Aside from the legendary Pokémon - Koraidon and Miraidon - each of the Paradox Pokémon of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a futuristic or prehistoric version of a present day Pokémon. Flutter Mane, for example, is a prehistoric Misdreavus.
Below you’ll discover everything you need to know about Paradox Pokémon, including how to find Iron Valiant and Roaring Moon’s locations.
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If you’d like to learn more about your adventure in Paldea, check out our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough.
There are 16 Paradox Pokémon in total, including Koraidon and Miraidon, spread across both games’. This means, if you want to complete your Paradox Pokémon collection, you’ll need to do some trading with a player who has the opposite version to you.
Below you’ll find all of the Paradox Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet listed, while, in the sections below, we take a look at their locations and weaknesses:
Since it’s a Ground and Fighting-type Pokémon, Great Tusk is weak to Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic and Water-type attacks. You’ll quickly discover, however, that attempting to use Electric-type attacks against Great Tusk is pointless, because they won’t cause any damage.
To obtain Great Tusk in Pokémon Violet, you’ll need to trade with a trainer playing Scarlet to add it to your Pokédex. We recommend trying the trade codes 0376 or 0382 and offering an Iron Treads in exchange for a Great Tusk.
This prehistoric Jigglypuff is a Fairy and Psychic-type Pokémon, so it’s weak to Ghost, Poison and Steel-type attacks. Avoid Dragon-type attacks, however, as they’ll cause absolutely no damage to Scream Tail!
If you’re playing Pokémon Violet, then you’ll need to trade with a Scarlet player to catch Scream Tail. You can try using the trade codes 0377 or 0383 to trade an Iron Bundle for a Scream Tail.
It’s a Grass and Dark-type Pokémon, which means Brute Bonnet is weak to Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Poison and Ice-type attacks. Brute Bonnet is, however, especially weak to Bug-type attacks! Yet, it’s immune to Psychic-type attacks.
If you’re playing Pokémon Violet, then you’ll have to receive Brute Bonnet via a trade to add it to your Pokédex. Try using the trade codes 0378 or 0384 to trade an Iron Hands for a Brute Bonnet.
An ancient form of Misdreavus, Flutter Mane is a Ghost and Fairy-type Pokémon, which makes it weak to Ghost and Steel-type attacks. Flutter Mane can’t, however, be damaged by Dragon, Fighting or Normal attacks.
If you’re playing Pokémon Violet, you’ll have to trade with a Scarlet player to add Flutter Mane to your collection. We recommend trying the trade codes 0379 or 0385 to trade an Iron Jugulis for it.
Since it’s a Bug and Fighting-type Pokémon, Slither Wing is weak to Bug, Fairy and Fire-type attacks, while being especially weak to Flying-type attacks.
Pokémon Violet players will need to trade with someone playing Scarlet to add Slither Wing to their Pokédex. We recommend trying the trade codes 0380 or 0386 to trade an Iron Moth for a Slither Wing.
Being an Electric and Ground-type Pokémon makes Sandy Shocks weak to Grass, Ground, Ice and, oddly, Water-type attacks. You’ll want to avoid Electric-type attacks, because they’ll have no effect upon Sandy Shocks.
If you’re playing Pokémon Violet, you’ll have to trade with a Scarlet player to add this Pokémon to your Pokédex. Try using the trade codes 0381 or 0387 to trade an Iron Thorns for a Sandy Shocks.
Our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough can take you through the entire game - including The First Day of School, Victory Road, Starfall Street, Path of Legends and when you’re ready, The Way Home and the final boss.
Elsewhere, we can help with the Normal Gym test Secret Item menu, version differences, the best Scarlet and Violet starter, EXP farming, shiny Pokémon and learning how to fly, swim, climb and dash.
When it comes to individual Pokémon, we can help with Gimmighoul, Ditto, Bellibolt, Pawmot, Scovillain, Frigibax, Sinistea, Brambleghast, Annihilape, Farigiraf, Dudunsparce, Lycanrock forms, Armarouge and Ceruledge.
Thanks to being a Ground and Steel-type Pokémon, Iron Treads is weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground and Water-type attacks. Electric and Poison-type attacks, however, have no effect on Iron Treads.
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Since you can only obtain Iron Treads in Violet, Pokémon Scarlet players will need to trade with players playing that version to obtain one. If this is the case for you, then we recommend trying the trade codes 0376 or 0382 and offering an Iron Treads for a Great Tusk.
This futuristic Delibird is an Ice and Water-type Pokémon, which makes it weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass and Rock-type attacks.
