The trouble is that the Asado Desert is a large area with high cliffs as well as landmark-free stretches of sand. Though there are eight trainers to be found in the area, it might be difficult to find the necessary five without some help. Luckily, with a bit of a guide, it’s not hard to track down the necessary number of trainers and score the sorely needed Earthquake TM to help tear up the competition in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.
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Where to Find Earthquake TM
The Earthquake TM in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet can be obtained from the Pokemon League representative near the Pokemon Center in northern Cascarrafa. The representative tasks players with defeating five trainers in the Asado Desert, which lies to the west. After obtaining the Earthquake TM once, players can freely craft more of them at Pokemon Centers.
Where to Find Every Asado Desert Pokemon Trainer
Trainer Locations on the Map
There are a total of eight trainers in the Asado Desert, but trainers only need to defeat five in order to score the reward from the northern Cascarrafa Pokemon Center. Making things a bit easier is the fact that most of them can be found without any upgrades to Koraidon and Miraidon, with just one that needs to be accessed by scaling cliffs. For those who want to be thorough, here are the locations of all eight trainers.
Trainer 1
Head due west after crossing the bridge out of northern Cascarrafa.
Trainer 2
Along the southern face of the mountain to the south of trainer one.
Trainer 3
On top of a hill between the two large mountains in the southern Asado Desert.
Trainer 4
Standing on a plateau on the southern mountain.
Trainer 5
Standing to the southwest of the southernmost mountain in the Asado Desert.
Trainer 6
On the eastern face of the mountain that lies to the east of the Quaking Earth Titan boss battle.
Trainer 7
Near the path that connects Porto Marinada to the Asado Desert.
Trainer 8
South of Porto Marinada.
Is Earthquake a Good Move in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet?
Earthquake is one of the single most powerful moves in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, retaining the spot it held in past Pokemon games. The attack still has 100 power, 100% accuracy, and hits all opposing Pokemon on the field, making it fearsome in double battles. It can be learned by hundreds of different Pokemon and is a go-to attack for everything from Salamence to Gyarados.
The only drawback is that it can hit allied Pokemon during double battles, but even this isn’t enough to balance it. Trainers can pair an Earthquake user with a flying-type Pokemon, a Pokemon with the Levitate ability, or Pokemon with the move Protect in order to hammer both opposing Pokemon.
Earthquake TM Crafting Ingredients
Crafting Earthquake TMs requires the following items:
12,000 LP 5 Phanpy Nails 3 Diglett Dirts 3 Barboach Slimes
The item requires some relatively hard-to-find materials and carries one of the highest LP costs of any TM. Still, this is an item worth crafting many times over.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available now on Nintendo Switch.
