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The Pokemon company seemed to really listen to fan feedback regarding super-sized Pokemon, as they brought the feature back once more in the form of Titan Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Players are tasked with tracking down and defeating all five of these gargantuan Pokemon before they cause any more trouble, including the one known as the Lurking Steel Titan.
However, trying to find and defeat this Titan can prove to be difficult if players try and fight it too early. This guide will help Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players find and defeat the Lurking Steel Titan, Orthworm.
How To Find The Lurking Steel Titan
The Lurking Steel Titan is located on the East side of the map at East Province, Area Three. A node will be shown on screen showing the general area of where the Titan is located. Selecting the node will players a tracker leading them in the direction of where the Titan is. Upon their arrival, players will see a giant tunnel system with various entrances and exists, but for the time being, they should stick towards the middle and avoid the tunnels.
Eventually, they'll stumble across what appears to be a giant head of a Pokemon. This would in fact, be the Lurking Steel Titan, from which players will then play a game hide and seek with one another until the Titan eventually emerges from the ground. Here's an example of what it will look like:
How To Beat Lurking Steel Titan Orthworm
When the Titan finally emerges from one of the tunnels, it's time to battle it. First and foremost, the Lurking Steel Titan, otherwise known as Orthworm, is a level 30 Steel-type Pokemon. Generally, the trainers team should roughly be in the mid-twenties to give them a good chance against the Titan.
Steel-types are especially weak to Fire, Fighting, and Ground-type moves, while being super effective against Rock, Fairy, and Ice-types. Like earlier Titan fights, the first phase acts like a regular Pokemon battle, and so long as the trainers Pokemon is roughly around the same level as mentioned earlier, the fight shouldn't be too difficult. After enough damage is deal, Orthworm will retreat to begin phase 2.
Lurking Steel Titan Orthworm Phase 2
Phase 2 is where things get interesting. After Orthworm retreats and eats a piece of the Herba Mystica nearby, it has all of its health restored and its stats boosted, making it faster, stronger, and overall harder to defeat. However, Arven now will join the party with his Toedscool, which should help make the fight a little easier, as Orthworm can target it instead of the players Pokemon. Players should use opportunities to deal as much damage as possible and finally defeat the Lurking Steel Titan. Using the above-mentioned types that are super effective against Steel will do the trick.
Make Koraidon/Miraidon Stronger
Following the usual trend, after defeating the Titan players can now feed their Koraidon or Miraidon a piece of the Herba Mystica to help regain some of their strength. In this instance, this Koraidon gained the ability to jump higher. Defeating all five Titan Pokemon will let Koraidon and Miraidon regain their true abilities.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for the Nintendo Switch.