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'''Biomes''' are a mechanic in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} used to determine what kind of Pokémon can spawn in an area. Each Pokémon can only spawn in specific biomes; its Pokédex entry may give a clue as to what biome or biomes the Pokémon can spawn in.

There are 23 different biomes in total, with a breakdown as follows:
* [[Paldea]] has 19 different biomes.
* [[Kitakami]] has 10 different biomes, including the previously unused Cave Water biome.
* The [[Terarium]] has 14 different biomes, including the previously unused Volcano and Wasteland biome.
** [[The Indigo Disk]] also added an entirely new biome, Chargestone, only used within the Terarium's [[Chargestone Cavern]].

==List of biomes==
===Bamboo Forest===
[[File:SV Bamboo Forest.jpg|thumb|250px|Bamboo Forest biome]]
This hyper-vegetated biome is used for the bamboo thickets in [[North Province (Area Two)]], [[Reveler's Road]], [[Mossfell Confluence]], the [[Coastal Biome]], the [[Savanna Biome]], and the [[Canyon Biome]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in bamboo groves".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Bamboo Forest spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Bamboo Forest spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Bamboo Forest spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Bamboo Forest spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Bamboo Forest spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Bamboo Forest spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Beach===
[[File:SV Beach.jpg|thumb|250px|Beach biome]]
This biome is used for beaches, such as the {{DL|Ten Sights of Paldea|Secluded Beach}}. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives on beaches" or "Lives by the sea".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Beach spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Beach spawners in Paldea
|}

===Cave===
[[File:SV Cave.jpg|thumb|250px|Cave biome]]
This biome is used for caves, such as [[Colonnade Hollow]], [[Chilling Waterhead]], or [[Chargestone Cavern]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in caves" or "Clings to cave walls".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Cave spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Cave spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Cave spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Cave spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Cave spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Cave spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Cave Water===
[[File:SV Cave Water.png|thumb|250px|Cave Water biome]]
This biome is used for underground pools of water, such as those found within [[Chilling Waterhead]] or underneath the [[Crystal Pool]].

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Cave Water spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Cave Water spawners in Kitakami
|}

===Chargestone===
[[File:SV Chargestone.png|thumb|250px|Chargestone biome]]
This biome is exclusively used for the large electric crystals in the [[Chargestone Cavern]].

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Chargestone spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Chargestone spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Desert===
[[File:SV Desert.jpg|thumb|250px|Desert biome]]
This biome is used for the [[Asado Desert]], [[Paradise Barrens]], and the shoreline within the [[Coastal Biome]].  Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in the Asado Desert" or "Lives in deserts".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Desert spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Desert spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Desert spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Desert spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Desert spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Desert spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Flower===
[[File:SV Flower.jpg|thumb|250px|Flower biome]]
This biome is used for patches of flowers, such as those in [[North Province (Area Two)]], by the lake in the [[Wistful Fields]], and in the [[Coastal Biome]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Likes being near flowers".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Flower spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Flower spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Flower spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Flower spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Flower spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Flower spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Forest===
[[File:SV Forest.jpg|thumb|250px|Forest biome]]
This biome is used for forests, such as [[Tagtree Thicket]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in forests" or "Likes being near trees".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Forest spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Forest spawners in Paldea
|}

===Lake===
[[File:SV Lake.jpg|thumb|250px|Lake biome]]
This biome is used for lakes and ponds, such as [[Casseroya Lake]], water within [[Fellhorn Gorge]], or small pools within the [[Savanna Biome|Savanna]], [[Canyon Biome|Canyon]], and [[Polar Biome]]s. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives at Casseroya Lake" or "Lives around ponds".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Lake spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Lake spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Lake spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Lake spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Lake spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Lake spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Mine===
[[File:SV Mine.jpg|thumb|250px|Mine biome]]
This biome is used for the rocky, mountainous terrain in [[East Province (Area Three)]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in the East Province's Area Three".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Mine spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Mine spawners in Paldea
|}

===Mountain===
[[File:SV Mountain.jpg|thumb|250px|Mountain biome]]
This biome is used for mountainous areas that are not covered in snow, such as [[West Province (Area Two)]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in mountainous areas".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Mountain spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Mountain spawners in Paldea
|}

