How to get Bloodmoon Ursaluna in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Teal Mask

Bloodmoon Ursaluna is a special Pokémon you can currently only get in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:Teal Mask DLC.

Shortly after arriving to Kitakami, you’ll see a woman named Perrin to the west of the school. She’s holding a camera and looks an awful lot like Adaman from Pokémon Legends: Arceus — wUrsaluna’s origins are in this country. Heruian Growlithe is also hers!

Anyway, once you talk to her, she’ll task you with registering 150 Pokémon in your Kitakami Pokédex. If you were diligent and completed your Paldea Pokédex, you should already have 100 Pokémon registered in your Kitakami dex automatically. (That number may be 101 if you bothered to evolve Johtoan Wooper for Quagsire, despite it not being in the Paldea Pokédex.)

How to register 150 Kitakami Pokémon quickly in The Teal Mask

Catching 50 to 150 Pokémon can be daunting, but I was able to do so fairly quickly by just doing a lap around the area and hucking a Quick Ball at anything I didn’t already have. It helps to have Zangoose who has False Swipe as the leader of my group.

You can quickly check to see if a Pokémon is already registered by targeting it with ZL. If you have it, it’ll have a Poké Ball by its name.

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If you grow tired of catching Pokémon before you hit 150, you can use candy to level up your newly-caught Pokémon to evolve them for additional entries. Since the Pokémon in Kitakami start at around level 60, you should only have to level a Pokémon once to evolve it (with a few exceptions).

How to catch Bloodmoon Ursaluna in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

After you register 150 Kitakami Pokémon, you’ll have to battle Perrin. After beating her two Pokémon, she’ll tell you to meet her in the Timeless Woods. After snapping pictures for her and having a chat, you will go together to find the “Bloodmoon Beast.”

When you fight it, Bloodmoon Ursaluna acts a lot like a Titan. It’ll have tons of HP and you won’t be able to catch it the way you do with regular Pokémon. Once you defeat it, the catch prompt will appear and you can use whatever Poké Ball you want to catch it guaranteed.

It is not possible to evolve Ursaring in a Bloodmoon Ursaluna. This is pretty much an event Pokémon and this is currently the only way to get it. Peat Blocks, the item used to transform Ursaring in Ursaluna (which is currently only available through this event) may be added. Pokémon Legends: ArceusYou can always enjoy your bear later, but in the meantime, it’s best to cherish and keep hold of this rare animal.