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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

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I make it to Paradise Barrens, a mountainous area full of rocks, and there are some Pokémon that can be found in the area. The main objective is to check out the signboard with Kieran, and that would be the third signboard in Kitakami that we have found out of the three in the region.

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Paradise Barrens is filled with hidden items, most of which are items you can sell, and there are a lot of wild Pokémon, like Sandshrew, Mudbray, Orthworm, Bombirdier, and many others, and there are two new encounters to go over, this is where you would find Gligar in Pokémon Scarlet.
The first new encounter is Vullaby, its late evolution is a drawback, but at the higher levels, it can evolve right away. Vullaby does get Roost as Egg Moves and it can learn Foul Play and Knock Off, it can relearn Toxic when evolved into Mandibuzz, and it tends to be more of a defensive Pokémon, but it can use Nasty Plot to boost its Special Attack to work with moves like Dark Pulse and Air Slash, but aside from that, its best use is to stall out the opponent with Roost and Toxic.
Next is the Dragon-type Jangmo-o, and around Oni Mountain, near Kitakami Wilds, you can find a Steel Tera Type Hakamo-o which knows Iron Head, this can flip its huge weakness to Fairy around. When fully evolved into Kommo-o, which has good stats all around aside from its average HP and Speed stats, it does learn a move called Clangerous Soul, which increases all of Kommo-o's stats at the cost of 33% of its own HP, and this can pair well with Scale Shot to increase Kommo-o's Speed further, making it a threat against most opponents, it is a good mixed attacker with moves like Close Combat, Outrage, and through TMs, Flamethrower, Flash Cannon, and Aura Sphere.
In one of the caves, you can find an Unremarkable Teacup, this is the item that evolves Poltchageist into Sinistcha, the base form is called the Unremarkable Form, Sinistcha will learn Matcha Gotcha upon evolution, this move is a combination of Giga Drain and Scald, it drains the opponent's HP and can inflict a burn. I do find it interesting that the Poltchageist line is the convergent species of the Sinistea line, but the difference is their names are flipped, with Sinistcha being the counterpart to Polteageist, even though it contains a part of Sinistea's name.
When you get to the signboard, you get to battle Kieran yet again, and he has Yanma, Furret, and Poliwrath, which would be a Poliwhirl if you have not completed the game, but he has included Dipplin to his team. His team's levels are 64 to 67, if you haven't completed the game, it would be levels 22 to 25. For moves, his Yanma has Bug Buzz, Air Cutter, and Giga Drain, his Furret knows Tidy Up to increase its Attack and Speed, and it has Double-Edge and Super Fang, Poliwrath has Hydro Pump and Brick Break for some powerful STAB moves, and Dipplin has Syrup Bomb, Dragon Pulse, and Energy Ball. As for moves before beating the game, his Yanma has Struggle Bug, Poliwhirl has Water Pulse and Mud Shot, Furret has Take Down, Dig, and Slash, and Dipplin has Dragon Breath instead of Dragon Pulse.
After the battle, we read a bit of info, even though we know, or well, we haven't told Kieran about this yet, but the info does seem kind of misleading when we finally learned the truth about Ogerpon, and even encountered it, but that is what the people of Kitakami believe in, and they see Ogerpon as a terrifying creature that you should never encounter at night. After that, it is time to head back to Mossui Town, which I will do in the next part.

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