What Pokémon Does Violet Have That Scarlet Doesn’t? (What Pokémon Is Not In Scarlet But In Violet?)

When Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were initially released in 2022, I (like everyone else in the Pokémon gaming community) was excited to see the two versions of Pokémon characters.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they were very different. Both Scarlet and Violet had plenty of exclusive Pokémon, which I thoroughly enjoyed playing with.

Well, let’s just say after all the time I have spent as a trainer on the two games 👩🏻‍💻, I know everything about their Pokémon and even which one may have the best collection.

If you want to learn more, keep reading.

This article has all the info you need.

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What Pokémon Is In Scarlet But Not In Violet?

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are different game versions of Pokémon that embody the same theme (time) but have pretty stark differences. One of them is the exclusive Pokémon each comes with.

Check out the table below to get a better overview of which Pokémon can be found in one version but not the other:

Scarlet Exclusive Pokémon	Violet Exclusive Pokémon
Armarouge	Miraidon
Oranguru	Caruledge
Koraidon	Eiscue
Tauros	Tauros (Aqua Breed)
Stonjourner	Bagon/Salamence/Shelgon
Drifloon/Drifblim	Passimian
Skrelp/Dragalge	Misdreavus/Mismagius
Stunky/Stuntank	Dreepy/Drakloak/Dragapult
Dieno/Hydreigon/Zweilous	Claucher/Clawitzer
Larvitar/Pupitar/Tyranitar	Gulpin/Swalot
Gligar (Scarlet Teal Mask Exclusive)	Morpeko (Violet Teal Mask Exclusive)
Gliscor (Scarlet Teal Mask Exclusive)	Aipom (Violet Teal Mask Exclusive)
Cramorant (Scarlet Teal Mask Exclusive)	Ambipom (Violet Teal Mask Exclusive)

Are Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Completely Different?

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are 2022 split version releases of Pokémon; therefore, they are pretty different. However, they share one common theme: the passage of time.

Scarlet is centered on the past, while Violet focuses on the future.

Aside from that, the two-game versions have several parallels. In addition to the different exclusive Pokémon highlighted above, here are other variances between Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:

Difference	Pokemon Scarlet 🟠	Pokemon Violet 🔵
Professor	Headed by Professor Sada	Headed by Professor Turo
Academy	Takes place in the Paldea region but trainers attend Naranja Academy.	Takes place in the Paldea region but trainers attend Uva Academy.
Uniform Color	Player characters wear bright orange outfits.	Player characters wear dark blue outfits.

Therefore, it is clear that even though Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are both part of Generation 9 Pokémon, there are big differences between them and their overall gaming experience.

Which Game Version Has Better Pokémon?

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Trainers may have contrasting opinions, but many communally agree that Pokémon Scarlet has better Pokémon mainly because it has a superior set of Paradox Pokémon.

Paradox Pokémon are important characters to have in competitive play ⚔️. They boost Legendary Pokémon and can be custom-made off the fully-evolved version of the original Pokémon.

Pokémon Starlet is touted as having better-designed paradox Pokémon with stronger skills, while Pokémon Violet has Paradox Pokémon with more futuristic forms.

There is, however, a class of Pokémon players that believe Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have equally matched Pokémon since both have exclusive characters that cannot be fairly compared.