Which legendary Pokemon are returning in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk? The following list includes all the legendary Pokemon you’ll be able to find and catch in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s new DLC content.
Legendary Pokemon Returning in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Indigo Disk
After completing The Indigo Disk DLC, you’ll unlock the post-game NPC, Snacksworth. When you complete BP quests, Snacksworth will reward you with a snack for a random legendary Pokemon from the list below. Once you have the snack, that legendary Pokemon will become a static, shiny-locked encounter in your game.
The following legendary Pokemon are returning to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet in the Indigo Disk DLC expansion, listed in Pokedex order:
| Pokedex No. | Pokemon Name | Location/Notes |
| 144 | Articuno | Glaseado Mountain, east of Montenevera. Appears in Kantonian form; Galarian form is transferrable using Pokemon HOME. |
| 145 | Zapdos | South Province: Area One, atop the lighthouse outside Levincia. Appears in Kantonian form; Galarian form is transferrable using Pokemon HOME. |
| 146 | Moltres | Asado Desert, mid-north atop one of the large rock structures. Appears in Kantonian form; Galarian form is transferrable using Pokemon HOME. |
| 243 | Raikou | West Province: Area One, on the cliff edge of the small lake at the end of the river. |
| 244 | Entei | East Province: Area Three, on the cliff farthest east. |
| 245 | Suicune | Casseroya Lake, on the small western-most island in the lake. |
| 249 | Lugia | North Paldean Sea, in the waters just north of an island above North Province: Area One. |
| 250 | Ho-oh | South Province: Area Four, on the southern cliffs directly to the east of Alfornada. |
| 380 | Latias | South Province: Area Four, on the beach between Alfornada and Cabo Poco. Latias is unable to Mega Evolve in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. |
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| 381 | Latios | North Province: Area Two, beside the water of a small lake just north of the river. Latios is unable to Mega Evolve in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. |
| 382 | Kyogre | North Paldean Sea, among the rock cluster in the sea northwest of Casseroya Lake. The Blue Orb item used to revert Kyogre into Primal Kyogre is unavailable in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. |
| 383 | Groudon | Alfornada Cavern, inside the carvern on one of the upper ridges. The Red Orb item used to revert Groudon into Primal Groudon is unavailable in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. |
| 384 | Rayquaza | Great Crater of Paldea, high atop a ridge north of South Province: Area Three. Rayquaza is unable to Mega Evolve in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. |
| 638 | Cobalion | North Province: Area Two, beside the Fury Falls waterfall. |
| 639 | Terrakion | West Province: Area One, beside the Great Crater of Paldea southeast of Cascarrafa. |
| 640 | Virizion | Tagtree Thicket, northeastern edge of the thicket. |
| 643 | Reshiram | East Province: Area One, along the small narrow river just south of Zapapico. |
| 644 | Zekrom | South Province: Area Five, on the large desert cliff just south of Artazon. |
| 646 | Kyurem | Dalizapa Passage The DNA Splicers used to fuse Kyurem into Black and White Kyurem are available at the Port Marinada auction. |
| 648 | Meloetta | Coastal Biome: spin around for 10 seconds in a windy patch on the grasslands near the Coastal Outdoor Classroom, then pull up your camera and switch to the sepia filter. Immediately available; doesn’t require a snack from Snacksworth to appear. |
| 791 | Solgaleo | Pokemon League Cosmog and Cosmoem, Solgaleo’s pre-evolutions, are not currently catchable but can be transferred through Pokemon HOME. Cosmoem will evolve into Solgaleo in Pokemon Scarlet, but Solgaleo cannot lay eggs to produce a Cosmog. |
| 792 | Lunala | Casseroya Lake, on the cliff by the sea southwest of the lake and just above the river separating the lake from the West Province. Cosmog and Cosmoem, Lunala’s pre-evolutions, are not currently catchable but can be transferred through Pokemon HOME. Cosmoem will evolve into Lunala in Pokemon Violet, but Lunala cannot lay eggs to produce a Cosmog. |
| 800 | Necrozma | Socarrat Trail, on the cliffs just above north Casseroya Lake. Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma are both obtainable with the use of the N-Solarizer and N-Lunarizer items. Both of these items can be found at the Port Marinada auction. Ultra Necrozma has thus far not been in any Pokemon game besides Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon due to requiring Ultranecronium Z, and it continues to be unavailable in The Indigo Disk. |
| 891 | Kubfu | North Province: Area Two, next to the sign for Fury Falls in the Tagtree Thicket. Kubfu can evolve into either Rapid Strike Urshifu or Single Strike Urshifu with the use of the Scroll of Waters and Scroll of Darkness, respectively. You can find both items at the Port Marinada auction |
| 896 | Glastier | Glaseado Mountain, on the mountain south of Glaseado Gym. The Rein’s of Unity item, which transforms Glastier into its Ice Rider form, can be obtained at the Port Marinada auction if you have Calyrex in your boxes. Note that Calyrex is not catchable in-game and must be transferred from Pokemon HOME. |
| 897 | Spectrier | Glaseado Mountain, in the ruins directly north of the Great Crater of Paldea and just west of Dalizapa Passage. The Rein’s of Unity item, which transforms Spectrier into its Shadow Rider form, can be obtained at the Port Marinada auction if you have Calyrex in your boxes. Note that Calyrex is not catchable in-game and must be transferred from Pokemon HOME |
Not every legendary is returning to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC as catchable Pokemon, but most can now be transferred into the game via Pokemon HOME. If you want every obtainable legendary Pokemon in your game, you will need to do a fair amount of transferring, as many of them are not catchable in either version of the game.
