Within the new open-world online game Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the participant enrolls as a switch pupil at a giant college within the Paldea Area. Solely the participant within the recreation is free to pursue any goal, whether or not it’s to uncover the brand new Titan Pokemon, battle each Pokemon Health club, change into the champion and be the perfect like nobody ever was, defeat the mysterious Staff Star, or just to finish the Pokedex and catch all of them!
On this article, we’ll discuss defeating Pokemon Gyms which can be part of the “Victory Highway” quest line, notably the Ice sort Health club up in Glaseado Mountain!
Glaseado Health club
The Glaseado Health club might be discovered close to the center of Glaseado Mountain (or southeast of Montevera or northeast of Medali), which might be discovered within the northern a part of the Paldea area.
The Glaseado Health club might be reached by following the principle path southwest of Montenevera, crossing the river utilizing the bridge, persevering with following the trail that now leads south however up the mountain, observe the trail flip to the left up a steeper path, observe the trail till the participant reaches the Glaseado Health club Pokemon Heart, and simply in entrance of the Pokemon Heart is the Glaseado Health club!
Health club Check
Earlier than dealing with off in opposition to the Health club Chief of a Pokemon Health club, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet features a new mechanic the place the participant should full a Health club Check to show their value.
Each Pokemon Health club within the Paldea area has its Health club Check, and the Health club Check within the Glaseado Health club is to take part within the Snow Slope Run!
To begin the Glaseado Health club Check, let the participant head contained in the Glaseado Health club and speak to the receptionist simply forward of the doorway. Then the receptionist will inform the participant that the participant should first full the Health club Check to face the Health club Chief, Grusha, which suggests taking part within the Snow Slope Run.
The receptionist will then clarify that the participant should journey a Pokemon down the designated course and attain the objective earlier than the time restrict runs out, and the participant should merely full it to move the Health club Check.
After that, head exterior of the Health club constructing and head again as much as the Pokemon Heart close by; simply in entrance of the Pokemon Heart, the participant will discover Pokemon Health club Workers.
Discuss to the Pokemon Health club Workers, and he’ll clarify that that is the place the Snow Slope Run begins and that the participant should journey a Pokemon down the slippery and slidy course and attain the end line throughout the goal time.
Then the participant can have handed the Health club Check. Affirm on the immediate that the participant is able to take the Health club Check.
Then, the Health club Check has now began! All of the participant must do is head down the course whereas passing by the gates as quick as potential till the end line.
The participant should full the course earlier than the timer reaches 1 minute and 30 seconds.
After finishing the course, the Pokemon Health club Workers will verify that the participant has accomplished the Health club Check!
Health club Chief Grusha
After finishing the Health club Check, the Pokemon Health club Workers will inform the participant to inform the Health club employees contained in the Health club constructing that the participant handed the Health club Check. Head again contained in the Glaseado Health club constructing and speak to the receptionist once more. The receptionist will congratulate the participant and say that the participant has now earned the appropriate to problem the Health club Chief, Grusha, the Sub-zero Shredder.
The receptionist will then ask the participant if you’re able to problem Health club Chief Grusha, so choose ‘Sure’ on the immediate (or ‘No’ if you wish to heal up your Pokemon first) to begin the battle!
Subsequent, the participant might be dropped at the battle court docket simply in entrance of the Health club constructing, and a cutscene will play the place there’s a Cetoddle in the midst of the battle court docket. Then, Health club Chief Grusha will enter the battle court docket and introduce himself. Then, after just a few extra bits of dialogue, the battle in opposition to Health club Chief Grusha will begin! As beforehand talked about, the Glaseado Health club is an Ice sort Health club which implies that Health club Chief Grusha will largely use Ice sort Pokemon.
As a result of Health club Chief Grusha’s Pokemon are Degree 47 and 48, It’s advisable that the participant’s Pokemon be not less than Degree 48 to defeat Health club Chief Grusha a bit bit simpler.
Health club Chief, Grusha will use 4 Pokemon: a Degree 47 Frosmoth, a Degree 47 Beartic, a Degree 47 Cetitan, and a Degree 48 Altaria with an Ice Tera sort. Health club Chief Grusha will use these Pokemon on this order and terastallize Altaria, altering it from a Dragon and Flying sort to a pure Ice sort.
