How to check IVs in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: IV Checker guide
The Pokemon CompanyPokemon Scarlet & Violet has a built-in IV checker for players to see more detailed stats for their Pokemon, so here’s how Trainers looking to raise the strongest companions can unlock the feature and check their team’s IVs.
Pokemon has always been deceptively deep when it comes to the world of competitive battling. And Scarlet & Violet is the latest mainline game for competitive play.
As such, players wanting to participate will need all the resources they can get to check out Pokemon’s stats, including Individual Values. Thankfully, there’s an easy way for Trainers to check IVs built into Generation 9’s gameplay.
Here is everything that Trainers journeying through the game’s Paldea Region need to know about checking Pokemon IVs and how to unlock the feature in Scarlet & Violet.
Make sure to also check out the Paldean Pokedex, the list of all missing Pokemon not in Scarlet & Violet, how to get eggs by breeding in Scarlet & Violet, or the type chart for Gen 9 to be sure you know exactly how to catch ’em all
How to unlock the IV Checker in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
To unlock the IV Checker, players must complete the game’s Pokemon League storyline. Unfortunately for players looking for a quick and easy way to check Pokemon IVs, this means that Trainers must first put in quite a bit of legwork to unlock it.
Trainers wanting to find the most optimal way to get through the story path can check out our Gym order guide on how to do so to make this journey as straightforward as possible.
Once players have taken on the Pokemon League and become Champion, all that needs to be done is to return to any Pokemon Center, talk to the receptionist, and she will give players the ‘Judge Feature‘.
- From here, open up the Pokemon Box, navigate to the Pokemon you want to check the stats of, and hit the + Button on the Nintendo Switch controller.
- Press the + Button once more, and trainers can see IVs and EVs for their Pokemon.
That’s everything players need to know about unlocking the IV Checker in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet for Generation 9.
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