Summary
SomePokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers may want to hold off on their hunt for Legendary Pokemon in the Indigo Disk DLC, as an issue with the way Individual Values (IVs) were handled was discovered. In short, all the returning Legendary Pokemon inPokemon Scarlet and Violethad their IVs set to zero, which may give some trainers pause to catch these powerful Pokemon until a fix is implemented.
Released on December 14, The Indigo Disk is the second part of the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC forPokemon Scarlet and Violet. As players continue their journeys at the Blueberry Academy and the Terarium, they are eventually given the chance to catch Legendary Pokemon by taking part in specific tasks given by Snacksworth in exchange for treats to lure them out. With these treats in hand,Pokemontrainers can return to Paldea tofind and catch 25 Legendary Pokemon from pastPokemongames. From Articuno to Spectrier, players looking to catch them all will have something else to consider while searching for them.
According to CentroLeaks on Twitter, the IV values of Legendary Pokemon were not set correctly, even afterthe release ofPokemon Scarlet and VioletPatch 3.0.0. Even though the patch fixed some bugs related to Pokemon abilities, such as Neutralizing Gas, the patch seemingly brought to light an issue with the returning Legendary Pokemon and their static encounters in the open world. Usually, a legendary Pokemon will have maximum IVs in three statistics, which is not the case with this update. Another Twitter user named mattyoukhana_ pointed out that the IV generation method the developers used essentially set the IVs of the returning Legendary Pokemon to zero, and claimed it was a feature rather than a bug. At the time of writing, it is not known if or when Game Freak will patch this issue out.
While this news may frustrate or entice somePokemontrainers, there are methods to evaluate and maximize each value. InPokemon Scarlet and Violet,trainers can check the IVs of a specific Pokemonby using the Judge function in the Boxes menu. The IVs range from “No Good” to “Best” in the Judge menu, and determine the maximum potential of Effort Values (EVs). IVs can be maximized via Hyper Training by speaking to an NPC near the Pokemon Center in Montenevera, which can correct any IV issues that a Legendary Pokemon may have.
Between the Legendary Pokemon IV issue, andcomplaints about missing features in The Indigo Disk,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetfans made their opinions about the DLC known on social media. It remains to be seen what Game Freak will do in response.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet are the main entries in the series for Generation IX. They introduced over 100 new Pokemon and brought players to the Paldea region.
