All version exclusives in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's Indigo Disk DLC
There are a few version exclusives to find in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's Indigo Disk DLC, so here's a list of them all and tips on how you can get them.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's second DLC expansion, The Indigo Disk, has arrived and there are a few version exclusives that you can only catch in either Scarlet or Violet.
It's a long-standing tradition for mainline Pokemon games to have specific creatures that can only be caught in one version. This was the case for the base Scarlet & Violet games, and it's also the case for the DLC expansion The Indigo Disk.
All Indigo Disk exclusives in Pokemon Scarlet
Here are all of the Pokemon that you'll only be able to encounter if you own a copy of Pokemon Scarlet:
| Pokemon | How to get it | Sprite |
| Cranidos | Catch it in the Canyon Biome |  |
| Rampardos | Evolve a Cranidos at Level 30 |  |
| Alolan Vulpix | Catch it in the Polar Biome |  |
| Alolan Ninetales | Use an Ice Stone on an Alolan Vulpix |  |
| Raging Bolt | Register 200 Pokemon in the Blueberry Pokedex and talk to Perrin in the Savanna Biome |  |
All Indigo Disk exclusives in Pokemon Violet
Here are all of the Pokemon that you'll only be able to encounter if you own a copy of Pokemon Violet:
| Pokemon | How to get it | Sprite |
| Shieldon | Catch it in the Canyon Biome |  |
| Bastiodon | Evolve a Bastiodon at Level 30 |  |
| Alolan Sandshrew | Catch It in the Polar Biome |  |
| Alolan Sandslash | Use an Ice Stone on an Alolan Sandshrew |  |
| Iron Crown | Register 200 Pokemon in the Blueberry Pokedex and talk to Perrin in the Savanna Biome |  |
How to get version exclusives you can't catch
If you own a copy of Pokemon Scarlet and want to catch a version exclusive from Pokemon Violet (or vice versa), you'll need to find a Trainer who owns the opposite version of the game and trade with them.
The good news is that you can trade over the internet, so you don't need to be in the same location as the other Trainer like you used to in the early days of Pokemon.
If you don't know anyone who has the opposite version of the game, you can try using trade codes. These are fan-made link codes that let you pair up with another Trainer looking to trade version exclusives.
Indigo Disk trade codes
Here are some trade codes you can use to trade the version exclusives with other Trainers:
| Trade Code | Scarlet Pokemon | Violet Pokemon |
| 0027 - 0037 | Alolan Vulpix | Alolan Sandshrew |
| 0408 - 0410 | Cranidos | Shieldon |
| 1021 - 1023 | Raging Bolt | Iron Crown |
You might see other trade codes out there, but these are the ones created by Austin John Plays whose codes usually end up becoming the gold standard in mainline Pokemon games.
To use these trade codes, press the X button and select the Poke Portal. Make sure you're connected to the internet by tapping the L button. Then, select Link Trade and enter a trade code in the 'Set Link Code' box.
The codes are the same regardless of which version of the game you own. You might end up matched with a Trainer who has the same Pokemon as you, in which case you simply need to leave the trade and try again.
That's everything you need to know about the version exclusives in The Indigo Disk! Visit our Pokemon Scarlet & Violet homepage for more guides, like the latest Mystery Gifts and the Tera Raid events schedule.
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