‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’ Paldean Forms list

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is the latest mainline entry into the Pokémon games series. It carries some of the new mechanics from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, including an open-world design, and more in-world battles. But while it does feature several forward-thinking bells and whistles, this is very much still a Pokémon game. That means gyms, battling, and even regional form Pokémon.

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Players will explore the Paldea region in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with certain existing Pokémon living in new forms, exclusive to the region. These Paldean-form Pokémon have new typings, and look slightly different to their standard variants. So far, there are only two main Paldean form Pokémon in the game.

Let’s take a look at all of the Paldean Form Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Paldean Form Pokémon list

Here’s all of the Paldean Form Pokémon revealed so far. Note that there are three forms of Tauros (Paldean), each with different typing

• Paldean Whooper (Poison/Ground)
• Paldean Taurus (Fighting Form)
• Paldean Taurus (Fighting/Fire)
• Paldean Taurus (Fighting/Water)

 

Paldean Whooper

So far, Paldean Whooper is slightly different to the base form, with a Poison/Ground typing, and different covering colour and antennae. This Whooper lives in swampy environments, and is known as the ‘Poison fish’ Pokémon. Here’s what the Pokédex has to say about Paldean Whooper:

“In ancient times, Wooper lived underwater in the Paldea region. But it seems after losing in a struggle for territory, they began living in bogs on land.​
To keep from drying out while living on land, they began to cover their bodies with a poisonous film.”

Interestingly, if you encounter Paldean Whooper in the wild, you may find poisoned Pokémon in the area. This is because this Whooper variant shoots poison from its gils.

Paldean Whooper will evolve into Clodsire, a brand new Pokémon, rather than Quagsire, like the normal form does.

What are Paldean Form Pokémon?

Paldean Form Pokémon are regional variants of certain Pokémon. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, we saw numerous Galarian Form Pokémon, with slight variations in design and type. It’s the same here, but given that Paldea is a very different environment when compared to the UK-inspired Galar, we’ll likely see some wildly different versions of fan favourite Pokémon.

Paldean Tauros

Now onto Paldean Tauros, which actually has three sub-forms. The first is a straight up Fighting Type, with two tails. Then there’s the Fighting/Fire variant, which has red stripes in its fur. Finally, there’s a Fighting/Water Type, with blue strips and round horns. These are all extremely useful Pokémon, so try to catch all three!

That’s all of the Paldean Form Pokémon we know about so far. As more are revealed, we’ll be sure to update this page. In the meantime, head over to our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Gym Order page to see which order to tackle the badges in.

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