A slightly rarer creature that players can discover in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that resembles a grasshopper is named Nymble, which has a powerful evolution called Lokix that can be incredibly useful throughout the game. During many entries in the series, the Bug-type has featured prominently with unique designs, a factor shared by Nymble and its evolutionary form. Players are able to find this pocket monster in the West Province of Area 1, or the South Province of Area 3, although its small form might cause the search for it to last quite some time. Despite the effort, players can enjoy a creature with high levels of Attack and Speed statistics that are great for the early stages of the game when adding Nymble to their team.
In order to evolve Nymble into Lokix, players have to train the former until Level 24, which will activate the process that transforms the Pokémon. Lokix changes their typing when evolving from Nymble, going from strictly a Bug-type into a Bug-and Dark-type. Players looking to take down strong trainers with Pokémon such as Gimmigoul or Greavard in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are able to use moves learned by Lokix like Assurance or Sucker Punch later on to devastate the HP of these Ghost-types, giving them a distinct tool for those encounters. Nymble's high Speed stat makes them slightly easier to train than other Pokémon, in spite of meager defenses at lower levels.
Evolving Nymble into Lokix in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Moves that Nymble learns early on, including Struggle Bug and Assurance, encourage players to take on Pokémon of the Psychic-type more often to provide easily obtained XP for the eventual evolution. Avoiding the Fire-type in particular is crucial to achieving the levels needed to turn Nymble into Lokix without issue, as Nymble's abysmal Special Defense almost guarantees a faint should players mistakenly put them up against a Pokémon of that type. New Convergent Species in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet do make identifying certain classic Pokémon's typing slightly difficult for those unprepared, but thankfully these states of confusion are limited as players explore and expand their Pokédex from the region.
Nymble and Lokix have a Special Ability that also helps players when trying to evolve into the latter species, called Swarm. Swarm boosts the power of Bug-type moves when Nymble has 1/3rd of their health total or lower, increasing damage nearly double when using a move of that type. Players that take the time or get lucky with a Nymble of an Adamant Nature can combine these tools to wipe out rival Pokémon, gaining massive amounts of XP in the process. Swarm resembles other Abilities like Blaze seen in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starter Fuecoco, which boots Fire-type moves instead of Bug. Evolving Nymble into Lokix in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet does not come without some struggle for fans of this bug, but the resulting form players gain provides a high-damage member of their team that functions well against a wide variety of rivals.
