Post-Game Grind: What Should You Grind For?

Now that you've finished Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV), what else should you do? Make the strongest Pokemon ever, of course! Read on to learn the most efficient ways to Grind, Train, and Breed Pokemon, what items you'll need, and the most efficient ways to do all of these!

Can You Grind for Your Ideal Pokemon?

Training and Breeding Items Make Grinding Easier

Chansey Supply

Delibird Presents

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, most training and breeding items you'll need are available in shops across Paldea. This means, as long as you have enough money and League Points, you'll be able to train and breed your ideal Pokemon.

How to Make Money Fast

Items You Should Buy at Delibird Presents

Item	Price	Description
Everstone	₽10,000	When a Pokemon holds an Everstone while breeding, the Pokemon will pass on its Nature to its offspring.
Destiny Knot	₽20,000	If one parent holds the Destiny Knot, 5 of the 12 IVs between both parents will be passed down to their offspring.
Power Items	₽20,000	Although not as effective as the Destiny Knot, having a parent hold a Power Item guarantees one specific IV out of the 12 to be passed down to the offspring.
Bottle Caps	₽20,000	Use Bottle Caps to Hyper Train your Pokemon and raise their Individual Values (IVs). Hyper Training can now be done starting at Lv. 50!
Mirror Herb	₽30,000	Buy one, and give to a Pokemon to transfer an Egg Move during a picnic. Item will be held by the recipient of the Egg move, and both Pokemon does not necessarily need to be in the same Egg Group.

Items You Should Buy at Chansey Supply

Item	Price	Description
Vitamins	₽10,000	One vitamin gives a Pokemon 10 EVs in a certain stat like HP for HP Up, Attack for Protein, Defense from Iron, etc.
Mints	₽20,000	Sold after you defeat your 6th Gym Leader. This item changes the effect of your Pokemon's Nature as if it was another Nature altogether.
PP Up	₽10,000	Slightly raises the PP of a Pokemon's specific move. Can only be bought after finishing the game once.
Ability Capsule	₽100,000	Changes your Pokemon's Ability. Sold after you finish the game once.

You Can Change Miraidon and Koraidon's IVs and Nature

Koraidon and Miraidon are both legendary Pokemon, and one of them will join your party once you finish the game. Though they have fixed Individual Values and Natures, you can still have these altered with Bottle Caps and Mints respectively.

Grinding for Specific Tera Type Pokemon is Difficult

There are only three known ways to grind for a Pokemon with the Tera Type that you want:

• Collect 50 Tera Shards, and have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed by the Chef at the Treasure Eatery in Medali City after beating Gym Leader Larry.
• Grind Tera Raids for a Pokemon with the Tera Type you want.
• Fight and catch Tera Pokemon in the wild.

Unfortunately, Tera Shards are rare rewards gained from high-level, multi-star Tera Raids, so you'll have to grind a lot of Tera Raids to get them. As for Tera Raids, you won't know which Pokemon you'll get until you fight the battle. You'll only know the Pokemon's Tera Type.

We recommend you study the locations of Tera Pokemon out in the wild and look for a Pokemon with your preferred Tera Type there. We have a list of all wild Tera Pokemon in Paldea that you can check out below.

All Wild Tera Pokemon Locations

How to Prepare for Train and Breed

Beat the Game

Before training and breeding powerful Pokemon, we recommend that you first clear the Great Crater of Paldea quest that comes after finishing all three main storylines (Victory Road, Path of Legends, and Starfall Street).

After the ending, essential items like PP Up and the Ability Capsule become available for purchase, which are both invaluable in training and breeding.

What You'll Need to Train and Breed

Breeding Requirements
A lot of money and League Points	Breeding is an expensive process because of all the breeding items you'll need to buy from shops.
A Ditto	Catch one in the wild. It's not as important to get a Ditto with high IVs compared to previous games, due to the accessibility of Bottle Caps. But having a Ditto is still useful.
Sandwiches	Make Sandwiches that increase Egg Power, which helps you get eggs faster.
A Pokemon that helps eggs hatch faster	These are Pokemon that have either the Flame Body, Steam Engine, or Magma Armor ability.
When you want to cultivate IVs and Natures
Parent Pokemon with High IVs	Make sure the parent is holding an item that will let them pass on their IVs more efficiently.
Destiny Knot	If one parent holds the Destiny Knot, 5 of the 12 IVs between both parents will be passed down to their offspring.
Everstone	When a Pokemon holds an Everstone while breeding, the Pokemon will pass on its Nature to its offspring.