With that in thoughts, you will need to observe that Frosmoth is an Ice and Bug-type Pokemon which implies that it has a weak point to Flying sort, Metal sort, and particularly Hearth sort and Rock-type strikes (tremendous efficient) and resistance to Grass sort, Floor sort, and Ice sort strikes (not very efficient).
Grusha’s Frosmoth might use the next strikes: Blizzard, which is a particular Ice sort transfer with 110 Energy and 70 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a ten% likelihood to freeze the opposing Pokemon and an elevated accuracy if used throughout a Snowstorm, Bug Buzz, which is a particular Bug-type transfer with 90 Energy and 100 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a ten% likelihood of decreasing the opposing Pokemon’s Sp. Protection stat by one stage, and Tailwind, a Flying-type standing transfer that will increase the Pace stat of the entire consumer’s Pokemon by two phases for the following 4 turns.
Beartic is an Ice sort of Pokemon with a weak point to Combating-type, Hearth-type, Rock-type, and Metal-type strikes (tremendous efficient) and a resistance to Ice-type strikes (not very efficient).
Grusha’s Beartic might use the next strikes: Aqua Jet, which is a bodily Water-type transfer with 40 Energy and 100 Accuracy that has an elevated Pace precedence of 1, which permits it to go quicker than most strikes, Icicle Crash, which is a bodily Ice sort transfer with 85 Energy and 90 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a 30% likelihood of constructing the opposing Pokemon flinch, and Earthquake, which is a a bodily Floor sort transfer with 100 Energy and 100 Accuracy that may hit the entire Pokemon on the battlefield and can double the harm to a Pokemon that used the transfer Dig.
Cetitan can be an Ice-type Pokemon which implies that it has a weak point to Combating sort, Hearth sort, Rock sort, and Metal-type strikes (tremendous efficient) and a resistance to Ice-type strikes (not very efficient).
Grusha’s Cetitan might use the next strikes: Icicle Spear, which is a bodily Ice sort transfer with 25 Energy and 100 Accuracy the place the Pokemon utilizing the transfer will hit the opposing Pokemon two to 5 instances (37.5% likelihood to hit two instances, 37.5% likelihood to hit 3 times, 12.5% likelihood to hit 4 instances, and 12.5% likelihood to hit 5 instances), Liquidation, which is a bodily Water-type transfer with 85 Energy and 100 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, has a 20% likelihood to decrease the Protection stat of the opposing Pokemon by one stage, and Ice Shard, which is a bodily Ice sort transfer with 40 Energy and 100 Accuracy that has an elevated Pace precedence of 1 which permits it to go quicker than most strikes.
Except for its strikes, Grusha’s Cetitan additionally has an Potential referred to as Thick Fats which reduces the harm it receives from Hearth-type and Ice-type strikes by 50%.
Altaria, due to its Tera sort and as Health club Chief Grusha will terastallize it, will change into an Ice sort which suggests it now has a weak point to Combating-type, Hearth-type, Rock-type, and Metal-type strikes (tremendous efficient) and resistance to Ice sort strikes (not very efficient).
Grusha’s Altaria might use the next strikes: Ice Beam, which is a particular Ice-type transfer with 90 Energy and 100 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a ten% likelihood to freeze the opposing Pokemon, Dragon Pulse, which is a particular Dragon-type transfer with 85 Energy and 100 Accuracy, Moonblast, which is a particular Fairy sort transfer with 95 Energy and 100 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a 30% likelihood of decreasing the Sp. Assault stat of the opposing Pokemon by one stage, and Hurricane, which is a particular Flying sort transfer with 110 Energy and 70 Accuracy that, except for dealing harm, additionally has a 30% likelihood of complicated the opposing Pokemon and can nonetheless harm opposing Pokemon that used Fly, Bounce, or Sky Drop.
After defeating Health club Chief Grusha, the participant will obtain the Ice-type Health club Badge and TM124, a transfer referred to as Ice Spinner. Ice Spinner is a bodily Ice-type transfer that, except for dealing harm, additionally destroys any terrain, and the transfer won’t fail even when the battlefield has not been was terrain. Ice Spinner has 80 Energy, 100 Accuracy, and 15 PP.
The participant is one step nearer to finishing the “Victory Highway” quest line and turning into the Champion within the Paldea Area after defeating Health club Chief Grusha and conquering the Glaseado Health club!