Catch Every Starter Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet

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Before you can find the starter Pokémon, you’ll need to do a little legwork. Initially, the Terarium biomes aren’t properly equipped for these Pokémon to inhabit, so you need to upgrade them. Your chance will come within the first hour of the game. After you meet Lacey and catch an Alolan form Pokémon for your first class, you’ll get a call from Carmine to meet her at the Central Plaza. Next, after thrashing Carmine yet again, you’ll meet Drayton who leads you to the League Club.

From then on, you can access the PC at the League Club to support Blueberry Academy’s various clubs by spending BP, earned from Blueberry Quests. One such club is the Terarium Club, who need help upgrading the four biomes. You’ll find four requests such as “Boost biodiversity in the Savanna Biome!”, each costing a whopping 3000 BP. Getting that much BP needs a guide in itself, but the quickest way is to team up with other players online (requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription) or locally (requires real friends who live nearby). Otherwise, you’ll just have to grind, grind, grind!

After paying BP to upgrade a biome, a fixed selection of starter Pokémon will start appearing there, like regular wild Pokémon. They spawn somewhat rarely, so you may want to eat the appropriate encounter-boosting sandwich or meal (Fire, Water or Grass).

Savanna Biome

Pokémon	Type	Location	Map Marker
Charmander		The areas near the entrance to the Terarium.	Map Marker
Totodile		Around the small mud pool near the center and the larger one to the north-east.	Map Marker
Snivy		North-east part of the biome.	Map Marker
Fennekin		The nearby area north of Savanna Plaza.	Map Marker
Rowlet		Grassy areas throughout the biome.	Map Marker
Sobble		Around the mud pools to the far west, east and south.	Map Marker

Coastal Biome

Pokémon	Type	Location	Map Marker
Bulbasaur		South-west part of the biome.	Map Marker
Chikorita		Grassy areas everywhere except the island with Coastal Plaza.	Map Marker
Mudkip		Inside Torchlit Labyrinth.	Map Marker
Froakie		On the island with Coastal Plaza.	Map Marker
Popplio		Around the water throughout the biome.	Map Marker
Grookey		South-east part of the biome.	Map Marker

Canyon Biome

Pokémon	Type	Location	Map Marker
Squirtle		Near the water around the southern half of the biome.	Map Marker
Treecko		Highlands south-east from Canyon Plaza.	Map Marker
Turtwig		Throughout the northern half of the biome.	Map Marker
Tepig		Rocky areas throughout the biome, minus the areas directly north of Canyon Plaza.	Map Marker
Chespin		Inside Chargestone Cavern.	Map Marker
Litten		Rocky areas throughout the biome, minus the far east and far south.	Map Marker

Polar Biome

Pokémon	Type	Location	Map Marker
Cyndaquil		Inside small cave west from Coastal Plaza.	Map Marker
Torchic		Inside small cave south from Polar Plaza.	Map Marker
Chimchar		Throughout the southern half of the biome.	Map Marker
Piplup		Around the water throughout the biome.	Map Marker
Oshawott		Around the water throughout the biome.	Map Marker
Scorbunny		Throughout the southern half of the biome.	Map Marker