Pokémon Scarlet Training Guide: Natures, Stats, Base Points & Hyper Training

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Pokémon Scarlet Training Guide: Natures, Stats, Base Points & Hyper Training

Training a Pokémon for harder Tera Raids or competitive battles goes beyond simply raising its level. Pokémon Scarlet includes several systems that influence final stats and battle performance, including Natures, base points, individual strengths, moves, Abilities and held items.

Start With the Pokémon's Job

Before spending resources, decide what you want the Pokémon to do.

Possible roles include:

• Physical attacker.
• Special attacker.
• Defensive support.
• Fast offensive Pokémon.
• Tera Raid damage dealer.
• Tera Raid support Pokémon.

Do Not Train Every Stat Equally

A Pokémon normally performs better when training supports its actual role.

For example, a Pokémon relying almost entirely on physical moves usually has less reason to prioritize Special Attack than Attack.

Levels

Level remains the most basic form of progression.

Higher levels increase stats and may unlock additional moves or evolution opportunities depending on the Pokémon.

Do Not Confuse Level With Full Training

Two Pokémon at the same level can still have different final stats because of:

• Nature.
• Base points.
• Individual strengths.

Natures

A Pokémon's Nature influences how its stats develop.

For serious training, choose a Nature that supports the stat your Pokémon actually uses.

Examples of Nature Planning

A physical attacker may benefit from emphasizing Attack, while a special attacker may prefer a Nature supporting Special Attack.

A fast Pokémon may instead prioritize Speed.

Nature Mints

Scarlet and Violet provide Mints that allow you to change which stat effects are applied from Nature for battle purposes.

This means a useful Pokémon does not need to be discarded simply because its original Nature is inconvenient.

Base Points

Pokémon training also includes hidden stat development commonly referred to by competitive players as EV training.

The official Pokémon training guide calls these base points.

Base Points Come From Training

Defeating Pokémon can contribute base points to particular stats.

This allows you to shape the Pokémon toward its intended role.

Do Not Train Randomly Forever

If you want a purpose-built Pokémon, plan which stats should receive the majority of its training rather than battling random Pokémon indefinitely.

Power Items

Held Power items can help direct base-point training toward a chosen stat.

Use the item matching the stat you intend to develop.

Base-Point Reducing Berries

If earlier training placed points into unwanted stats, supported berries can help correct the distribution.

This means an older story Pokémon can often be retrained instead of replaced.

Individual Strengths

Pokémon also have inherent individual stat strengths, commonly called IVs by players.

These affect how high individual stats can ultimately reach.

Judge Function

Once available, the game's stat judging tools help you evaluate a Pokémon's individual strengths.

Use them before spending valuable training resources on a serious battle build.

Hyper Training

Pokémon Scarlet includes Hyper Training as a way to improve how selected stats are calculated.

This is especially useful when you already have a Pokémon you want to keep because of:

• Species.
• Shiny status.
• Tera Type.
• Personal preference.

Hyper Training Does Not Replace Everything

It does not remove the need to consider:

• Nature.
• Base-point distribution.
• Moves.
• Held item.
• Ability.

Moves

A well-trained Pokémon with a poor moveset is still poorly prepared.

Choose moves that support the intended role.

Physical vs Special Moves

Check whether the Pokémon's important attacks use:

• Attack.
• Special Attack.

Train the offensive stat the moves actually depend on.

Support Moves

Raid and competitive Pokémon may also benefit from moves that:

• Increase allied effectiveness.
• Reduce enemy stats.
• Improve survivability.
• Control the battle.

Held Items

The held item should reinforce the build rather than being chosen independently.

Ask whether the item supports:

• Damage.
• Recovery.
• Defense.
• Speed.
• Another specific strategy.

Abilities

A Pokémon's Ability may be central to its battle role.

Before completing a build, make sure you understand what the Ability actually contributes.

Tera Type

Scarlet's Terastal system creates another training decision.

A Tera Type may support:

• Stronger offense.
• Different defensive matchups.
• A specific raid strategy.

Raid Training vs Competitive Training

A Pokémon prepared for Tera Raids may value different traits from one built for player-versus-player battles.

Raid builds often emphasize surviving repeated attacks while producing consistent damage or support.

Do Not Copy One Build Everywhere

A build designed for a particular raid boss is not automatically a good general competitive build.

Training Routine

1. Choose the Pokémon's intended role.
2. Select the Nature effect you want.
3. Plan the important stats.
4. Train base points deliberately.
5. Evaluate individual strengths.
6. Use Hyper Training where useful.
7. Choose moves and held item.
8. Confirm the Ability and Tera Type fit the plan.
9. Test the Pokémon in its intended battle format.

Common Training Mistakes

• Training every stat randomly.
• Ignoring Nature effects.
• Using Hyper Training but forgetting base points.
• Training Attack for a Pokémon using special moves.
• Copying a raid build into competitive play without understanding it.
• Spending resources before deciding the Pokémon's role.

Bottom Line

Pokémon Scarlet training is about aligning several systems toward one purpose. Decide the Pokémon's job first, then match its Nature, base points, individual strengths, moves, held item, Ability and Tera Type to that role instead of treating level alone as complete training.