In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, you can spend time with the various teachers at Naranja/Uva Academy and increase your bond with them, with Hassel’s Pokémon Academy bond playing a part. This page will detail how to max Mr. Hassel’s Bond and get the reward from her quest.

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Hassel Trastalizing his Pokémon as a member of the Elite Four in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Hassel Pokémon Academy Bond Building¶

Like most Teachers in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, missing Hassel’s Pokémon Academy bond building is easy to do. Most players are guilty of getting stuck into the three main questlines, shiny hunting, hunting down Tera Raids and more, but it’s worth going back to School.

Maxing out Hassel’s Pokémon Academy bond will reap its rewards with rare or expensive items like other Teachers. This in-game mechanic is a nice change of pace for trainers and delivers the drop of immersion that’s been missing from recent Pokémon titles to a degree.

As a general rule, you’ll want to clear all of that teacher’s classes and ace the midterm and final. Each event usually takes place during this, but it’s much easier to do that first and then you can do all teacher events at once without having to check back. Once you’ve completed all of Ms. Hassel’s Art classes, you can then get to work on maxing her bond with the following steps:

How to Increase Friendship with Mr. Hassel¶

Step 1¶

The firsty stop in a trainers Hassel Pokémon Bond building adventure should be in the Art room where he runs his classes. Have a chat with him to become “closer” with him.

Step 2¶

Next, head over to the School yard where Dendra normally resides and have another chat with Hassel there to increase friendship/bond even more. Sorry, but this step really is that straight forward!

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Hassel is excentric, as always, in one of his art lessons at the Academy.

Step 3¶

After completing all of Mr. Hassel’s lessons, trainers will be able to catch him in the Entrance Hall. He’ll have a good chin wag about his family in which trainers will be able to reply to him. Just pick any option as the outcome will be the same, unless you really care then they super do. This conversation will lead to trainers being trusted by Mr. Hassel.

Step 4¶

Finally, head back to the Art room where the road to growing Mr. Hassels Pokémon Academy bond ends. Once again have a chat with him and choose the dialogue options one would like, the outcome of the conversation will again be the same. After this short exchange has ended, players will be given 50 Dragon Tera Shards and maintain a close bond.

Trainers can also earn Dragon Tera Shards by battling and defeating any Dragon Tera-Type Pokémon in a Tera Raid Battle both online and offline. Make sure to prepare a solid Fairy-type build such as Azumarill, Sylveon or Flutter Mane, all of which we have guides for.