The Academy Tournament in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
After completing the Zero ZoneYou've entered the post-game of Pokémon Scarlet or Violet. With the main story finished, you may be wondering what to do next... Don't worry, there are still plenty of activities left, including the Grand Tournament of the Academy. This stage allows you to prove your worth once again, by competing against various teachers and other renowned trainers.
However, in order to participate, you must first complete a new task provided by Alisma. The latter asks you to inspect the Paldea Arena and to beat all the Champions a second time. When you have defeated the eighth Champion, you are invited back to the Academy. The League Leader is waiting for you there and asks you to report back to her on your Arena tour.
Then go to the Hall and talk to the receptionist to learn the rules of the competition. You will randomly meet one opponent after another. Furthermore, you will not be able to change your Pokémon during the tournament. Note, however, that your fighters will be healed between each battle. So be prepared: any defeat is eliminatory. It's time to get the title of Best Trainer in the Academy!
When you first enter the Academy Tournament, your opponents are not random. You will face, in order, Pepper, Jacq, Élige and Alisma. Since Alisma has level 69 and 70 Pokémon, we recommend Pokémon of at least level 70 for all battles. Below, you'll find our advice on which Attack types to use in each encounter, as well as a list of the Pokémon you'll be facing.
Pepper's Pokémon
Pepper uses the same Pokémon it had when you battled to finish the quest for A Perfume of Legend. However, they are much more powerful this time: they have all taken several levels. We advise you to use Combat, Fire, Water and possibly Ice attacks.
Rongrigou
Level : 67
Type : Normal
Scovilain
Level : 67
Types : Plant/Fire
Terracruel
Level : 67
Types : Plant/Soil
Gigansel
Level : 67
Type : Roche
Crustabri
Level : 67
Types : Water/Ice
Dogrino
Level : 68
Type : Darkness
Teratype : Darkness
Jacq's Pokémon
Its Pokémon are of lower levels than Pepper's. You shouldn't have too much trouble defeating this second opponent. In order to win this match more easily, you should plan to use Water, Spectre, Fire and Plant type attacks.
Arcanin
Level : 65
Type : Fire
Bourrinos
Level : 65
Type : Soil
Floramantis
Level : 65
Type : Plant
Flagadoss
Level : 65
Types : Water/Psy
Avaltout
Level : 65
Type : Poison
Farigiraf
Level : 66
Type : Normal/Psych
Teratype : Psy
Elige's Pokémon
Unlike the two previous trainers, Elige is a specialist in one type. She only fights with Pokémon of the Fighting type. Beware that most Pokémon have a dual type, which can make things difficult. So make sure some of your Pokémon have both Vol and Psy Attacks.
Hexadron
Level : 65
Type : Fight
Brutalibre
Level : 65
Types : Fighting/Theft
Tauros de Paldea (Fire)
Level : 65
Types : Fighting/Fire
Tauros de Paldea (Water)
Level : 65
Types : Combat/Water
Charmina
Level : 65
Types : Combat/Psych
Hariyama
Level : 66
Type : Fight
Teratype : Fight
Pokémon from Alisma
This last fight is not the easiest. Alisma has six very high level PokémonIn addition to having various types available. We recommend insect, fire and combat attacks.
Cleopsytra
Level : 69
Types : Psy
Scalper
Level : 69
Types : Darkness/Steel
Seracrawl
Level : 69
Type : Ice
Delestin
Level : 69
Types : Water/Psy
Chevroum
Level : 69
Type : Plant
Floréclat
Level : 70
Types : Poison/Roche
Teratype : Roche
After your victory, you will be awarded the title of Best Trainer in the Academy. It will be possible for you to take part in the Academy Tournament again. Other opponents, such as Menzi, Clavel or Thaïm will be added to the pool of participants to make the competition more interesting.
In the meantime, you can continue with the other activities offered in the post-game, including going to hunting for Legendary Pokémon or capture Koraidon or Miraidon if you haven't already done so.
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