Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ominous black stakes: how to catch the Treasures of Ruin
Carefully hidden from the game’s advertising, the Treasures of Ruin are a new legendary quartet in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. They all have the Dark-type, along with a variety of secondary typings, making them the opposite of the Tapus of Alola, all of who are part Fairy-type.
They’re not easy to find though, as you’ll need to unlock mysterious vaults. To do that you’ll need to find eight stakes of the corresponding color. There are 32 to find in total, and we’ll show you where all of them are.
Purple Stake locations - How to catch Wo-Chien
Purple Stake 1
In the mesa area directly east of Mesagoza, on top of the rocks just off the main path.
Purple Stake 2
On a grassy outcrop directly north of the mesa biome.
Purple Stake 3
On a cliff overlooking Artazon, just southwest of the town.
Purple Stake 4
On a cliff next to the floodgate southeast of Mesagoza.
Purple Stake 5
On top of a spiral grassy hill southeast of Mesagoza.
Purple Stake 6
On a cliff behind some trees northeast of Los Platos.
Purple Stake 7
By a lake on top of a hill directly south of Los Platos.
Purple Stake 8
On top of a cliff by the coast in the southeast corner of the map. Just above the purple vault.
Purple Vault
At the bottom of a cliff by the coast in the southeast corner of the map. Just below a purple stake.
Yellow Stake locations - How to catch Chien-Pao
Yellow Stake 1
Behind the Pokémon gym building in Cascarrafa, east of the waterfall.
Yellow Stake 2
On a cliff overlooking the nearby Dark-type Team Star Base on the south side.
Yellow Stake 3
At the bottom of a cliff in a little nook northwest of the Pokémon League.
Yellow Stake 4
On a rocky plinth in the middle of a sinkhole south of the nearby river.
Yellow Stake 5
On a mountainside ledge northwest of Cortondo.
Yellow Stake 6
In a cave that can be entered from either a beach on the western coast or the southwest corner of Cortondo’s region.
Yellow Stake 7
On top of a grassy slope overlooking Cortondo from the southwest.
Yellow Stake 8
Halfway down a cliff near the south coast, next to a waterfall.
Yellow Vault
On a cliffside on the west coast. Due west of the Bombirdier titan fight.
Green Stake locations - How to catch Ting-Lu
Green Stake 1
On the southeast side of a small island in the south of Casseroya Lake.
Green Stake 2
On the east side of a large island in the middle of Casseroya Lake.
Green Stake 3
On a cliff on the southwest border of Casseroya Lake.
Green Stake 4
On the northwest coast on the north side of the river.
Green Stake 5
On a snowy cliffside on the north coast, just east of the Socarrat Trail.
Green Stake 6
On a small grassy patch just south of the river that’s south of Casseroya Lake.
Green Stake 7
On a rocky plinth in the large cave south of Casseroya Lake.
Green Stake 8
On a grassy cliffside by the river northeast of Medali.
Green Vault
On the south side of the Socarrat Trail’s rocky hill, right in the center.
Blue Stake locations - How to catch Chi-Yu
Blue Stake 1
On the northeast coast near a raised tree and rock.
Blue Stake 2
On a cliff overlooking the forest with painted trees on the north side.
Blue Stake 3
On top of a big rocky pillar in the grassy area on the northeast coast.
Blue Stake 4
On a grassy cliffside in the northeast corner of the bamboo forest.
Blue Stake 5
On a grassy patch at the top of the waterfall on the south side of the bamboo forest.
Blue Stake 6
In the ruins at the bottom of the giant cliffs that border Paldea in the northeast.
Blue Stake 7
On a grassy cliffside on the south side of Glaseado Mountain.
Blue Stake 8
On the east coast, south of the badlands area, and northeast of Levincia.
Blue Vault
In a cave at the top of the waterfall on the south side of the bamboo forest.
If you're looking for more help in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet then check out our breeding guide or the best gym order.
