How to Restore PP Without Items in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

In Pokémon the case has always been that players must use items such as Ether or Elixir to regain PP during a battle. This has always been the case since Generation 1 and what we have experienced since GameBoy Advance’s Red and Blue. This is just one of the points in battle to focus on in its turn-based combat system. As each move has a different amount of PP available, going into fights back to back can leave you with relatively useless Pokémon by the end of it. Especially in Gym Leader battles which last multiple rounds. So choosing to either swap out a Pokémon or use items to restore PP is an important part of battling. But is there another way to restore it without using an item?

Restoring PP Without Ether

As Ether is indeed available in the game, this of course is the main way for players to restore their Pokémon PP. Whilst you can also effectively restore PP and easily by visiting a Pokémon Centre and resting your Pokémon. This is not helpful if you are farming XP to level up your Pokémon or taking on multiple battles back to back.

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However, in Scarlet and Violet there is a trick in which players can do between battles to restore PP before going into another battle with low PP. This process is simple but longer than that of simply using Ether mid-battle. But by doing this process to restore PP, it will save both your items and turns that would normally be taken mid-fight. Instead of wasting your turn on either swapping out a Pokémon because you do not have Ether or using Ether to gain PP back. In the event of running low or completely out of PP on a move that is particularly effective in a battle, follow these steps below to restore PP.

• First, click ‘X‘ to bring up your Pokémon Screen.
• On the Pokémon whose PP needs restoration, go into ‘Check Summary‘ of that Pokémon.
• Head onto their Move Set via right on the D-Pad.
• Click ‘A‘ to Change Move Set.
• Remove the specific Move that has or is running low on PP. It will ask if the move should be forgotten? Click ‘Yes‘.
• Click to add a new Move and select from the Moves it can learn the exact Move that you originally had and since forgotten.
• This will replenish this Move’s PP.

Final Point

By doing this you will save your items and time from teleporting to a Pokémon Centre. This is perfect to do between Gym Leader battles or if you are trying to farm XP for your Pokémon in the wild. This function would have been perfect to use in the longer Gym Leader battles which have levels to them. This takes away any risk or stress you may have had, leaving you longer out in the wild. All you need to do now is focus on not having any of your Pokémon faint. As PP can now be restored without using an item by following the steps above, you should have no problem taking on any battle you wish within quick succession of one another.

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