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How to Get the Exclusive Dark-Tera Type Charizard and Commemorative Shiny Grimmsnarl

In order to celebrate the release of Scarlet & Violet—Obsidian Flames, Pokémon has just announced that players will be able to receive an exclusive Dark-Tera Type Charizard based on Friede’s companion Pokémon from the show.

Lorenzo Jung

How to Get the Exclusive Dark-Tera Type Charizard and Commemorative Shiny Grimmsnarl
How to Get the Exclusive Dark-Tera Type Charizard and Commemorative Shiny Grimmsnarl /

Pokémon has just announced that players will be able to receive a Dark-Tera Type Charizard based on Friede’s companion Pokémon from the show as well as a commemorative Shiny Grimmsnarl used to win a Major tournament.

How to Unlock Dark-Tera Type Charizard

On July 21st, during the episode of Pokémon’s new show Pokémon Horizons, The Pokémon Company revealed a brand-new Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. If redeemed the player will receive a Dark-Tera Type Charizard which is based on the Pokémon used by the character Friede on the show.

Charizard carries the moves Flare Blitz, Crunch, Acrobatics, and Belly Drum. With max IV stats in both Attack and Speed, the remaining stats all have 20 IVs on them.

The code will only be available for a limited time, the promotion will go from July 21st until August 31st at 23:59 UTC. So make sure to grab it before it's too late!

Alongside Charizard, you may also pick up an exclusive Shiny Grimmsnarl. This Pokémon is part of a series of distribution events made available to celebrate the beginning of the Pokémon World Championship 2023. This year the event will be held in Yokohama, Japan, and is considered by many as the most stacked tournament Pokémon has ever seen.

Just like Eduardo Cunha’s Gastrodon, this particular shiny Grimmsnarl was part of a winning roster that contributed to a championship title. This time around the Pokémon in question was utilized by Chaiyawat Traiwichcha, AKA Nontaro, to conquer the 2022 Pokémon Thailand VGC Championship.

As this is a one-to-one copy of Notaro’s victorious Grimmsnarl it carries the following supportive moveset: Thunder Wave, Spirit Break, Reflect, and Light Screen. It has the Prankster ability and will be carrying the Light Clay item.

How to Get Notaro's Shiny Grimmsnarl

The Shiny Grimmsnarl will be available through the use of a Mystery Code distribution event that will run from July 27 to August 18 at 23:59 UTC, as with past events it is believed that this is the only chance to acquire this specific Grimmsnarl so claim yours before the final date.

Here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to get both promotional Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

  1. Launch your Pokémon game normally
  2. Open the X menu and select the Poké Portal
  3. Make sure you are connected to the Internet by clicking the L button
  4. Select Mystery Gift, then select Get with Code/Password
  5. Enter the password DARKTERA0006 for the Dark-Tera Charizard OR THA12022CHAMP for the Shiny Grimmsnarl

Promotional Pokémon have long become a topic of debate within the casual and competitive community. Many claim that previous titles of the Pokémon franchise used to have more special distribution events or that The Pokémon Company should aim to have events focused on the distribution of resources such as tera-shards which are extremely time-consuming but at the same time necessary for trainers who want to optimize their Pokémon.

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Lorenzo Jung
LORENZO JUNG

Lorenzo Jung has worn many hats throughout his 8 years of esports: professional League of Legends coach, team manager, product manager, consultant - the list goes on. Above all, Lorenzo is a passionate fan of the Pokémon series as well as its competitive VGC scene.