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Pokémon Scarlet player’s can only obtain an Iron Bundle by trading with a Scarlet player. You should try using the trade codes 0377 or 0383 to trade a Scream Tail for an Iron Bundle.
Thanks to being a Fighting and Electric-type Pokémon, Iron Hands is weak to Fairy, Ground, and Psychic-type attacks.
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If you’re playing Pokémon Scarlet, then the only way to get an Iron Hands is through trading with a Scarlet player. We recommend trying the trade codes 0378 or 0384 to trade a Brute Bonnet for an Iron Hands.
Due to being a Dark and Flying-type Pokémon, Iron Jugulis is weak to Electric, Fairy, Ice and Rock-type attacks. Make sure you don’t use Psychic-attacks, however, as Iron Jugulis will take no damage from them.
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If you’re playing Pokémon Scarlet, you’ll need to trade for an Iron Jugulis to add it to your Pokédex. Try using the trade codes 0379 or 0385 and offer a Flutter Mane in exchange for an Iron Jugulis.
As a Fire and Poison-type Pokémon, Iron Moth is weak to Psychic, Rock and Water-type attacks. It’s also especially weak to Ground-type attacks!
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If you’re playing Pokémon Scarlet, then you’ll need to trade with a Violet player to add an Iron Moth to your Pokédex. We recommend trying the trade codes 0380 or 0386 and exchanging a Slither Wing for an Iron Moth.
Since Iron Thorns is a Rock and Electric-type Pokémon, it is weak to Fighting, Grass and Water-type moves. Though you may want to focus on Ground-type attacks, which it’s especially weak to.
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Those playing Pokémon Scarlet will have to trade with a trainer from Pokémon Violet to add Iron Thorns to their Pokédex. It’s a good idea to try using the trade codes 0381 or 0387 to trade one Sandy Shocks for one Iron Thorns.
To find this hidden cave, head to Research Station No. 3 where, when standing outside the building, you’ll be able to see a tree - accessed by going through a stone arch - when you look slightly to your left.
Head to this tree and, when you reach it, you’ll find a collection of boulders to your left and, in-between said stones, there is a small passageway. Exploring this passage will bring you to a tunnel and, at the end, is the hidden cave and a large waterfall.
Roaring Moons can spawn both in this tunnel and the main part of the cave itself. If one hasn’t spawned, then simply exit the cave completely to reset the spawns inside. Keep doing this until a Roaring Moon appears! You can also force the spawn by defeating the Pokémon inside, but that method may take more time.
Roaring Moon is a Dragon and Dark-type Pokémon, which means it’s weak to Dragon, Fighting, Ice and Rock-type attacks. It’s also especially weak to Fairy-type attacks, but Psychic-attacks will have no effect on Roaring Moon.
If you’re playing Pokémon Violet, then you will need to trade with a Scarlet player to add Roaring Moon to your collection. We recommend trying the trade codes 0397 or 0398 and offering an Iron Valiant in exchange for a Roaring Moon.
The hidden cave can be rather hard to find if you don’t know where to look, so we recommend heading to Research Station No. 3. Here, when standing outside, you’ll be able to see a tree by gazing through a stone arch.
Visit this tree and investigate the boulders lying beside it to find a passageway, which leads to the hidden cave.
Iron Valiants can spawn both in the tunnel leading to the cave and within the main part of the cave itself. If you can’t find one, try leaving the cave completely before going back in as this will cause the Pokémon to spawn. Keep doing this until you find an Iron Valiant!
You can also defeat the Pokémon inside the cave to, eventually, force an Iron Valiant to spawn, but this can take longer than the ‘Leave and Enter’ method.
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Iron Valiant is a Fairy and Fighting-type Pokémon and, for this reason, is weak to Fairy, Flying, Poison, Psychic and Steel-type moves. Dragon-type attacks, however, will have no effect on this Pokémon.
Trainers exploring Paldea in Pokémon Scarlet will need to trade with a player using Pokémon Violet to add Iron Valiant to their Pokédex. For this reason, we recommend trying the trade codes 0397 or 0398 and offering a Roaring Moon for an Iron Valiant.
How these legendaries are caught, however, works a little differently when compared to past mainline Pokémon titles. This is because one Koraidon / Miraidon will accompany you throughout the games’, acting as your main form of transportation (goodbye and good riddance bicycle), while, once you’ve completed the main campaign, you’ll be able to catch a second Koraidon / Miradion.
Good luck completing your Paradox Pokémon collection!
