Salandit and Salazzle are a Poison and Fire-type Pokémon line introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. They also appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and can be found fairly early in the game. However, you can’t just catch any Salandit and hope to get a Salazzle, as it has a unique evolution method. This may leave you wondering how to evolve Salandit into Salazzle.
How to get Salazzle in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
To evolve Salandit into Salazzle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you must verify that you catch a female Salandit, asmaleSalandits cannot evolve. With afemale Salandit, raise it tolevel 33, and it will evolve into Salazzle. If you have a male Salandit, you will need to box it and find a female one.
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The downside is that Salandit has an87.5 percentchance of beingmaleand only a12.5 percentchance of beingfemale, the same as thestarter Pokémon odds. This likely means you will need to encounter several Salandits before you find a female one. When you encounter a female, use status conditions to increase your odds of catching it.
Salazzle has fantastic Speed and Special Attack, making it a good special sweeper. It also has a unique typing of Poison and Fire, as well as a special ability, Corrosion, that lets it poison Steel and Poison-type Pokémon. This makes it a great choice for a Poison-type Pokémon on your team.
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