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Generation IX · Paldea

Generation IX: Paldea.

Paldea is the Iberian generation, modeled after Spain and Portugal. School-based plot, a mascot rival, and the most explicit acknowledgment yet that the player is a kid (you literally enroll at Naranja or Uva Academy). The Scarlet / Violet DLC pair (The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk) released in 2023.

Release2022
HardwareNintendo Switch
New species120
Dex range#906-1025

The mechanic that defined Gen IX

Open world, three independent storylines, Terastallization.

Scarlet and Violet ship as a true open-world Pokémon RPG. You can attempt the gyms, Titan hunts, and Team Star bases in any order. Terastallization is the new battle mechanic: once per battle a Pokémon swaps its type to its 'Tera type', which can be any of the 18 types and dramatically rewires team-building.

Signature moves introduced this generation: Tera Blast, Fillet Away, Make It Rain, Last Respects, Population Bomb.

Starters

Sprigatito
No. 906
Sprigatito
Grass
BST 310
 Fuecoco
No. 909
Fuecoco
Fire
BST 310
 Quaxly
No. 912
Quaxly
Water
BST 310

Box legendaries

Koraidon
No. 1007
Koraidon
Fighting Miraidon
No. 1008
Miraidon
Electric

Top 12 by base-stat total

Koraidon
No. 1007
Koraidon
BST 670
 Miraidon
No. 1008
Miraidon
BST 670
 Baxcalibur
No. 998
Baxcalibur
BST 600
 Archaludon
No. 1018
Archaludon
BST 600
 Pecharunt
No. 1025
Pecharunt
BST 600
 Roaring Moon
No. 1005
Roaring Moon
BST 590
 Iron Valiant
No. 1006
Iron Valiant
BST 590
 Walking Wake
No. 1009
Walking Wake
BST 590
 Iron Leaves
No. 1010
Iron Leaves
BST 590
 Gouging Fire
No. 1020
Gouging Fire
BST 590
 Raging Bolt
No. 1021
Raging Bolt
BST 590
 Iron Boulder
No. 1022
Iron Boulder
BST 590

Key dates

  • Scarlet and Violet launch globally on Switch as the first open-world mainline Pokémon.
  • The Teal Mask DLC ships, set in the Kitakami region.
  • The Indigo Disk DLC ships, adding Blueberry Academy and returning starters.
  • The Mochi Mayhem epilogue caps the Scarlet / Violet DLC arc.

Iconic trainers: Larry, Iono, Geeta, Penny, Arven (Rival), Nemona (Rival).

Games in this generation: Scarlet, Violet, Legends: Z-A.

Full roster (120 Pokémon)

