Gym ~ Katy (Bug)
2. Stony Cliff Titan ~ Klawf (Rock)
3. Artazon Gym ~ Brassius (Grass)
4. Open Sky Titan ~ ??? (Flying)
5. Team Star Ruchbach Squad Boss ~ Giacomo (Dark)
6. Levincia Gym ~ Iono (Electric)
7. Team Star Schedar Squad Boss ~ Mela (Fire)
8. Lurking Steel Titan ~ ??? (Steel)
9. Cascarrafa Gym ~ Kofu (Water)
10. Team Star Navi Squad Boss ~ Atticus (Poison)
11. Medali Gym ~ Larry (Normal)
12. Montenevera Gym ~ Ryme (Ghost)
13. Quaking Earth Titan ~ ??? (Ground)
14. Alfornada Gym ~ Tulip (Psychic)
15. Glaseado Gym ~ Grusha (Ice)
16. Team Star Segin Squad Boss ~ Ortega (Fairy)
17. False Dragon Titan ~ ??? (Dragon)
18. Team Star Caph Squad Boss ~ Eri (Fighting)
19. Elite Four & Champion ~ Rika (Ground), Poppy (Steel), Larry (Flying), Hassel (Dragon), Geeta
20. Team Star Final Boss

 Gym Order

For players who wish to complete the Gym Challenge first. Note that defeating Gyms serves the same purpose as previous games, and it required to ensure traded and caught Pokemon above a certain level will obey you in battle.

1. Cortondo Gym ~ Katy (Bug)
2. Artazon Gym ~ Brassius (Grass)
3. Levincia Gym ~ Iono (Electric)
4. Cascarrafa Gym ~ Kofu (Water)
5. Medali Gym ~ Larry (Normal)
6. Montenevera Gym ~ Ryme (Ghost)
7. Alfornada Gym ~ Tulip (Psychic)
8. Glaseado Gym ~ Grusha (Ice)
9. Elite Four & Champion ~ Rika (Ground), Poppy (Steel), Larry (Flying), Hassel (Dragon), Geeta

Titan Order

For players who wish to complete the Path of Legends first. This path allows players to unlock Ride Forms for Koraidon/Miraidon, as well as potentially capture the powerful Titan Pokemon for their team.

1. Stony Cliff Titan ~ Klawf (Rock)
2. Open Sky Titan ~ ??? (Flying)
3. Lurking Steel Titan ~ ??? (Steel)
4. Quaking Earth Titan ~ ??? (Ground)
5. False Dragon Titan ~ ??? (Dragon)

Team Star Order

For players who wish to defeat Team Star first. Team Star Bases block of certain parts of the map, and players may need to defeat them to get to where they want to go, unless they can find an alternative route.

1. Team Star Ruchbach Squad Boss ~ Giacomo (Dark)
2. Team Star Schedar Squad Boss ~ Mela (Fire)
3. Team Star Navi Squad Boss ~ Atticus (Poison)
4. Team Star Segin Squad Boss ~ Ortega (Fairy)
5. Team Star Caph Squad Boss ~ Eri (Fighting)
6. Team Star Final Boss

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