One of the novelties of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is that there are certain Pokémon that will only level up once you have walked 1000 steps with them. That doesn’t sound so bad, right? Unfortunately, it’s worse than it sounds, because it requires taking that Pokémon out of its ball and walking with it… and our Pokémon tend to stop moving completely or jump back into their ball whenever they feel like it. . It’s a nightmare.

But smart Pokémon players are here to save the day, because it turns out that all you have to do is climb on the roof of a Pokémon Center and your Pokémon will be running around like headless Torchics trying to catch up with you.

We tested it on top of the Los Platos Poké Center and it worked well, but you may have to experiment to find one that you can reach. However, we couldn’t confirm how long it took, because we let Pawmo run for a while while we worked. It’s more than 10 minutes… we think.

Here is the proof:

Other, more complicated tricks include running around the circumference of a tower, or just the old-fashioned method of running up and down a long stretch of road, but there’s no guarantee with those methods that your Pokémon won’t get stuck somewhere stupid. and stupid. Leave.

Is it a bit cruel? No crueler than making Pokémon fight, right? Not for some players: