Assuming that players are tackling them inthe preferred order, Levincia Gym should be the third stop on their journey toPokemon Scarlet & Violet’s Victory Road. It’s the home of a trainer named Iono, an Electric-type Gym Leader who also happens to be a social media influencer, which serves as a constant theme throughout both the gym test and the battle against her after players have passed it.
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Unlike the previous two gym battles, which could be beaten simply byfinding a Pokemon with a type advantage over the gym leader’s team, the Levincia Gym requires quite a bit more forethought and planning. The gym test is a lot more involved as well, ensuring that players can’t simply coast through it. Of course, with a little bit of planning and the right strategy, Iono can still be beaten without too much trouble.
If Levincia is the third gym that players choose to take on, Nemona will show up when players first arrive and challenge them to a battle. She’ll have Rockruff (level 21), Pawmi (level 21), and the second stage evolution of the starter that she chose at the beginning of the game (level 22) on her team and will Terastallize the latter immediately after throwing it out.
How to Prepare for the Levincia Gym
Iono is an Electric-type trainer, so Ground-type counters are going to work best against her team. Players may have already grabbed themselves a Diglett or a Paldean Wooper earlier on in the game, but neither will be up to the task ahead. Instead, players should leave Levincia via the northern exit until they reach East Province (Area Three).
Here, they’ll be able to find wildDugtrio,Rolycoly, andSilicobra, all of which have levels in the mid-twenties and so can be very useful against Iono’s Pokemon with minimal training.Scarlettplayers will also be able to grab themselves aLarvitarin this area, which is highly recommended for both this battle and the ones still to come.
How to Complete the Levincia Gym Test (Find Mr. Walksabout!)
The Levincia Gym test actually comes close to being challenging and takes the form of a game of hide and seek. Players will need to find Director Clavell (or Mr. Walksabout, as Iono has affectionately nicknamed him) across three different locations throughout Levincia. It’s a little bit like a game of Where’s Waldo? (Where’s Wally, in Europe), with players needing to battle anElectric-typetrainer after finding him the first two times.
In the first screen, players can find Clavell hiding behind the pole of a parasol over at a table to the right of the scene, while in the second he can be found behind the counter of thePokemon Centeron the left. The last one is a bit trickier, but eagle-eyed players should be able to spot Clavell on the deck of a small boat to the right of the battle area. As for the two trainers, the first will have a Luxio while the second has a Tynamo and a Flaaffy, all of which are at level 22.
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Iono has four Pokemon at her disposal, not all of which can be dealt with using Ground-type moves. Wattrel is weak to Rock and Ice-type attacks while Bellibolt and Luxio can both be taken out quickly using Ground-type moves.Iono’s Tera Pokemonis Mismagius, which, due to its Levitate ability, has no major weaknesses after being Terastallized. As a result, players should hit it with their hardest attacks.
Anything other than Electric, Flying, andGround-type moveswill work well here. It doesn’t matter whether they’re physical or special attacks either, as both Mismagius' Defense and Special Defense stats are exactly the same. Given Mismagius' move set, it’s best to avoid using a Pokemon that is weak to Ghost or Electric-type attacks, which means no Ghost, Flying, Psychic, or Water-types. Also, if players happen to have come across any Persim Berries, it wouldn’t hurt to give one to their main Pokemon so as to counter the effects of Confuse Ray, which can be incredibly annoying.
Once Mismagius has been defeated, the battle will end and players will be rewarded with ₽4,320 in prize money, TM048 (Volt Switch) and the Levincia Gym badge. Assuming Iono is the third Gym Leader that players have defeated, obtaining this badge will ensure that all Pokemon up to level 35 will obey them while also making them easier to catch out in the wild. Players will then meet Geeta, after which they can make their way west to Cascarrafa Gym and itsWater-typeleader, Kofu.
