How the Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder works
The Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder is a free in-browser tool for analyzing six-Pokémon teams in Scarlet & Violet. It uses the full Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet roster (Generations %!d(float64=1)–%!d(float64=9), base game scarlet/violet) - every Pokémon, every learnset, every type chart matchup specific to this hack. As you fill team slots and pick moves, the right column updates in real time with three views:
- Type Coverage - every offensive type, color-coded by relationship to your team. Threats are red, immunities blue, resistances green, and neutral types are faded. Each cell shows the exact count for each effect, so you can see at a glance whether a type is purely a threat, purely a defensive answer, or a mixed bag.
- Top 10 Threats - the ten Pokémon from Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet that would deal the most damage to your specific team, ranked by total damage potential. Each threat shows its actual best four moves, abilities, and stats.
- Threat tags - every threat is tagged based on whether your team has an answer: Can Be Wiped (you can OHKO/2HKO it), Can Be Dealt With (you have super-effective coverage), Problem (no SE coverage but limited danger), or Threat (no SE coverage and it can sweep your team).
Damage calculations use a level-50 baseline with neutral natures and zero IVs/EVs - the standard convention used by most damage calculators. STAB (Same-Type Attack Bonus), full type effectiveness including immunities, and the attacker's offensive stat versus the defender's defensive stat are all factored in. A speed multiplier rewards Pokémon that outspeed your team. Status moves and abilities are excluded from damage math to keep rankings deterministic.
Step-by-step: build a Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet team
- Pick your Pokémon. Click any empty team slot and search for a Pokémon from the Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet roster. Repeat for up to six slots. Or click Random Team to start from a random six-mon team.
- Set their moves. Each new team member auto-fills with its two strongest STAB attacks. Click any move slot to swap it for a different move from that Pokémon's full movepool - including level-up, TM, tutor, and egg moves.
- Read the Type Coverage panel. The 6×3 grid on the right shows every type relationship. Red cells flag types you should fear; blue cells show your immunities; green cells show your resistances. Faded cells mean that type is neutral to your entire team.
- Review the Top 10 Threats. The ranked list below the grid shows the most dangerous Pokémon in Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet for your team. Each threat carries a tag describing whether you have an answer.
- Iterate. Adjust your team or moves to neutralize Threats and Problems. Hover any Pokémon for stats, hover an ability for its description.
- Share. Click Share to copy a URL that restores your full team for anyone who opens it.
Why use a Team Builder for Scarlet & Violet?
Scarlet & Violet introduces changes to the standard Pokémon experience - type changes, custom learnsets, rebalanced stats, new threats. A vanilla scarlet/violet team builder won't reflect any of those changes. The Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder reads the actual Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet data, so type matchups and movepools are correct for this specific hack. Whether you're planning an early-game team, a late-game powerhouse, or a Nuzlocke run, the threat ranking shows exactly which Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Pokémon you should be ready to handle.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder free?
Yes. The Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder is completely free, requires no signup, no download, and no payment. It runs entirely in your browser.
How is the Top 10 threat ranking calculated?
Each Pokémon in the Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet roster is scored against your team using base power, STAB, type effectiveness, and the attacker's offensive stat versus the target's defensive stat. A speed multiplier is added when the threat outspeeds your team. The ten Pokémon with the highest total damage scores are ranked. Calculations use a level-50 baseline with neutral natures and zero IVs/EVs.
What do the threat tags mean?
Can Be Wiped (green): your team has a STAB super-effective move with at least 80 base power that matches your higher offensive stat - you can OHKO/2HKO it. Can Be Dealt With (yellow): your team has any super-effective move of at least 60 base power. Problem (orange): no super-effective coverage, and the threat hits at most one team member super-effectively. Threat (red): no super-effective coverage, and the threat hits two or more team members super-effectively - a sweeping danger.
Can I share my Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet team with someone else?
Yes. Click the Share button to copy a URL that encodes your full team and movesets. Anyone who opens that URL will see your team restored exactly as you built it.
Does the Team Builder factor in abilities?
Damage calculations currently exclude abilities for determinism. STAB, type effectiveness (including immunities), and base stats are factored in. Future updates may include ability effects for damage-modifying abilities like Levitate, Flash Fire, Huge Power, and Sand Force.
What types are tracked in the Type Coverage panel?
All 18 Pokémon types - Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, and Fairy. Each type's cell shows how many team members it threatens, resists, and is immune to. Cells where your team is purely neutral are faded.
Do I need to install anything?
No installation. The Vanilla Gen9 - Scarlet & Violet Team Builder is a free in-browser tool - open the page and start building. It works on desktop, tablet, and mobile.