Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: All Gym leaders, Titans, Team Star, Rival battles
A commonly used self-imposed restriction in both regular and Nuzlocke playthroughs is level caps which prevent you from over-leveling and making boss encounters too easy. Here are the level caps for PokemonScarlet & Violetfor all its gym and boss encounters.
Nuzlockes are a great way of adding an extra challenge to your Pokemon playthrough. To prevent players from over-leveling and crushingevery bossmost Nuzlocke rulesets utilize level caps that ban you from using Pokemon higher level than your opponent’s.
As Pokemon games go, Scarlet & Violet have some of the most confusing level caps in the series. This is because there are several storylines and players have the freedom to do whatever they want in any order.
To make things a little easier for you we’ve put together this list of all-level caps in the latest Pokemon games.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: Gym Leaders
Below are the recommended level caps for all the Gym Leaders who have to be defeated to complete theVictory Road storyline, as well as thePokemon Typethey specialize in:
For the second round of Gym battles that become available after beating Geeta,all of therematched Gym Leaders have a cap of Level 66. To avoid overleveling, it is recommended to switch up your team as often as possible.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: Titans
Below are the recommended level caps for all theTitan Pokemonthat have tobe defeatedto complete the Path of Legends storyline:
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: Team Star
Below are all the recommended level caps for the Team Star bosses, which have to be defeated to complete the Starfall Street storyline, as well as the Pokemon type they specialize in:
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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: Rival battles
Throughout your adventures, you’ll encounter Nemona, the player’s rival, and a regional champion. These are the level caps for each of the Nemona rival battles, and when you can expect each fight to show up:
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet level caps: Elite Four & Champion
Below are the level caps for all theElite Four membersand the Champion, as well as the Pokemon type they all specialize in.
That’s everything you need to know about the level caps in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Be sure to check out more of our coverage, including guides onMass Outbreak eventsand all theShiny sandwich recipes.