Sprigatito No. 906 Sprigatito Floragato No. 907 Floragato Meowscarada No. 908 Meowscarada Fuecoco No. 909 Fuecoco Crocalor No. 910 Crocalor Skeledirge No. 911 Skeledirge Quaxly No. 912 Quaxly Quaxwell No. 913 Quaxwell Quaquaval No. 914 Quaquaval Lechonk No. 915 Lechonk Oinkologne No. 916 Oinkologne Tarountula No. 917 Tarountula Spidops No. 918 Spidops Nymble No. 919 Nymble Lokix No. 920 Lokix Pawmi No. 921 Pawmi Pawmo No. 922 Pawmo Pawmot No. 923 Pawmot Tandemaus No. 924 Tandemaus Maushold No. 925 Maushold Fidough No. 926 Fidough Dachsbun No. 927 Dachsbun Smoliv No. 928 Smoliv Dolliv No. 929 Dolliv Arboliva No. 930 Arboliva Squawkabilly No. 931 Squawkabilly Nacli No. 932 Nacli Naclstack No. 933 Naclstack Garganacl No. 934 Garganacl Charcadet No. 935 Charcadet Armarouge No. 936 Armarouge Ceruledge No. 937 Ceruledge Tadbulb No. 938 Tadbulb Bellibolt No. 939 Bellibolt Wattrel No. 940 Wattrel Kilowattrel No. 941 Kilowattrel Maschiff No. 942 Maschiff Mabosstiff No. 943 Mabosstiff Shroodle No. 944 Shroodle Grafaiai No. 945 Grafaiai Bramblin No. 946 Bramblin Brambleghast No. 947 Brambleghast Toedscool No. 948 Toedscool Toedscruel No. 949 Toedscruel Klawf No. 950 Klawf Capsakid No. 951 Capsakid Scovillain No. 952 Scovillain Rellor No. 953 Rellor Rabsca No. 954 Rabsca Flittle No. 955 Flittle Espathra No. 956 Espathra Tinkatink No. 957 Tinkatink Tinkatuff No. 958 Tinkatuff Tinkaton No. 959 Tinkaton Wiglett No. 960 Wiglett Wugtrio No. 961 Wugtrio Bombirdier No. 962 Bombirdier Finizen No. 963 Finizen Palafin No. 964 Palafin Varoom No. 965 Varoom Revavroom No. 966 Revavroom Cyclizar No. 967 Cyclizar Orthworm No. 968 Orthworm Glimmet No. 969 Glimmet Glimmora No. 970 Glimmora Greavard No. 971 Greavard Houndstone No. 972 Houndstone Flamigo No. 973 Flamigo Cetoddle No. 974 Cetoddle Cetitan No. 975 Cetitan Veluza No. 976 Veluza Dondozo No. 977 Dondozo Tatsugiri No. 978 Tatsugiri Annihilape No. 979 Annihilape Clodsire No. 980 Clodsire Farigiraf No. 981 Farigiraf Dudunsparce No. 982 Dudunsparce Kingambit No. 983 Kingambit Great Tusk No. 984 Great Tusk Scream Tail No. 985 Scream Tail Brute Bonnet No. 986 Brute Bonnet Flutter Mane No. 987 Flutter Mane Slither Wing No. 988 Slither Wing Sandy Shocks No. 989 Sandy Shocks Iron Treads No. 990 Iron Treads Iron Bundle No. 991 Iron Bundle Iron Hands No. 992 Iron Hands Iron Jugulis No. 993 Iron Jugulis Iron Moth No. 994 Iron Moth Iron Thorns No. 995 Iron Thorns Frigibax No. 996 Frigibax Arctibax No. 997 Arctibax Baxcalibur No. 998 Baxcalibur Gimmighoul No. 999 Gimmighoul Gholdengo No. 1000 Gholdengo Wo-Chien No. 1001 Wo-Chien Chien-Pao No. 1002 Chien-Pao Ting-Lu No. 1003 Ting-Lu Chi-Yu No. 1004 Chi-Yu Roaring Moon No. 1005 Roaring Moon Iron Valiant No. 1006 Iron Valiant Koraidon No. 1007 Koraidon Miraidon No. 1008 Miraidon Walking Wake No. 1009 Walking Wake Iron Leaves No. 1010 Iron Leaves Dipplin No. 1011 Dipplin Poltchageist No. 1012 Poltchageist Sinistcha No. 1013 Sinistcha Okidogi No. 1014 Okidogi Munkidori No. 1015 Munkidori Fezandipiti No. 1016 Fezandipiti Ogerpon No. 1017 Ogerpon Archaludon No. 1018 Archaludon Hydrapple No. 1019 Hydrapple Gouging Fire No. 1020 Gouging Fire Raging Bolt No. 1021 Raging Bolt Iron Boulder No. 1022 Iron Boulder Iron Crown No. 1023 Iron Crown Terapagos No. 1024 Terapagos Pecharunt No. 1025 Pecharunt

Legacy

Gen 9 is the open-world pivot. Terastallization redefined competitive play overnight (every Pokémon now has 18 possible defensive postures). The Pokédex completed crosses 1,025 species, all in a single mainline pair for the first time since Gen 5. Performance issues at launch were real, but the design ceiling that Paldea set is the new baseline. Pokémon Legends: Z-A extended the era in 2025 with a Lumiose-City-only adventure that restored Mega Evolution as the marquee mechanic.