Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Mints: How To Get

Mints in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet serve to change a Pokémon’s nature. Each nature boosts one stat by 10% while lowering another by the same amount. There are 6 stats in total, and Mints allow you to modify 5 of them.

By giving a specific Mint to a Pokémon, you can enhance its strengths or mitigate weaknesses. For example, you can choose an adamant nature for physical attackers, which boosts their attack while reducing special attack. Conversely, a Modest nature benefits special attackers by increasing special attack while decreasing attack.

While the game’s main focus isn’t on stats or nature, they play a crucial role in battles. Understanding Pokémon nature and using Mints effectively can help you win battles against friends or in gym battles more easily.

Key Highlights

• Mints are used to change the stat effect the nature of the pokemon has.
• If used correctly, mints can change the tide of the whole battle by making your pokemon much stronger.
• You can find mints in chansey supply, in the wild, or through rewards after tera raids.
• To apply the effect of the mints, you need to use them just like other items in the game.
• Be careful when buying mints, though, since they are very pricey and can dry your poke dollar reserves.

Where To Find Mints

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, mints can mainly and most easily be found in chansey supply shops. But mints also often appear as sparkling loot in the wild area or as a reward after a tera raid.

You can find Mints through various methods:

1. Chansey Supply Shops: Mints are readily available in Chansey Supply shops, which can be found in four different areas in the Pladea region: Mesagoza, Levincia, Cascarrafa, and Montenevera. It’s important to note that you’ll need at least 6 gym badges to access Mints in these shops. Each Mint costs 20,000 Poke Dollars, so be mindful of your budget while buying them.

   

2. Wild Area: On occasion, you might come across Mints as sparkling loot in the Wild Area. While the chances of finding them this way are relatively low, it’s worth keeping an eye out for these sparkling drops. If you obtain a Mint that you don’t need, you can always sell it in a Chansey Supply shop for a significant amount of money.

   

3. Tera Raid Battles: Participating in Tera Raid battles against terastallized Pokémon can also yield Mints as rewards. These battles are available at different levels, and Mints have a chance to drop after winning 5 or 6-star Tera Raid battles. Make sure your Pokémon party is strong enough to handle the challenges these battles present.

List & Effects Of Mints

There are a total of 21 different mints in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, with each having a unique effect. Note that the increase and decrease are both 10% in each of the affected stat.

• Serious Mint: Having this nature won’t affect the pokemons stats.
• Lonely Mint: Increases Attack but decrease Defense.
• Adamant Mint: Increases Attack but decrease Sp. Attack.
• Naughty Mint: Increases Attack but decreases Sp. Defense.
• Brave Mint: Increases Attack but decrease Speed.
• Bold Mint: Increases Defense but decreases Attack.
• Impish Mint: Increases Defense but decreases Sp. Attack.
• Lax Mint: Increases Defense but decreases Sp. Defense.
• Relaxed Mint: Increases Defense but decreases Speed.
• Modest Mint: Increases Sp. Attack but decreases Attack.
• Mild Mint: Increases Sp. Attack but decreases Defense.
• Rash Mint: Increases Sp. Attack but decreases Sp. Defense.
• Quiet Mint: Increases Sp. Attack but decreases Speed.
• Calm Mint: Increases Sp. Defense but decreases Attack.
• Gentle Mint: Increases Sp. Defense but decreases Defense.
• Careful Mint: Increases Sp. Defense but decreases Sp. Attack.
• Sassy Mint: Increases Sp. Defense but decreases Speed.
• Timid Mint: Increases Speed but decreases Attack.
• Hasty Mint: Increases Speed but decreases Defense.
• Jolly Mint: Increases Speed but decreases Sp. Attack.
• Naive Mint: Increases Speed but decreases Sp. Defense.

How To Use Mints 

To use Mints, follow these steps:

1. Press the X button on your Switch to open the main menu.
2. Select and open the Bag option.
3. Navigate to the “Other Items” section in your Bag.
4. Scroll down until you find the specific Mint you want to use.
5. Select the Mint.
6. Choose the option “Use this item.”
7. Pick the Pokémon you want to apply the Mint’s effect to.
8. Confirm your decision when prompted by selecting “Yes.”

After completing these steps, the Mint’s effect will be applied to the chosen Pokémon. Please note that Mints modify the stat effects of a Pokémon’s nature rather than changing the nature itself.

Stats & Natures

• Atk
• Def
• Speed
• Defense
• Attack

There are 25 natures that can affect the stats of each pokemon in scarlet and violet. These natures are synchronous to the mint types listed above, meaning that lonely nature will have an increased Attack but decreased Defense. The 4 additional natures not listed above are Hardy, Docile, Bashful, and Quirky. These natures are synchronous to the serious mint, as they increase the same stat as they decrease, hence having no overall effect on the pokemon’s stats.

To check the pokemons stats, you need to open the menu by pressing the X button. From there, select the pokemon whose stats you want to check and choose the ‘Show Summary’ option. In the ‘Moves and Stats’ tab, you can see the 6 stats of the pokemon, and the stats affected by nature are also shown by an increasing or decreasing arrow.

Also, while in the ‘Show Summary’, if you go to the ‘Memories’ tab, you can see the nature of the Pokemon too. Note that using a mint would NOT change its nature, but only the stats effect of the nature in Pokemon scarlet and violet.

Wrap Up

Before leaving our page, we would recommend checking out our other guides on pokemon scarlet and violet, like all sandwich recipes in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We have also formulated guides like how to change clothes. Don’t forget to check out our guides on the mystery gift codes to redeem different awards. And for the old players wondering what became of fossils in scarlet and violet, we have a Fossils guide. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.