===Ocean===
[[File:SV Ocean.jpg|thumb|250px|Ocean biome]]
This biome is used for the Paldean Seas, including both the water and any islands. This biome is also used for the large watery expanses within the [[Polar Biome|Polar]] and [[Coastal Biome]]s. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in the sea" or "Lives by the sea".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Ocean spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Ocean spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Ocean spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Ocean spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Olive===
[[File:SV Olive.jpg|thumb|250px|Olive biome]]
This biome is used for the olive orchards around [[Cortondo]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in olive fields".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Olive spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Olive spawners in Paldea
|}

===Prairie===
[[File:SV Prairie.jpg|thumb|250px|Prairie biome]]
This biome is used for flat, grassy land, such as the plains in [[South Province (Area Four)]], as well as inside the Terarium outside the Polar Biome. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in grassy areas".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Prairie spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Prairie spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Prairie spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Prairie spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Prairie spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Prairie spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Riverside===
[[File:SV Riverside.jpg|thumb|250px|Riverside biome]]
This biome is used for rivers, such as the water surrounding [[Mesagoza]], the large river in the [[Mossfell Confluence]], and the waterways in the [[Coastal Biome|Coastal]] and [[Canyon Biome]]s. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in rivers" or "Lives on riverbanks".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Riverside spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Riverside spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Riverside spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Riverside spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Riverside spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Riverside spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Rocky Area===
[[File:SV Rocky Area.jpg|thumb|250px|Rocky Area biome]]
This biome is used for rocky, rugged terrain, such as that in [[South Province (Area Three)]], the [[Infernal Pass]], or the [[Canyon Biome]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in rocky areas" or "Clings to rock faces".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Rocky Area spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Rocky Area spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Rocky Area spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Rocky Area spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Rocky Area spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Rocky Area spawners in the Terarium
|}


===Ruins===
[[File:SV Ruins.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruins biome]]
This biome is used for ruins, such as the ones in the [[Asado Desert]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives among ruins".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Ruins spawners map.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Ruins spawners in Paldea
|}

===Snowfield===
[[File:SV Snowfield.jpg|thumb|250px|Snowfield biome]]
This biome is used for the snowy terrain found on [[Glaseado Mountain]] and the [[Polar Biome]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives on Glaseado Mountain" or "Lives in areas with deep snow".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Snowfield spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Snowfield spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Snowfield spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Snowfield spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Swamp===
[[File:SV Swamp.jpg|thumb|250px|Swamp biome]]
This biome is used for the boggy, marshy area in [[South Province (Area Five)]] and the rice paddies south of [[Mossui Town]]. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives in wetlands".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Swamp spawners map.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{Teal Mask color dark}}; background:#{{Teal Mask color light}}" | [[File:SV Swamp spawners map Kitakami.png|250px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Swamp spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Swamp spawners in Paldea
| Map of all Swamp spawners in Kitakami
| Map of all Swamp spawners in the Terarium
|}

===Town===
[[File:SV Town.jpg|thumb|250px|Town biome]]
This biome is used just outside towns and cities, as Pokémon cannot spawn directly in towns or cities. Pokémon that can spawn here may have a Pokédex entry that states "Lives near towns and cities".

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color light}}" | [[File:SV Town spawners map.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Town spawners in Paldea
|}

===Underground===
[[File:SV Underground.jpg|thumb|250px|Underground biome]]
This biome is used exclusively for the underground, crystal-filled cavern in the depths of [[Area Zero]].
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===Volcano===
[[File:SV Volcano 1.png|thumb|250px|Volcano biome in Chargestone Cavern]]
[[File:SV Volcano 2.png|thumb|250px|Volcano biome in the Savanna Biome]]
Unlike other biomes, the name of this biome has no correlation to its usage. It is used for the areas covered in electrified webs in [[Chargestone Cavern]] and the ponds in the [[Savanna Biome]].

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Volcano spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
|-
| Map of all Volcano spawners in the Terarium
|}
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===Wasteland===
[[File:SV Wasteland.png|thumb|250px|Wasteland biome]]
This biome is used for the rocky area above the rest area in [[Chargestone Cavern]].

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{violet color dark}}; background:#{{violet color}}; font-size:80%; color:white"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{blueberry color dark}}; background:#{{blueberry color light}}" | [[File:SV Wasteland spawners map Blueberry.png|250px]]
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| Map of all Wasteland spawners in the Terarium
|}

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