[Guide] How to Evolve Duraludon into Archaludon (Pokémon Scarlet & Violet)

The beginning of the end has arrived now that Part 2: The Indigo Disk, is available now in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. With players now able to head off to the Unova region to explore the Blueberry Academy and its Terarium, the time has come to discover two brand-new and in this little guide, we’ll be helping you turn your Duraludon into Archaludon:

How to Evolve Duraludon into Archaludon | Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet

The first step to evolving an Duraludon, is to have an Duraludon, and there are two ways you can go about getting one. For those have the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games and caught Duraludon previously, you could simply transfer your Duraludon over via Pokémon HOME, or you can head over to the Polar Biome, where wild Duraludon can be caught. For those who do wish to transfer a Duraludon over via Pokémon HOME, especially a shiny Duraludon, if it is a Duraludon capable of Gigantamaxing, you will not be able to move it over into Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Only a non-gigantamaxing Duraludon can be moved into the Gen 9 games.

With a Duraludon in your possession, like with evolving Dipplin into Hydrapple, the evolution process is a relatively simple one, as you need only to acquire a specific item to trigger the evolution. But, in order to get said item, while one can be obtained via other means, the quickest and easiest path to follow, is to play through the DLC’s story until you are able to start completeing Blueberry Quests (BBQs) and visit the School Store.

The second you can head to the School Store and have acquired 300 Blueberry Points (BP), you can speak with the NPC running the store and purchase the Metal Alloy item for 300 BP. Once the item is in your possession, it is time to give it to your desired Duraludon and the evolution process will get underway.

*Metal Alloy: A peculiar metal that can make a certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is composed of many layers.

As always, we hope you found this guide helpful.