What You Need to Train Your Pokemon

Item	Price	Description
Bottle Caps	₽20,000	Use this to Hyper Train your Pokemon's IVs as long as they're Lv. 50 and above.
Vitamins	₽10,000	Use these to raise your Pokemon's EVs.
Mints	₽20,000	Use these to change the effect of your Pokemon's Nature as it it was another Nature altogether.
PP Up	₽10,000	Use this to raise the PP of one of your Pokemon's powerful moves.
Feathers	Tera Raid Battle Reward	Another type of item that increases EVs, though only by 1. Use these to fine-tune your Pokemon's EVs.
EV Reducing Berries	Tera Raid Battle Reward	Assorted types of berries that can reduce the EVs of specific stats by 10. Use this for EV fine-tuning as well.
Technical Machine	Materials & League Points	Use these to teach your Pokemon specific moves.
Mirror Herb	₽30,000	Have two of your Pokemon that belong in the same Egg Group hold two of these. This will let you have one of those Pokemon transfer an Egg Move to the other during a picnic.

Efficient Ways to Get Powerful Pokemon

Breeding

Tera Types

Using a Ditto

Shiny Pokemon

How to Breed Powerful Pokemon

Nature and IV Breeding Guide

How to Grind for Pokemon with Specific Tera Types

The easiest way to grind for a Pokemon with a Tera Type that you want is to hunt for specific wild Tera Pokemon while exploring Paldea. You can check out our guide on hunting Tera Pokemon, as well as our list of wild Tera Pokemon locations.

Rare Tera Type Hunting Guide

Using a Ditto

Since you can buy Bottle Caps with money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV), it's not that important to get a Ditto with high IVs. Instead of breeding for a Pokemon with high IVs, you can simply have one of your current Pokemon go through Hyper Training.

But it's still helpful if you happen to have a Ditto with high IVs. If you want to, you can trade for such a Ditto at our Ditto Tradiing Board.

Ditto Trading Board

How to Get Specific Shiny Pokemon

If you want to get a shiny version of a specific Pokemon, one of the best ways to do it is to take advantage of Mass Outbreaks.

Clear at least 60 Pokemon in the Mass Outbreak by using the Let's Go! feature, and then lay down a picnic table. This has the potential to force a Shiny Pokemon to spawn. Your odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon will also increase if you ate a Sparkling Power Lv. 3 Sandwich and have a Shiny Charm.

For a more detailed explanation, visit our guide on hunting Shiny Pokemon below.

Shiny Hunting Guide

Efficient Methods to Train Pokemon

How to Train Your Pokemon Efficiently

Note that in online matches, the levels of both your Pokemon and your enemy's Pokemon will be raised to Lv. 50 if your Pokemon hasn't gotten there yet.

Also, if you want to check your IVs, use the Judge Function while checking Pokemon in your Boxes. As for EVs, check your Pokemon's summary and press the L button while you're in the second tab. You should see your EVs in the graph on the right-hand side of the screen.

How to Make Your Pokemon's Stats Ideal

Whether you've bred your Pokemon or caught it out in the wild, the first thing to do is to start altering its Ability, Hidden Ability, and Nature. This is one of the most expensive parts of the process, as the Ability Capsule needed to change a Pokemon's Ability already costs ₽100,000.

Once your Pokemon gets to a sufficient level like Level 50, buy Bottle Caps and bring them to a Hyper Trainer to max out their IVs. As for altering its Nature and Hidden Ability, use Mints and the Ability Patch respectively.

How to Increase IVs

Vitamins are the Most Efficient Way to Raise Effort Values

Vitamins like Protein, Iron, and Carbos are the best way to raise your EVs, though they are expensive at ₽10,000 per piece. But each of these puts 10 EVs in a Pokemon's certain stat.

You can raise a Pokemon's EVs to 252 per stat, but it can only have a total of 510 EVs across all stats. To fine-tune your EVs, use EV Reducing Berries that reduce EVs in a certain stat by 10, and Feathers that raise EVs in a specific stat by 1.

How to EV Train Fast

Choose Your Pokemon's Moves Carefully

When choosing moves for your Pokemon, it is good to have a mix of moves that are the same type as your Pokemon's type (for the Same-type Attack Bonus or STAB Bonus), as well as one or two moves from a different type or types. This way, you can still damage enemies that your Pokemon is weak against if for some reason you can't switch it out or you can't run away from a battle.

To teach your Pokemon these moves, use the Technical Machine (TM) Machines at Pokemon Centers across Paldea. Make sure you have enough League Points and Materials to craft a certain TM.

You can also have your Pokemon relearn moves you may want to use again if you had them forget that move during your training.

TM Machines and How to Use Them

Most Efficient Way to Level Up

The most efficient way to level up in the game so far is to fight Tera Raid battles. Here, you can get Exp. Candies that you can then use on your Pokemon to raise their levels.

How to Level Up Fast

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

Training and Breeding