I just completed it recently, with two full playthroughs
The way I engage with every Pokemon isbasicallythe same, dating back to the original generation.
I’ll finish an initial run with my game of choice (anything that resembles the color red is usually where I drift toward, going back to my original choice ofPokemon Red) and get every single Pokemon possible, then buy a copy of the other version. I’ll scour that, and transfer all of the exclusives back to the original version. I managed to finish that whole process (amid a ton of other work in this busy year!) recently, and wanted to check in with the community and see where they were at. Or if y’all even care!
It was fully organic, with some transfer help
Since I completed my quest across two games on one Switch, I needed a little help. My wife, who is working her way throughViolet, thankfully assisted in swapping over some of the evolution-through-trading Pokemon, as well as transferring all the exclusives I caught fromVioletback into my “main”Scarletfile.
As a reminder,you’ll get theShiny Charmfor your effortsif you speak to Jacq in the biology classroom after completing the Paldea Pokedex. The 400th-catchreward in your actual Pokedexis aBeast Ball. My absolute last 400/400 Pokemon for theScarlet & Violetgeneration was Iron Thorns.
Weirdly enough, the last Pokemon I needed for my generation 1 ‘Dex was Tauros. I did everything else, and never managed to get one from the Safari Zone on either playthrough: so I grinded it out last.
You can also wait for the springPokemon Homeupdate
In “spring 2023,”(knock on wood)Pokemon Homefunctionality will be coming toScarlet & Violet. At that point, you’ll be able to just transfer creatures without a workaround. All the info we have at the moment is that you’ll be able to bring in “select Pokemon from past games to the Paldea region.” I’m sure that will go over well!
