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The mascot of Gen 8’sPokemon Sun, Solgaleo, can be caught if you have thePokemon Scarlet & VioletIndigo Disk DLC. Originally exclusive toPokemon Sun/Ultra Sun, you can get Solgaleo in both versions without having to trade or transfer.
Despite being known as the “Sunne Pokemon,” Solgaleo’s typing is Psychic/Steel. You can make it appear in Paldea after obtaining a Solgaleo Treat from Snacksworth, an NPC who shows up after you’ve caught Terapagos in the Indigo Disk. While you can get Solgaleo in bothScarlet/Violet, it may be easier for some players to get it inScarletrather thanViolet.
How to Get Solgaleo Treat
Where to Find Snacksworth
Snacksworth can be found at theEntranceofBlueberry Academy. If you look to the right from the reception desk, he’ll be standing by the row of seats surrounding the battle arena. Once you’ve completed10 Solo Blueberry Quests (BBQs), Snacksworth will give you a Key Item called a Pokemon Treat. If you’re lucky, he’ll give you a Solgaleo Treat for your first 10 Solo BBQs inPokemon Scarlet. As long as you have this item in your inventory,the respective Legendary Pokemon will appear.
How to Get Solgaleo Treat in Pokemon Violet
Those with a copy ofPokemon Violetwill have to put in a bit more work. You have a chance of getting a Solgaleo Treat by completingone Group BBQ, which areonly accessible if you’re in a Union Circle. Like the Solo BBQs, the Treat will be randomized, so it may take you more than one Group BBQ until you get the Solgaleo Treat. When you reveive BBQs, you’ll notice they havedifferent colored backgroundsdepending on their difficulty. Group BBQs are marked by theirgold background, and you getone for every “red background” BBQthatyou complete in the Union Circle.
Where to Find Solgaleo in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Pokemon League
After getting the Solgaleo Treat, Snacksworth will give you a hint:
“Speaking of Solgaleo… I do recall this one particular encounter when I was a younger feller. I’d gone to pay Paldea’s Pokémon League a little visit at that fine building they’ve got there. I was just admiring the structure from the outside when one of the staffers noticed me and invited me in for a better look. They took me up to the observation deck, all done up with that logo of theirs. I was looking toward the academy and enjoying the view when a shadow fell across us. I kid you not, young friend. It was Solgaleo itself! It was only there a moment before itdashed right off again in a flash, so I couldn’t even get in a how-do-you-do. But it was magnificent!”
Solgaleo’s location is extremely easy to pin down, as Snacksworth all but states it in his story. You will find Solgaleoon the roof of the Pokemon League. So, fly to the Pokemon Center outside the League Building, thenclimb the surrounding mountains until you’re high enough to glide over to the roof. Of course, if you unlocked Koraidon/Miraidon’s flying ability, you can just soar on up without any trouble.
Solgaleo appears on the roof of the League Building,notthe battle arena. you may refer to the above image for an idea of where you’ll need to go.
Solgaleo Moves and Weaknesses
Type: Psychic/Steel
Dual Psychic/Steel-typing has four type weaknesses, but what will make Solgaleo difficult to catch is its moveset. Thislevel 70 Solgaleocomes packing withtwo moves that have recoil damage. Meaning if you chip away too much at Solgaleo’s HP, it has a chance ofaccidentally knocking itself out. Like with any Legendary Pokemon encounter,save before you battle it.
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