Pokemon Scarlet & Violet do things a little differently than their predecessors. As well as having three main storylines for players to follow rather than the usual one, the games also allow players to tackle bosses and gym leaders in whatever order they like. As there's no level scaling though, there is still a best order for getting all of the badges despite this newfound level of freedom.

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Some Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players may opt to tackle all three storylines separately; first becoming Pokemon Champion before then circling back to take down the Titans and Team Star Bosses. However, doing it this way will likely lead to players being massively over-leveled for the latter two storylines, so it's arguably better to tackle all three storylines simultaneously so as to keep things interesting.

The Best Order to Get All 18 Badges in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

1. Cortondo Gym (level 14-15): The Cortondo Gym sees players come up against the Bug-type Gym Leader Katy.
2. Stony Cliff Titan (level 16): The Stony Cliff Titan is a level 16 Rock-type Pokemon.
3. Artazon Gym (level 16-17): The Artazon Gym sees players come up against the Grass-type Gym Leader Brassius.
4. Open Sky Titan (level 19): The Open Sky Titan is a level 19 Flying-type Pokemon.
5. Team Star's Dark Crew (level 20-21): The Boss of Team Star's Dark Crew Base is Giacomo: a Dark-type trainer.
6. Levincia Gym (level 23-24): The Levincia Gym sees players come up against the Electric-type Gym Leader Iono.
7. Team Star's Fire Crew (level 26-27): The Boss of Team Star's Fire Crew Base is Mela: a Fire-type trainer.
8. Lurking Steel Titan (level 28): The Lurking Steel Titan is a level 28 Steel-type Pokemon.
9. Cascarrafa Gym (level 29-30): The Cascarrafa Gym sees players come up against the Water-type Gym Leader Kofu.
10. Team Star's Poison Crew (level 32-33): The Boss of Team Star's Poison Crew Base is Atticus: a Poison-type trainer.
11. Medali Gym (level 35-36): The Medali Gym sees players come up against the Normal-type Gym Leader Larry.
12. Montenevera Gym (level 41-42): The Montenevera Gym sees players come up against the Ghost-type Gym Leader Ryme.
13. Quaking Earth Titan (level 44): The Quaking Earth Titan is a level 44 Ground-type Pokemon.
14. Alfornada Gym (level 44-45): The Alfornada Gym sees players come up against the Psychic-type Gym Leader Tulip.
15. Glaseado Gym (level 47-48): The Glaseado Gym sees players come up against the Ice-type Gym Leader Grusha.
16. Team Star's Fairy Crew (level 50-51): The Boss of Team Star's Fairy Crew Base is Ortega: a Fairy-type trainer.
17. False Dragon Titan (level 55): The False Dragon Titan is a level 55 Dragon-type Pokemon.
18. Team Star's Fighting Crew (level 55-56): The Boss of Team Star's Fighting Crew Base is Eri: a Fighting-type trainer.

Other Main Story Battles

After obtaining all eighteen badges in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, players will still have a bit of work to do if they want to complete all three of the main storylines. Unlike with previous battles, the opponents they face at this stage of the game will no longer specialize in a single type of Pokemon. However, the levels of their teams do gradually trend upward, meaning that there is once again an optimal order for taking on the last few battles of Victory Road, Path of Legends, and Starfall Street.

• Victory Road - Elite Four (level 57-62): Players will need to defeat the Elite Four and Top Champion after beating all eight Gym Leaders.
• Path of Legends - Arven (level 58-63): Players will need to defeat Arven after taking down all five Titans.
• Starfall Street - Clive (level 60-61): Players will need to defeat Clive after shutting down all five Team Star bases.
• Starfall Street - Cassiopeia (level 62-63): Players will need to defeat Cassiopeia after beating Clive.
• Victory Road - Nemona (level 65-66): Players will need to defeat Nemona after they've become Champion.
• The Way Home (level 66-67): After completing all of the aforementioned tasks, players will unlock The Way Home, which serves as the final part of the games' story.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available now for the Nintendo Switch.