New Legendaries in the Indigo Disk DLC
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC brings with it a new turtle-like legendary Pokemon by the name of Terapogos. It serves as the mascot of the new DLC and players will encounter it as they progress through The Indigo Disk’s story. Terapogos has two forms it shifts between: a normal form outside of battle, and a unique terastalized form during battle.
The Indigo Disk also introduces four new paradox legendaries in the form of Raging Bolt, Gouging Fire, Iron Crown, and Iron Boulder. While Iron Crown and Iron Boulder are exclusive to Pokemon Violet, Raging Bolt and Gouging Fire are exclusive to Pokemon Scarlet. It’s worth noting that the previous paradox legendaries made available through Tera Raid events, Walking Wake and Iron Leaves, are still not catchable in-game.
Legendary Pokemon Previously Included in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
The following legendary Pokemon were in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet prior to The Indigo Disk, listed in Pokedex order:
| Pokedex No. | Pokemon Name |
| 144 | Articuno |
| 145 | Zapdos |
| 146 | Moltres |
| 150 | Mewtwo |
| 151 | Mew |
| 382 | Kyogre |
| 383 | Groudon |
| 384 | Rayquaza |
| 480 | Uxie |
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| 481 | Mesprit |
| 482 | Azelf |
| 483 | Dialga |
| 484 | Palkia |
| 485 | Heatran |
| 487 | Giratina |
| 488 | Cresselia |
| 493 | Arceus |
| 641 | Tornadus |
| 641 | Thundurus |
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| 645 | Landorus |
| 648 | Meloetta |
| 719 | Diancie |
| 720 | Hoopa |
| 721 | Volcanion |
| 801 | Megearna |
| 888 | Zacian |
| 889 | Zamazenta |
| 890 | Eternatus |
| 891 | Kubfu |
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| 892 | Urshifu |
| 893 | Zarude |
| 894 | Regieleki |
| 895 | Regidrago |
| 896 | Glastrier |
| 897 | Spectrier |
| 898 | Calyrex |
| 905 | Enamorus |
| 1001 | Wo-Chien |
| 1002 | Chien-Pao |
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| 1003 | Ting-Lu |
| 1004 | Chi-Yu |
| 1007 | Koraidon |
| 1008 | Miraidon |
| 1009 | Walking Wake |
| 1010 | Iron Leaves |
| 1014 | Okidogi |
| 1015 | Munkidori |
| 1016 | Fezandipiti |
| 1017 | Ogerpon |
Currently Unavailable and Unconfirmed to Return Legendary Pokemon
The following legendary and Mythical Pokemon are not available in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as of The Indigo Disk DLC, nor are there any known plans for them to return, listed in Pokedex order:
| Pokedex No. | Pokemon Name |
| 251 | Celebi |
| 494 | Victini |
| 649 | Genesect |
| 716 | Xerneas |
| 717 | Yveltal |
| 718 | Zygarde |
| 772 | Type: Null |
| 773 | Silvally |
| 802 | Marshadow |
| 807 | Zeraora |
| 808 | Meltan |
| 809 | Melmetal |
| 785 | Tapu Koko |
| 786 | Tapu Lele |
| 787 | Tapu Bulu |
| 788 | Tapu Fini |
You also won’t see any of Pokemon Sun and Moon’s Ultra Beasts returning in The Indigo Disk. Their status as legendary Pokemon is up for debate, but previously they have often been grouped with legendary Pokemon. Similarly, Sun and Moon’s Guardian Deities are not currently obtainable in any way.
Conspicuously, the only box legendaries that are currently unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet are the ones from Pokemon X and Y, Yveltal and Xerneas. Perhaps we have a trip to Kalos coming up in the near future, but for now, we’ll have to make do without them.
There’s more to The Indigo Disk than its amazing selection of returning legendary Pokemon. Check out our Indigo Disk impressions to learn more about what to expect.
Published: Dec 19, 2023 01:56 pm